John "Chud" Chidley-Hill
@jchidleyhill.bsky.social
Your favourite sports reporter's favourite sports reporter. I cover basketball, golf and baseball for The Canadian Press. The No. 1 advocate for midtown Toronto, Cinnabons everywhere, and embracing your nerdiest passions. Reach me: jch@cp.org
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A new report says single adults need to make a higher hourly wage to live in Nelson than they would in metro Vancouver. The primary reason is the need for a vehicle.
Nelson more costly for single adults to live in than Vancouver: report - Nelson Star
A single adult needs to make $28.93 per hour to live in Nelson
nelsonstar.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A new report says single adults need to make a higher hourly wage to live in Nelson than they would in metro Vancouver. The primary reason is the need for a vehicle.
Reading "The Golden Generation" by @orenweisfeld.bsky.social taught me so much about the history of Canada's men's basketball team. It's an incredibly detailed book and I really enjoyed speaking to him about writing it www.timescolonist.com/national-spo...
From Naismith to SGA: 'The Golden Generation' tells Canada’s men’s basketball story
When Oren Weisfeld set out to write about the story of Canada’s national men’s basketball team, he wasn’t sure how many of the sport’s biggest names would agree to talk.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reading "The Golden Generation" by @orenweisfeld.bsky.social taught me so much about the history of Canada's men's basketball team. It's an incredibly detailed book and I really enjoyed speaking to him about writing it www.timescolonist.com/national-spo...
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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Me, writing an email: I better craft three full paragraphs, with proper grammar and a few concluding bullet points, to make sure that my meaning is entirely clear.
Rich people writing emails: "good to be.. well connect on that. ,, none can tell.try to say what and we know."
Rich people writing emails: "good to be.. well connect on that. ,, none can tell.try to say what and we know."
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Me, writing an email: I better craft three full paragraphs, with proper grammar and a few concluding bullet points, to make sure that my meaning is entirely clear.
Rich people writing emails: "good to be.. well connect on that. ,, none can tell.try to say what and we know."
Rich people writing emails: "good to be.. well connect on that. ,, none can tell.try to say what and we know."
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this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
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Raptors 905 have allowed 94, 92, and 75 points this season, when the league average so far is 116.
A ton of small sample noise in 3 G League games but that's a heck of a start.
A ton of small sample noise in 3 G League games but that's a heck of a start.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Raptors 905 have allowed 94, 92, and 75 points this season, when the league average so far is 116.
A ton of small sample noise in 3 G League games but that's a heck of a start.
A ton of small sample noise in 3 G League games but that's a heck of a start.
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Hudson's Bay has gifted several war memorials from its former stores to the Royal Canadian Legion and TD Bank Group.
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Hudson's Bay gifts war memorials to TD Bank, Royal Canadian Legion branches
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay has gifted several war memorials from its former stores to the Royal Canadian Legion and TD Bank Group.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hudson's Bay has gifted several war memorials from its former stores to the Royal Canadian Legion and TD Bank Group.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/hud...
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Justice for my fellow hyphenate! #FreeBeans
Boras kidnapped BNS
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Justice for my fellow hyphenate! #FreeBeans
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Kendrick Lamar ft. Joyce Carol Oates "Not Like Us REMIX"
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Kendrick Lamar ft. Joyce Carol Oates "Not Like Us REMIX"
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An interesting speech was given at Nelson's Remembrance Day ceremony. A veteran of Afghanistan chastised the federal government for forgetting the contributions of CAF during that war, and called for improved mental health supports.
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
An interesting speech was given at Nelson's Remembrance Day ceremony. A veteran of Afghanistan chastised the federal government for forgetting the contributions of CAF during that war, and called for improved mental health supports.
Reading Tyler's tweets made me realize that maybe Sabra is supposed to be typical of a left-leaning white woman who is not actually intersectionalist in her approach to feminism. IF that was the intention, it's actually quite progressive. A big if, though
Sabra is the long-suffering wife trope, albeit in an oddly feminist movie. She longs for civilized society. She starts a women’s club and builds up the newspaper after Yancey has abandoned the family, and is later made a congresswoman. But she never gives up her hate for Indigenous characters.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Reading Tyler's tweets made me realize that maybe Sabra is supposed to be typical of a left-leaning white woman who is not actually intersectionalist in her approach to feminism. IF that was the intention, it's actually quite progressive. A big if, though
A wild thing about this movie is that all the posters and such make the hilariously named Yancey Cravat out to be the hero but -- spoiler warning on a 95-year-old movie -- he's not in the second half of the film
How racist can a movie be to win a Best Picture? Folks, let me introduce you to 1930’s Cimarron in the latest Ranking Best Pictures with @jchidleyhill.bsky.social and myself.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A wild thing about this movie is that all the posters and such make the hilariously named Yancey Cravat out to be the hero but -- spoiler warning on a 95-year-old movie -- he's not in the second half of the film
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Even the late Rob Babcock spent another 13 months with the Raptors after the Vince Carter trade.
The Mavs are firing Nico Harrison NINE months after the Luka trade.
Probably the 2 worst trades of my lifetime (not including some of the ones that didnt age well: Nets-Celts etc)
The Mavs are firing Nico Harrison NINE months after the Luka trade.
Probably the 2 worst trades of my lifetime (not including some of the ones that didnt age well: Nets-Celts etc)
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Even the late Rob Babcock spent another 13 months with the Raptors after the Vince Carter trade.
The Mavs are firing Nico Harrison NINE months after the Luka trade.
Probably the 2 worst trades of my lifetime (not including some of the ones that didnt age well: Nets-Celts etc)
The Mavs are firing Nico Harrison NINE months after the Luka trade.
Probably the 2 worst trades of my lifetime (not including some of the ones that didnt age well: Nets-Celts etc)
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Nattie Neidhart is the last member of the Hart family dynasty to be wrestling in WWE. She recently wrote a memoir about how it feels being the last Hart standing, some of the misfortune that's followed her family, and how she remains optimistic www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Calgary's Nattie Neidhart hopes to inspire with memoir 'The Last Hart Beating'
TORONTO – Nattie Neidhart has been a hero and a villain in the wrestling ring but now she wants to be an inspiration. That’s why she wrote “The Last Hart Beating,” a memoir abo...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nattie Neidhart is the last member of the Hart family dynasty to be wrestling in WWE. She recently wrote a memoir about how it feels being the last Hart standing, some of the misfortune that's followed her family, and how she remains optimistic www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Nattie Neidhart is the last member of the Hart family dynasty to be wrestling in WWE. She recently wrote a memoir about how it feels being the last Hart standing, some of the misfortune that's followed her family, and how she remains optimistic www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Calgary's Nattie Neidhart hopes to inspire with memoir 'The Last Hart Beating'
TORONTO – Nattie Neidhart has been a hero and a villain in the wrestling ring but now she wants to be an inspiration. That’s why she wrote “The Last Hart Beating,” a memoir abo...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nattie Neidhart is the last member of the Hart family dynasty to be wrestling in WWE. She recently wrote a memoir about how it feels being the last Hart standing, some of the misfortune that's followed her family, and how she remains optimistic www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
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UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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A Canadian hero. By @alexboyd.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
One man’s fight to keep Alberta in Canada
This week, Thomas Lukaszuk turned in a petitions with more than 456,000 signatures, all them urging the province to remain.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A Canadian hero. By @alexboyd.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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One of the surprising casualties of the trade war between Canada and the United States is the trading card hobby. PSA, the world's largest grading company, has officially opened a grading centre in Mississauga, Ont., to help Canadian collectors bypass hefty duties www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...
PSA officially opens Canadian grading centre to help ease tariffs for card collectors
Professional Sports Authenticator, the leading collectibles grader and authenticator in the United States, has officially opened a Canadian submission centre.
www.tsn.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One of the surprising casualties of the trade war between Canada and the United States is the trading card hobby. PSA, the world's largest grading company, has officially opened a grading centre in Mississauga, Ont., to help Canadian collectors bypass hefty duties www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...
According to Muckrack I have surpassed 25,000 bylines in my 16-year career. That can't possibly be right, since I know they count duplicates - my scheduled story that moved this morning counted for 42 bylines, for example - but it does feel momentous! I'm going to celebrate with a coffee and pastry
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
According to Muckrack I have surpassed 25,000 bylines in my 16-year career. That can't possibly be right, since I know they count duplicates - my scheduled story that moved this morning counted for 42 bylines, for example - but it does feel momentous! I'm going to celebrate with a coffee and pastry
One of the surprising casualties of the trade war between Canada and the United States is the trading card hobby. PSA, the world's largest grading company, has officially opened a grading centre in Mississauga, Ont., to help Canadian collectors bypass hefty duties www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...
PSA officially opens Canadian grading centre to help ease tariffs for card collectors
Professional Sports Authenticator, the leading collectibles grader and authenticator in the United States, has officially opened a Canadian submission centre.
www.tsn.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One of the surprising casualties of the trade war between Canada and the United States is the trading card hobby. PSA, the world's largest grading company, has officially opened a grading centre in Mississauga, Ont., to help Canadian collectors bypass hefty duties www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
I know people are still mourning the Toronto Blue Jays' heartbreaking loss in the World Series but even as the players grieved in their Rogers Centre clubhouse they started to discuss what's next. After all, spring training is just five months away www.cbc.ca/sports/baseb...
What's next for the Blue Jays after heartbreaking World Series loss? | CBC Sports
While the Blue Jays heal physically, general manager Ross Atkins has some work to do too. Several key players from Toronto's playoff run are set to become free agents in the off-season.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I know people are still mourning the Toronto Blue Jays' heartbreaking loss in the World Series but even as the players grieved in their Rogers Centre clubhouse they started to discuss what's next. After all, spring training is just five months away www.cbc.ca/sports/baseb...
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The AGO might be a safer place.
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The AGO might be a safer place.
Ernie Clement set the record for most hits in a single post-season, getting 30 over three playoff rounds for the Toronto Blue Jays. But he doesn't care. Clement cried in the clubhouse because the season is done and he won't get to see his teammates every day www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/spor...
Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement dismisses post-season hits record after World Series loss
Ernie Clement doesn’t care about setting any record, he’ll just miss his friends on the Toronto Blue Jays.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ernie Clement set the record for most hits in a single post-season, getting 30 over three playoff rounds for the Toronto Blue Jays. But he doesn't care. Clement cried in the clubhouse because the season is done and he won't get to see his teammates every day www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/spor...