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Steph 🍁

@calmandcurious.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 looking for whimsy, but also wondering about how to proceed in these times. Mom to three elementary school-aged kids. Current challenge: #PhD in #education Other interests/challenges: #t1d, #RA, #ADHD #Autism #AutoimmuneDisease

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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
but they'd also be giving him ELL training (rhad to complete outside of work time) because he would be essentially all his Grade 7 students got in terms of support was awful. Yes, he had kids arrive from other countries mid-year with zero English. No, it did not work out well for those kids.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My husband was in a very similar situation last year. He's at a different school this year with different needs. But watching him crack last year when he was told that not only would he not get the SpecEd support he needed, ...
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 03/10/2026
I need people without kids to understand the extent to which, when you have kids, your laundry machines are basically always running
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have a great sense of direction and I'm good at reading maps, but it's so easy to take the wrong exit on a highway or turn too early or too late off a road and end up in an entirely different place than you meant to be!
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Especially when driving to a new place, I'd plan time (like 30 min) for getting lost. I got lost so often. So often.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/09/2026
Canada's new time zones are confusing and hilarious. (Here's data journalist @graemebruce.bsky.social trying to make it make sense: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Chapman’s Ice Cream is shifting away from American suppliers as the trade dispute between Canada and the United States continues. The family-owned company also says it won't raise prices for its ice cream until March 2028. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Chapman’s Ice Cream gives the scoop: Ontario company shifting from U.S. suppliers with no price increase | CBC News
Ontario company Chapman’s Ice Cream says it's moving to replace more than 70 per cent of its ingredients from the U.S. by mid-2027, promising no price increases until March 2028.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cutting off TP to a country experiencing turbo-diarrhea is the kind of diabolical Canadian idea I am here for
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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Timeline cleanse.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada. In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada. It backfired and made Canada stronger. This is the story. 📸 LoC 🧵1/10
Political cartoon criticizing the Republican platform for favoring untaxed whiskey (jug labeled "Untaxed Whiskey 20¢ Gal.") while presenting war‑taxed common cloth with an 89% tariff, highlighting perceived hypocrisy.
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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I really can’t get over what a rookie mistake it is to look the Government of Canada in the eye and say “We’re gonna need you to piss off Quebec.”
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 22/08/2026
Donald Trump overplayed his hand. The cost of this trade war is going to be brutal — and he can't count on the solidarity needed to get through it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Justin Ling: Donald Trump’s war on Canada will fail — just like last time
The clarity around Donald Trump’s true intentions is a strategic asset for Canada, Justin Ling writes. We know now, with no ambiguity, that he wants our capitulation.
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 16/07/2026
Canada’s universities are broke—and easy prey for consulting firms peddling austerity. @jameshasaface.bsky.social & Kyla Perry investigate the Nous Group, an Australian consulting firm that has earned a name for “restructuring” that cuts jobs, services, and faculties at Canadian schools.
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A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The Breach
The Nous Group, an Australian consulting firm, has raked in millions for “fixing” universities in financial freefall. Their solution? Corporatization
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...
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Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images
"Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam."
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My husband used it last week to fly to Montreal. It was easier and cheaper to take the Go Train to Union Station and then the shuttle to the airport than to use transit to get to Pearson and navigate all of that.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
KW resident here, so just a bit outside of GTA, and I love that little airport and completed the suvey to protest its expansion.
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Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
DYK that UPEI made a Walking Tour of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Halifax (aka Kingsport in the Anne of Green Gables books) lmmontgomery.ca/research-and...
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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Canadian Ellie Black is the first gymnast, man or woman, to win two Commonwealth Games all-around titles. Her longevity in the sport is incredible. She’s beloved by teammates, competitors and fans. And she’s made more history for Canada.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Visiting Biidaasige Park today (first day of the expansion) was extra sweet knowing the Island Airport expansion is off, at least for now.
So many people enjoying the new waterfront space Wetlands and highrisesThe atlas crane above a sandy landing The skyline from the park, a single stand up paddle boater on the channel
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
One of the things that I think sometimes got lost in the Billy Bishop discourse was that many people who like using that airport (and I put myself in this category) don’t actually want it to be some kind of mini-Pearson on the waterfront
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Gerry @867gerry.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Good morning and happy Sunday ☀️😊🐝
Blue lace cap hydrangea
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Toronto Blue Jays @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Never CEASE to amaze us 👏 #BlueJays50
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Terra 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸 @macterra17.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If you’re able to donate, please do! Not all heroes wear capes 💜
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Canadian Blood Services supply drops nearly 20% since June, prompting call for urgent donations | CBC News
Canadian Blood Services is appealing for people across the country to donate blood, saying its supply has dropped significantly in the last several weeks.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wow. This is being so poorly handled.
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This utter muppet of a conservative Canadian politician in New Brunswick forgot to remove the LLM text from his floor speech and read it out loud.
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HfxPam🇨🇦 @hfxpam.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Besides the fact this is so cute, it’s much a great idea!
cbc.ca
Training wheels: This free program teaches Island kids how to ride a bike
Instructors with Cycling P.E.I. offer a free summer program that teaches kids how to ride pushbikes. CBC P.E.I. sat in on one of the training days at Little Ducklings Childcare Centre in Stratford.
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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I was feeling angry at the world & then I heard the Mayor of CBRM accidentally wrote a reference letter for a Hell’s Angels satellite gang and now I am dyingggg 😂
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 23/07/2026
This is Finn. He likes to ominously stand on his hind legs in the water. We've asked him to stop but he won't. Still 13/10 (TT: firstmatefinn)
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Jodi Ettenberg @legalnomads.com · 21/07/2026
NOPE.
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Woman's Cornea Gets 'Eaten' by Parasite After Contact Lens Blunder
47-year-old Emma Marsden developed a rare corneal infection after washing her face with her contacts still on.
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Silas @si-r.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Not too often that I find a Barred Owl at eye level and close to the trail but a real treat when I do #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #Canada #Ontario #Nikon
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Jennifer Mills @jennifermills.net.au · 19/07/2026
Seizing the means of production is extremely satisfying, a thread: So last month I bought a little second hand proof press (a Poco 0). Here she is at the auction house
A small cast iron printing press looking a bit rusty and neglected, bits of furniture and rugs in background
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Ryan Flanagan @ryanflanagan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
All this PLUS it makes following sports less fun! I want to enjoy athletic drama on its merits or be won over by an outstanding performance or grudgingly accept that the Jays just don't have it tonight. Gambling steals all of that in favour of obsessively rooting for the outcome I bet on earlier.
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hot frogs? Toasty toadlets? You can help amphibians in the heat! (1/2) 📷Toadlet © Bob Foreman
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle: 1. It's called a cockchafer beetle. 2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”. 3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake. 4. It looks like this, close up.
A cockchafer beetle, demonstrating its talent for multitasking by showing us its pad while also listening with great sympathy to our problems.
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Waterloo Region Record @therecord.com · 15/07/2026
The Air Canada bus that runs between the main terminal at the Region of Waterloo International Airport and Pearson is now accepting passengers who book online for seats not filled by Air Canada passengers. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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International competition heats up to shuttle Waterloo Region passengers to Pearson airport in Toronto
Residents now have multiple daily bus options to reach the popular Toronto airport following the collapse of Airways Transit
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Maclean’s Magazine @macleans.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A London, Ontario, neighbourhood has been fighting for an all-way stop for decades. It took a $375 sensor and a few weeks of study to get it done. macleans.ca/society/let-communities…
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Let Communities Monitor Their Own Streets - Macleans.ca
I installed traffic sensors in my neighbourhood. That’s the kind of data we need to plan our cities.
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Matt B @mattbernico.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I have so much Puffin content.
A puffinA puffin on a rockSome puffinsA puffin with its beak open
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Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁 @cardamomaddict.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's time to pick-your-own! With lots of farms letting you harvest fresh produce, I spoke with ABSOLUTELY LOVELY folks about their patches and the Ps&Qs of PYO (hint: there should be more in your basket than in your belly) #Food #Agriculture #WaterlooRegion #PerthCounty www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rows of lavender at Purple Blossom Lavender Farm, Cambridge ONBlueberry picking at TNT Berries, Shakespeare, ONPeas growing at Thames River Melons, farm in Innerkip, OntarioKen Hoffman, owner of Hoffman's Strawberries in Waterloo, Ontario in his strawberry patch
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I was thinking of it as an option because I knew of the author who created the Arralan series and posted the audiobooks for free on her website (www.arralan.com) then created a Yoto series (ca.yotoplay.com/creators/mor...), and I think they've done quite well.
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Home | The Book Of Arralan | Children's Audiobooks
Original children's audiobooks for screen-free listening. A magical fantasy series for kids, narrated as bedtime stories. Available as MP3 downloads and Yoto cards.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If it sounds interesting, check out the opportunities for creators: yoto.space/marketplace
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Yoto Creators Program
Bring your audio to a Yoto Card and reach an audience of over a million audio-loving children with Yoto player devices.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Yoto doesn't have a lot of older kid or Canadian content right now, and people are clamouring for it. Your books would be a great fit. (I already made 4 custom cards for my 11-year-old with your audiobooks loaded on them.)
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's super popular and libraries purchase players and card sets, too - wait lists for these kits at the WPL are crazy long.
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Steph 🍁 @calmandcurious.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If you're looking for ideas... Yoto is an audio platform for kids that promotes screen-free listening. You put cards into a physical player, and the card triggers the player to start playing the corresponding playlist.
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
OMG I AM SPEECHLESS LOOK AT HIM (White-tailed Deer) #mammals 🌿
A gorgeous reddish brown male deer with a big set of antlers stands on a wooded path, looking over his left shoulder towards the camera. He's framed perfectly by the surrounding plants and looks amazing.
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Mark Scheflen @markscheflen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Lilac breasted Roller, Tanzania #birdsofeastafrica markscheflen.com #rollers
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Sorcière de L'île Mort 💀 @sorcieredelile.northsky.social · 10/07/2026
I love this guy, he does a whole bunch of different accents across Canada. This is the first one I’ve seen from PEI. My mother and grandmother talk exactly like he says in the video. And he does mention that it’s very common in older generations rather than newer. #pei #charlottetown
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Was thrilling to see a massive sunfish in the waters off Chester (Nova Scotia) this evening!
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Andy Bowers @evilpez4.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Want to feel old? Casey turned 61 this year.
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