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The Economist @economist.com · 9h

From cancer treatments to extracting water from dry desert air—we dive into the potential uses of this year’s Nobel-winning scientific research

This year’s Nobel laureates have now been announced

There are prizes for chemical cages, new immune cells and the roots of quantum computing

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

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Parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick experiencing once-in-50-year drought | CBC News

Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are in the midst of exceptional drought — the most extreme category on the national scale.

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

#Canada to present its #mainfederalbudget in #autumn from this year on, says government. Instead of the typical April budget, this government has amended that practice to the fall going forward.

#cdnpoli

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Canada to present its main federal budget in autumn from this year on, says government

Canada's main federal budget will be released in the autumn from the current year onwards rather than in the spring, finance ministry officials said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

Submission form in link can be sent by mail or email until Nov 3, 2025.

Have your say!

international.canada.ca/en/global-af...

Share your views: Consulting Canadians on the operation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

This consultation will run from September 20, 2025, to November 3, 2025.

international.canada.ca

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

“Submissions received from these consultations will help to inform Canada’s preparations for the joint review in 2026 and other efforts to ensure the effective operation of the Agreement.”

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

Hey #Canada‼️❤️🇨🇦

#PublicConsultation process has begin for the #CUSMA #Trade agreement. Canadian #government wants to hear from the #public.

“Government of Canada is seeking your views and experiences on key areas of CUSMA that are working well and on potential areas for improvement.” #cdnpoli

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

October 18 will

‼️‼️break the first No King’s record‼️‼️

for the most protests in the U.S. on a single day

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 9h

2-4-6-6
That’s the number of unique #NoKing’s
#protests planned for

🚩October 18 in the #U.S. and its #territories‼️ A complete list is at the bottom.

•30% of the protests are in red towns #USApoli #DemocracyMatters #cdnpoli

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From State to State, the Numbers Tell a Story: No Kings

Seven days out, the state count offers promise.

open.substack.com

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

How corrupt does #Ontario #Ford govt have to be to break the apathy in the province?

Ontario deserves better!

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

michaelpopok.substack.com/p/trump-gets...

Trump Gets Cover Blown as Indictment Sinks Him?!

For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

Disdain with a side of cranberry #Canada?

When I consider the corrupt and incompetent #U.S.officials with whom #Canada has been saddled under this administration, it is astonishing what we have endured with grace. #Cdnpoli

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Lutnick The Loser Threatens Canada. Our Answer? Bring It On.

This isn’t a negotiation. It’s a threat from the sitting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, who thinks Canada will just roll over. He’s about to find out how wrong he is.

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

“Nice Move”
#Canadian #PoliticalCartoonist #MichaeldeAdder #cdnpoli #Canada #USA #TradeTalks

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

All allies should be applying maximum pressure, sanction and restrictions on Russia to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and move them toward peace on Ukraine’s terms. Bravo Japan! ❤️

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 10h

🤝 Ukraine and Japan coordinate sanctions against Russia

Ukraine and Japan coordinate sanctions against Russia

www.pravda.com.ua

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah. Agree. Ai governance be based in collective stewardship not political leadership. AI IS A MIRROR. If the system governing is compromised, so will it. It should never be moderated by political leadership.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

No survivors found after Tennessee munitions plant blast, authorities say reut.rs/4nMAfSF

No survivors found after Tennessee munitions plant blast, authorities say

Authorities have found no survivors after an explosion at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee on Friday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told a press conference on Saturday.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 11h

Ian Watkins, the disgraced rock star jailed for child sex offences, has been killed in prison

Ian Watkins: paedophile Lostprophets singer stabbed to death in prison

www.thetimes.com

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 11h

Trump’s ceasefire plan promises “Strong, Durable and Everlasting Peace.” But Trump is not the first US president to tread this rocky path and the precedents are not encouraging, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

Israelis know that Netanyahu faces a reckoning

The Israeli prime minister and Trump will bask in the glory of the deal. But while there is relief about the ceasefire, there is less optimism about ‘...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11h

In the first seven months of 2025, Chinese grid-scale lithium-ion batteries accounted for about 65% of US imports, according to the most recent data available from BNEF.

China’s New Weapon in US Trade Talks: Batteries

The US is heavily reliant on Chinese batteries as it seeks to stabilize the grid and support explosive data center demand for power.

bloom.bg

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MazinawMimi @c-sheasby.bsky.social · 11h

#Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now! #CdnPoli
action.animaljustice.ca/page/179174/...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Stop Marineland from Killing 30 Belugas!

Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now.

action.animaljustice.ca

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 11h

#Datacentres are also extremely #resource-intensive, requiring roughly the same amount of #electricity needed to power 8-10 million homes in #Canada.

USA will control Canadian data and its American laws apply, regardless of where they do business.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 11h

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Lebanon Arrests Over 32 Suspected Israeli Spies

Lebanese authorities reportedly arrested at least 32 individuals in recent months on suspicion of providing Israel with information about Hezbollah operations, with six detainees arrested before the N...

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Onesock @kingonesock.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time to ask the rich to pay, the working class has nothing left to give #cdnpoli #nspoli

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 1d

Markets are wrestling with political drama in #Japan, #France and the #U.S., pushing #safe-haven of choice, #gold, past $4,000 per ounce to yet another #recordhigh, as investors use the metal as a hedge against a plethora of worries.

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 1d

Morning Bid: Gold at $4K - Be afraid, be very afraid -

www.reuters.com/world/china/...

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