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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 3h

I am so tired of people calling things divisive when what they mean is that they were more comfortable when other people were just being silently oppressed and they didn’t have to hear about it or change anything

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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 1h

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Andrea Mann appointed new general secretary of General Synod - Anglican Journal

Council of General Synod (CoGS) has appointed Andrea Mann, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Global Relations director, as the new general secretary of General Synod effective Oct. 13.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 2h

Listen to why I get cranky about out of context debt-to-gdp ratios, fiscal anchors, and how this all leads to austerity that inevitably ends up hurting those of us that need support the most

Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 2h

For the late/west coast crowd, my latest YouTube episode where @lindsaytedds.bsky.social and I talk about the harms of austerity that nobody wants to acknowledge #cdnpoli

The Problems with Austerity

YouTube video by Dale Smith

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CPAC TV @cpac.ca · 1d

"It went as well as we could have hoped", believes Colin Robertson, senior advisor and fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, about Mark Carney's meeting with Donald Trump.

Full interview: youtu.be/ou_jp3wjJNk?...

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IF @mapleleafsfan.bsky.social · 2h

Gross, racist, far right. Everyone should condemn this as such.

#cdnpoli

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

www.ctvnews.ca

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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 9h

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/someone-donated-these-mysterious-artifacts-to-a-thrift-shop-experts-think-they-might-date-to-medieval-times-180987470/

Someone Donated These Mysterious Artifacts to a Thrift Shop. Experts Think They Might Date to Medieval Times

A shopper who said he was an archaeologist spotted the 11 rings and two medallions and alerted a volunteer

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Steffani [Scary Name Here] Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 10h

Chip Wilson is a BILLIONAIRE and has been fined... $600 -- no decimals missing -- for trying to interfere in the Vancouver civic election.

WE ARE NOT SERIOUS PEOPLE. #yvr

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

Elections BC rules Chip Wilson’s ‘Communist’ signage contravened election laws

Elections BC says billionaire Chip Wilson contravened third-party election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion last year, one of which said the NDP is "Communist."

cheknews.ca

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 3h

Instead of just building housing, Scott Moe is going to micromanage Moose Jaw's homeless shelter.
Hestia wept. Just ridiculous.

Premier Moe surprises Moose Jaw mayor, says province relocating homeless shelter

MOOSE JAW - Many were surprised Wednesday in Moose Jaw when Premier Scott Moe and some of his cabinet ministers arrived to inform locals the city’s downtown homeless shelter would

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 6h

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'Sleepless nights': Migrant worker says immigration lawyer owes him $24K | CBC News

With the hope of starting a new life in Canada alongside his wife and children, Dattaray Avhad paid a lawyer over $24,000 to help him find a job as a cook in Newfoundland and Labrador and obtain perma...

www.cbc.ca

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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 6h

www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-to...

NDP accuses Sask. government of misleading public on new beds

NDP Health Critic Keith Jorgenson says the Sask. Party and SHA are misleading residents about “new” hospital beds in Saskatoon.

www.sasktoday.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 6h

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com

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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 6h

Breaking: Israel and Hamas agree to phase one of peace deal, including hostage release

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan that includes the release of all remaining hostages and steps toward ending the war in Gaza.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 6h

Canada’s last hockey stick factory in Brantford, Ontario survives in face of tariff threats, globalization www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2025...

Canada’s last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats, globalization

Roustan Hockey has survived decades of trade globalization as the last North American commercial manufacturer of traditional wooden hockey sticks.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 7h

This is Reverend David Black, minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He was shot seven times in the head with chemical pellets by ICE agents as he was pleading and praying at a protest.

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 6h

Owner of BC Papers Sparks Mass Alaska Resignation Over Charlie Kirk Story Intervention via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Owner of BC Papers Sparks Mass Alaska Resignation Over Charlie Kirk Story Intervention | The Tyee

Alaskan journalists quit after Carpenter Media execs unilaterally changed an article about a vigil for the far-right activist.

thetyee.ca

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6h

Jerilee Ryle, a member of Lake St. Martin First Nation, is the newest judge in Manitoba’s provincial court.

At her swearing-in, she reflected on how Anishinaabe traditions, once illegal, are now part of the system she serves.

Anishinaabe judge sworn in to system that once banned her traditions | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 6h

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ANALYSIS | Canada and Germany talk maritime drones as Europe worries about threats to undersea infrastructure | CBC News

Senior defence officials from Germany and Sweden visited Canada in the last week where discussions included rapidly evolving drone technology and capabilities. The discussions unfolded against a backd...

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 7h

6 Canadians — including a First Nations woman — have been detained by Israel after their aid ship was intercepted in international waters while carrying medical supplies to Gaza.

Canada must demand their immediate release.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#cdnpoli #HumanRights #SaveTheCBC

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 6h

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h

BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 126 Palestinians in 271 raids across the Gaza Strip over the past five days, including at least 75 in Gaza City, according to the besieged enclave’s Government Media Office.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/taonkh

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M @habpipes.bsky.social · 8h

Will the John Howard Soceity of Sask be running the new permanent shelter the Sask Party opened a year ago in Moose Jaw, or will it be a limited numbered company?

What a colossal waste of $. Another highlight of a Sask Party govt that can't plan further than when their next donor golf tournament is

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Darcy Warrington @darcywarrington.bsky.social · 7h

The inability of the @saskparty.bsky.social to manage the crisis in healthcare is now putting an 8-year-old in a potentially life-threatening position.

I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.