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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 1d

I have heard of some wells going dry in Carp.

Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 1d

How dry is it?

#Ottawa

Anecdotally, I’ve heard of this happening recently in #Wakefield as well
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As drought conditions persist, some wells running dry in rural Ottawa | CBC News

As dry weather persists this fall, some residents living in rural Ottawa say the private wells they rely on for water are running empty.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

“I got out of my car and tried to explain that I was a U.S. citizen and an Army veteran just trying to get to my job. They didn’t care.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

I’m a U.S. citizen who was wrongly arrested and held by ICE. Here’s why you could be next

OPINION: “No matter your race, background or beliefs — none of us should have to fear being silenced, detained or dehumanized by the very government meant to protect us.”

www.sfchronicle.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 7d

Opinion: It is critical that the federal, provincial and territorial governments work together to develop trauma-informed workplaces to address LTC workers’ mental health.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers, trauma-informed workplaces are a solution

By prioritizing care aides’ mental health in this way, we can reduce staff burnout and its negative consequences, leading to better outcomes for LTC workers and the vulnerable residents under their…

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 2d

Opinion: Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

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Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

If the federal government publishes tight service standards, merges duplicative forms, pays on time, and reports honestly, families and front-line clinicians will feel the difference within weeks.

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QUOI Media Group 🇨🇦 @quoimedia.bsky.social · 2d

This is not just a paperwork issue. It is a matter of access, equity and dignity for those with disabilities. And it’s about making our health system more efficient for everyone.

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QUOI Media Group 🇨🇦 @quoimedia.bsky.social · 2d

All nursing designations must be recognized for the Disability Tax Credit quoimedia.com/all-nursing-...

#nursing #cdnpoli #DTC #disabilitytaxcredit #disability #CanadaDisabilityBeneft

All nursing designations must be recognized for the Disability Tax Credit

Applying for disability supports in Canada often feels like running a bureaucratic marathon. For people already struggling with serious...

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 1d

Great news #cdnpoli

Somebody felt the need to shore up his “liberal” credentials! These are good programs to do it with.

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Carney announces long-awaited automatic tax filing, makes school food program permanent | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his government will begin rolling out an automatic tax filing system for low-income Canadians and will make the school food program permanent, in advan...

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MeidasGuy @meidasguy.bsky.social · 3d

If Obama were president again, and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, were raking in billions from overseas deals, this planet would flip the fuck over.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump admin reportedly plans to deploy the FBI, DHS, DOJ, IRS and the Treasury Dept. against left-wing groups it accuses of 'funding and organizing political violence'

INSIGHT-Trump’s War On The Left: Inside The Plan To Investigate Liberal Groups

The Trump admin plans to deploy America's counter-terrorism apparatus against left-wing groups it accuses of funding and organizing political violence, the officials said.

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 2d

From Rabia Khedr:
Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming

#onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington

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QUOI Media Group 🇨🇦 @quoimedia.bsky.social · 2d

Les investissements dans des organisations qui ont à cœur de soutenir la santé et le bien‑être des personnes qui défendent le Canada porteront des fruits à long terme quoimedia.com/les-investis...

#Veterans #mentalhealth #cdnpoli

Les investissements dans des organisations qui ont à cœur de soutenir la santé et le bien‑être des personnes qui défendent le Canada porteront des fruits à long terme

Au moment où le gouvernement fédéral évalue ses priorités en matière de dépenses, il ne doit pas perdre de vue l’atout le plus...

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QUOI Media Group 🇨🇦 @quoimedia.bsky.social · 2d

Invest in organizations that support the health of those who defend Canada

From Senator Baltej Dhillon and BCGen (Ret'd) Hugh Colin MacKay

#cdnpoli #mentalhealth #health #Veterans

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Invest in organizations that support the health of those who defend Canada

Arctic security concerns, increasing pressure to ramp up defence spending. As the federal government weighs spending priorities...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump is now targeting Spain, urging that they should be kicked out of NATO for passing an arms Embargo on Israel which is not part of NATO and who’s leadership is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.

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QUOI Media Group 🇨🇦 @quoimedia.bsky.social · 5d

Alberta’s new disability program strips support from those who need it most

Read our client oped from Bean Gill on the important changes to #disability support in #Alberta:

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

#cdnpoli #ABleg
#AISH #ADAP

Opinion: Alberta’s new disability program strips support from those who need it most

AISH changes like clawback of federal funds and creating a mandated work program strip support from the people who need it most

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, you guys? Is it a good sign or a bad sign if the prosecution is just getting its hands around the evidence *after* it criminally charged the former FBI director?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.

Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.

There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.

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Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) @trecresearch.bsky.social · 3d

Our TREC article on LTC makes the cover!

The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 5d

Mental health policy brief | When women's mental health is ignored; Why AI's quick fix is destroying our emotional intelligence; There's a burnout crisis among LTC workers; Strategies for improving employee mental health; and more.

www.hilltimes.com/policy-brief...

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 3d

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Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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