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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In 1906, 27-year-old Canadian Peter Lymburger Robertson invented a new screw and screwdriver. Considered far superior to the Philips screw, the Robertson screw is now regarded as one of Canada's greatest inventions. This is the story. 🧵 1/8
Screwdriver with metal shaft and bit lying beside several green, square-recess screws on a white background, suggesting tools for fastening or assembly.
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"These photos have been included in this post as a means of revising Eurocentric Gold Rush narratives that invisibilize both the labour and the existence of Indigenous communities during this period." - Jill Henderson niche-canada.org/2025/08/19/t... #envhist #cdnhist #indigenoushistory
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The UBC Digitization Centre and Indigenous Stories of the Klondike Gold Rush: Part 1
UBC Digitization Centre preserves rare materials; Part 1 highlights Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in roles, presence, and land during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Bruno Gerussi is best known as Nick Adonidas on The Beachcombers, but he was much more than that. He was a veteran of the Stratford Festival, an acclaimed radio host, a celebrity chef and a gifted wood carver. This is his story. 📸 CBC 🧵 1/12
Bruno Gerussi in a black-and-white studio portrait, shown from the chest up. He has curly hair, a thick mustache, and sideburns, and looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He wears a button-up shirt with the top buttons open and two chest pockets. The background is plain, and the image is framed with a thin black border.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 27/04/2026
A new University of Alberta study has once again confirmed, as The Tyee originally reported, that “the largest known induced earthquake in Canada” was triggered by injecting large volumes of wastewater produced from bitumen facilities deep into the ground. Andrew Nikiforuk writes.
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New Study Nails Industry as the Cause of Record Quake | The Tyee
Regulators got it wrong. A driller injecting waste triggered triple temblors in the Peace River region, finds the study.
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Same kinds of tricks used in Canada as well. Over 17,500 orphaned or abandoned in AB & SK as of 2020, and it increases every year.
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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 25/03/2026
The Manitoba government is converting a former university building in downtown Winnipeg into a transitional housing complex with units for 118 people who were in encampments or otherwise homeless.
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Province turning former university building downtown into transitional living units for homeless people
The Manitoba government is converting a former university building in downtown Winnipeg into a transitional housing complex with units for 118 people who were in encampments or otherwise homeless.
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Robert W. McBean 🇨🇦 @rmcbean.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
They need to stop allowing directors to incorporate a new thing if they leave behind debts and environmental problems. It's a routine business plan now. Pump and dump.
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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
What’s actually happening in your brain when you suddenly go blank? 🧠🧪 Scientists now think “mind blanking” might actually be your brain’s way of hitting the reset button.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A bit of Canadian history I hadn’t run into before. “Toronto’s Fireman and Clown Brothel Riot”
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The Verge @theverge.com · 26/05/2025
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
It turns out the Science Centre’s roof still has more integrity than the Ford government. Fixing it was important. But closing it was unnecessary. This was a manufactured crisis.
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 03/04/2025
OUR LATEST: Diagolon Founder Brings New "Nationalist" Organization Into Public For the First Time For months, Diagolon has promised a new, more selective, members-only organization called Second Sons Canada. A group of them were spotted in Halifax over the weekend. www.antihate.ca/diagolon_fou...
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Diagolon Founder Brings New "Nationalist" Organization Into Public For the First Time
For months, Diagolon has promised a new, more selective, members-only organization called Second Sons Canada. A group of them were spotted in Halifax over the weekend.
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Wayne Young @slartyb.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Fascinating image. I may be completely wrong, but I've marked up a copy of the image with my interpretation. Objects appear in pairs either side of the lensing galaxy (same coloured ovals). I've also made a "side-on" diagram explaining the light paths. Seem plausible? More explanation in ALT text.
Marked up copy of a gravitationally lensed galaxy as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. Features appear twice at different distances from the lensing galaxy due to the light taking two paths around the lensing galaxy and both ending up travelling to the telescope. Same coloured markings represent the same features. Note that the pairings of features are supposition on my part, and may not be accurate."Side on" diagram showing possible light paths that explain the arrangement of features in the adjoining JWST image. Note that the order of features arranged outside to inside is reversed on the opposite side of the lensing galaxy.
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MacRumors.com @macrumors.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Apple Maps Now Shows Indigenous Lands in Australia and New Zealand
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Apple Maps Now Shows Indigenous Lands in Australia and New Zealand
Starting today, the Apple Maps app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac now displays Indigenous lands in Australia and New Zealand, such as reserves and protected areas. In a press release, Apple said the mapping updates were informed by Indigenous peoples, cartographers, language holders, and others in each country. In Australia, Apple said it referenced language data published by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. In New Zealand, Apple said it collaborated with local Māori tribes and Indigenous cartographers to develop detailed place cards and map icons for Indigenous lands in the country. The place cards feature information about the local area, and communities can update them with destinations, photos, and text in their own languages. The mapping updates are available now, with no software updates required. More details about these mapping updates, and Apple's recent community initiatives in Australia and New Zealand, can be found in Apple's press release.Tag: Apple Maps This article, "Apple Maps Now Shows Indigenous Lands in Australia and New Zealand" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
One of the signs of spring in #winnipeg Mrs. Mikes on Tache is open.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%. While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired. Let's learn more. 🧵1/10
The image is a black-and-white political cartoon depicting a man in a suit standing behind a counter labeled "Republican Platform." He is holding a bottle labeled "Untaxed Whiskey, 20¢ Gal." in one hand and a piece of cloth labeled "War-Taxed Common Cloth, Tariff 84%" in the other. Above the counter, a sign reads, "If you don’t see what you want, ask for it." The cartoon, signed by W.A. Rogers, appears to satirize the Republican Party's economic policies, highlighting the disparity in taxation between luxury items like whiskey and essential goods like cloth.
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I must not have watched SNL while I was in university, I totally missed that he was a cast member.
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
CR was definitely an underestimating guide. Most parties easily overpower the ‘official’ CR stats especially if they have more than 4 party members. Finding the balance can be tricky - but as the DM there are things you know the players don’t. Bad guys can act human - changing the encounter.
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BrianDM @briandm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Refurb Mac mini M4 are now available direct from Apple in Canada. Save $120 or more each ($679 CAD instead of $799 for the base model) The older M2 Mac mini base model now starts at $439 CAD www.apple.com/ca/shop/refu...
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Refurbished Mac - Mac mini
Save up to 15% on a refurbished Mac mini. Tested and certified by Apple including a 1-year warranty. Free delivery and returns.
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Dr. Abigail Desmond @abigaildesmond.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Ursula K. LeGuin on technology
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