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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 6h

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 🇨🇦🚨Private schools

Ex-Robert Land students call for stricter Ontario regulation of private schools amid abuse allegations | CBC News

Their calls for change come after a CBC News investigation into allegations of historic physical and emotional abuse, and in some cases sexual exploitation, at the now-closed Wellandport, Ont., privat...

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 6h

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Family, advocates express shock and anger over violent attack on Muslim man in Markham | CBC News

The family of a Muslim man who was brutally beaten while working at a Markham hotel last month say their lives have been forever altered after what police are calling a “violent, hate-motivated” attac...

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 8h

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mask-mandate-health-facilites-9.6934985

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Health P.E.I. is reinstating a mandatory masking policy in all of its facilities in response to the growing presence of respiratory illnesses on the Island.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8h

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China.
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Wall Street tumbles in its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China.

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 8h

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 8h

edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a... 🇨🇦 Is dead victim’s disgusting daughter her heir? 🤬

An Alberta senior died after 7-10 days on the floor. Her caregivers have been found guilty of criminal negligence

Warning: this story contains details some readers may find disturbing.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 10h

Trump is using national security as an excuse to impose new tariffs on kitchen cabinets.

This is what happens when “damage to national security” has no clear definition.

It leads to overclassification and more government secrets.

Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 8h

My BFF was just at the grocery store in Toronto 🇨🇦 & scored a well marbled piece of 🇦🇺 beef for her family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Not too $$$, apparently. She&spouse walked away from their cart … & someone swiped the 🍖 ! She did get a smaller not as nice one. But may the swiper burn their dinner! 🤬

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 9h

Oof I'm down a rabbit hole trying to parse this line in this article:

"According to a 2017 Fraser Institute report, the average after-tax income for a significant majority of independent school families is comparable to, or even slightly less than, the average income for public school families"

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Opinion: Setting the record straight on Alberta’s independent school funding

Independent school association takes issue with Don Braid column on government funding.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 9h

This method yielded an "average parental income" for public school kids to be $97,301.

For private school kids, it was $130,127.

They then excluded "elite" private schools.

And when you look only at "non-elite" private schools, the "average parental income" is $95,549.

Screenshot of column chart from the Fraser Institute report showing their calculations of "parental income" for public schools ($97,301), private schools ($130,127), "non-elite" private schools ($95,459) and "elite" private schools ($192,265).

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 11h

It's been 200 days since masked government goons abducted Rümeysa Öztürk for writing an op-ed they didn't like.

She's no longer behind bars, but they're still trying to deport her, and they still don't want the public to know why.

The U.S. government is hiding Öztürk records. Its rationale is insulting

If the government was really concerned about protecting privacy, it wouldn’t have abducted and detained Öztürk for writing an op-ed

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 8h

www.bbc.com/reel/video/p... 🇮🇹 (but Sicilian)

Futtitinni: The Sicilian life advice you need to know about

The expression 'futtitinni' runs deep in the Sicilian culture and helps the locals not sweat the small stuff.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 8h

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Why do French men pee on the street?

Every year, Paris tries new, 'revolutionary' methods to stop men from peeing outside. Why?

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 8h

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Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 9h

www.bbc.com/news/article... 🇫🇷 unrest unrest everywhere

Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 12h

www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... 🇷🇺 vs stolen 🇺🇦 children & youth

In rare address, Melania Trump says Russia will return Ukrainian children 18 and older

First lady Melania Trump said she has been communicating with Vladimir Putin's government about reuniting Ukrainian children with their families.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 20h

toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/d... 🇨🇦 celebrating triumph of light vs darkness 🎇

Diwali Festival of Lights returns to Nathan Phillips Square this weekend

Fireworks will light up the Toronto skyline this weekend for the third annual Diwali Festival of Lights at Nathan Phillips Square.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 1d

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2 men arrested in Ajax roofing scam

Durham police say two men are being charged with fraud in connection to a roofing scam in Ajax.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/shorts/DGEkz... 🐱🤭

Shelter cat won't stop smacking people, but everyone loves him #shorts

YouTube video by That Good News Girl

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 1d

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-measles-elimination-status-outbreak-vaccines/

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A nurse in London, Ont., shows visitors how to mask up at a hospital's measles screening point. Southwestern Ontario lost a child to the disease this past summer.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 1d

Staff shortages leading to heart surgery delays and deaths, say Quebec cardiologists, surgeons https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/staff-shortage-perfusionist-deaths-quebec-waitlist-9.6932126

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The Association of Cardiologists of Quebec and the Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Quebec say staffing shortages are causing surgery delays leading to patient deaths.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday: Trump bragged, "We took the freedom of speech away."

Today: New reporting on Trump's plans to go after opposition groups.

In 9 days: We mount the largest peaceful protest in modern history to say, loud and clear, that America has no king.

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USA Today: 'We took the freedom of speech away:' Trump on flag burning protection, First Amendment

Reuters: Trump's war on the left: inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 1d

toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/m... 🇨🇦 drunk guest’s card declined so he viciously attacks hotel employee “31-year-old Geethansan Sriranjan of Toronto … charged with assault causing bodily harm and one count of uttering threats.”

Family describes 'vicious attack' against Muslim hotel worker

The family of a 54-year-old hospitality worker says he is permanently disfigured after an "Islamophobic attack" at a Markham hotel last month.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 1d

news.sky.com/story/west-m... 🇬🇧 ‘The Sikh Federation said last week the perpetrators allegedly told the victim during the attack: "You don't belong in this country, get out."’

West Midlands MP 'worried' about increase in hate crimes after 'racially aggravated' rape

Preet Kaur Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, says constituents who have lived in the country for decades have told her they have been "racially, or verbally attacked" for the first time.

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snakatac83.bsky.social @snakatac83.bsky.social · 1d

globalnews.ca/news/1147118... 🇨🇦 “dispute with Premier Danielle Smith’s government over long-standing concerns, such as wages, overcrowded classrooms and student complexities.”

Labour expert questions why Alberta government delayed lockout of teachers | Globalnews.ca

As an Alberta-wide teachers strike drags into its fourth day, a labour relations expert doesn't see why the group in charge of bargaining delayed their lockout.

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