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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 3h

Thinking of trying it myself. 😁

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Steve Burgess @steveburgess53.bsky.social · 4h

Can someone make a little stuffed version of the Nobel Peace Prize? Just to help him go sleepy-bye?

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4h

From my hemiplegic migraine group

“You don’t look sick” Thanks that’s the goal. But here is what you don’t see. I cancel plans, I rest for hours after a shower, I forget basic words mid sentence, I grieve a version of myself barely remember, fight everyday against a body that doesn’t cooperate. It is not just tired. It is chronic illness.

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Super Nintendo Chalmers @snchalmers.bsky.social · 6h

Obviously Canadian thanksgiving

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 6h

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 7h

This giant skeleton set up in front a house in the Glebe is giving off some big time Halloween vibes.

A giant skeleton decoration with raised arms stands in front of a red brick building, next to a parked black SUV.

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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 7h

Did you know Canadian short track speed skaters have won 37 Olympic medals — second only the long track speed skaters who have won 42.

A wildly successful program that intends on breaking record haul of six medals at one Games in Milano in February. Journey starts here tomorrow.

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 9h

PM Carney announced that automatic tax filing is coming for people on fixed incomes! I made this video in March 2024, explaining why this is such an important poverty-fighting initiative. So many people are going to keep their housing and be able to feed their families because of this.

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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 7h

She was already a controversial pick to lead the MPO given her background, but now to hear her spreading pure climate denial from one of the most influential posts in government is pretty appalling.

Oh and she also said she makes around $700,000 per year in this new gig (more than the PM!)

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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 7h

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office said the oil pipeline helps fight climate change.

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Sharkdancing @sharkdancing.bsky.social · 7h

Why are Canadian military boats in the Caribbean in the first place?

Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 15h

Canada’s Department of National Defence says it will continue a long-standing operation with the U.S. Coast Guard to capture drug smugglers in the Caribbean, despite a string of deadly U.S. airstrikes www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Why U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats have Canada ‘between a rock and a hard place’ | CBC News

Canada’s Department of National Defence says it will continue a longstanding operation with the U.S. Coast Guard to capture drug smugglers in the Caribbean, despite a string of deadly U.S. airstrikes ...

www.cbc.ca

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 8h

Bon weekend, Chris! 🌸

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Shane🇨🇦 @shane555.bsky.social · 10h

A trend starting of municipalities opening clinics? ⤵️

Fed’s could help set this up and create a direct funding model. Prov’s are not doing a good enough job on Healthcare.

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Carolyn Hudson @cmusician.bsky.social · 15h

"With fewer family physicians per resident than almost anywhere in B.C., Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says the city is launching a plan to open a network of new medical clinics and hiring a health-care administrator to run them" vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/c... #bcpoli #bchealth #onpoli #onhealth

City of Surrey accepting proposals for network of medical clinics

In a time when family doctors are hard to find in B.C., the City of Surrey is taking matters into its own hands.

vancouver.citynews.ca

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11h

⚡️Latvia orders 841 Russian citizens to leave by Oct. 13 for failing language and residency checks.

Latvia About to Expel 841 Russian Citizens Over Language and Residency Law Breaches

Latvia mandates 841 Russian nationals to exit by October 13 for failing to meet language and security requirements amid updated immigration laws.

united24media.com

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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 10h

German defense company Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with additional Skyranger 35 air defense systems, funded by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with Skyranger 35 air defense systems funded by frozen Russian assets

German defense company Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with additional Skyranger 35 air defense systems, funded by proceeds from frozen Russian assets, the company said in a statement on Oct. 10

english.nv.ua

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 11h

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 11h

At a transportation research conference that is still probably about 90% dudes. We miss so much in planning and engineering our communities when everyone in the room has similar experiences of how people interact with you in public space.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11h

I imagine it's possible that Barghouti gets included in future exchanges, but if you're looking for evidence that Israel wants to push Hamas to scupper the deal, this would be a good place to look.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11h

Extremely troubling that the swap list doesn't include Marwan Barghouti, probably the most popular politician in Palestine. Israel had signaled months ago that they intended to swap Barghouti.

(I initially read that the list *does* include Barghouti. Sorry for the error.)

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 11h

Israel publishes list of 250 prisoners slated for release as part of Gaza deal
Several heavyweights demanded by Hamas, incl Barghouti, omitted; terror group reportedly claims list not approved; 11 Fatah convicts swapped out at last minute for Hamas members

www.timesofisrael.com/israel-publi...

Israel publishes list of 250 security prisoners slated for release as part of Gaza deal

Several heavyweights demanded by Hamas, including Barghouti, omitted; terror group reportedly claims list not approved; 11 Fatah convicts swapped out at last minute for Hamas members

www.timesofisrael.com

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 12h

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Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 12h

This could’ve happened over a year ago Biden did everything he could to make it happen, but it doesn’t matter because he wouldn’t offer BB what Trump was willing to because Trump doesn’t care about anyone’s life except his own
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 12h

I really need people who call Biden genocide Joe to understand that the deal that Trump just made was Biden‘s deal. But Trump and BB worked together so that Bebe wouldn’t agree to it under Biden.
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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 13h

I have had this experience and send warm feelings your way.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16h

Any news organization that treated "Will Trump Get Nobel?" as a remotely serious question, and not one more indication of his accelerating hallucinatory patterns, has some 'splaining to do.

Looking at you, all major news orgs.

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