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Professor of Education🤘Memorial University of Newfoundland 🤘Personal account🤘Opinions mine🤘 #highered #cdnpse #punksky 🇨🇦

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 28/09/2026
Why universities must tread carefully when validating Onkwehón:we identity
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Why universities must tread carefully when validating Onkwehón:we identity
Requirements for documentation such as citizenship and status cards can disadvantage people whose relationships with their respective nations have been disrupted.
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Carney wants Canada to join Erasmus+, but it may be easier said than done theconcordian.com/2026/09/carn...
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Lilian Radovac @lilianradovac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ontario axes yet another internationally renowned post-secondary program, which has trained generations of creators, tradespeople and small business owners and is the only one of its kind in North America. 🤦🏻 “George Brown is stopping enrolment in a long-running program with a sparkling reputation”
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Why George Brown college is pausing its oldest jewelry programs
The polytechnic announced that no new students will be admitted to jewelry and gemmology in 2027-28.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 20h
PM Carney chuckles when asked about TЯ☭mp saying Canada will apologize. 😂 This is like asking a grown up to explain the nonsense coming out of a kid’s mouth. 😂😂😂
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 20h
The law and order party, folks
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 28/09/2026
Is hitman-turned-politician John Alite simpatico with Trump? Josh Johnson finds out
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 28/09/2026
Well, yeah - Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’ www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 28/09/2026
😬 Guelph mayor ‘beyond upset’ after University homecoming devolves into violence, vandalism toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/28/g...
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Guelph mayor 'beyond upset' after University homecoming devolves into violence, vandalism
Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie doesn’t believe the city’s hard-working taxpayers should have to foot the bill for damages after a raucous University of Guelph homecoming that resulted in numerous arrests. G...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/09/2026
Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan: “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
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Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
CALGARY - With the Alberta Separatism referendum fast approaching, pro-separatist groups have launched a new campaign to entice investment dollars to their chaotic barely-planned idea for a country.
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clnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CBC's recent coverage of Driscoll berries. Not safe. Not Good. Not worth it. #BuyCanadian
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 26/09/2026
RIP Pete Byrne youtu.be/YYtBF1OVciU?...
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Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (Official Music Video)
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 26/09/2026
Free speech absolutism strikes again www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 25/09/2026
Tourism USA: Come for the shows!🎪 Stay (in the hospital) for the poorly inspected meats! 🤢
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 25/09/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
President Trump has inadvertently reduced global fossil fuel consumption because of the ongoing war with Iran. People worldwide are using significantly less oil and gas, which means less climate pollution.
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Trump dismantled U.S. climate policy. But his war is cutting emissions.
While the president remains a climate-change denier, the war with Iran has triggered an unforeseen benefit in the fight against global warming.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 24/09/2026
I hope so! 🤞
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 24/09/2026
CEO who posted about wearing 'Lake America' sweatshirts to Halifax is no longer CEO www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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CEO who posted about wearing 'Lake America' sweatshirts to Halifax is no longer CEO | CBC News
The Michigan tourist who recently went viral over a Facebook photo where she and three family members appeared to be wearing "Lake America" sweatshirts has parted ways with her employer.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 24/09/2026
Ottawa set a target of 155,000 new international student arrivals for 2026. However, according to Universities Canada, only 28,200 had arrived as of July 31, or about 18 per cent of the annual target. www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 24/09/2026
Remove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee: Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’ universityaffairs.ca/news/remove-...
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Remove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee says - University Affairs
The Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Graduates in the most AI-exposed majors are increasingly struggling to find post-graduation employment, according to a new working paper from the U.S. Census Bureau. The reporting also shows where some graduates are landing instead. chroni.cl/4y6U641
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The Most AI-Exposed College Graduates Are Entering Another Great Recession
A new Census Bureau report offers concrete evidence of how certain majors are faring in the job market — which may shift what students choose to study.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 23/09/2026
Ex-U of M law dean wanted on fraud charge arrested in Europe www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
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Ex-U of M law dean wanted on fraud charge arrested in Europe: police
A former law dean at the University of Manitoba who was the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant for fraud has been arrested in Europe, police have confirmed.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 22/09/2026
What could Canada gain from joining Erasmus+, and what would still need to be worked out? My new piece for The Conversation looks at student mobility, access, skills, and some of the practical challenges of Canadian participation
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 22/09/2026
What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
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What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
As Mark Carney raises the possibility of Canada joining the European Union’s Erasmus+ education program, it’s important to figure out what form Canadian participation would take.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 21/09/2026
Prime Minister meets French President in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ntv.ca/news/prime-m...
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Prime Minister meets French President in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News Source
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. The meeting comes as Canada and the European Union work toward building an alliance, as tension...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you remember? 💕 #September21
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nous sommes amis grâce à notre histoire, alliés grâce à nos valeurs, et voisins grâce à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. 🇨🇦🇫🇷
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The Economist @economist.com · 20/09/2026
Not long ago Danes were amongst the most pro-American of Europeans. Just 7% called America an ally in a poll this summer
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Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done
A revised defence pact with Denmark and Greenland is a modest improvement, but annexation threats were a costly blunder
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20/09/2026
President Macron welcomed PM Carney to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 20/09/2026
Toronto’s International Language Academy of Canada files for bankruptcy toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/19/i...
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International Language Academy of Canada shutters over bankruptcy
The International Language Academy of Canada says it has filed for bankruptcy protection and cancelled all classes and programming.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 19/09/2026
Canadians are boycotting U.S. travel, and Las Vegas is the biggest loser www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o... #boycottUSA
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Carney’s pivot to Europe takes him to French islands off Newfoundland www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Carney’s pivot to Europe takes him to a French island off Newfoundland
Élysée Palace said the Prime Minister’s meeting with Macron at Saint-Pierre and Miquelon will reaffirm the ‘sovereignty of nations’
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Students are using artificial intelligence for everything, including cheating, and a recent M.I.T. report said the technology was creating “cognitive surrender.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. (Gift Article)
As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 18/09/2026
Federal government spending $880 million for paid job placements in skilled trades toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/l...
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Liberals roll out plan to offer paid, four-month placements in skilled trades
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is putting $880 million behind a plan to get young workers paid, on-the-job experience in the skilled trades.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 18/09/2026
Neoliberal discourse in the free-college movement: policy contradictions and private sector actors within tuition-free legislation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Neoliberal discourse in the free-college movement: policy contradictions and private sector actors within tuition-free legislation
The growth of tuition-free college has emerged during an era of policy contradiction in both state and federal policy contexts, where access to higher education has been demanded to meet state educ...
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 18/09/2026
Who are masked rock sensations Angine de Poitrine? As they vie for a prestigious Canadian music prize, we find out www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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Who are masked rock sensations Angine de Poitrine? As they vie for a prestigious Canadian music prize, we find out
The experimental-music duo is up against Peaches, Charlotte Cornfield, Tanya Tagaq, among others, for the Polaris Music Prize.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17/09/2026
Jacob Coxon quit his job—and the world freaked out. How an anonymous math whiz became the face of the AI apocalypse.
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The Anonymous Math Geek Who Quit Anthropic—and Became the Face of AI Safety
Long-simmering worries about the technology’s potential dangers have exploded into the global consciousness since Jacob Coxon’s dire warning.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“.. Buckle up,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at the price-tracking platform GasBuddy, wrote Wednesday morning. “Gas and diesel look set for a spike over the next 48 hours ..” @washingtonpost.com @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social ⛽️ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/09/2026
“You can’t stop these guys; [performing] is in their blood,” said one manager about older rock stars with health issues still performing. “It’s almost detrimental for them to just be sitting around doing nothing.” 🔗 on.wsj.com/4reejSX
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As gas jumps another ten cents/litre due to craziness on the other side of the planet with zero connection to Canada, this is my regular reminder that the cost of producing that gas hasn’t changed one cent. More on why we pay so much for our own petroleum: centreforfuturework.ca/2026/05/17/a...
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A Sequel We Don’t Want: What the 2026 Oil Price Shock Will Cost Canadians. - Centre for Future Work
The war in the Persian Gulf has caused the biggest disruption in oil supply in world history, and is driving up costs and inflation around the world – including in Canada. New research from the Centre for Future Work, published through the False Profits project, shows how damaging this latest oil shock will be for affordability and inflation in Canada. It also proposes policies to protect consumers and workers.
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 14/09/2026
Here’s why employers say university degrees are still worth it, but not on their own www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Here’s why employers say university degrees are still worth it, but not on their own
As roughly two million students return to Canadian colleges and universities this month, some are questioning whether a degree is still worth the time and money, as grads face a job market that is rap...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canada has benefited from it's long border with the largest, most prosperous economy in history. Now, they're betting on diversifying away from it. That will cost the US more than people realize. tinyurl.com/tradeescalation
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Canadian boycott isn't a response to the trade war. It's a response to the clowning: 51st state jokes, "Governor Carney," a hockey video of Trump beating up their PM.⁣ ⁣ My guess: the consumer boycott is costing us more than the tariffs ever will. youtu.be/lsRhHpwZfOk
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NBER @nber.org · 13/09/2026
Foundational expertise may be a prerequisite for extracting durable skill from AI-assisted practice, from David Autor, Tanya Rodchenko, Josh Martin, Zanna Iscenko, Scott Strand, David Pearl, and Melissa Ferere www.nber.org/papers/w35720
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The Economist @economist.com · 12/09/2026
“Schools need clear frameworks defining when, where and how AI should be used,” writes Andreas Schleicher, founder of the PISA test. In a guest essay, he argues that the technology should not be treated like an oracle
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Stop turning schoolchildren into crash-test dummies
AI can help in classrooms but it needs to be treated with caution, says Andreas Schleicher, founder of the PISA test
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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'Never mistake our generosity for weakness,' Chrétien says at 9/11 memorial
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Former Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien: "I have message for American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one." Jean Chrétien is an absolute gem 💎❤️🇨🇦
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 11/09/2026
Former Canadian leader Jean Chrétien tells US: ‘Never mistake our generosity for weakness’ apnews.com/article/sept...
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Dale Kirby 👊🇨🇦🔥 @dalekirby.com · 11/09/2026
This 👇 youtu.be/wMTO8h5v4h0?... #cdnpoli
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Former Canada Prime Minister: "Never mistake our generosity for weakness."
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