Christina Frangou

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

Pressure Is Not Just in Your Head As Olympic athletes know well, stress has actual physical properties.

Sally Jenkins is the absolute queen of sports reporting. Here, her latest from the Olympics on a body under pressure: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

On the left: a photo of an aerial view of a small town with the centre of the image focused on a school building. On the right: text that reads “Tumbler Ridge: What happens when a small town is synonymous with tragedy? Grief at this magnitude is crushing anywhere, but especially in a place so little”

Until February 10, Tumbler Ridge, BC, was known for mining, mountain vistas, and dinosaur fossils. Now, it joins a list of Canadian communities forever marked by tragedy. Christina Frangou on how small-town communities survive the unsurvivable: https://ow.ly/HzCm50YitVq

Tumbler Ridge: What Happens When a Small Town Is Synonymous with Tragedy? | The Walrus Grief at this magnitude is crushing anywhere, but especially in a place so little

For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about Tumbler Ridge and immense grief in small places. thewalrus.ca/tumbler-ridg...

This Is How a Child Dies of Measles When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak

An important read from @theatlantic.com: This is how a child dies of measles, by Elizabeth Bruenig. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Headline reads: my heart can't bear

The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...

Speed, hoaxes and mistrust: How AI is transforming freelance journalism A spate of articles by a freelance journalist named Margaux Blanchard appeared in major English-language publications in 2025. But the pieces, including first-person essays for Business Insider and a ...

As featured in my and @felixsimon.bsky.social's newsletter, 45 freelance journalists and commissioning editors shared with me their experiences of the impact of GenAI on their work.

Here's the nuanced picture emerging from those testimonies.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/speed-h...

War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same

War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/s...

“Journalism is a public service, and I am proud to be a public servant. Professional reporting, observing and documenting is not a crime. But the freedom to do so is at risk.

Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?

I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

“For every half-wit decision by a poseur in a 42-long, slim-fit suit, they report even harder. This ethic has been especially true in the renowned Sports section, which was killed in a Zoom announcement notable for its belly-wriggling cowardice and self-owning incompetence.” Read this. Please.

Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage The world is angry. Canada’s been there all along.

“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”

You Can’t Kill Swagger My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.

Sally Jenkins on the Washington Post's sports section: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

I was preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Then I got news that changed everything Just days before the Olympics, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette's mom, Therese, died from a heart attack.

I was preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Then I got news that changed everything www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Is Danielle Smith a Separatist? | The Walrus With Alberta’s referendum push, the premier has entered perilous territory

"You don’t need to be a scholar of public int'l law to know that if Alberta is sovereign, Canada isn’t united. If Canada is united, Alberta, as a sub-national province of Canada, is not sovereign. ... Suffice it to say you can’t have your sovereignty both ways." thewalrus.ca/danielle-smi...

Smith Talked about Leading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader | The Tyee Dennis Modry of APP made the claim about the premier to a room full of petition signers.

"A key figure in Alberta’s separatist movement said Premier Danielle Smith indicated to him that if the province goes it alone she’d stay on as its leader. And the title she’d prefer in the role is prime minister." thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

Catherine O'Hara and John Candy standing close together at what appears to be an indoor gathering. Catherine O’Hara is on the left, wearing a light blue sweater and smiling while looking to her right. She is holding a small glass in one hand and a clutch-style purse under her arm. John Candy is on the right, wearing a dark jacket over a light, open-collared shirt, smiling directly toward the camera. The background is dimly lit, with other people partially visible behind them.

John Candy and Catherine O'Hara made the world a better place.
Canada and the world is a better place for them having existed.

Our community has already noticed a number of the documents released today have been removed from public access.

Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her

This one hurts.

what a whirlwind of a performer. RIP, Catherine O'Hara

Please put your favorite Catherine O’Hara gif below.

How this woman’s tragic death exposes a glaring hole in Ontario’s oversight of med spas and beauty clinics Loose policies have led to a flood of unsupervised medical procedures performed by unqualified staff, putting patients at risk, experts warn.

Bravo to @thestar.com for covering the under-appreciated and deadly risks associated with the beauty aesthetic industry and how this industry has only the pretense of medical oversight. www.thestar.com/news/investi...

Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases Medical schools must now prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases.

That we're in a place, at a time, when someone has to write this headline, this article — it's almost unfathomable. Please do read @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social's take. www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...

Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska

Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/o...

Doctors urge Alberta to cancel more surgeries to ease pressure in crowded emergency rooms | CBC News Some doctors are questioning why province isn't cancelling more surgeries to free up hospital beds and relieve pressure on the province’s struggling emergency rooms.

Also in Alberta: Doctors urge Alberta to cancel more surgeries to ease pressure in crowded emergency rooms. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions Shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus recommended only for high-risk babies even as experts hail jabs’ success

RSV shots are extremely effective at preventing hospitalization, more data shows. So why is the U.S. government restricting them to "high-risk" babies only? My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals Doctors who have been pleading for help as Edmonton hospitals are being overwhelmed by patients say Alberta’s health-care leadership is missing in action.

Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart

90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...