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Leaving the Hell Bird for a little while. I'm always at brendoherty94@gmail.com. Stay classy.
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The police response in Calgary to the university student protest last night is a noteworthy contrast to police responses to neo-Nazi and anti-LGBTQ rallies in this city. I've lived here my whole life and am shocked to see the different approaches.
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RT @ShreeParadkar: Last night’s vigil by Canadian journalists for our peers killed in the Middle East, mostly Palestinian but also Israeli…
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Hey everyone! I'm currently covering food and restaurant stories for @blogTO! Feel free to DM or email me if you have any news tips.
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"Toronto Election 2022" from @TheLocal_TO has tied for silver in Best News Coverage (Community Publication)! Congratulations to the team at The Local! #DPA23
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I'm a ghostly presence on Twitter these days, but I need to do some figurative can-rattling and TV set haunting. For journalism. Working on a story for Wahi about the emotional roller coaster of homebuying. I'd love to hear from you for a quick chat: brendoherty94@gmail.com
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Bringing this account back out of retirement for a hot second - I'd love to get the thoughts of #Scarborough bus riders about this development for a @TheLocal_TO story. Just need 10 minutes of your time! I'm always at brendoherty94@gmail.com.
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These are the biggest TTC schedule changes, where wait time will increase by >5 minutes. Interestingly, 10 of the 13 are buses serving Scarborough (orange).
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RT @WordsandGuitar: What I hate about Truth & Reconciliation Day is how the government and politicians, who have power to make real change,…
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Hold your children close. Pray a prayer of thanks they’re not in threat of being stolen from the government & sent to imprisoned houses of horrors. That u can mold them, hold them & raise them in their 1st language & culture in love. Pray 4 the ones who never had the chance 🧡
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My first dispatch for @TheLocal_TO. Very grateful to everyone who spoke to me, and @nickhunebrown for thoughtful edits.
The majority of residents in Don Valley East rent, but for the last 28 years they’ve been represented by one of the most pro-homeowner councillors in the city. @Bren_Doherty asks: Who speaks for the renters? thelocal.to/ward-profile-war…
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For a free market economic system, capitalism sure requires a lot of state intervention and shenanigans to keep the system from imploding.
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My largest client just had a sudden reduction in work. It happens. The good news is: I now have more time in my calendar for assignments! Please get in touch if you're in need of a disabled generalist with words at places like @CBCSask, @DefectorMedia
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I'll preemptively tag myself before @TanisFowler sees this tweet.
You're really either a writer who cannot get enough of the em dash or one who barely uses them at all. There is no in-between!
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callout: Are you a concertgoer? I am looking to speak to those with accessibility needs/disabled folks about seeing live music for the @TorontoStar. If this is you, please reach out to baileymartens@torstar.ca or via DM.
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Toronto: Methodist Rogers.
In a very Toronto turn, our new police chief is married to the senior director of corporate security at Rogers.
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Queen Elizabeth was not universally loved in Africa. My CNN live report on colonialism, fairytales and the Africans who refuse to mourn her death
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Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state and the longest-reigning British monarch, has died. cbc.ca/news/world/queen-eliz…
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