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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 URGENT SOLIDARITY SUPPORT NEEDED IN MI’KMA’KI 🚨Mi’kmaw land defenders have been leading a resistance on Hunters’ Mountain in Unama’ki/Cape Breton for over a month now to block industrial developments that would destroy sacred grounds and harm the vulnerable moose population

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23h

According to an analysis from the health policy research group KFF, without the ACA subsidies, average out-of-pocket premium payments are expected to double, from $888 a year to $1,904.

Without Obamacare subsidies, this couple’s insurance premiums are set to go up almost $2,000

The subsidies are a key sticking point in the government shutdown: Democrats in Congress say that in order to secure their votes to reopen the government, they must be extended.

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 1d

Travelling to the U.S.? How the government shutdown will impact tourism

Travelling to the U.S.? How the government shutdown will impact tourism

How the U.S. government shutdown could ripple across tourism and travel.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

As AI shifts from text to video, its appetite for power and water soars, presenting a climate-policy issue.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 1d

The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait

The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait

National pharmacare is essential for equitable access to prescription contraception.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

It's a great day when all the items I ordered are sending me shipping notifications

a woman holding a cardboard box that says fragile

ALT: a woman holding a cardboard box that says fragile

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Beyond pink and teal: Patient advocacy is not a morality play

Beyond pink and teal: Patient advocacy is not a morality play - Healthy Debate

Patient advocacy at its best is not about purity. It’s about presence. It’s about showing up to demand dignity for people whose lives are already heavy with suffering.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Empowering pharmacists is about more than saving emergency departments – it’s about equity in health care

Empowering pharmacists is about more than saving emergency departments – it’s about equity in health care - Healthy Debate

Not only did Ontario's move to allow pharmacists to prescribe for certain minor ailments reduce ED strain, but it also reduced inequities in access to care.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

The training gap undermining Canada’s primary care teams

The training gap undermining Canada's primary care teams - Healthy Debate

While family medicine is exploring how to prepare doctors for team-based primary care, other health professions lack equivalent training requirements.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Small sample, big impact: How talking to just 5 people can improve startup success

Small sample, big impact: How talking to just 5 people can improve startup success

New research shows that entrepreneurs who test their ideas with a small, focused group of potential customers are more likely to succeed.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

How employers can promote physical activity among workers: 3 messages based on research

How employers can promote physical activity among workers: 3 messages based on research

Getting more physical activity at work or during commutes might make physical activity goals more feasible for working people. Here are evidence-based ways employers can help.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

‘Polite racism’ is the subtle form of racial exclusion — here’s how to move beyond it

‘Polite racism’ is the subtle form of racial exclusion — here’s how to move beyond it

A study into the experiences of first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican Canadians yields insight into five ways to dismantle racism that masquerades as civility.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A

Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A

Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war

How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war

The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Domino’s Pizza is about to look — and sound — a lot different

Domino’s Pizza is about to look — and sound — a lot different | CNN Business

Fresh off the successful launch of its stuffed crust and its effective focus on offering deals, Domino’s Pizza is giving itself a makeover in hopes of keeping of customers’ attention.

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Via Rail pays out $31M in travel vouchers because of delays

Via Rail pays out $31M in travel vouchers because of delays | CBC News

Via Rail has offered $31 million in travel vouchers to hundreds of thousands of passengers whose trains were more than one hour late since last fall, mostly as a result of new speed limits at rail cro...

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that draws comparison to magical ‘Harry Potter’ handbag

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that draws comparison to magical ‘Harry Potter’ handbag

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks that could play a part in solving some of h...

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Google’s new tool promises to cut down on fashion uh-ohs

Google’s new tool promises to cut down on fashion uh-ohs

Just as we’ve started thinking about all of ...

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Gen Z face ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

Gen Z face ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce cost

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 2d

The AI boom is driving up electricity bills

The AI boom is driving up electricity bills

Tech giants are now looking to Canada to b...

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 3d

Love being a masters student in Nova Scotia but I always am in New Brunswick 😁

Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 3d

What AI-generated Tilly Norwood reveals about digital culture, ethics and the responsibilities of creators

What AI-generated Tilly Norwood reveals about digital culture, ethics and the responsibilities of creators

While the reveal of the AI actress has caused a media and Hollywood firestorm, the solution to this tech unease may just be to embrace it.

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 3d

Toronto Blue Jays: Amid Canada-U.S. tensions, ‘Canada’s team’ takes a run at America’s pastime

Toronto Blue Jays: Amid Canada-U.S. tensions, ‘Canada’s team’ takes a run at America’s pastime

The Blue Jays’ post-season run as Donald Trump continues to threaten Canada gives the team perhaps its best opportunity ever to fulfil its role as Canada’s team.

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