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Grumpy Retired Nurse. Loves water and wildlife. 🇨🇦
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Eaton's was more than a retail store.
It was a Canadian institution that played a major role in our history and cultural evolution.
When it went bankrupt in 1999, we lost part of our cultural landscape.
This is the history of Eaton's.
youtu.be/bOxB2BWla9M
It was a Canadian institution that played a major role in our history and cultural evolution.
When it went bankrupt in 1999, we lost part of our cultural landscape.
This is the history of Eaton's.
youtu.be/bOxB2BWla9M
A Canadian Institution: Eaton's
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Eaton's was more than a retail store.
It was a Canadian institution that played a major role in our history and cultural evolution.
When it went bankrupt in 1999, we lost part of our cultural landscape.
This is the history of Eaton's.
youtu.be/bOxB2BWla9M
It was a Canadian institution that played a major role in our history and cultural evolution.
When it went bankrupt in 1999, we lost part of our cultural landscape.
This is the history of Eaton's.
youtu.be/bOxB2BWla9M
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Meta has maintained a years-long news blockade of Canada to bully Ottawa into dropping a meager attempt to make the company compensate the journalism organizations it systematically defunded.
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not
For years, Meta has blocked Canadians from accessing news content on its platforms. And for years, Canada has done nothing about this.
www.thestar.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Meta has maintained a years-long news blockade of Canada to bully Ottawa into dropping a meager attempt to make the company compensate the journalism organizations it systematically defunded.
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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If Greenland falls, Canada is next. It is time for the people of Denmark to invoke Article IV of NATO and to call Trump's bluff.
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
GREENLAND THREAT - IT'S TIME TO CALL TRUMP'S BLUFF !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If Greenland falls, Canada is next. It is time for the people of Denmark to invoke Article IV of NATO and to call Trump's bluff.
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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For all the hard working, over burdened ♀ out there at Xmas....
By UK cartoonist Jacky Fleming 🩷
By UK cartoonist Jacky Fleming 🩷
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
For all the hard working, over burdened ♀ out there at Xmas....
By UK cartoonist Jacky Fleming 🩷
By UK cartoonist Jacky Fleming 🩷
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Our garden is a beehive of activity under the cover of darkness, in the wee hours of the morning or whenever we're tucked out of sight. Hope you enjoy our little video. youtu.be/17gU9Ivco_4?...
The Garden Hustle
YouTube video by Bob H.
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our garden is a beehive of activity under the cover of darkness, in the wee hours of the morning or whenever we're tucked out of sight. Hope you enjoy our little video. youtu.be/17gU9Ivco_4?...
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Years apart, Doug Ford gave the same man $4.5 million of your tax dollars, first to make COVID-19 tracking bracelets that were a scam, and then Doug gave him more money through the Skills Development Fund. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Years apart, Doug Ford gave the same man $4.5 million of your tax dollars, first to make COVID-19 tracking bracelets that were a scam, and then Doug gave him more money through the Skills Development Fund. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
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Jim Balsillie is calling on Mark Carney’s government to do more to build economic resilience and exert sovereignty over Canadian data, saying it’s urgent to do so after the US released a new national security policy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @christinedobby.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @christinedobby.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Ex-BlackBerry CEO Urges Canada to Shield Itself From ‘Trump Doctrine’
Technology investor Jim Balsillie is calling on Mark Carney’s government to do more to build economic resilience and exert sovereignty over Canadian data, saying it’s urgent to do so after the US rele...
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Jim Balsillie is calling on Mark Carney’s government to do more to build economic resilience and exert sovereignty over Canadian data, saying it’s urgent to do so after the US released a new national security policy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @christinedobby.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @christinedobby.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
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🌱 I had some scientist on here seriously ask me to prove Glyphosate wasn’t lethal. Millions in lawsuits they’re paying out are enough proof for me. Monsanto funded so many fake scientific papers criticising research that posed a threat to its profits, scientists are falling for it. 🙈
A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup--aka glyphosate--“does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted 8 years after documents released in a court case revealed employees of Monsanto, the company that developed it, wrote the article but were not named as coauthors.
Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court
Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup “does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted eight years after documents released in a court…
retractionwatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🌱 I had some scientist on here seriously ask me to prove Glyphosate wasn’t lethal. Millions in lawsuits they’re paying out are enough proof for me. Monsanto funded so many fake scientific papers criticising research that posed a threat to its profits, scientists are falling for it. 🙈
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The Rights of Nature, An Idea Whose Time Has Come.
By Maude Barlow (Blue Community co-founder).
blue-community.net/m...
By Maude Barlow (Blue Community co-founder).
blue-community.net/m...
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Rights of Nature, An Idea Whose Time Has Come.
By Maude Barlow (Blue Community co-founder).
blue-community.net/m...
By Maude Barlow (Blue Community co-founder).
blue-community.net/m...
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It’s the two-year anniversary of Henry Kissinger's death.
Take it away, Mr Bourdain:
Take it away, Mr Bourdain:
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s the two-year anniversary of Henry Kissinger's death.
Take it away, Mr Bourdain:
Take it away, Mr Bourdain:
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We couldn’t publish an edition of Books We Love without remembering our friend and colleague, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, 1974-2021. Today would have been her birthday, and we hope you’ll find a new read in her honor ❤️
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We couldn’t publish an edition of Books We Love without remembering our friend and colleague, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, 1974-2021. Today would have been her birthday, and we hope you’ll find a new read in her honor ❤️
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“Every time we go and harvest Manoomin, we are acting in resistance, we are acting in resilience, and we’re thriving as people.” - Ryerson Whetung
👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44gg0ET
Photography and story by Shelby Lisk, video edited by Heather Patterson
👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44gg0ET
Photography and story by Shelby Lisk, video edited by Heather Patterson
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Every time we go and harvest Manoomin, we are acting in resistance, we are acting in resilience, and we’re thriving as people.” - Ryerson Whetung
👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44gg0ET
Photography and story by Shelby Lisk, video edited by Heather Patterson
👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44gg0ET
Photography and story by Shelby Lisk, video edited by Heather Patterson
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Mulroney was a Regan sycophant. He operated like Regan’s sidekick and left Canada for the US after he finished taking as much advantage of our country as he could. It’s troubling how short our collective memory of Mulroney and his family is.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mulroney was a Regan sycophant. He operated like Regan’s sidekick and left Canada for the US after he finished taking as much advantage of our country as he could. It’s troubling how short our collective memory of Mulroney and his family is.
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In my column today, I note that Trump's freakout over the anti-tariff Reagan ad let slip a basic fact: He's very worried the Supreme Court is going to declare his tariffs unconstitutional.
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In my column today, I note that Trump's freakout over the anti-tariff Reagan ad let slip a basic fact: He's very worried the Supreme Court is going to declare his tariffs unconstitutional.
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The Sex Evils threw a party for a girl. Prince Evil. Weinstein Evil. Epstein Evil. Mrs. Epstein Evil.
Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein at Royal Lodge, the home he’s under pressure to move out of
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prince Andrew hosted Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein at Royal Lodge
The trio were at Andrew's mansion in 2006 as part of his daughter Beatrice's 18th birthday celebrations.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Sex Evils threw a party for a girl. Prince Evil. Weinstein Evil. Epstein Evil. Mrs. Epstein Evil.
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I Am Canadian!
Thanks Charlie.
Thanks Charlie.
Doug Ford's ad has nothing on the Joe Canadian ad.
Best ad ever.
I will be at the Lunenburg Literary Festival on Saturday Nov 8 for a conversation with Joe Canada. Get your tickets. This will be a truly Canadian moment.
www.lunenburglitfestival.ca/event/captai...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMxG...
Best ad ever.
I will be at the Lunenburg Literary Festival on Saturday Nov 8 for a conversation with Joe Canada. Get your tickets. This will be a truly Canadian moment.
www.lunenburglitfestival.ca/event/captai...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMxG...
I Am Canadian : The Rant
YouTube video by SHNKArchives
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I Am Canadian!
Thanks Charlie.
Thanks Charlie.
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In the last three homelessness has jumped 25% in Ontario. All on Doug Ford's watch.
Bill 60 will rip up protections for rent controls. This will cause a dangerous spike in evictions and homelessness.
This is seriously bad policy.
progresscanada.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
Bill 60 will rip up protections for rent controls. This will cause a dangerous spike in evictions and homelessness.
This is seriously bad policy.
progresscanada.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
Doug Ford Is About to End Housing Security for Every Renter in Ontario
The Ford Government's Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, is a recipe for deepening poverty and further exploding homelessness in Ontario.
progresscanada.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In the last three homelessness has jumped 25% in Ontario. All on Doug Ford's watch.
Bill 60 will rip up protections for rent controls. This will cause a dangerous spike in evictions and homelessness.
This is seriously bad policy.
progresscanada.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
Bill 60 will rip up protections for rent controls. This will cause a dangerous spike in evictions and homelessness.
This is seriously bad policy.
progresscanada.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
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Today, in Question Period, an agitated Ford was pretending to protect Ontario as Ford awarded a $140-million hospital contract in Mississauga to an American company while 800,000 Ontarians are out of work. #cdnpoli
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today, in Question Period, an agitated Ford was pretending to protect Ontario as Ford awarded a $140-million hospital contract in Mississauga to an American company while 800,000 Ontarians are out of work. #cdnpoli
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2/ Links:
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
ontario.ca
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2/ Links:
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
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I'm fairly certain decent Canadians don't want this political goblin ruining the country with these horrible ideals.
No political party of Canada should be this repugnant.
People like Poilievre shouldn't be anywhere near the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
#CdnPoli 🦾🦾🪖🍁🇨🇦
No political party of Canada should be this repugnant.
People like Poilievre shouldn't be anywhere near the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
#CdnPoli 🦾🦾🪖🍁🇨🇦
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm fairly certain decent Canadians don't want this political goblin ruining the country with these horrible ideals.
No political party of Canada should be this repugnant.
People like Poilievre shouldn't be anywhere near the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
#CdnPoli 🦾🦾🪖🍁🇨🇦
No political party of Canada should be this repugnant.
People like Poilievre shouldn't be anywhere near the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
#CdnPoli 🦾🦾🪖🍁🇨🇦
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Seems to be a theme: “If we don't clean up our act as a country and provide a respectful workplace for elected representatives, we're gonna lose voices, we're gonna lose women, we're gonna lose diverse candidates who have enough barriers to begin with”
‘It has lasting impacts’: Halton politicians push against political harassment and toxicity with Elect Respect campaign
‘It has lasting impacts’: Halton politicians push against political harassment and toxicity with Elect Respect campaign
Municipalities across Ontario are backing a campaign against hate in the political world, including the City of Toronto.
www.thestar.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Seems to be a theme: “If we don't clean up our act as a country and provide a respectful workplace for elected representatives, we're gonna lose voices, we're gonna lose women, we're gonna lose diverse candidates who have enough barriers to begin with”
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Let's keep Halloween safe for all! | Some Halloween decorations can be harmful to wildlife, N.B. bird experts say
Fake spider webs, artificial food and bleached pumpkins are top concern buff.ly/9DPsaI5 #Birds #Halloween
Fake spider webs, artificial food and bleached pumpkins are top concern buff.ly/9DPsaI5 #Birds #Halloween
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Let's keep Halloween safe for all! | Some Halloween decorations can be harmful to wildlife, N.B. bird experts say
Fake spider webs, artificial food and bleached pumpkins are top concern buff.ly/9DPsaI5 #Birds #Halloween
Fake spider webs, artificial food and bleached pumpkins are top concern buff.ly/9DPsaI5 #Birds #Halloween
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This is true. Be a noticer. Help that stranger. www.thestar.com/news/gta/sta...
‘Stay with me, brother’: Man reconnects with stranger who saved his life from a heart attack in Liberty Village
After his heart attack, Brijesh Patel said his pleas for help were ignored by six passersby before a stranger stopped to help call him an ambulance.
www.thestar.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is true. Be a noticer. Help that stranger. www.thestar.com/news/gta/sta...
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This was a grotesque thing to say. It gives you a glimpse into the home lives of the strange people on the Trump-veering far-right in Alberta's government. Their kids will write memoirs, I suspect.
After cutting his mic, telling him his question about Alberta's teacher strike didn't make sense and that his parents should spank him, Premier Danielle Smith's executive director Bruce McAllister apologized in a post on X to 17-year-old Evan Li.
Li wants a direct apology.
Li wants a direct apology.
Alberta town hall moderator apologizes for 'inappropriate' spanking quip towards Calgary student | CBC News
The moderator of the province's Alberta Next panel has publicly apologized for a remark Premier Danielle Smith has called offensive. Smith now says she considers the matter closed.
www.cbc.ca
October 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This was a grotesque thing to say. It gives you a glimpse into the home lives of the strange people on the Trump-veering far-right in Alberta's government. Their kids will write memoirs, I suspect.