So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a deal?

The damage to Fort McMurray was devastating, but much of the city remains standing. National and international media outlets, including us, got stuff wrong as the story developed. Vincent McDermott and Cullen Bird from Fort McMurray Today were turned to for reliable local news. They talk about the national and international coverage of the wildfire, the role of social media in getting information out and balancing the needs of locals with the curiosity of the rest of the world. Vincent’s Twitter: @vincemcdermott Cullen’s Twitter: @cullenbird Sponsors: ShipStation / FreshBooks

The Globe and Mail’s editorial board calls the initial reporting on Kamloops residential school graves a “failure of journalism.”

Carney’s big address on antisemitism didn’t amount to much. 

Danielle Smith sidesteps the courts to ask Albertans a question about a referendum on separation. 

After Israeli minister Ben-Gvir posts a video of the inhumane treatment of detained protestors, Canada joins the global condemnation of Israel’s treatment of Gaza flotilla participants, including 12 Canadians. 

CBC is pausing its production of an elaborate “prank show” led by Indigenous creators after outrage online. 

Nate Erskine-Smith lost his bid for nomination for the Ontario Liberals in Scarborough Southwest, putting his plans for leadership in question. He’s alleging serious voting irregularities, and that the Ontario Liberal establishment has it in for him.