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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · 7d

“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved”

- Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall reaching out to a baby chimpanzee, with the chimp reaching back. Hands are on the verge of touching.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.

Here are snapshots from her life and career.

Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures

The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 9d

SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found

By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend

Alberta health officials were also directors at a company linked to a supplier

Corporate filings reveal further links between Alberta Health Services procurement staff and private firms

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · 11d

The best time of year for hiking!

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · 11d

Early morning hike to visit the golden larches in the Rockies.

A woman stands in front of a mountain vista

Alpine larch trees frame a woman enjoying the view.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 13d

The human heart is

The size of a

Fist

Clenched.

Indefatigable, and infallible

On pain of death.

And yet it skips

At the most curious

Times,

To remind us of its finite

Beats.

And perhaps to attend us

To use them both wisely

And with abandon.

— Darren Markland, August 2025

Darren Markland Obituary | Edmonton Journal Remembering

View Darren Markland's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 8 tribute posts from the community.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 14d

SCOOP: A consultant advising Alberta Health Services on private surgical facilities simultaneously negotiated with AHS on behalf of a company vying to open such a clinic, according to a confidential report obtained by The Globe.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Adviser on Alberta’s use of private clinics was also working for company vying for contract, confidential report says

Potential conflicts of interest outlined in document at centre of health procurement controversy

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · 15d

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'Green scam': At UN, watched by drowning nations' leaders, Trump assails the ethos of climate change

In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental i...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 26d

NASA's Perseverance rover found a potential biosignature on Mars - minerals arranged in a "leopard spot" pattern that could indicate ancient microbial life. The discovery expands the window of when Mars may have been habitable.

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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source

Unique, spotted rocks in Mars’ Jezero Crater could indicate that the planet once hosted life.

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Sep 9

A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...

A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View

www.nytimes.com

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oil and gas well-testing technology developed at UCalgary now an option for industry in Alberta, B.C.
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Oil and gas well-testing technology developed at UCalgary now an option for industry in Alberta, B.C.

Chris Clarkson and his team develop a quicker alternative to conventional methods

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wildfire ash is accelerating glacier melt in the Canadian Rockies
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Darkened by ash from wildfires, glaciers in the Canadian Rockies are melting even faster

Ash on the surface of once-reflective glaciers accelerates the rapid melting of ice long after fires are extinguished

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Sep 5

It is good to know who not to vote for…

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today’s hike on Carthew-Alderson trail in Waterton 😍

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Department of Biological Sciences at @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology. lnkd.in/gMt2i9C7
#FreshwaterEcology #AcademicJobs #AcademicChat #EnvironmentalScience #AquaticEcology 🧪

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Aug 23

Lake O’Hara never disappoints 😍

A view of Lake O’Hara and Mary Lake from up high on the Opabin plateau.

Two women hike with scenic mountains in the background.

A group of four women pose on a mountain for a scenic photo.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · Aug 18

Bateaux
Tom Thomson
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Colette Derworiz 🇨🇦 @cderworiz.bsky.social · Aug 16

“Decades of research show that protected bike lanes save lives. Cities around the world have found that when people feel safe riding, more people choose to bike – and everyone benefits. Protected lanes reduce injuries for all road users.”

Cailynn Klingbeil @cailynn.bsky.social · Aug 16

I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX

Opinion: The premiers are using bike lanes as a political scapegoat

Safe cycling infrastructure saves lives, but sadly, many politicians are ignoring the facts

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Here is the link to pre-order your flu shot and your COVID-19 shot for this autumn in Alberta. If you don't order, you won't get one (even if you fall into the high risk category). It is safe to have both at once.

bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...

You know they did (& didn't) with measles...

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