What you would never know from any provincial health official or the media.👇👇👇
Hate propaganda, injustice, dis- and mis-information; devout atheist; a very non-musical person trying to learn to play piano; typos/mistakes in posts are my speciality. 🇨🇦OH, CANADA, I STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE🇨🇦
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What you would never know from any provincial health official or the media.👇👇👇
Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025 CANADA High [No change] About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~7.2 higher -Long COVID ~7.7 higher -Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher -Deaths ~10.9 higher
I used a 5-min segment on CBC News Network to push back directly against 3 separate myths we often hear. I emphasized that: 1) BRICS is nothing more than optics; it's members are not actual allies; 2) Ru maintains its maximalist demands; no progress was made in Alaska; 3) Ru isn't winning the war.
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"Even mild Covid may leave blood vessels five years older", which can lead to delayed cardiovascular events like stroke far from SARS-CoV-2 infection #LongCovid www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Are these white "immigrants" planning to also leave Australia so that the indigenous peoples can have their land back? /s
#NeoFeudalism
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I see the hand of outside, eg. Russian, influence with this world-wide phenomenon. Yet, you got you give it to these demonstrating Australians who obviously don't appreciate irony.
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Like a lot of things American these days, I am giving it a pass and don't want to know any more crap about the country than I have to
Lots of mini-roundabouts in residential areas of Vancouver. Very tight for cars so way better than stop signs where no one actually stops. Cyclists like them, too.
As long as you keep all ten fingers....😂
Tell that to the Europeans, the UK and Australians. People here just need to be educated on how to manoeuvre through them. Surrey, BC is now installing more and more of them because, done well, they can be a good traffic calming technique.
It's their hate and lust for revenge that keep the youth fountain flowing. I know so many evil bastards who live into their 90s.
I love the outrage from @laura-babcock.bsky.social and her scandal panel because I feel exactly the same.
I can't comment on the manliest guy part but anyone willing to go near a power saw is pretty brave in my book.
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Would be pretty cool to have a thriving renewables industry that provided a steady, reliable stream of income, jobs and taxes to rural Alberta right now. But nope. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cp-news...
What people are also missing is that the US bordering districts, whether in a blue or red state, are all Trumpland. Same is true in New York and Washington states. These are the very areas which are feeling the economic impact of pissing us off which makes screwing them feel even better.
#Alberta albertapolitics.ca/2025/08/no-m...
Maple MAGA alive and well in Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's a counter protest to this "Canada First" garbage happening at Christie Pits in #Toronto. Join in protesting hate and chasing away some white supremacist garbage. #Resist #NoHate
Just reposting this article about how covid is related to the production of the same amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's. In case you'd forgotten. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Interesting that nobody mentions in the article that the impetus for this decision is likely the clarification from the Federal government a few months ago that they would deduct private NP practice fees from health transfers.
Calling all proud Canadians living in Alberta.
All that praying doesn't seem to be working. Maybe they should try something else for a change.
1/ This large review of research evaluating the effectiveness of air cleaning technologies was written by a preponderance of medical people, & only 2 engineers (including William Bahnfleth, Fellow/Presidential Member of #ASHRAE): theconversation.com/most-air-cle...
I totally agree. I got very suspicious of the true motives of some of these supporters when I saw people like Tamara Lich was among them.
There's Mediterranean and there is pseudo-Mediterranean. Italian pizza has very little sauce, cheese, and a thin dough.
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Get fucked, then get fucked some more, and when you’re done that, fuck off until you can’t fuck off anymore, then get fucked again. That’s my response. But I guess I don’t work in diplomacy for a reason. This goes doubly for Kentucky who said “Canada who?” about us boycotting them in February.
GOOD NEWS! For the FIRST time ever, and after MORE THAN 30 YEARS of HIV vaccine clinical trials, researchers have developed a vaccine that has SUCCESSFULLY generated TIER 2 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV and BLOCKS viral infection in vaccinated PEOPLE.
Jeez, this stupid song is now an earworm. Grrrr.
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We have steep hills around us and I find it easily to walk up backwards than forwards. I'm sure people think I am crazy.😊
We've been eating this way for 40 years, after a visit to Greece and Italy. Totally addicting.
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"I feared for my life" Italian singer Stash, 36, shares about his fight with a prior Covid infection, which led to life-threatening pneumonia and need for oxygen. Stash has now tested positive again for SARS-CoV-2, lost his sense of taste and smell and can't perform www.ansa.it/amp/sito/not...
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Yup - they are automating your well paying jobs away, Albertans...
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Ust-Luga is key for the Russian export of oil and gas via the Baltic Sea. It is reported that the main damage from the drone strike was inflicted on the cryogenic unit for deep hydrocarbon processing, where gas condensate and natural gas are fractionated. It is a critical part of equipment.
The insanity continues...
The only thing better than a protected bike lane, is a protected bike lane with artworks by local artists! The new Lansdowne Avenue cycle track murals are looking good. Shoutout to Street Art Toronto, Cycle Toronto and the City of Toronto Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Unit.
I am glad these articles of US officials begging for our money keep appearing in the media. Some Canadians need frequent reminding that is the only reason Americans care about us. Who in their right mind wants to visit a fascist country which may scoop you up never to be heard from again?
And we all know that the CD Howe Institute is no more than a right wing think tank. So, I am old enough that I don't accept anything that they produce as the only truth. Statistics are funny that way.
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Between March and May last year, Ukraine took out about 20% of Russia's refining capacity. However, no domestic fuel shortage followed as is happening now. The Kremlin may have depleted considerable strategic fuel reserves to prevent a fuel crisis in 2024. Now they can't.
👍 Good to see they carry MERV 13 which is what's needed to filter wildfire pollutants and most viruses (assuming your furnace can handle the restricted airflow).
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UK sees the light. @barryhunt008.bsky.social @dfisman.bsky.social @chantzy.bsky.social @drseanmullen.bsky.social @davidelfstrom.bsky.social @deonandan.bsky.social
For the EU, this should be a very urgent matter of national security. All EU member states should build on Denmark's wise strategy to phase out Microsoft products
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
A July 20 memorandum signed by Tulsi Gabbard ordered that intelligence agencies not share information with the so-called Five Eyes – an intelligence alliance founded after World War II and including the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. (CBS News)
Quick Canadian ‘pronunciation’ course…wait until the end… 😂 #CanadaStrong #BuyCanadian
More like this, please. Well done, @ctvvancouver.bsky.social for putting resources towards this investigation.
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This iceberg wasn’t just chilling - it flipped upside down off the coast of Greenland in a wild ocean somersault. ❄️🔄
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I used to be an avid cyclist when I lived in Ottawa but, since moving to a Lower Mainland suburb, I haven't touched my bike. Too many close calls from drivers who don't know how to share the road and I stopped feeling safe. It sure wasn't fun anymore. I wonder how many more people feel like me.
This is CNN, a channel I really enjoy when I'm in the US. I wonder if American journalists are aware of how completely insane they look to the rest of the world. How utterly detached their narrative is from everyone else's. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...
Yet another reason to be concerned about climate change and indoor air quality!
New review in BMJ by @nicktsergas.ca: "Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2" "People who are unwilling to consider the possibility of immune damage are perhaps driven by a fear of what those answers might mean." www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Fuck off.
Sure, whatever.
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For Europeans, given the US tech refusal to comply to EU online safety rules, maybe it is better to find and use alternatives to US tech, where possible. For example Quant as search engine, EU-based email services, EU-based social media. You have more information here: european-alternatives.eu
Only because you have never shown any of today's word's tendencies.😅
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"Not compensating for ground pay is a common practice in the industry..." Really? Only on Canada? Whose talking point is this and where is the evidence? European airlines have bern paying ground pay, so #CBC, not exactly an "industry" practice. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
It actually gave me a breakdown of the major airlines and how flight attendants were compensated for each of them. I thought it was very useful to know how badly the flight attendants were being screwed and it is worse than I thought.
I used it to give me enough info across multiple airlines to then check the specific airlines. I had no way of knowing how common AC's pay model is. How can anyone do that in a short amount of time? I am no fan of gen AI but, in certain limited circumstances, it has its uses. I sense you disagree.😏
I asked ChatGPT for info on European airlines and, not surprisingly, they are much better compensated for all the hours work, etc.
4th time in a year a Liberal govt has done this. "Stephanie Ross, professor of labour studies at McMaster University" said "that the federal government’s track record of sending federally-regulated workers back to work during strikes & lockouts has undermined the collective-bargaining process."
I also don't think that they anticipated the overwhelming public support for the flight attendants. This is very much unlike the postal workers impasse. CUPE has done a fabulous job of getting their message out in a very clear way and the government has definitely dug itself a nice deep hole.
I sure hope he is better than the last one but will he cut top heavy administration to put more money towards front line staff? I highly doubt it. Good to see the back of Dr. Lee, though.
I have learned to either wear purple clothing or clothes I can bleach. It is inevitable that I get some juice on me. 😅
#IsaacPeltz investigative journalist reporting on #CUPE #flightattendants strike. Some of the flight attendants have provided their T4 showing such low earnings, and their fight for paid labour #AirCanada isn’t including for its workers. #CUPE #CanadianLabourCongress #FederationOfLabour #PMCARNEY
Last chance! Deadline tomorrow!
He put himself and the government in the tough spot. The only outcome will be future wildcat strikes which is much, much worse. AC knew this strike was coming and did not done enough to rebook passengers making the chaos even more chaotic. The government and AC have lost the PR war.
That. Is. The. Point. Of . A. Strike 🤦🏻♀️ Carney said. "So … we are in a situation where literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians and visitors to our countries are being disrupted by this action." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
All this probably indicates is that the rest of my day is bound to be totally shite.😅
💯💯💯 Terrible move on Carney's part and it does not bode well for other sectors of the economy. AC has really played this government well by slow walking the rebooking of passengers on other airlines making the disruption worse than necessary.
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social The US Citizens, especially, Florida do NOT get why their tourism is cratering (nor can they understand the difference between socialism and communism, but that's another story...)
I remember discussion of this tunnel when we lived in Kanata in the 1990s. I thought it was long dead.
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This is how to stand up for your rights.
You can also get a browser add-on to the prevent AI from loading.
Cutting bridge fees isn’t a “big thing.” You know what is a big thing? Denying workers’ rights and twisting the Charter to do it. Rescind the back-to-work order and make it clear that you expect employers to bargain in good faith. #canlab
What Ford Canada, GM Canada, Stellantis & Cdn Auto Manufacturing Association don’t want Cdns to know
Well, I don't understand it. Surely, it must make it easier to breath. I had a crew in my house for renovations and they wore their respirators all day for our benefit.
If Air Canada wants planes in the air, it should pay the flight attendants who staff them fairly. Good on the union for keeping up the pressure.
Very encouraging to know that many of us participated.
Because hubbie and I ensure that no one comes into the house bringing in their possible viruses, our fabulous renovation crew all wore these sorts of respirators all day for weeks with no complaints. They needed them anyway when sanding, etc. but still...
Yes. although the corporation is putting forth numbers for increase that sound reasonable, it is statically manipulated. Those CUPE workers have been operating off the CA from 10 years ago.Their wages are so low now, that 8% increase doesn’t even give employees starting wages over minimum wage $27K