
O n the roof above the studio, he stands and waits. All afternoon, the studio floor is overbooked and surplus staff work where they can. A television camera stands with him on the roof, infinitely patient. The way it waits there, it could be made of time. He—not so much. “Action!” he shouts, and in short order, the door to the stairwell opens and out step half a dozen spies, dressed in beige trench coats with their collars up.
Of course, they are not real spies, they are actors. Overdressed, ironic parodies of the Z-movie secret agent, sunglasses and fedoras concealing their youth...
August 9, 2025 - 06:30 | Daniel Tammet | Walrus
An Ontario Ponzi scheme operator who purported to be making lipstick to bilk her victims out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to four years in prison and fined $610,856.
If she can’t pay the fine levied by the Ontario Court of Justice within five years of her prison sentence expiring, Glenda Marie Esteves must serve another 18 months behind bars.
“I find Ms. Esteves is entirely responsible for the financial loss of every victim of her fraudulent scheme. She was the sole beneficiary of the millions of dollars she fraudulently obtained. The location of the money is unknown,”...
August 9, 2025 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
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question: "For some immigrants, political affiliation is about survival—a way to fit in by aligning with whiteness, distancing oneself from other immigrant groups, and often voting conservative. This...
August 9, 2025 - 06:00 | Kayla Thompson | Walrus
So Prime Minister Mark Carney's priority during what he calls Canada's biggest crisis is to burn fuel to fly across the country to attend a Pride event so he can get a photo op? Read More
August 9, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing crisis may get worse before it starts to show much relief, as new projections say that the number of housing starts will actually decrease this year and next.
These new estimates, from both public and private sector housing forecasts, contradict political promises from all levels of government to boost supply of homes across the country.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) forecasts that the total number of housing starts in Canada this year will be about 237,800, down from 245,367 in 2024. CMHC, a Crown corporation that acts as Canada’s...
August 9, 2025 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
If it seems like this has been an unusually dry growing season, it's now official. Read More
August 9, 2025 - 04:00 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen