Cassidy McMackon
@cassidymcmackon.bsky.social
Reporter-Editor with The Canadian Press in Toronto | Other: CP Atlantic, allNovaScotia, The Kingston Whig-Standard, The Pigeon | Raised by The Queen's Journal | Tips or feedback [email protected]
Air Transat has begun to cancel flights as the clock ticks down on a Wednesday morning strike deadline from pilots near the peak of the holiday travel period. via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Air Transat starts to cancel flights as strike deadline looms
TORONTO AND MONTREAL - Air Transat has begun to cancel flights as the clock ticks down on a Wednesday morning strike deadline from pilots near the peak of the holiday
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December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Air Transat has begun to cancel flights as the clock ticks down on a Wednesday morning strike deadline from pilots near the peak of the holiday travel period. via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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“For the first time in quite some time, a piece of home will be coming here rather than me going back home”
Foreign nationals are buzzing after #FIFA26’S match schedule announcement. Via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Foreign nationals are buzzing after #FIFA26’S match schedule announcement. Via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver | CBC Sports
Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“For the first time in quite some time, a piece of home will be coming here rather than me going back home”
Foreign nationals are buzzing after #FIFA26’S match schedule announcement. Via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Foreign nationals are buzzing after #FIFA26’S match schedule announcement. Via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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CALLOUT: Are you a soccer fan in Ontario looking to catch a #FIFA2026 match in Toronto next summer? Do you have ties to Germany, Croatia, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Panama or Senegal?
I want to talk to you for a story for @cdnpress.bsky.social
Send me a DM if you’re interested or to learn more
I want to talk to you for a story for @cdnpress.bsky.social
Send me a DM if you’re interested or to learn more
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
CALLOUT: Are you a soccer fan in Ontario looking to catch a #FIFA2026 match in Toronto next summer? Do you have ties to Germany, Croatia, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Panama or Senegal?
I want to talk to you for a story for @cdnpress.bsky.social
Send me a DM if you’re interested or to learn more
I want to talk to you for a story for @cdnpress.bsky.social
Send me a DM if you’re interested or to learn more
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A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
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Family members of people living in a GTA group home are worried for their loved ones as the home’s mgmt is providing limited information as to how their loved ones will be cared for after support workers walked off the job
Wknd file via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Wknd file via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Family members worried as strike continues at GTA care home
Family members of people living in a Toronto-area group home say they are worried for their loved ones' well-being.
toronto.citynews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Family members of people living in a GTA group home are worried for their loved ones as the home’s mgmt is providing limited information as to how their loved ones will be cared for after support workers walked off the job
Wknd file via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Wknd file via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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An end to performative progressivism, or an end to progressivism? www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
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November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An end to performative progressivism, or an end to progressivism? www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
The Palestinian flag is flying over Toronto City Hall for the first time today. From me today via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Toronto City Hall raises Palestinian flag, joining other cities across Canada | CBC News
The Palestinian flag is flying over Toronto's city hall Monday morning after similar moves by other Canadian cities.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Palestinian flag is flying over Toronto City Hall for the first time today. From me today via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Important thread 👇🏻 As Luke says, Canadians have a right to know about the views and values of those seeking public office
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Important thread 👇🏻 As Luke says, Canadians have a right to know about the views and values of those seeking public office
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Jean Chretien on Canada’s premiers use of the notwithstanding clause, Trump’s use of the National Guard and not wanting to be the “Monday morning quarterback” for Mark Carney. My coverage of the former PM’s talk last night via @cdnpress.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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‘Very bad sign’ Trump has moved to deploy National Guard troops to quell protests, Chretien says
Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Jean Chretien on Canada’s premiers use of the notwithstanding clause, Trump’s use of the National Guard and not wanting to be the “Monday morning quarterback” for Mark Carney. My coverage of the former PM’s talk last night via @cdnpress.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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Fans may continue mourning the Blue Jays' World Series heart-breaking loss this week. One expert says that's to be expected, but only for a short while. By me via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Sunday blues may linger for Jays fans
Mourning Game 7 loss can also be a way of healing, after so many had deep emotional investment in Jays’ playoff run
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November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fans may continue mourning the Blue Jays' World Series heart-breaking loss this week. One expert says that's to be expected, but only for a short while. By me via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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This piece in The Globe today echoes a lot of my own feelings as the daughter of a late diehard baseball fan.
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In a baseball stadium, in the sunshine – that was peak Dad
Watching the World Series, I feel the collision of elation and ache: the hometown pride and the unbearable truth that this once-in-a-lifetime matchup is happening without him
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This piece in The Globe today echoes a lot of my own feelings as the daughter of a late diehard baseball fan.
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a watch party that saw more than 27,000 fans pack the stands.
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Blue Jays fans stick it out till early morning hours to see L.A. Dodgers take Game 3
TORONTO - Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a
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October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a watch party that saw more than 27,000 fans pack the stands.
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"It's going to be a hell of a series."
Jays fan Geddy Lee is stoked for Toronto vs. L.A. at the World Series.
I spoke with the Rush musician about George Springer's home run, Drake vs. Kendrick and the jacked Jays fan ahead of Game 1 tonight.
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Jays fan Geddy Lee is stoked for Toronto vs. L.A. at the World Series.
I spoke with the Rush musician about George Springer's home run, Drake vs. Kendrick and the jacked Jays fan ahead of Game 1 tonight.
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'It's going to be a hell of a series': Jays fan Geddy Lee stoked for World Series
TORONTO — Geddy Lee is holding onto cautious optimism as the Toronto Blue Jays head into the World Series as underdogs.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"It's going to be a hell of a series."
Jays fan Geddy Lee is stoked for Toronto vs. L.A. at the World Series.
I spoke with the Rush musician about George Springer's home run, Drake vs. Kendrick and the jacked Jays fan ahead of Game 1 tonight.
www.timescolonist.com/baseball/its...
Jays fan Geddy Lee is stoked for Toronto vs. L.A. at the World Series.
I spoke with the Rush musician about George Springer's home run, Drake vs. Kendrick and the jacked Jays fan ahead of Game 1 tonight.
www.timescolonist.com/baseball/its...
It's do or die for the Toronto Blue Jays tonight to clinch a spot in the World Series. Some fans say it would be a Canadian heritage moment to see advance for the first time since 1993
Dayside story by me via @cdnpress.bsky.social. First pitch is at 8:08
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/20/t...
Dayside story by me via @cdnpress.bsky.social. First pitch is at 8:08
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Toronto Blue Jays fans say ALCS Game 7 win would be a Canadian heritage moment
TORONTO — It’s do or die for the Toronto Blue Jays tonight as they try to clinch a spot in the World Series, and with a home game advantage fans are heading to Rogers Centre in hopes of witnessing his...
halifax.citynews.ca
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's do or die for the Toronto Blue Jays tonight to clinch a spot in the World Series. Some fans say it would be a Canadian heritage moment to see advance for the first time since 1993
Dayside story by me via @cdnpress.bsky.social. First pitch is at 8:08
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/20/t...
Dayside story by me via @cdnpress.bsky.social. First pitch is at 8:08
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Your weekend #longread: Desperate for cheap rent, some Toronto residents are living in frat houses. But their rental arrangements can come with risks, including unorthodox requirements, threats of eviction, invasions of privacy, and dismal—even squalid—living conditions.
When Your Landlord is a Frat | The Local
Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. The results have been messy.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your weekend #longread: Desperate for cheap rent, some Toronto residents are living in frat houses. But their rental arrangements can come with risks, including unorthodox requirements, threats of eviction, invasions of privacy, and dismal—even squalid—living conditions.
Family members of people living in a number of Greater Toronto Area group homes are asking Ontario’s premier for help after their loved ones were moved into a new facility without their consent due to a labour dispute.
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‘Completely traumatic’: Family members worried after GTA residents moved from group homes
Family members of people living in a number of Greater Toronto Area group homes say they are worried for their loved ones’ well-being after they were moved into a new facility without consent.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Family members of people living in a number of Greater Toronto Area group homes are asking Ontario’s premier for help after their loved ones were moved into a new facility without their consent due to a labour dispute.
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“My friends have been dispersed and I don’t even know where most of them are. It’s very sad that I have to be here to witness this, because this is my church”
Now updated
Now updated
About 12 residents of an encampment in the Kensington Market area left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk. From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social (update coming soon)
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City clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto, citing fire hazard
TORONTO - Municipal workers are clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto after officials cited a fire hazard.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“My friends have been dispersed and I don’t even know where most of them are. It’s very sad that I have to be here to witness this, because this is my church”
Now updated
Now updated
About 12 residents of an encampment in the Kensington Market area left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk. From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social (update coming soon)
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/city...
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City clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto, citing fire hazard
TORONTO - Municipal workers are clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto after officials cited a fire hazard.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
About 12 residents of an encampment in the Kensington Market area left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk. From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social (update coming soon)
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“It takes a while to fully come home after something like that. I’m still trying to call my spirit back”
Canadians on the Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces say the experience was “horrific.” From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social today
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/14/c...
Canadians on the Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces say the experience was “horrific.” From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social today
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Canadian flotilla activists released from Israeli detention share their experiences
TORONTO — Two Canadians who were on board a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces say their experience in detention was “horrific” and they are relieved to finally be home. Ontari...
halifax.citynews.ca
October 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“It takes a while to fully come home after something like that. I’m still trying to call my spirit back”
Canadians on the Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces say the experience was “horrific.” From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social today
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/14/c...
Canadians on the Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces say the experience was “horrific.” From me via @cdnpress.bsky.social today
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/14/c...