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K.McKenna

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Canadian archive producer/ visual researcher. Radio producer in an earlier life. #covidisairborne ( she/her)

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 7h
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20h
"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.
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Ontario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC News
Ontario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says.
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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 18h
Arrests and detentions of Canadians spike in the U.S. Travel registrations surge, too - Global Affairs Canada says the number of arrest and detention cases involving Canadians citizens has jumped 60 per cent.
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Arrests and detentions of Canadians spike in the U.S. Travel registrations surge, too
Global Affairs Canada says the number of arrest and detention cases involving Canadians citizens has jumped 60 per cent.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 06/10/2026
Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system at it again: Québec’s incumbent CAQ party is on track to be wiped off the map despite getting 14% of the vote Québec Solidaire on track to win 11 seats with 11% of the vote
Seat standings
Popular vote
Votes and share don't show who won the election; the number of MNAs determines who wins.

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LEAD
TOTAL
VOTES
SHARE
| PQ O
32
28
60
636,700
28.8%
| LIB
22
14
36
514,839
23.3%
| PCQ
13
7
20
473,490
21.4%
I QS
2
9
11
244,125
11%
CAQ



313,870
14.2%
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Humpback Swimming in the Milky Way with Red Caribou Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another excellent article by @avisfavaro.bsky.social “a task force made up of four international cardiac societies [is]urging doctors to be aware that women have lower levels of troponin than men when having a heart attack.” Ping @glenpyle.bsky.social who works on women’s heart health. 🧪
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/10/2026
More confirmation and details of the deep ties between Alberta separatists and Trump Republicans. They are part of the same far-right populist movement. And the Americans are deeply involved in promoting disunity in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 03/10/2026
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 04/10/2026
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Alberta’s separatists would sell us out to the Americans
New reporting by The Globe and Mail detail the influence of Republican-aligned interests on the referendum campaign
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Linda McQuaig @lindamcquaig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the Mark Carney era: what Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpoli #climate
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Linda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister stands
As the country recovers from scorching wildfires, our prime minister has introduced a massive new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry. And its middle class Canadians who will end up
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war. Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
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John Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Welcome to “concierge care”: the Ford govt is underfunding public healthcare providers while enriching private clinics, which are siphoning cash from the public system & using loopholes to charge fees for faster access to medically necessary care www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #onpoli #ONhealth
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Iris Gorfinkel: How Doug Ford’s health plan costs taxpayers billions — and privatization is making it fail
To save universal health care, Ontario must reverse its path. Funding private clinics drains our public system, poaching staff and siphoning taxpayer dollars from front-line care.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reminder: machines do not have intention or motivation or agency. If I leave bomb out on the street and it eventually blows up and kills people, did the bomb "go rogue" or am I a fucking criminal?
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new PBO report confirms adding new tax brackets for the wealthiest 0.3% would raise over $1 billion a year. Instead of selling off Canada’s strategic public assets like airports, we should be asking those who have benefited most from our society to contribute their fair share.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bob Rae on fighting for democracy: "I think it's really important for people to understand that this is the battle of our lifetime. And our grandparents and our parents fought that battle in the Second World War. We had it on easy street for quite a while. And now we've got to fight again." #cdnpoli
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Andrew Young 🇨🇦 @young.me · 25/09/2026
#Ontario: flu and COVID-19 vaccines available Sept 28 for high-risk groups, and Oct 26 for general public news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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Ontario Newsroom
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: The number of long-term care homes in Ontario requiring emergency bailouts from the Ford government is growing, a trend some of the industry say is a major early warning sign #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1206787...
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Number of Ontario LTC homes requiring ‘exceptional circumstance’ bail outs growing | Globalnews.ca
Data shows how much money Ontario spends every year from its "homes in distress" fund, a pot set aside for long-term care operations on the brink of collapse.
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Ford govt is actually making stealth cuts to education funding. “... the FAO estimates that real provincial operating funding to school boards will decrease to $15,074 per student in 2026-27, $14,850 per student in 2027‑28 and $14,775 per student in 2028-29.” #OntEd #OnPoli
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Ontario’s education funding per student is decreasing after inflation, watchdog finds
The government says Financial Accountability Office of Ontario’s figures don’t provide the full picture.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wake up, Canada. Just four companies control 80% of oilsands production. 60% of those companies' stock is owned by Americans. How is being an American petro colony in the "national interest", @mark-carney.bsky.social?
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
CTV news coverage of the errors in health policy and guidance that leave the public unprotected from aerosol disease transmission and long COVID (with @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social and Kerri Bowser) is up. Great to see so much interest! Below is the UK inquiry cited: #medsky #scisky #cdnpoli #polisky
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COVID health policy still outdated: researchers
YouTube video by CTV News
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The myth Alberta 'subsidizes' the rest of Canada is the most powerful meme in the separatist armoury. But it's utterly false. I show that most Albertans get more back from federal programs than they personally pay in federal taxes, for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #abpoli /2
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 10/09/2026
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Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
30 workers have been laid off, including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Ontario achieved 58% of its housing targets last year, even after adding 20,000+ basement units, long-term care beds, student dorms and retirement homes to the stats. Unlike other years, the government didnt release their count proactively. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1205123...
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Ontario hit 58% of 2025 housing goal, even after adding long-term care, student beds | Globalnews.ca
A briefing note shows that, even by its own modified definition of new housing, the province only achieved 58 per cent of its 2025 target.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 02/09/2026
David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, slammed the “shoddy rollout” of the $750 spending accounts. He also questioned why, amid a trade battle, the government is giving lucrative contracts to American firms. New from @krushowy.bsky.social:
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John Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The LCBO’s store finder currently points to “Lake America,” despite Doug Ford’s big sign www.lcbo.com/en/stores/ #onpoli
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 28/08/2026
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Pitching in: Four-time breast cancer survivor helps ease the financial burden of treatment
After noticing the financial hardship many women encountered while undergoing treatment, Donna Sheehan created the Breast Cancer Support Fund
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In the middle of a Trade War with the United States, Doug Ford has decided to give an American company 66 million dollars of our tax-payer money. Money that should be kept in Canada, supporting Canadian businesses. 💵
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thanks to Doug Ford and Paul Calandra, 80,000 elementary educators have to order classroom supplies from Staples this year instead of from their school boards. I decided to do a little comparison shopping for school supplies many of us will have to order over the course of a school year. 🧵 #OntEd
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 23/08/2026
Wise. This was like getting off the ship right before someone says “is that an iceberg?” ✌️❤️🇨🇦
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 22/08/2026
Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
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Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump, a man who was elected based on his self-proclaimed "deal-making genius", has failed to secure a trade deal with Canada, a nation most known for maple syrup and neigh...
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Danyaal Raza @danyaalraza.com · 17/08/2026
In my latest for @thestar.com, here’s a healthcare fact you’ll often see missing from the conversation: Private spending is growing faster than public spending www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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When politicians tell us health-care spending is unsustainable, they never seem to mention this
The “unsustainable spending” narrative obscures where the growth pressure really sits — and who has to bear it.
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John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#cdnpoli Words to remember if US booze goes back onto shelves (via @theglobeandmail.com): Mr. Trump: “Canada’s nasty. One of the nastiest countries to deal with.”
Senior trade adviser Peter Navarro: “Some of the most dishonest people I’ve ever met.”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: “They suck.”
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.thewrap.com/industry-new... When they say “Synergies” what they mean is firings. This doesn’t include the executive jobs of these two companies. I was talking to a very successful producer yesterday. She reiterated the loss of jobs, shows, and movies she has experienced following every merger.
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Paramount-WB Deal Could Cost LA 4,500 Film and TV Jobs and $2.8 Billion, Study Finds | Exclusive
Over 5,800 indirect or induced jobs from related small businesses could also be at risk over the next three years
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MTH @megt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Oil residues from a struck ship reached Iran's Qeshm Island and its protected mangrove forests; a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman & leaked a slick grown to more than 2,000 square kilometres, fouling 40 kilometres of Omani coastline. 🌎🧪 www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/i...
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Iran claims 'trillion-dollar damage' as Gulf oil spills spread
Oil residues from a struck bulk carrier reached Iran's Qeshm Island and its protected mangrove forests, while a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman has leaked a slick that has gro...
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Pique Newsmagazine @piquenews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
'More than a year of planning': Vancouver photographer captures spellbinding eclipse photo
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'More than a year of planning': Vancouver photographer captures spellbinding eclipse photo
The photos feature a beautiful white stork in the celestial display.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Canadian produce is safe to consume. No cyclospora. In order to operate, greenhouses are subject to rigorous standards, which differ from field-grown produce #Canada Cases in Canada were all traced back to produce eaten DURING TRAVEL to the US and Mexico. www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
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Ontario greenhouse growers say their produce is safe amid cyclospora outbreak
At the same time Windsor-Essex is seeing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, the association representing Ontario’s greenhouse growers is urging residents to remain confident in their products.
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 10/08/2026
This Mississauga mom had her skin cancer symptoms dismissed by dermatologists. A new clinic came to the rescue, Kevin Jiang reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing climate fires across Europe and North America. Meanwhile the planet burners are making record profits. And they are hitting up the Canadian taxpayers for $100 billion for another pipeline. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Elizabeth Klinck @eklinck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Raise your hopeful voice. You have a choice." RIP Glen Hansard www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mt...
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Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly (Official Video)
YouTube video by GlenHansardVEVO
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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Together, we saved our city’s waterfront and grounded Doug Ford’s reckless plans to bring jets to Billy Bishop Airport. Thank you to Prime Minister Carney and Toronto’s Liberal MPs for listening. And to the tens of thousands of people…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 21/07/2026
‘A disaster’ for access, expert says as cuts push Library and Archives to end proactive declassification work www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/21/a...
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‘A disaster’ for access, expert says as cuts push Library and Archives to end proactive declassification work - The Hill Times
'It's just another tragedy in the access story,' says historian Timothy Sayle of the decision to axe the three-year-old program, and part of a 'broader pattern of underfunding access to information…
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
An open letter about jets at Toronto’s Island Airport: Veteran planners Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen on why the proposed expansion will reverse decades of urban rejuvenation on the waterfront spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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An open letter about jets at Toronto's Island Airport - Spacing Toronto
We are City Planners who have spent many years involved in the planning of Toronto’s downtown waterfront. We have also recently chosen to live there. We hope the Government of Canada will reject the G...
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We are given only a limited number of truly perfect summer days in our time on Earth. One of the more insidious cruelties of fossil fuel greed is how it slowly strips those days from us, more and more throughout our lifetimes, perhaps without us even realizing what we have lost.
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Another stolen summer day
What are we still waiting to learn?
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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Last year, City Council approved a pilot to deploy Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS) in the downtown U of the subway, a new non-police emergency service for people experiencing crises on transit. One year later, the results are in. TCCS's non-enforcement approach to safety is working. 🧵⬇️ 1/
Graphic: Toronto's approach to community safety is working on the TTCInfographic

Enhancing Mental Health Crisis Response on the TTC Pilot

November 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026

9792 community interactions
528 calls for crisis support

Call types
Wellbeing Check - 56.3%
Thoughts of Suicide - 29%
Distressing/Disorderly Behaviour - 8.3%
Advised/Referral - 0.2%

The average response time for TCCS-TTC teams to arrive on scene is 5 minutes

Pilot stations map showing the downtown U Line 1 and 2 stations

Emergency Service requests

6% of calls requested TTC Special Constables
3% of calls had a request for medical services
2% of calls had a request for police services
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing' 'I think we should prepare for some pretty significant impacts,' says climate scientist www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing' | CBC News
Temperatures in the El Niño region in the Pacific Ocean are the warmest they've been on record at this time of year. And the peak is still months away.
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Sandra L Lester 🇨🇦 #KillBill22 @sandrallester.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🔥🚨Collins / Namaygoosisagagun, Armstrong / Whitesand First Nation, and Gull Bay / Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek in Ontario, are GONE 🚨🔥 Donation drop-off site is 670 Beaverhall Place in Thunder Bay. Here's the donation link for Collins / Namaygoosisagagun First Nation: an7gc.ca/donate/
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DONATE - Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity
Individuals who support the goals and vision of AN7GC can make a donation. The ways to donate: call us, mail your donation, use Paypal or CanadaHelps.
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