Anna Dodd
@anna-dodd.bsky.social
WRITER EDITOR JOURNALIST ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT MANAGER AND OTHER THINGS!
Interested in the environment, sustainability, tech, politics, travel, pop culture 🤠
📍🇩🇪 & 🇨🇦
Interested in the environment, sustainability, tech, politics, travel, pop culture 🤠
📍🇩🇪 & 🇨🇦
My latest, for France Today! 🇫🇷
Giving up alcohol, and especially wine, in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat. But with the recent boom of tasty non-alcoholic alternatives, there’s no better time to do it!
francetoday.com/food-drink/g...
Giving up alcohol, and especially wine, in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat. But with the recent boom of tasty non-alcoholic alternatives, there’s no better time to do it!
francetoday.com/food-drink/g...
Going Sober in the Southwest of France
Being sober in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat, especially for your own wedding. However, it is possible, and there is no better time to do it.
francetoday.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
My latest, for France Today! 🇫🇷
Giving up alcohol, and especially wine, in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat. But with the recent boom of tasty non-alcoholic alternatives, there’s no better time to do it!
francetoday.com/food-drink/g...
Giving up alcohol, and especially wine, in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat. But with the recent boom of tasty non-alcoholic alternatives, there’s no better time to do it!
francetoday.com/food-drink/g...
City of Ottawa off track on tree planting, climate goals, committee hears: compassnews.ca/city-of-otta... #ottawanews #yownews #cityofottawa
City of Ottawa off track on tree planting, climate goals, committee hears - CompassNews
Last week, the City of Ottawa’s Environment and Climate Change Committee met to discuss and finalize the 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budget for environment and climate change. Multiple delegation...
compassnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
City of Ottawa off track on tree planting, climate goals, committee hears: compassnews.ca/city-of-otta... #ottawanews #yownews #cityofottawa
Reposted by Anna Dodd
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
My latest on @en.ottawa.ca’s approval of a 5% increase to the Ottawa police budget: compassnews.ca/ottawa-city-...
Ottawa city council approves 5 per cent police budget increase - CompassNews
After three hours of discussion, debate, and questions to members of the Ottawa Police Services (OPS), Ottawa city council on Wednesday approved the draft OPS operating budget for 2026. The budget rep...
compassnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My latest on @en.ottawa.ca’s approval of a 5% increase to the Ottawa police budget: compassnews.ca/ottawa-city-...
Reposted by Anna Dodd
I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.
I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later.
I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.
My latest for Ottawa Compass News on @en.ottawa.ca’s implementation of AI #ottawanews #ainews #genai
compassnews.ca/city-of-otta...
compassnews.ca/city-of-otta...
City of Ottawa is making use of AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, SAP Joule - CompassNews
At Ottawa council’s finance and corporate services committee meeting on Tuesday, staff confirmed that the city has already rolled out the integration of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) tools int...
compassnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My latest for Ottawa Compass News on @en.ottawa.ca’s implementation of AI #ottawanews #ainews #genai
compassnews.ca/city-of-otta...
compassnews.ca/city-of-otta...
I wrote a fun little piece about my living/relationship situation in Germany for @businessinsider.com 🤓 www.businessinsider.com/moved-to-ger...
I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later.
I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wrote a fun little piece about my living/relationship situation in Germany for @businessinsider.com 🤓 www.businessinsider.com/moved-to-ger...
So in addition to starting Bluesky I just went back on X and my guy Michael Bublé has slid into my DMs, should I answer??
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So in addition to starting Bluesky I just went back on X and my guy Michael Bublé has slid into my DMs, should I answer??
Reposted by Anna Dodd
A recent study from the U.S. state of California finds that the public reported more encounters with wildlife in times of drought.
Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions in other areas also facing water shortages — a growing problem amid climate change.
Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions in other areas also facing water shortages — a growing problem amid climate change.
Drought amplifies human-wildlife conflict, study finds
A recent study from the U.S. state of California finds that the public reported more encounters with wildlife in times of drought. Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife…
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A recent study from the U.S. state of California finds that the public reported more encounters with wildlife in times of drought.
Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions in other areas also facing water shortages — a growing problem amid climate change.
Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions in other areas also facing water shortages — a growing problem amid climate change.
Reposted by Anna Dodd
This was a joy to watch! 🌻🌷🌸
#WATCH: Amber Morrison dreamed of a life in medicine.
But when #COVID19 hit, like many frontline workers, she went from being hailed as a hero to being assailed as an enemy.
She found new life in farming and pesticide-free blossoms. 💡🌼
But when #COVID19 hit, like many frontline workers, she went from being hailed as a hero to being assailed as an enemy.
She found new life in farming and pesticide-free blossoms. 💡🌼
The Pandemic Left Her Reeling. So She Turned to Growing Flowers | The Tyee
How a frontline medical worker found new life in farming and selling pesticide-free blossoms.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This was a joy to watch! 🌻🌷🌸
I’ve been doing some reporting for Compass News, a division of iPolitics. Here’s a piece from last week on the City of Ottawa’s housing & planning committee approving the draft housing budget @en.ottawa.ca
compassnews.ca/ottawas-plan...
compassnews.ca/ottawas-plan...
Ottawa's planning and housing committee approves draft budget - CompassNews
City council’s planning and housing committee has signed off on the 2026 draft budget. In a meeting on Wednesday, the committee passed a motion recommending council approve the budget’s housing and pl...
compassnews.ca
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I’ve been doing some reporting for Compass News, a division of iPolitics. Here’s a piece from last week on the City of Ottawa’s housing & planning committee approving the draft housing budget @en.ottawa.ca
compassnews.ca/ottawas-plan...
compassnews.ca/ottawas-plan...