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This is an interesting article. About 700,000 people die a year from influenza. Add in C*VID and we're going to be well into the multiple millions. Well except that one year that no one wants to learn from that is.
ourworldindata.org/influenza-de...
ourworldindata.org/influenza-de...
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is an interesting article. About 700,000 people die a year from influenza. Add in C*VID and we're going to be well into the multiple millions. Well except that one year that no one wants to learn from that is.
ourworldindata.org/influenza-de...
ourworldindata.org/influenza-de...
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Havenβt been on here in agesβ¦ but today Iβm back to share my familyβs story about being stuck in the emergency dept at an Alberta hospital for more than 90 hours. The UCP is fiddling while the system burns.
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Senior with influenza waited 90 hours in Edmonton emergency department, family says
Patients are languishing for days in makeshift waiting areas to receive care
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Havenβt been on here in agesβ¦ but today Iβm back to share my familyβs story about being stuck in the emergency dept at an Alberta hospital for more than 90 hours. The UCP is fiddling while the system burns.
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
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@picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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And now we have precedent for changing the conversation about private urban landscape management in a time of biodiversity and pollinator decline.
GOOD.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
GOOD.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Mississauga man took the city to court over not mowing his lawn β and won | CBC News
A Mississauga man has won a Superior Court challenge against the city over a weed control bylaw that prevents homeowners from growing some plants and grass over a certain height.
www.cbc.ca
January 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
And now we have precedent for changing the conversation about private urban landscape management in a time of biodiversity and pollinator decline.
GOOD.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
GOOD.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thatβs wild! π€©
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Happy World Soil Day to all who celebrate! And in honour of the day, a throwback to my recent Senate speech on the need for Canada to create a national soil strategy. #WorldSoilDay #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #UnitedNations
Don't spoil the soil: the need for a national strategy on soil health
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Happy World Soil Day to all who celebrate! And in honour of the day, a throwback to my recent Senate speech on the need for Canada to create a national soil strategy. #WorldSoilDay #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #UnitedNations
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, itβs actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, itβs actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says β Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikesΒ and people in cars and on foot, a new studyΒ of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, itβs actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, itβs actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
Losing Our Immunity: How Anti-Vax Propaganda Put Canada Back on the Measles Map
From anti-vaxxers to ostrich cures β Canadaβs loss of measles elimination status shows what happens when science denial takes root.
queergranddad.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
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how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why weβre all worse off for itβespecially our kids
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(on the occasion of my sonβs [5th] and the CBCβs [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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Knowledge is power, especially for moms! Understanding the health risks of wildfire smoke and knowing how to monitor air quality gives us the tools to keep our children safe. Let's be prepared and empower our families to stay healthy, no matter what. π #MomStrong
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
How wildfire smoke impacts health
During wildfire season, every fire comes with the direct risk of what it burns. But there is a secondary risk that comes with all wildfires: The impact of smoke haze on human health. Smoky air...
www.vaildaily.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Knowledge is power, especially for moms! Understanding the health risks of wildfire smoke and knowing how to monitor air quality gives us the tools to keep our children safe. Let's be prepared and empower our families to stay healthy, no matter what. π #MomStrong
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
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The reason there was so much waste last year was the govt never advertised you should be getting vaccinated. There was no one word about Covid from Danielle Smith Or the #UCP govt.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Province to charge majority of Albertans $100 for COVID-19 vaccine this flu season | CBC News
The province says Albertans who will need to pay for their COVID-19 vaccine this flu season will be charged a $100 administration fee for each dose.
www.cbc.ca
August 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The reason there was so much waste last year was the govt never advertised you should be getting vaccinated. There was no one word about Covid from Danielle Smith Or the #UCP govt.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Via Andrew Nikiforuk.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Albertaβs Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee
The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.
thetyee.ca
August 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Via Andrew Nikiforuk.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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I understand the limitations of my knowledge.
Iβve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While theyβre making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. βRespirators donβt work.β one example that has harmed millions
Iβve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While theyβre making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. βRespirators donβt work.β one example that has harmed millions
July 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I understand the limitations of my knowledge.
Iβve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While theyβre making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. βRespirators donβt work.β one example that has harmed millions
Iβve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While theyβre making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. βRespirators donβt work.β one example that has harmed millions
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July 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Discover Magazine: βAllergic to Everything β The Mysteries of Mast Cellsβ
βHow one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.β
βthis phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCASβ
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βHow one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.β
βthis phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCASβ
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/allergic-to-everything-the-mysteries-of-mast-cells
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July 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Discover Magazine: βAllergic to Everything β The Mysteries of Mast Cellsβ
βHow one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.β
βthis phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCASβ
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
βHow one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.β
βthis phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCASβ
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
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I love this new local veggie growing craze. There's absolutely ZERO reason we have to ship lettuce from God-knows-where when we can grow it within 100 kms from local stores.
This lettuce is grown indoors and is sold in grocery stores in St. Anthony #Newfoundland #Labrador #SabriFarms
Sabri Farms produce is changing the lettuce game
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sabri Farms produce is changing the lettuce game
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This lettuce is grown indoors and is sold in grocery stores in St. Anthony | CBC News
On the tip of the Northern Peninsula, fresh leafy greens are being grown inside a shipping container and then being put on grocery store shelves. Local grocery shoppers are excited for the new fresh a...
www.cbc.ca
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I love this new local veggie growing craze. There's absolutely ZERO reason we have to ship lettuce from God-knows-where when we can grow it within 100 kms from local stores.
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Also if we move towards heat pumps and renewable energy, we can heat and cool spaces effectively and efficiently! Heat pumps are basically magic. (And Iβve got all of mine set to dehumidify in my flooded house right now)
Fun fact: air conditioning takes less energy than heating and no less important. The belief that it's "decadent" is puritanism.
Air conditioning is an absolutely vital life-saving technology on a swiftly-warming planet, and people who claim it's somehow more shameful to cool a home than it is to heat one are idiots.
I wrote this a few years ago and still stand by it:
foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/16/c...
I wrote this a few years ago and still stand by it:
foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/16/c...
June 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Also if we move towards heat pumps and renewable energy, we can heat and cool spaces effectively and efficiently! Heat pumps are basically magic. (And Iβve got all of mine set to dehumidify in my flooded house right now)
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I remain convinced that the Alberta govt has been one of the worst in the Western hemisphere when it comes to covid. This was the govt that was caught hiding evidence that masks in schools reduced infection rates. This was the govt that reopened against expert advice and filled ER's in the summer.
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I remain convinced that the Alberta govt has been one of the worst in the Western hemisphere when it comes to covid. This was the govt that was caught hiding evidence that masks in schools reduced infection rates. This was the govt that reopened against expert advice and filled ER's in the summer.
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'My three-year-old has already had more smoky days in his short life than I had throughout my *entire* childhood.'
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
June 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
'My three-year-old has already had more smoky days in his short life than I had throughout my *entire* childhood.'
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
While stopped at red light today, saw a dude in open Jeep wearing kn95. Almost rolled down my window and whoop-whooped ππΌ Chose not to let any more of that craptastic smoky air inside the car
June 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
While stopped at red light today, saw a dude in open Jeep wearing kn95. Almost rolled down my window and whoop-whooped ππΌ Chose not to let any more of that craptastic smoky air inside the car
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What's a pyrocumulonimbus?
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out π
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out π
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
Pyrocumulonimbus outbreak in Alberta | Bad Weather Kyle
A series of firestorms raged across northern Alberta on the evening of 28 May.
badweatherkyle.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
What's a pyrocumulonimbus?
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out π
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out π
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...