AnnaHalifax
@annahalifax.bsky.social
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Long Covid
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Urban gardening (zone 6b)
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halisky
Long Covid
Knitting
Dogs & cats
Urban gardening (zone 6b)
Climate change
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - Kudos to Natalie Stechyson of CBC for an accurate, detailed look at the causes behind the Food Processor's panic numbers.
It's all climate change with a side of bird flu.
Which raises the question: why is the NDP engaging in climate change denial? 🤔
It's all climate change with a side of bird flu.
Which raises the question: why is the NDP engaging in climate change denial? 🤔
These grocery items are on the naughty list as food prices keep climbing | CBC News
Grocery price inflation is the highest its been since 2023, with the price of food bought from stores rising 4.7 per cent in November year over year. But which items have hit your grocery bill hardest...
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - Kudos to Natalie Stechyson of CBC for an accurate, detailed look at the causes behind the Food Processor's panic numbers.
It's all climate change with a side of bird flu.
Which raises the question: why is the NDP engaging in climate change denial? 🤔
It's all climate change with a side of bird flu.
Which raises the question: why is the NDP engaging in climate change denial? 🤔
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Where do you live in the HRM? Is your district fiscally sustainable?
Spoiler Alert: Probably not!
Find out just how badly you and your district are dragging the city down with the first annual HRM Fiscal Power Rankings now out from behind the paywall.
Spoiler Alert: Probably not!
Find out just how badly you and your district are dragging the city down with the first annual HRM Fiscal Power Rankings now out from behind the paywall.
HRM’s Fiscal Power Rankings
West Bedford's rank may surprise you
www.grandparade.news
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Where do you live in the HRM? Is your district fiscally sustainable?
Spoiler Alert: Probably not!
Find out just how badly you and your district are dragging the city down with the first annual HRM Fiscal Power Rankings now out from behind the paywall.
Spoiler Alert: Probably not!
Find out just how badly you and your district are dragging the city down with the first annual HRM Fiscal Power Rankings now out from behind the paywall.
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One of the gravest disappointments of the Covid crisis management is that the industrial Left gifted OH&S to the official trade union labour movement and it has completely ignored the idea, quite basic really, that work shouldn't either make you sick or kill you.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One of the gravest disappointments of the Covid crisis management is that the industrial Left gifted OH&S to the official trade union labour movement and it has completely ignored the idea, quite basic really, that work shouldn't either make you sick or kill you.
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Sometimes, viruses don't have to be the bad guys...
Sometimes we can use one to treat another!
Chuffed to present excellent work from Dr Samantha Garcia-Cardenas showing how the innate immune system can be "rewired" by a benign Reovirus to eliminate SARS2 infection.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Sometimes we can use one to treat another!
Chuffed to present excellent work from Dr Samantha Garcia-Cardenas showing how the innate immune system can be "rewired" by a benign Reovirus to eliminate SARS2 infection.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Oncolytic Reovirus mediates innate-driven SARS-CoV-2 elimination in the absence of cell toxicity
Interplay between type I interferon (IFN) driven innate responses and viral antagonism strongly influences SARS-CoV-2 transmission and the COVID-19 disease course. Hence, variant adaptation includes d...
www.biorxiv.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Sometimes, viruses don't have to be the bad guys...
Sometimes we can use one to treat another!
Chuffed to present excellent work from Dr Samantha Garcia-Cardenas showing how the innate immune system can be "rewired" by a benign Reovirus to eliminate SARS2 infection.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Sometimes we can use one to treat another!
Chuffed to present excellent work from Dr Samantha Garcia-Cardenas showing how the innate immune system can be "rewired" by a benign Reovirus to eliminate SARS2 infection.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Damn it sure would be embarrassing for the writer of this if there were any medical conditions where people could walk but not for long distances
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Damn it sure would be embarrassing for the writer of this if there were any medical conditions where people could walk but not for long distances
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Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential
Influenza isn’t just a respiratory disease. Measures to stop its transmission, such as vaccination, could prevent thousands of heart-attack deaths.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
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This EXACTLY why it's crucial to have the proposed revisions to CSA Standard Z94.4 (Selection, use, and care of respirators) accepted and adopted. It covers ALL industries.
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
"Half of you may die, but that's a sacrifice we're willing to make." - the BCCDC to healthcare workers ((:
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This EXACTLY why it's crucial to have the proposed revisions to CSA Standard Z94.4 (Selection, use, and care of respirators) accepted and adopted. It covers ALL industries.
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
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25% reduction in all cause mortality over 4 years for those vaccinated against covid, huge study.
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
mRNA COVID vaccines tied to drop in death rate for 4 years
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
25% reduction in all cause mortality over 4 years for those vaccinated against covid, huge study.
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
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Tamara Young is calling for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to apologize after he claimed that unregulated cannabis in the province is laced with the deadly drug, Fentanyl.
Mi’kmaw chief says apology needed from Nova Scotia premier over fentanyl comment
Chief Tamara Young says the premier of Nova Scotia needs to apologize over comments he made about cannabis laced with fentanyl.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tamara Young is calling for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to apologize after he claimed that unregulated cannabis in the province is laced with the deadly drug, Fentanyl.
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Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential www.nature.com/articles/d41... @ashishkjha.bsky.social
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential
Influenza isn’t just a respiratory disease. Measures to stop its transmission, such as vaccination, could prevent thousands of heart-attack deaths.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential www.nature.com/articles/d41... @ashishkjha.bsky.social
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
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Hey. Hi. Hello. In the HFX By Bike season finale, I overview a project I want to work on in 2026.
youtu.be/yTCICqw0lkI?...
youtu.be/yTCICqw0lkI?...
Journey Into Night
YouTube video by HFX by Bike
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hey. Hi. Hello. In the HFX By Bike season finale, I overview a project I want to work on in 2026.
youtu.be/yTCICqw0lkI?...
youtu.be/yTCICqw0lkI?...
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Even more scientific evidence has come out since I wrote that thread, in fact, this one even a RCT! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of azelastine as a preexposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens.
jamanetwork.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Even more scientific evidence has come out since I wrote that thread, in fact, this one even a RCT! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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“Fixing Halifax Water is crucial if the municipality wants to build more housing in outlying areas, says Mayor Andy Fillmore.”
Andy…outlying areas aren’t on city water. Also weren’t you just days ago arguing we shouldn’t give Halifax Water more money to fix their infrastructure? Please make sense
Andy…outlying areas aren’t on city water. Also weren’t you just days ago arguing we shouldn’t give Halifax Water more money to fix their infrastructure? Please make sense
Halifax Water's infrastructure problems slowing housing construction, says mayor
Utility struggling to maintain and build infrastructure
www.saltwire.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Fixing Halifax Water is crucial if the municipality wants to build more housing in outlying areas, says Mayor Andy Fillmore.”
Andy…outlying areas aren’t on city water. Also weren’t you just days ago arguing we shouldn’t give Halifax Water more money to fix their infrastructure? Please make sense
Andy…outlying areas aren’t on city water. Also weren’t you just days ago arguing we shouldn’t give Halifax Water more money to fix their infrastructure? Please make sense
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Some #BikeHfx success to share on this sunny, mild morning! The bike signal at Almon & Robie now runs at the same time as green for cars & peds. And, delighted to find that they added flexposts for the WB corner so drivers will stop treating the bike lane as a right turn lane.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some #BikeHfx success to share on this sunny, mild morning! The bike signal at Almon & Robie now runs at the same time as green for cars & peds. And, delighted to find that they added flexposts for the WB corner so drivers will stop treating the bike lane as a right turn lane.
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Of course it was. Halifax Water is legally required to be fiscally sustainable and low density suburbs are crazy expensive.
Halifax Water’s rate hike approved, kicks in on Jan. 1
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Halifax Water’s rate jump approved, kicks in on Jan. 1
Rate increase driven by inflation, aging infrastructure
www.saltwire.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Of course it was. Halifax Water is legally required to be fiscally sustainable and low density suburbs are crazy expensive.
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Tim Houston's fentanyl claims baseless: Nova Scotia RCMP 'not aware' of any fentanyl found in illegal cannabis
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Houston's fentanyl claims baseless: Nova Scotia RCMP 'not aware' of any fentanyl found in illegal cannabis
N.S. RCMP say it's unaware of any fentanyl detected in cannabis from illegal storefronts, contradicting earlier statements from the premier.
www.saltwire.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tim Houston's fentanyl claims baseless: Nova Scotia RCMP 'not aware' of any fentanyl found in illegal cannabis
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Delays in gynecological surgeries putting women’s health — and lives — at risk, doctors warn
Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 st...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 st...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Delays in gynecological surgeries putting women’s health — and lives — at risk, doctors warn
Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 st...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 st...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
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www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
"The email included a screen shot of a social media post where a person claimed to have bought edibles at an "illegal Indigenous dispensary" and then tested positive for opiates."
Sounds like solid proof. The internet never steers you wrong!
"The email included a screen shot of a social media post where a person claimed to have bought edibles at an "illegal Indigenous dispensary" and then tested positive for opiates."
Sounds like solid proof. The internet never steers you wrong!
RCMP not aware of fentanyl in illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia, despite premier's claims | CBC News
The Nova Scotia RCMP says it's not aware of any fentanyl-laced cannabis being sold by unauthorized cannabis retailers in the province, after the premier made this claim in a news conference last week....
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
"The email included a screen shot of a social media post where a person claimed to have bought edibles at an "illegal Indigenous dispensary" and then tested positive for opiates."
Sounds like solid proof. The internet never steers you wrong!
"The email included a screen shot of a social media post where a person claimed to have bought edibles at an "illegal Indigenous dispensary" and then tested positive for opiates."
Sounds like solid proof. The internet never steers you wrong!
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While this is to be lauded, it always frustrates me that masking is *initiated* when levels are high. The best time to mask in hospitals is always; the second best time is when it is patently obvious that prevalence of flu / RSV / Covid is low but *increasing*.
www.derryjournal.com/health/face-...
www.derryjournal.com/health/face-...
Face masks return at hospitals and health hubs in Derry and the west amid flu and other viruses surge
The Western Trust has announced that all visitors, staff and patients are required to wear face masks at some hospital areas and other health care facilities for the first time since the pandemic, due...
www.derryjournal.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
While this is to be lauded, it always frustrates me that masking is *initiated* when levels are high. The best time to mask in hospitals is always; the second best time is when it is patently obvious that prevalence of flu / RSV / Covid is low but *increasing*.
www.derryjournal.com/health/face-...
www.derryjournal.com/health/face-...
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'John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money'.
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Education bosses ‘missing a trick’ by failing to roll out air cleaners in schools
Northern Ireland is “missing a trick” by not rolling out air cleaners across its school estate, an industry expert has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money'.
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
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Our manual, developed with support from expert clinicians and researchers at CoRE & valued partners, is now available on the HHSGov website under "Living Evidence Guidelines" for #chronicLyme. It also details clinical guidelines for #mecfs, #longcovid, #hEDS and more! 🙏🏻
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Our manual, developed with support from expert clinicians and researchers at CoRE & valued partners, is now available on the HHSGov website under "Living Evidence Guidelines" for #chronicLyme. It also details clinical guidelines for #mecfs, #longcovid, #hEDS and more! 🙏🏻
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
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