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Keen Grandma, Lover of any kind of Yarn, Retired social worker who loves life on Vancouver Island.
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The stars of the video are Andean bears Coya, a two-year-old female, and Ransisku, a three-year-old male, both resident at Queens Zoo, New York. They were filmed by visitor Ursula McDermott, who spotted them playing with a branch balanced in the gap of a tree, moving it up and down like a seesaw!
December 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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It's been awhile since I read "The Fabric of Civilization How Textiles Made the World" by Virginia Postrel, but after watching this interview with the author I just pulled it off my shelf to revisit.
The Second (or perhaps 3rd) Most Important Technology
YouTube video by Hank Green
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December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Right now on The Early Edition:
New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic.
The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C.
And the findings are concerning.
Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Say “Tsaikka” and you can smell Christmas. Do you know what the rarer versions of Timo Sarpaneva’s classic mulled-wine glass look like?
Tsaikka glasses are part of every Finnish Christmas—but what does a zipper manufacturer have to do with them?
www.kotona.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Fifty years ago today
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures
Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures
From a red-throated loon touching down on water, to good and bad hair days, and an airborne squirrel, here is a selection of the finalists in this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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#Caturday When the cooler fall weather means you can wear your awesome new goth skull leg warmers!! 💀🐈‍⬛😸

#Cats #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky #CatLife #CatGoals #Cattitude #CatLovers #TuxedoCat #Halloween #Spooky #Goth #Skull
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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My spouse has had to develop tricks to get me out of the woods if I declare in a manic tone, “This hill needs to be cleared!” 🍄‍🟫
Column | Mushroom madness and other signs of aging—someone fetch a forest bouncer!
www.kotona.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Shelf of shrooms -
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower
Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower
Some people spend their lives feeling out of place in groups – but it comes with unique opportunities
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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True story. 📚✌️❤️💯 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
August 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Cowichan tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands
Cowichan tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands
Landmark ruling grants decedents of the Cowichan Nation title to lands surrounding historic fishing village in Richmond, B.C.; rights to fish the south arm of the Fraser River.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Staff at a wildlife recovery facility on Vancouver Island are mourning the death of Blizzard, a rare leucistic raven who was in their care for several years.
‘With heavy hearts’: Island wildlife group mourns death of ‘beloved’ white raven
Staff at a wildlife recovery facility on Vancouver Island are mourning the death of Blizzard, a rare leucistic raven who was in their care for several years.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Last week, the Quw'utsun Salmon, a giant puppet built by the Quw'utsun Stseelthun Friendship Project, performed at 39 Days of July in Duncan. Read more about the project in our previous coverage: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
July 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Wow momma got her hands full….
She was looking for some porridge.. 😂
So many precious cubs…. 🥰
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July 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The search for the drink of summer 2025 is over – and it’s Lonkero
The search for the drink of summer 2025 is over – and it’s Lonkero
Sorry, BuzzBallz, spicy paloma, Hugo spritz, Suntory –196 and Tiramibru, but nothing hits the spot like gin mixed with grapefruit soda
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan
Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan
Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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June 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.
Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there
Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.
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June 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Chrimson headed partridge ♥️
June 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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A new post-secondary campus opening in Langford next year has now been named the “John Horgan Campus” after B.C.’s former premier who died of cancer in 2024.
New Langford university to be named John Horgan Campus
A new post-secondary campus opening in Langford next year has now been named the “John Horgan Campus” after B.C.’s former premier who died of cancer in 2024.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Eddie Vedder wasn't having any of Trump's shit
May 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM