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TekkMatt @tech15.bsky.social · 6h

Important reporting: "The Alberta teacher strike...isn’t just another labour dispute. It’s the latest front in a long campaign — with its roots in the United States — to undermine public education, closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America." #abpoli #cdnpoli

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 15m

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 15h

#Breaking: Prime Minister Mark #Carney will be flying out tonight to head to Egypt to attend the signing of a Middle East peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza, according to his office. #cdnpoli
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Carney to attend Gaza peace summit in Egypt: Prime Minister's Office | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be heading to Egypt tonight to attend the signing of a Middle East peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza, according to his office.

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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 7h

Even relatively simple military procurement requirements are now written to deliberately favour only US suppliers under Carney.

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A major defence contract is set to favour U.S. supplier, despite Carney's promise to diversify | CBC News

The federal government is set to proceed with awarding a major defence contract despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single American company is e...

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Mark Allerton @mark-allerton.bsky.social · 9h

This is an idea whose time is coming. It makes no sense to tie Canadian policy to the US's anymore.

However, this needs to be structured in such a way that the Chinese EV firms can import cars at first but also need to build plants in Canada www.thestar.com/news/canada/m...

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 6h

Canada - Around 30 Atikamekw women come forward in Quebec class action alleging forced sterilizations

Lawsuit led by 2 Atikamekw women who claim they were sterilized without their free or informed consent www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Around 30 Atikamekw women come forward in class action alleging forced sterilizations | CBC News

Around Atikamekw 30 women have come forward as part of a class-action lawsuit against the Lanaudière regional health authority, for forced or non-consensual sterilizations. The lawsuit covers patients...

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 23m

"no reckoning, no addressing of root causes. Only a hurtling into the imperatives of cleanings-up and workings-out. All the while illegal occupation continues, and another chapter of Israel’s violations is furtively closed without accountability not only for Israel, but for its sponsors."
#cdnpoli

Leila @leilashami.bsky.social · 1h

"Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future"
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Operation Noah @operationnoah.bsky.social · 1h

The world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries are spending billions of pounds more to repay debts than they receive in funding to fight climate change, new research shows. #ClimateFinance www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Poor nations pay more on debt interest than they get for climate aid

The world’s least developed countries paid US $37 billion (£28bn) to service their debts in 2023, but received only $32 billion (£24bn) in climate finance

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 49m

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Waste from Copper Plant Is Heating a German Waterfront Without Emitting CO2

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#ClimateAction 🌎🌍

Waste from Copper Plant Is Heating a German Waterfront Without Emitting CO2

Industrial processes create all kinds of elemental forces and smelting is probably just one of many that could utilize waste heat for heating

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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 9h

Toronto teen’s annual 100-kilometre Thanksgiving trek has raised more than $45,000 for Covenant House - A 13-year-old girl has walked great lengths in support of a Toronto-based charity she strongly believes in.

Toronto teen’s annual 100-kilometre Thanksgiving trek has raised more than $45,000 for Covenant House

A 13-year-old girl has walked great lengths in support of a Toronto-based charity she strongly believes in.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 10h

The boo heard across Hostage Square: Israel's moral reckoning www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025... 🧵👇‼️

The boo heard across Hostage Square: Israel's moral reckoning | Opinion

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 10h

And a lot of it is yet undiscovered. Every day "new" creatures are being found. But these deep sea mining companies only see 💰

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 10h

Okay #Bluejays enough high fly balls.

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Michelle Bowman @michelle4guelph.bsky.social · 10h

Ditto the Liberals in Canada

#cdnpoli

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 11h

Hopefully tomorrow's game is open

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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 11h

Springer Dinger. That was fun.

It's the first leadoff HR in #Bluejays post-season history.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 11h

At 36 years and 23 days, George Springer is the second-oldest player in postseason history with a leadoff home run, younger than only:

2004 NLCS G7 Craig Biggio: 38y, 312d

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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 11h

World’s coral reefs crossing survival limit: global experts

The world’s tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11h

Game 1 between the Blue Jays and Mariners is moments away. Check out our live blog for the latest

Blue Jays vs. Mariners Game 1: ALCS kicks off in Toronto with Bo Bichette out due to knee injury

The Blue Jays and Mariners are battling it out with a World Series appearance on the line. Here’s the latest.

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 12h

#cdnpoli

Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 12h

This project could have easily been constructed with steel that is made in Windsor-Essex, or even other municipalities such as Hamilton.
Require federal government to ensure that Canadian steel is being prioritized for local projects.
#canpoli #elbowsup
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'Like a stake in my heart': Local steelworkers rally against use of foreign steel in Windsor project

Workers expressed their frustrations with the build, which will see an overpass over Banwell Road, as it is being constructed with foreign steel from the U.S. and other countries such as Turkey, Korea...

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 12h

This project could have easily been constructed with steel that is made in Windsor-Essex, or even other municipalities such as Hamilton.
Require federal government to ensure that Canadian steel is being prioritized for local projects.
#canpoli #elbowsup
www.am800cklw.com/news/like-a-...

'Like a stake in my heart': Local steelworkers rally against use of foreign steel in Windsor project

Workers expressed their frustrations with the build, which will see an overpass over Banwell Road, as it is being constructed with foreign steel from the U.S. and other countries such as Turkey, Korea...

www.am800cklw.com

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Black Panther🍁🦫🇨🇦antifa✌️ @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 14h

#𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗝𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗪𝗮𝘆🍁
Do you believe❓
#TorontoBlueJays🍁
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 15h

Opinion: Energy storage already ticks every box for national interest: job creation, economic security, emissions reductions, and grid resilience. But so far, it has been left off the priority list. That needs to change.

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The battery that can supercharge Canada's economic future

Energy storage already ticks every box for national interest: job creation, economic security, emissions reductions, and grid resilience. But so far, it has been left off the priority list. That…

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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 14h

Nope

Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 14h

Sadly,the peace accord isn't about justice or reparations.

Text in image. Breaking: Withdrawal lines from the Gaza Ceasefire Deal show that Israel retains most of Gaza's fertile land. Image is a map of Gaza.