josh o'kane
@joshokane.bsky.social
"A dogged reporter with a weakness for bad jokes." Business of arts for @globeandmail. Wrote Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. jokane@globeandmail.com
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We'd like to acknowledge the passing of veteran journalist, father of APTN News and longtime CAJ member Thaioronióhte Dan David. His legacy helped put Indigenous journalism on the map, launching the careers of countless Indigenous journalists.
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
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Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world
Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We'd like to acknowledge the passing of veteran journalist, father of APTN News and longtime CAJ member Thaioronióhte Dan David. His legacy helped put Indigenous journalism on the map, launching the careers of countless Indigenous journalists.
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
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Another big mess at AGO, resignations, after a work by Nan Goldin was not acquired due to her remarks about Gaza. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
AGO rocked by resignations after failed Nan Goldin acquisition
Senior curator and two volunteers stepped down over gallery’s vote to not acquire work
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Another big mess at AGO, resignations, after a work by Nan Goldin was not acquired due to her remarks about Gaza. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Scoop: The AGO is reckoning with the resignations of a senior curator & two members of a collections committee after the group narrowly voted to not acquire a work by Nan Goldin over accusations that the Jewish-American photographer’s views are antisemitic www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
AGO rocked by resignations after failed Nan Goldin acquisition
Senior curator and two volunteers stepped down over gallery’s vote to not acquire work
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Scoop: The AGO is reckoning with the resignations of a senior curator & two members of a collections committee after the group narrowly voted to not acquire a work by Nan Goldin over accusations that the Jewish-American photographer’s views are antisemitic www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
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Hootsuite has been pursuing business with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States, more than five years after employee backlash forced the Vancouver tech company to cancel a contract to provide social-media management services to the agency.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures
Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Hootsuite has been pursuing business with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States, more than five years after employee backlash forced the Vancouver tech company to cancel a contract to provide social-media management services to the agency.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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The Serious Incident Response Team is currently investigating a police involved shooting in the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick.
This is the second First Nations person shot and killed by RCMP on the east coast in less than a week.
This is the second First Nations person shot and killed by RCMP on the east coast in less than a week.
Second First Nation man shot and killed by RCMP on east coast in less than a week | APTN News
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January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The Serious Incident Response Team is currently investigating a police involved shooting in the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick.
This is the second First Nations person shot and killed by RCMP on the east coast in less than a week.
This is the second First Nations person shot and killed by RCMP on the east coast in less than a week.
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New: Dozens of deeply valuable artworks are believed to be missing from a recently deceased Montreal collector's home – we're talking Harris, Chagall, Carr and Morrisseau www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Dozens of valuable artworks believed to be missing from Montreal home
A list of the works, including pieces by Harris, Carr and Chagall, has been circulating after the collector’s death
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
New: Dozens of deeply valuable artworks are believed to be missing from a recently deceased Montreal collector's home – we're talking Harris, Chagall, Carr and Morrisseau www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
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The Canadian gov has "no intention" of repealing or changing the Online News Act despite U.S. pressure. Even so, officials have been talking to Meta about potentially bringing news back to its platforms, sources said.
By @lauraosman.bsky.social & @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
By @lauraosman.bsky.social & @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
Ottawa won’t change Online News Act, despite U.S. objections - The Logic
The government says it has no plans to amend or repeal the Online News Act which has resulted in Meta blocking news in Canada since 2023
thelogic.co
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Canadian gov has "no intention" of repealing or changing the Online News Act despite U.S. pressure. Even so, officials have been talking to Meta about potentially bringing news back to its platforms, sources said.
By @lauraosman.bsky.social & @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
By @lauraosman.bsky.social & @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
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Jeff Bezos is no stranger to issues of press freedom. He got a lot of goodwill when helping WaPo's Jason Rezaian get out of Iran. He stood with Khashoggi's wife after the Saudi gov murdered him.
Which makes his silence on one of WaPo's reporters getting raided on home soil all the more salient.
Which makes his silence on one of WaPo's reporters getting raided on home soil all the more salient.
January 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Jeff Bezos is no stranger to issues of press freedom. He got a lot of goodwill when helping WaPo's Jason Rezaian get out of Iran. He stood with Khashoggi's wife after the Saudi gov murdered him.
Which makes his silence on one of WaPo's reporters getting raided on home soil all the more salient.
Which makes his silence on one of WaPo's reporters getting raided on home soil all the more salient.
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Mae Martin's hosting the Junos this year.
Good choice - Mae's recent Netflix series Wayward showed their love for Canadian music on its soundtrack: Our Lady Peace, Thrush Hermit, The Tragically Hip, The Hidden Cameras, Odds, Metric... www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Good choice - Mae's recent Netflix series Wayward showed their love for Canadian music on its soundtrack: Our Lady Peace, Thrush Hermit, The Tragically Hip, The Hidden Cameras, Odds, Metric... www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Toronto-born Mae Martin to host Juno Awards
Actor and comedian says living in the U.S. has deepened their appreciation for Canada’s ‘democratic common sense’
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January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Mae Martin's hosting the Junos this year.
Good choice - Mae's recent Netflix series Wayward showed their love for Canadian music on its soundtrack: Our Lady Peace, Thrush Hermit, The Tragically Hip, The Hidden Cameras, Odds, Metric... www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Good choice - Mae's recent Netflix series Wayward showed their love for Canadian music on its soundtrack: Our Lady Peace, Thrush Hermit, The Tragically Hip, The Hidden Cameras, Odds, Metric... www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
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There is a LOT going on here. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Hudson & Rex dog poisoning allegations revealed. Inside the latest behind-the-scenes drama of beloved Canadian show
A show executive cited the intense scrutiny from the show’s vocal fanbase as a reason the information about the tragic events was not made public.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
There is a LOT going on here. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
The New Brunswicker in me is baffled every time
Going to be one of those days where Torontonians struggle to deal with a modest snowstorm and the rest of the country snickers
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The New Brunswicker in me is baffled every time
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B.C. ends drug decriminalization pilot. Early file, more to come.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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B.C. ending its drug decriminalization pilot program
Province won’t apply to extend its exemption from federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Health Minister says
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
B.C. ends drug decriminalization pilot. Early file, more to come.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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We so badly need more and better local journalism.
"CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations"
CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News
This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
www.cbc.ca
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We so badly need more and better local journalism.
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The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home. trib.al/tKsg85n
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home. trib.al/tKsg85n
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An Ontario court is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over a $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, the taxpayer-funded non-profit that feeds the Canadian music industry, @joshokane.bsky.social reports
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Ontario court seeks arrest of man in $10-million music-industry heist case
In his ruling, judge finds James Campagna in contempt, saying he is ‘a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw’
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
An Ontario court is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over a $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, the taxpayer-funded non-profit that feeds the Canadian music industry, @joshokane.bsky.social reports
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Updated with comments from Campagna: “Great neutrality on display here. This judge has clearly made a decision already on this case (it was clear to me anyway before this) and is playing crowd pleaser. No point spending another 500k in lawyers uselessly then.”
Breaking: An Ontario judge is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over the $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, declaring him in contempt of court.
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Ontario court seeks arrest of man in $10-million music-industry heist case
James Campagna ‘vehemently’ denies being behind the 2024 digital theft from non-profit FACTOR
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Updated with comments from Campagna: “Great neutrality on display here. This judge has clearly made a decision already on this case (it was clear to me anyway before this) and is playing crowd pleaser. No point spending another 500k in lawyers uselessly then.”
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Though edits to the manuscript were made at Martin Scorsese’s request, the director’s preference “would be for it not to come out," says Jared Levine, Robbie Robertson’s manager. @bradwheelerglobe.bsky.social on Robertson's posthumous tell-all. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
In Robbie Robertson’s posthumous memoir Insomnia, there’s no rest for the wicked
The rock legend’s second memoir spans the late 1970s and recounts his hedonistic friendship with Martin Scorsese
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January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Though edits to the manuscript were made at Martin Scorsese’s request, the director’s preference “would be for it not to come out," says Jared Levine, Robbie Robertson’s manager. @bradwheelerglobe.bsky.social on Robertson's posthumous tell-all. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
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"I find that Mr. Campagna is a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw." - Justice Black wrote in his decision late Monday.
Update on the FACTOR fund heist from @joshokane.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Update on the FACTOR fund heist from @joshokane.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Ontario court seeks arrest of man in $10-million music-industry heist case
In his ruling, judge finds James Campagna in contempt, saying he is ‘a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw’
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"I find that Mr. Campagna is a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw." - Justice Black wrote in his decision late Monday.
Update on the FACTOR fund heist from @joshokane.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Update on the FACTOR fund heist from @joshokane.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Breaking: An Ontario judge is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over the $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, declaring him in contempt of court.
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Ontario court seeks arrest of man in $10-million music-industry heist case
James Campagna ‘vehemently’ denies being behind the 2024 digital theft from non-profit FACTOR
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Breaking: An Ontario judge is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over the $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, declaring him in contempt of court.
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw" www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
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Here's a story from Canada's National Observer about our press freedom case against the RCMP, which is underway right now in B.C.'s Supreme Court. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...
A historic fight for press freedom begins
Four years after a dramatic arrest, Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are turning the tables and suing the RCMP. The trial starts today.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Here's a story from Canada's National Observer about our press freedom case against the RCMP, which is underway right now in B.C.'s Supreme Court. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...