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Adam Boyd

@boydmath.bsky.social
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Tweets ∈ {education} ∪ {mathematics} ∪ {politics}. I live in Mi’kma’ki. He/Him/His. boydmath@mstdn.ca & @boydmath “X” (Nova Scotia, Canada)

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Outdated health policies still pose danger today www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher
University of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I just don’t see how the PM is actually doing any real #NationBuilding. He seems to be doing a lot, though, to pad the pockets of the private sector. National institutions & infrastructure matter. So called #FreeEnterprise & unregulated markets are proven failures & the path to #serfdom. #cdnpoli
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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David Lewis @uniondesign.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Year round saving time would mean the sun wouldn’t rise until 7AM or later half the year. I’m all for killing the change but I think Standard should be the choice. There’s no avoiding some darkness this far north so It’s never gonna be perfect but Standard aligns better w/ most people’s waking hours
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Back to needing a flashlight to get to the kitchen in the morning. Back to dark until almost 8am. Dark for dog walking before work, dark for kids at the bus stops. Ugh. I know people want this to be the last time change but daylight time would be brutal for Nov-Feb. See you in a month morning light!
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA HIGH [no change] About 1 of every 175 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.5 x higher -Long COVID: 5.7 x higher -Hospitalizations: 5.6 x higher -Deaths: 4.8 x higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Nova Scotia's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.0

About 1 of every 175 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 6,400-7,900
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.5X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.7X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 5.6X higher
Deaths: MODERATE; 4.8X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 CANADA HIGH [no change] About 1 of every 99 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.4 x higher -Long COVID: 5.8 x higher -Hospitalizations: 6.5 x higher -Deaths: 6.3 x higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.7

About 1 of every 99 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 474,800-587,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.4X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.8X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 6.5X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 6.3X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Guys you could crack a smile for getting a medal even if it’s not the colour you wanted. Canada is still proud of you! 🥈
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Retailers want more cops because, for some mysterious reason, thefts are going up.
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Gen Z is facing the worst youth unemployment rate in decades. Here is how it's different | CBC News
Canada's youngest workers are being hit by a perfect storm of economic conditions: an inflation crisis, a surge in population, and a country teetering closer to recession as the U.S. trade war wreaks ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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HorizonsRising @justmekirsten.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I am sensitive to artificial scents (perfumes, cleaning products, etc.) and get almost instant headaches. I would think those in the health care industry would be more aware.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
“No scents makes sense” has been around for over 30 years it’s ridiculous this is still a problem. Scent free products are readily available, and once you eliminate the horrible chemical stench from your life you really notice it when someone uses them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Dartmouth woman calls on Nova Scotia Health to crack down on scented products | CBC News
A Dartmouth woman wants Nova Scotia Health to step up enforcement around the use of scented products in its facilities after she said being exposed to them triggered asthma attacks.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A reminder as we are in the midst of a peaking respiratory virus season that every school just crammed every student and staff member into one room for a 40min assembly and no one mentioned current public health advice to wear a mask in crowded settings. covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
Image of Canadian COVID-19 forecast for this week showing NS at very high risk as well as every province.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
They deny it but it seems in character for the current crop of conservatives to yell & be violent. They lack emotional intelligence, self control. The fact they have turned to shunning & name-calling shows the Conservative Party is an immature & disrespectful workplace. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says pushing and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.
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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
“Permanent Standard Time gives your body a healthier rhythm. Energy, metabolism, and immune system stay more synchronized, lowering risks of chronic conditions.”
Screenshot from report linked below.
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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Halloween Histogram 2025. The rain stopped this evening and we had the temperature stayed pleasant (13C-ish). 175 trick-or-treaters visited the house... about the same as last year. #HalloweenHistogram #MathOrTreat #StatsChat #ITeachMath
A histogram of trick or treaters in 10 minute intervals.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Hallowe'en Histogram 2025 #MathOrTreat #Halloween2025 Total of 51 (24% decrease over last year), cloudy skies, temperature 12°C after dark. Also notable: the earliest arrival since recording began, at 5:30pm.
A histogram showing the times different numbers of trick-or-treaters arrived. First group (of 3) at 5:30pm, 5~6:00pm, 5~6:20pm, 2~6:30pm, 6~6:40pm, 3~6:50pm, 3~7:10pm, 10~7:30pm, 3~7:40pm, 5~8:00pm, 1~8:30pm, and then 5 ~8:40pm, for a total of 51.
A bar graph showing number of trick or treaters each year. 2014: 27, 2015: 27, 2016: 38, 2017: 51, 2018: 51, 2019: 27, 2020: 40, 2021: 44, 2022: 31, 2023: 53, 2024: 67, 2025: 51.
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David Lewis @uniondesign.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Nova Scotia’s vaccine rollout has been beat by SASKATCHEWAN. Opened booking yesterday. Honestly… what is going on?
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Head of Sask. pharmacy association expects COVID-19 vaccine program to start Oct. 14 | CBC News
Saskatchewan residents should soon be able to roll up their sleeves to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Michael Fougere, CEO of the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan, says he expects the province’s...
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Periodic reminder that public health in Canada, provincially and Federally, was explicitly told about long COVID in 2020. They knew quite a lot. They received frequent high-quality info. And they said nothing to workers or the public.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine breachmedia.ca/canada-post-...
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Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine ⋆ The Breach
The Liberal government is dismantling Canada Post for the billionaire class, while ignoring bold proposals from postal workers to reinvent the public service
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025 Severe: NL, PEI, SK Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON High: QC Moderate: none About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the September 13-26, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: 13.4 - VERY HIGH
Alberta: 14.8 - VERY HIGH 
British Columbia: 14.1 - VERY HIGH 
Manitoba: 14.4 - VERY HIGH 
New Brunswick: 14.6 - VERY HIGH 
Newfoundland and Labrador: 15.8 - SEVERE
North: 14.1 - VERY HIGH 
Nova Scotia: 14.7 - VERY HIGH 
Ontario: 14.9 - VERY HIGH 
Prince Edward Island: 15.6 - SEVERE
Quebec: 9.8 - HIGH
Saskatchewan: 15.1 - SEVERE  

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15, red)."
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Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia Parody @dimhouston.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
So we heard about people not singing the national anthem in schools this week and made a swift policy change. More O Canada, faster! Moreover, we’re bringing back other old classics like praying and chalkboards and lead pencils and stuff.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Why is NACI allowing only 1 COVID vaccine per year for most Canadians, making many ineligible for the fall vaccine? Everyone should be eligible: 1. It’s an UPDATED vaccine. 2. COVID vaccines begin to wane at 4 months - it’s NOT a yearly vaccine. #Canada #COVID www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
For those previously vaccinated, most are recommended to receive only one dose per year. However, some populations are recommended to also receive a second annual dose to mitigate the waning protection from COVID-19 vaccines.
• The following individuals who were previously vaccinated and are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease should receive a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine per year:
• Adults 80 years of age or older;
• Adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate living settings for seniors; and
• Individuals 6 months of age and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised (due to an underlying condition or treatment).
• Previously vaccinated adults 65 to 79 years of age who are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease may receive a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine per year.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Airlines aren't the only sector where women work unpaid hours Healthcare, education and other woman-dominated fields are often underfunded, experts say #Canada www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/a...
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Airlines aren't the only sector where women work unpaid hours | CBC Radio
Experts say fields where the majority of employees are women — particularly in healthcare, caregiving and education — tend to be undervalued, and that expectations of unpaid labour are based on longst...
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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
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Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Most Canadians oppose book bans. Most Canadians want their kids to have access to a wide range of books. Most Canadians trust teachers and librarians to build library collections. The government should not be telling teens what they can and can't read. Now is an important time to speak up.
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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board of Governors' "offer" for interest arbitration won't resolve this. It's just creating further delays. Bargaining on the issues important to our members is required. Stop with the stunts, let's get back to the table and talk. It's the only way to #KeepDalStrong
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The absolute irony of banning dystopian novels like Brave New World and A Handmaid’s Tale
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Mikæla @crashannburn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Ok sure it’s killing kids and making professionals stupider and ruining art and destroying the environment AND still hasn’t made a profit, but by gum, investors love it!
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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It's now a week since @dalfaculty.bsky.social members were locked out by Dal's board. No access to our physical & virtual workspaces. My students & TAs are left stressed about what will happen next week & I am so angry for them. Do better @dalhousie.bsky.social Get back to the table & #KeepDalStrong
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
As students return classrooms in the next few weeks (elementary up to university) with wildfire smoke filling the air in this province please remember that people have advocated for clean air standards, ventilation, air filtration in every public place since at least 2020. #nspoli
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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Tenant turnover means they can raise the rent more than the cap allows Because they only made 34 million squeezing extracting wealth from working class people The article really spells it all out without offering even a whisper of critique of the financialized housing market
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/08/2025
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.

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No, Dunkin' Cereal Milk is not gluten-free because it contains milk, which is a common allergen, and as a result, it is not suitable for those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
However, coffee drinks, dairy milk, and non-dairy milks like oat, almond, and coconut milk are naturally gluten-free at Dunkin'.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 22/08/2025
Dalhousie University faculty and staff rally amid lockout, failed negotiations By @mmughees.bsky.social
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Dalhousie University faculty and staff rally amid lockout, failed negotiations - Halifax Examiner
Hundreds of Dalhousie University faculty and staff members rallied in Halifax Friday to demand fair wages and an end to the lockout.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Nova Scotia Power doesn’t want the public to know the details about the theft of personal data of hundreds of thousands of its customers Morning File by me
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Nova Scotia Power doesn't want the public to know the details about the theft of personal data of hundreds of thousands of its customers - Halifax Examiner
There's a reason — lots of reasons — for public distrust of Nova Scotia Power, and for the regulatory process that continually approves rate hikes that leave Nova Scotians paying the highest power bil...
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Shrinkflation has come for the dentist office: Crest Oral-B no longer provides the little sample dental floss to go with the toothbrush and toothpaste.
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hfxgirl @hfxgirl.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I'd rather have a water bomber than a police tank.
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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
If you are suffering as a customer during a strike, that is because management is intentionally passing on the suffering to you, which means you have common cause with the workers. This is so whether the management is of an airline, a hospital, or a retail establishment.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Forestry operations still allowed in Nova Scotia’s woodlands, but should they be? A conversation with forestry expert Greg Watson on wildfire risks and climate change, logging when woods are bone dry, and what makes forests less fire-prone. by @joanbaxter.bsky.social
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Forestry operations still allowed in Nova Scotia’s woodlands, but should they be? - Halifax Examiner
North Nova Forest Owner's Co-op voluntarily stopped all operations in the forests because of the wildfire risk, although harvesting wood is the co-op's primary revenue generation. "But it doesn't come...
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
As the Susies Lake fire burns and continued drought raises the prospect of still more fires, Tim Houston says he’s doing enough to address climate change reported by me
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As the Susies Lake fire burns and continued drought raises the prospect of still more fires, Tim Houston says he's doing enough to address climate change - Halifax Examiner
The Susies Lake fire has burned about 15 hectares and is still considered out of control, but it's not growing.
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EA @elliottanderson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Any time a company claims they can’t find workers in Canada check to see what wages they offer. It’s always the minimum wage. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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This Ontario resort can’t find enough employees. Businesses say cuts to Canada’s temporary foreign worker program are to blame
Economists and advocates say Canada’s dependence on these workers is troubling, and they should do more to make jobs attractive.
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Bruce MacKinnon @mackinnonart.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Bruce MacKinnon cartoon: Match in a box saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #wildfires #ClimateCrisis #FireBan #novascotia
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Bruce MacKinnon: Nova Scotia is kindling-dry, and everyone has matches
Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Last year around this time we rushed our dog to Coastal Care emergency clinic in Bayer’s Lake for life-saving surgery. I am thinking of anyone in a similar situation today, or with kids dropped off at the theatre needing to be picked up, or anyone else having a really bad day today.
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Barry Hunt @barryhunt008.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Good News! Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has called for universal respirator use in healthcare settings & when performing patient care outside of healthcare settings (eg – in the home) in the latest edition of CSA Z94.4, Selection, use and care of filtering respirators.
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Trevor J. Adams @trevorjadams.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Manas Parray of the Inverness RCMP is the latest Nova Scotian cop to face sexual assault charges.
Screenshot of an RCMP Facebook post, which says: Statement from Chief Superintendent Dan Morrow, Criminal Operations Officer, Nova Scotia RCMP, in response to RCMP member charged with Assault

In May, the Serious Incident Response Team began investigating an alleged sexual assault involving Cst. Manas Parray, a member of Inverness County District RCMP. As a result of SiRT’s independent investigation, Cst. Parray was charged earlier today with Sexual Assault.
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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Contributed to this important piece on online misogyny in the classroom. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Online misogyny seeping into classrooms in 'frightening' ways, teachers and experts say | CBC News
A Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting  learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments.
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Are voters really surprised at the role of the mayor or are we actually smarter than the premier gives us credit for
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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Broken arm➡️ hospital➡️ covid➡️ pneumonia➡️ death. When I was a child I remember seniors (born 1900-1930) reluctant to go to hospital because “that’s where you get sick and die.” That’s what it was like for them growing up. It’s like that again. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley, 87, passes away after catching Covid
The actor is best known for starring in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as Admiral Piett, an imperial officer in command of Darth Vader's flagship.
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