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Aran O’Carroll
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Environmental lawyer, charitable-sector leader and fan of cross-sectoral collaboration. CEO, Salal Foundation - supporting innovative advocacy for a better Canada. Proud dad. Paddler. Dog-lover. FRCGS.
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Through a sea of red, arrived Landsdown stadium to watch Canada play USA - Canadian women’s first 15 who are ranked #2 in the world and have won the last 9 games against the USA | #elbowsupcanada
August 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Universal school masking reduced weekly COVID-19 deaths by 0.57 per 100k people. 50 percent of districts removed mask requirements by spring 2022 contributing to 9 percent of COVID deaths that year, from Guzman, Imberman, Filosa, Kilbride, and Malkus https://www.nber.org/papers/w33849
May 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A consumate and unflappable gentleman, a steady hand, and a master strategist - Andrew Bevan on Captaining the ship as it naviagated the greatest politcal
Comeback in Canadian history | www.ctvnews.ca/video/politi...
Bevan: Carney was 'right person for the moment' in the 2025 federal election
Former Liberal national campaign co-director Andrew Bevan talks about when it became clear that the Liberals had a chance to win the 2025 federal election.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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WTF! IDF fires warning shots at formally registered Canadian diplomatic tour in West Bank! | #ElbowsUp www.thestar.com/news/world/m...
Four Canadians were in West Bank as IDF fired warning shots nearby
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed that four Canadians were taking part in the tour in the West Bank city of Jenin and that no one was harmed.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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New Canadian Cabinet - 28 members, 10 new “Secretaries of State” including Julie Dabrusin, Environment, Tim Hodgson, Natural Resources, Rebecca Alty, Crown-Indigenous Services, Mandy Gull-Masty, Indigenous Services, and Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature) www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney's cabinet swearing-in underway, featuring 24 new faces | CBC
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May 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Damn Dr. Marc Ruel the race for Captain of Team Canada is heating up | #TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @marcruel www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
World-renowned Canadian heart surgeon turns down job in U.S. over political tension
Heart surgeon Marc Ruel changed his mind weeks before he was to start a job in San Francisco, citing President Donald Trump’s threats of widespread tariffs and making Canada the 51st state
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Interesting-looking study on how the wealthy have a lot of capability to reduce their carbon emissions, but lack the motivation to do so doi.org/10.1371/jour...
March 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Elbows up! | #TeamCanada
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Mélanie Joly has confirmed that Canada will implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States. Tariffs will soon be placed on U.S. exports, including orange juice, peanut butter, wine, coffee, cars, trucks, steel, and aluminum.

#Trump is destroying the USA
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Mélanie Joly has confirmed that Canada will implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States. Tariffs will soon be placed on U.S. exports, including orange juice, peanut butter, wine, coffee, cars, trucks, steel, and aluminum.

#Trump is destroying the USA
March 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Globe and Mail reports, “McCarthy Tétrault said last week it is pausing its hiring program for Black and Indigenous interns.” Shame. Shame. Exiting rhe #TeamCanada bus in dramatic fashion.
March 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Biinaagami - “clean water” in Anishinaabemowin | @swimdrinkfish @cangeo.bsky.social #Biinaagami
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The Original Indigenous Names for the Great Lakes:

Superior: gichi-gami (great sea)
Erie: erielhonan (long tail)
Michigan: michigami (long body of water)
Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water)
Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
This photo is a satellite view of the Great Lakes region in North America, with the lakes labeled in their indigenous names. Here’s a description of the image: Gichi-gami: This is the Ojibwe name for Lake Superior, located in the northern part of the image. Michiganmi: This represents Lake Michigan, positioned to the southwest. Karegnondi: This is the indigenous name for Lake Huron, situated in the central part of the map. Ontari:io/Kanadario: These are the names for Lake Ontario, located in the southeast. The dual naming might reflect different indigenous languages or dialects. Erielhonan: This refers to Lake Erie, found in the southern part of the image.
February 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The Original Indigenous Names for the Great Lakes:

Superior: gichi-gami (great sea)
Erie: erielhonan (long tail)
Michigan: michigami (long body of water)
Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water)
Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
This photo is a satellite view of the Great Lakes region in North America, with the lakes labeled in their indigenous names. Here’s a description of the image: Gichi-gami: This is the Ojibwe name for Lake Superior, located in the northern part of the image. Michiganmi: This represents Lake Michigan, positioned to the southwest. Karegnondi: This is the indigenous name for Lake Huron, situated in the central part of the map. Ontari:io/Kanadario: These are the names for Lake Ontario, located in the southeast. The dual naming might reflect different indigenous languages or dialects. Erielhonan: This refers to Lake Erie, found in the southern part of the image.
February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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‘We’re still struggling’: This summer will mark 35 years since Canada uses its army in a violent siege of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke.

Ellen Gabriel acted as spokesperson for her people and reflects back on the siege.

Full Face to Face interview:
Ellen Gabriel and the ‘watershed moment’ that was the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke | Face to Face
YouTube video by APTN News
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February 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole Temperatures at the north pole soared more than 20C above average on Sunday, crossing the threshold for ice to…
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February 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Levels of #microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests

- Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown

Story by me
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Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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That explains things!
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds

#climatecrisis
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‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds
Sharp rise in population in 11 of 16 cities expected to continue as rising temperatures make it easier for the animals to breed, say researchers
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February 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The richest man in the world has taken over the US government and his first order of business is taking revenge for the fall of apartheid in South Africa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situation
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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full preprint of this microplastics study now available
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Bloomberg reporting US car prices to increase $3,000 per as Trump taxes hit the auto sector | FAFO #TeamCanada www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Car Prices Face $3,000 Increase as Trump Tariffs Hit Auto Sector
President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada and Mexico will threaten production at automakers across North America and send record vehicle prices even higher, with about a quarter of a trillion do...
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February 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Superb speech… “from the beaches of Normandy, to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders, to the streets of Kandahar… to the Iranian hostage crisis… or mere weeks ago when we sent our waterbombers… we were always there…” | #TeamCanada www.youtube.com/live/PnvyrKv...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
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February 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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FAFO | #TeamCanada
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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If you missed it, here’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s, quite sincerely, historic speech. It’s for, and is galvanizing, Canadians but he also speaks very directly to our allies in the US. Please hear us out.
I do find myself thinking how much I’d give up, and do, for this imperfect country.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Cease-fire achieved in Isreal/Hamas conflict | www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/w...
Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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REMINDER❗Our #VoicesForAction event is in 2 weeks. Hear from:
📣 Prof. Tahia Devisscher (Faculty of Forestry, UBC)
📣Sharon McGougan (President, Garden City Conservation Society)
📣Kristen Bill (Project Manager, Forestry Health at the City of Hamilton)
Details & registration: https://buff.ly/4gjlKBx
January 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM