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Vicky Forster

@vickyyyf.bsky.social

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Patient engagement professional, "retired" cancer research scientist, cancer survivor, science and health writer. Leafs/Toronto Sceptres fan. Hockey player in training. https://www.drvickyforster.com/

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 10h

I am bored. #BlueJays

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Harry Foster @harryfoster.bsky.social · 1d

Sammy Blue Jay taking off from the feeder this morning showing those amazing colours and designs.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 5d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 4d

FINISH THEMMM! #BlueJays

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 4d

This baseball game is boring. But apparently the Leafs game is worse 😕

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 7d

...nor are the Blue Jays bullpen TBH.

Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 5d

#BlueJays

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 7d

I don't know that much about baseball, but it seems the Yankees are not very good at it.

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 7d

...nor are the Blue Jays bullpen TBH.

Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 7d

I don't know that much about baseball, but it seems the Yankees are not very good at it.

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 13d

When I joined bluesky I followed a load of curated lists...is there a way to unfollow these lists? I can't see any lists in the tab on the left.

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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 17d

Yeah it’s called speeding.

“Ford and Del Duca both claimed they'd heard of drivers getting fined multiple times for going only a few kilometres per hour over the speed limit through camera zones.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-premier-announcement-speed-cams-live-1.7643182

Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.

www.cbc.ca

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 18d

Oh wow, this is very sad. I didn't know him personally but followed him for years on X. RIP.

My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 18d

This is so shocking and I'm just hearing it tonight though Dr. Markland died several days ago.

This is such incredibly sad news.

Thinking of all who love him. 💔

Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 18d

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Many of us have followed this extraordinarily compassionate 🇨🇦 doctor throughout the pandemic. Dr. Markland was indefatigable in his advocacy for healthcare & patients, & so much more.

Rest in peace, Dr. Darren Markland -

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ACOG @acog.org · 20d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Aris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 20d

Fact for the day: paracetamol does not cause autism

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25d

Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · 27d

This is hugely disappointing. What on earth.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 27d

Jesus Christ.

A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.

You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27d

SickKids named world’s best pediatric hospital in new ranking #SickKids #Ontario #Canada

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SickKids named world’s best pediatric hospital in new ranking

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has topped a new list ranking the world’s top pediatric hospitals.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sure, I get that. I would be curious though whether this is a new precedent they are setting, or whether similar posts also went out in relation to other political violence. There's been plenty of it in the US as of late.

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Sep 11

Why is the prime minister of Canada putting out a tweet about the death of an American far-right influencer? I'd venture a guess that the majority of Canadians have zero idea who he was. A weird decision by Carney's team.

Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · Sep 11

Okay.

#cdnpoli

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Sep 11

In other news, every single time I watch a close #BlueJays game, that Hoffman guy comes on and loses them the game. Every time. Is he actually good and I just miss those games???

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Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Sep 11

I got the Tate guy and the Kirk guy mixed up and I've never felt more grateful for barely knowing who the Kirk guy was.

Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Sep 9

You 🤝 increasing number of measles virus particles - both experiencing the world from inside a human body.

Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social · Aug 30

Statement from the National Brain Tumor Society, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology on the recent decision to end NCI funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) - a pediatric clinical trial network in the US/Canada.

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Brain Tumor Groups Issue Statement on the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium - National Brain Tumor Society

Leading brain tumor advocacy and professional groups issue joint statement in response to initial reports about the future of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

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