Mary Townshend

Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Friend

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Openly Queer Canadians have served as mayors, cabinet ministers, senators, and premiers — because again and again, 2SLGBTQI+ people refused to accept a system that did not see you, hear you, or reflect you.

[luciano pires @lucianopires]

Assisti a Rafa, a série da Netflix sobre Rafael Nadal, esperando encontrar a fórmula tradicional dos documentários esportivos: imagens épicas, trilha emocionante e uma sucessão de elogios à genialidade de um atleta extraordinário. E isso até existe na série. Afinal, fala de um homem que conquistou 22 títulos de Grand Slam e transformou Roland Garros em seu quintal particular. Mas logo ficou claro que a proposta era outra.
Rafa não é uma história sobre vitórias. É sobre o preço das vitórias.
Ao acompanhar os últimos anos da carreira de Nadal, a série desloca o foco dos troféus para o desgaste físico e emocional provocado por décadas de busca pela excelência. Exames médicos, sessões de fisioterapia, dores crônicas e dúvidas sobre continuar ou parar ocupam mais espaço do que os momentos de glória.
E aí a série deixa de ser sobre tênis.
Todos admiramos o sucesso, mas raramente refletimos sobre seu custo.
A certa altura, Nadal é menos um campeão e mais um homem tentando negociar diariamente com o próprio corpo. A série mostra como uma condição rara no pé, diagnosticada ainda no início da carreira, desencadeou adaptações que permitiram que ele continuasse competindo, mas que também cobraram um preço crescente ao longo dos anos.
O contraste entre o jovem Nadal, explosivo e aparentemente indestrutível, e o veterano cauteloso, limitado pela dor, é o aspecto mais impactante da narrativa, porque torna sua trajetória mais humana.
Foi impossível assistir sem pensar em quantas pessoas vivem algo parecido fora das quadras. Empresários que sacrificam a saúde para construir empresas. Profissionais que chegam ao topo e descobrem que deixaram relacionamentos pelo caminho. Pessoas que dedicam décadas a um objetivo e, quando finalmente o alcançam, já não sabem quem são sem ele.
Rafa não oferece respostas definitivas. Talvez por isso funcione tão bem. Mais do que um documentário sobre um dos maiores tenistas da história, é uma reflexão sobre excelência, propósito e envelhecimento. Você termina os quatro episódios impressionado pelos títulos, mas muito mais impressionado pelo homem que precisou carregá-los.

[London Police Service ON @lpsmediaoffice]

PLS SHARE - #MISSING PERSON – Ngoc (Dang) Le
Seeking the public’s assistance

LONDON, ON (May 29, 2026) – The London Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Ngoc (Dang) Le, of London.

*For the full media release, visit our website: https://t.co/WUz7r0Rxjg

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

I care.

I’m a taxpayer, not media.

I want to see your cell phone records.

[Mary Townshend @towneymk]

I fear the Premier might have an obsession with drinking.

[Richard Southern @RichardCityNews]

NEW - The Ford government will extend last call until 4 a.m for the duration of the World Cup, 680 NewsRadio has exclusively learned. Any bar or restaurant that wants to can serve until 4. I’m also told 27 LCBO’s will have extended hours . https://t.co/G56hrIKsi8

[Mary Townshend @towneymk]

@TSN_Sports did you adjust your broadcast?

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

🚨 New start time for the Miami GP

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: An advocacy group is planning to file a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s freedom of information clampdown, arguing it breaches the right of voters to be informed for a meaningful debate about public issues.

https://t.co/4saPiQQQ0x

#onpoli

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

#NEWS: Ticketmaster Canada will ban the resale of tickets for concerts, sports, and other live events in Ontario above their original face value.

The province’s newly passed Bill 97 now caps all secondary-market ticket prices including fees, service charges, and applicable taxes, at the original price.

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

Dalton McGuinty's staff went to jail for deleting records

[Mary Townshend @towneymk]

This better not be true!

[Robert Benzie @robertbenzie]

NEW: The Ontario government has purchased a used $28.9 million private jet for the use of Premier Doug Ford, the @TorontoStar has learned. The 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 was delivered this week.

https://t.co/3YTaafkt4M

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans https://t.co/mGcHLAmgyh

[Netflix @netflix]

LAURIE. METCALF.

Big Mistakes is now playing.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

Your doctor went to medical school for 12 years. The person denying your claim went through a two-week training module.

[Ćh💋ryl 👩🏼👗 @clumsyoaf33]

❤️

[Ottawa Fire Services @OttFire]

‼️‼️‼️PLEASE SHARE‼️‼️‼️

Since midnight, we’ve responded to 3 carbon monoxide calls in homes due to high winds blowing snow and blocking exterior vents. One home recorded carbon monoxide readings of over 200 parts per million (PPM).

Please check your vents and clear snow if needed.

#Ottawa #OttNews #OttCity

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

This guy shows how to rescue yourself if you fall through ice.

📹rewildu

[Michael Dunne @dunne_insights]

"When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place."

Winston Churchill

[London Free Press @LFPress]

LETTERS: After personally witnessing dangerous driving on Wonderland Road, a Free Press reader says London needs more police visible on the roads. https://t.co/O1BBSC59Oc #ldnont

[Lady Lawya @Parkerlawyer]

I texted my husband at 10am that I received bad news about my father’s health and within 15 mins he was at my office, had already called my assistant to clear my calendar (before I could even walk to her office) and put me in the car to go to the hospital. He sat with me for 8 hours in an uncomfortable chair, he lost his entire work day including a court appearance, made sure my mom and I stayed hydrated (important), asked questions to doctors that I couldn’t think of, and never once complained.

I am sure there are millions of partners who have done the same in a loved one’s time of need but in my line of work it is easy to forget what love truly looks like.

If they want to they will.