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Rev Barb
@revbarb.bsky.social
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Chocolate and coffee lover. Retired Anglican priest. Prairie girl.
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
www.cjme.com/2025/10/10/s...
Social Services minister provides some clarity on Moose Jaw shelter confusion
Terry Jenson said the Willow Lodge Emergency Shelter will continue to operate, but the ministry wants the city to look for at other locations because of concerns raised about the current one.
www.cjme.com
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. man undergoes invasive medical procedures in hospital hallway due to overcapacity | CBC News
Kay Roberts never imagined he would receive invasive medical treatment in a busy hallway. He spent four nights and five days on a stretch bed while experiencing confusion and other cognitive issues.
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
Paulson: City’s new housing strategy a good start
Saskatoon's plan to address housing affordability and homelessness, called Housing Saskatoon, is much-needed.
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
Cuthand: Indigenous education system can't be fixed without looking to the past
In the 1970s the FSIN set up three educational institutions, and they were all led by boards of directors consisting of chiefs.
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...
Saskatoon CUPE members cry foul as city taps YMCA to run Harry Bailey
Negotiations between the city and the YMCA to operate Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre has the city’s civic employees’ union concerned about public services moving forward.
www.ctvnews.ca
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-n...
NDP slams ‘trainwreck’ Moe news conference in Moose Jaw on moving shelter
Brent Blakley slams Premier Scott Moe and government over confusion surrounding what is happening to a downtown homeless shelter in Moose Jaw.
www.sasktoday.ca
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
www.sasktoday.ca/agriculture/...
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: Ag Ministers heading to Mexico
Ag Ministers traveling to Mexico, harvest, and commodity prices were covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable.
www.sasktoday.ca
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2h
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Regina’s Survivor contestant sent home after snake bite
Contestant Jake Latimer says he’s disappointed not to have lasted longer on the reality show but is thankful to be home with his newborn son.
www.sasktoday.ca
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3h
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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vintage.stuff @vintagestuff.bsky.social · 3h
School children of Scotland protesting to save 'Scooby-Doo' from cancellation by the BBC
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 3h
PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
www.nbcnews.com
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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 3h
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Condo board’s lawsuit against Sanctuary Toronto: A culture clash over shared community spaces
These affluent plaintiffs are depriving themselves of the rich gifts of arduously sharing their neighbourhood with a community that looks different but shares far more than meets the fearful eye.
www.thestar.com
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 6h
"Why aren't the Free Palestine people cheering about the ceasefire?"

If you saw a man beating a child into a coma, would you cheer after the beating stopped? No, your first reaction would be horror at what happened and your second would be fear that he'll attack the kid again.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 4h
On this day in 1929, Raymond Moriyama was born in Vancouver.
One of Canada's most acclaimed architects, his buildings include the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, the Ontario Science Centre, the Bata Shoe Museum, and the Canadian War Museum.
He died in 2023.
A black-and-white photo of an older man with white hair, wearing a dark suit and smiling gently. He is seated with abstract artwork and a framed picture of a modern building in the background.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d
“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...
Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians
“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...
www.americamagazine.org
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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 19h
#Sask #SkPoli
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MLA Keith Jorgenson @keithjorgenson.bsky.social · 22h
Today I shared the story of a man who received a blood plasma exchange in the hallway of RUH in August.

This story is deplorable and yet the Sask.Party continues to lie and gaslight patients and staff about the quality of care at our healthcare facilities.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 4h
New sportsbetting app boasts 80% addiction rate
New sportsbetting app boasts 80% addiction rate
TORONTO - A popular new sportsbetting app, BetDuel Sportsbook & Casino, advertises "all the fun of sportsbetting and casino slots right in your pocket, plus 4 in 5 odds of developing a debilitating co...
www.thebeaverton.com
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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 8h
"Tech billionaire Thiel calls activist Greta Thunberg servant of ‘Antichrist’."
That the Axis of Oligarchy is, after targeting immigrants and the LGBTQIA+ Community, coming after Environmentalists, should not come as a surprise to anyone.
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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 10h
As Jonn says in the piece: no. The problem is that not enough people see how extreme it has become.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 11h
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?
Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy
www.newstatesman.com
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 4h
"'Family values' has been used repeatedly to rally citizens in support of not only a particular moral vision but also policies, tax structures, criminal laws, and wars that perpetuate the demonic cycle of self-interest."

~ @ehmcgowin.bsky.social, "Households of Faith"
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Fierce Canadian 🇨🇦 @dartee.bsky.social · 4h
Great article that tells it like it is.
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 5h
PHILIPPINES / CANADA: Filipino migrant workers in Canada call for livable wage, job security www.bulatlat.com/2025/10/11/f...
Filipino migrant workers in Canada call for livable wage, job security
“In an industry where precarious jobs, wage theft, unsafe conditions can be commonplace, where workers — especially migrants, women — face intimidation, fear of reprisal, for speaking up, it is not en...
www.bulatlat.com
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20h
Canadian Healing Quilt is a new website for people who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and others who are grieving.

It’s a space to honour someone with a digital quilt square, which can be shared publicly or kept private.
Canadian Healing Quilt website honours lives lost to COVID-19 | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 7h
"People that want to keep pushing an agenda to go against these library materials and the First Amendment [right to free speech], I hope they see this, and I hope it's a deterrent."
Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio
A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...
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Cam Walker @walks30.bsky.social · 5h
Saskatchewan patients treated in hallways has become ‘normalized’: nurses union
Sask. patients treated in hallways has become ‘normalized’: nurses union
Capacity pressures forcing patients to receive care in Saskatoon hospital hallways are not seasonal issues, according to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses.
www.ctvnews.ca
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