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Martin Leduc

@dieselduckster.bsky.social
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Propensity for adventures; striving to be a useful human. Marine Engineering professional sailing on commercial ships all over the world. Creator of www.dieselduck.net, a website for Marine Engineers, online since 1997. From Nanaimo, BC, Canada

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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A good example of what i mean about these mega projects in Canada, creating jobs. They are, they just didn't specify that it was in Canada, or for average Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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LNG Canada to use Chinese steel on $33B expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says because Canadian suppliers are unable to make what it needs, it once again plans to use Chinese steel in its $33-billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. The expansion of its...
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Dan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most disappointing video you’ll see today.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What a surprise, when the federal government funds them, and gives discount out, not to mention pays no fuel tax. Little wonder. Be nice to see BC resident get that kind of treatment. www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
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Marine Atlantic’s North Sydney-Argentia ferry route sets new passenger record
Marine Atlantic has seen a record-breaking year for its North Sydney to Argentia service with 50,555 passengers.
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 01/10/2026
Pipeline designated project of national interest (Canada)
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Pipeline designated project of national interest - Canada News
ORIGINAL 8:13 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce Thursday that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Judge quashes first nation's case against dredging to allow fully loaded tankers to transit burrard inlet in Vancouver. Reconcile vs Oil, with predictable results. www.nsnews.com/local-news/f...
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Federal court rejects Tsleil-Waututh injunction to stop Burrard Inlet dredging
Delaying the project by a year would cost shippers $190 million and be a drag on the Canadian economy, the judge found
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Again. Most jobs go outside of canada. And absolutely no mention of development of the maritime workforce.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you ever wondered what happened to the USS Thresher, get this upcoming book on your radar now. The author sued the navy in a FOIA lawsuit that resulted, finally, in a release of the formal inquiry's findings. www.usni.org/press/books/...
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Rush to Disaster
The U.S. Naval Institute provides an independent forum for those who seek to advance and strengthen the naval profession.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yet another in a long list of successful Canadian enterprise driven into the ground by American owners, long before tarriff globalnews.ca/news/1207612...
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Stelco to lay off 350 workers at Hamilton steel plant: union | Globalnews.ca
The union representing workers says the company told them ongoing U.S. tariffs on steel are a primary reason for Stelco's decision to idle the plant.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MSC, MSC, MSC a leading shipping line! Leading for sure.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The marine industry in Canada, amongst many other places, did this, killed junior roles, and now whine they can't find experienced officers. Just so a few could concentrate wealth into their grubby little hands.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BC coastal marine industry management changes of note. dailyhive.com/vancouver/hu...
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Hullo Ferries CEO leaves for new role at Vancouver marine company | Daily Hive | Urbanized
There has been a major leadership change at Hullo Ferries, with Ryan Dermody departing from the company earlier this month.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One of BC's ask for the TMX pipeline expansion, was the addition of two escort tugs for the Juan de Fuca leg of tanker transits. The first has arrived in Victoria. Considerable rumours suggest they are not crewed by West Coast mariners, or even Canadians. Pictures by Corey Wiens, from FB
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Much neglected marine industry on Canada's west coast feels strains and benefits of a slight uptick in investments, but still a drop in the bucket. The human skills part is desperately lacking investments. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...
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Seaspan Victoria Shipyards could add 500 new trades jobs as shipbuilding work grows
At Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyard, it was all hands on deck for a much needed two-week refit of the massive Carnival Radiance.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While the clownshow down south grabs the headlines; Canada's establishment is going full throttle on solidifying its grip on everything. Workers rights in transportation being thrown in the garbage. seafarers.ca/siu-canada-r...
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SIU Canada response to Bill C-39: A direct attack on workers and Canadian seafarers
The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) is sounding the alarm on Bill C-39, the so-called ‘Building Canada Strong Act’, introduced on September 21, 2026. Despite its name, the bill would we...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 19/09/2026
Carney government promises upcoming "Operation Strike Destroyer" legislation won't discourage future strikes
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Carney government promises upcoming "Operation Strike Destroyer" legislation won't discourage future strikes
OTTAWA — After multiple labour sources warned that the Federal government would likely be issuing binding mediation legislation as early as next week, Mark Carney personally assured Canadians that eve...
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trans shipment and mine projects on Vancouver Island makes Prime Minister's priority list. Both will mostly benefit non Canadian companies, that could leave tax payers with big bills. cheknews.ca/two-island-p...
cheknews.ca
Two island projects on Carney's list for international investors
Northisle Copper & Gold's North Island Project and the Port Alberni Transshipment Hub are on the Canada Investment Summit Prospectus
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mark Carney is privatizing airports and allowing foreign investors (mainly American) to buy up the country. Slashing corporate tax rates and offering up vast amounts of resources for mining and extraction corporations. The country is for sale. Liberal voters were duped.
UST IN: Canada has announced to reduce marginal effective tax rate on new business investment to 6.4% from 13%, the lowest among the G7, and half the rate in the US, per the Globe and Mail

The changes will take effect right away and remain permanent.@sarobertson_
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Mark Carney on airport privatization: "We will seek private investment through long-term concessions to operate Canada's four largest airports, following best practice in other countries. The Government of Canada will retain ownership of the underlying land and assets."@KatusaResearch
Canada handed 300 of the world's biggest investors a 66-page pitchbook this week

▪️167 projects worth about US$425 billion

▪️63 of them are MINES

That's more than the clean energy, oil and gas, and data-centre chapters combined.
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More than 80% of what the world trades moves by sea. Two of the main routes are disrupted at once. Pedro Manuel Moreno at our Trade and Development Board in Geneva: shocks travel quickly, but they leave slowly. ➡️ ow.ly/6Ut950ZNPGx
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Maritime RSS @shipbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Video: Bow Section Removed from the Wreck of MSC Baltic III Maritime Executive · 14 Sep 2026 #BalticSea #AtlanticOcean
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Video: Bow Section Removed from the Wreck of MSC Baltic III
The salvage team working to remove the wreck of the containership MSC Baltic III from the shore of Newfoundland, Canada, captured in a dramatic video...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/09/2026
The Philippine Coast Guard says 41 more bodies have been recovered from the M/V June Aster, with 13 people still missing
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Death toll from Philippine ferry fire rises to 76
The Philippine Coast Guard says 41 more bodies have been recovered from the M/V June Aster, with 13 people still missing
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 13/09/2026
After a voyage spanning the Pacific, the ARM Cuauhtémoc is making a four-day stop in Victoria to train, connect and celebrate Canada-Mexico relations. cheknews.ca/mexican-navy-tall-ship-…
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Mexican Navy tall ship makes stop in Victoria during Pacific voyage
After a voyage spanning the Pacific, the ARM Cuauhtémoc is making a four-day stop in Victoria to train, connect and celebrate Canada-Mexico relations.
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Mark Douglas @maritimekiwi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
From @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Rescuers search for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship sinks
Search and rescue ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/09/2026
Yemen’s Houthis Seize Entire Red Sea Coastline, Consolidating Power Over Bab al-Mandab Strait
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Yemen’s Houthis Seize Entire Red Sea Coastline, Consolidating Power Over Bab al-Mandab Strait
In Yemen, Saudi forces have carried out airstrikes on the port city of Mokha, after Houthi fighters routed Yemeni government forces and seized control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline and the strat...
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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why VLCC rates just went ballistic and how they could go even higher ⚓️Baltic Exchange’s MEG-China VLCC index is at $982,072 per day, doubling over past month; Clarksons puts rates on this route at just over $1m per day www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
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Why VLCC rates just went ballistic and how they could go even higher
Spot rates are the priciest in history on every VLCC lane following a stunning surge this week. The market is in the midst of a ‘chartering frenzy’ causing ‘seismic shifts’ in rates
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Injured crew member airlifted from cruise ship off Port Hardy
Two SAR technicians were lowered to the bow of the ship and retrieved the patient, along with a member of the ship’s medical staff, says 19 Wing Comox.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Number 9 is in BC. I wish i could remember their names, but anyway, welcome to BC. dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...
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'Beautiful' new BC Ferries vessel has officially entered B.C. waters | Daily Hive | Urbanized
One of the highly anticipated new Island Class vessels that will join BC Ferries' fleet over the next year has arrived in British Columbia.
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Maritime RSS @shipbot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
MSC Baltic III Wreck Pulled Toward Shore as Removal Advances gCaptain · 10 Sep 2026 #BalticSea #AtlanticOcean
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MSC Baltic III Wreck Pulled Toward Shore as Removal Advances
Wreck removal crews have now pulled the grounded containership MSC Baltic III about 53 meters toward shore in Newfoundland and Labrador as salvage teams continue dismantling the vessel and removing steel from...
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Is it just me, or does 4 billion for one ship seem like a great deal of money. I know Seaspan's US owner needs yet another yacht, but really. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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One of the giant ships at the centre of Canada’s shipbuilding revival is taking shape
From new military investments to Arctic security and sovereignty, Canada is pouring billions into asserting its presence in the North. In the first instalment of a CTV News series, we go inside the sh...
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dont worry, ship owners are just gonna pass it on. The "special class" just keeps winning! www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Ship fuel shortage looms as refiners strained by war favour other products
A shortage of fuel oil used in ships ​and power plants looms in the third quarter as refiners increasingly squeezed by wars that have disrupted both crude processing and tanker traffic ‌prioritise out...
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Serenade of the Seas alongside cargo terminal in Vancouver as undisclosed mechanical issue cancels sailing. www.vancouverisawesome.com/travel/cruis...
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Why is this cruise ship stuck in Vancouver outside the cruise terminal?
If you've driven over the Second Narrows Bridge recently, you've probably spotted it.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Canadian federal government runs a great deal of vessels on all three coast of this large country, and its looking for mariners. They are hosting many events across the country to showcase their work, and the opportunities for young people. www.canada.ca/en/navy/camp...
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Marine Careers Expo 2026
The Marine Career Expo (MCE) is an opportunity for Government of Canada organizations and other marine industry employers and institutions to connect with communities on the west coast of Canada, and along both the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Latest scheme to shove SMR (nuclear reactors) down our throats. East coast indigenous band will have reactor built elsewhere, and when its done with it, it just get shipped somewhere else. No problem at all with that plan. www.autonocion.com/us/nuclear-s...
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A 50-megawatt nuclear station gets built inside a shipyard, sails to the Canadian coast as cargo on a heavy-lift ship and gets bolted to the shore before a single fuel pellet goes near it, and sails o...
Every nuclear plant I have written about was built to stay where it was poured. You dig a hole, you fill it with concrete, you wire the thing into a grid, and
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NanaimoNewsNOW @nanaimonewsnow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Several sailings between Nanaimo and Vancouver were cancelled Monday and Tuesday, due to mechanical issues on board one of BC Ferries' vessels. RCMP attended Departure Bay terminal Monday evening, with several travelers left frustrated. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/08/31/r...
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RCMP called as cancelled sailings frustrate Nanaimo passengers
NANAIMO - Mechanical issues on board a BC Ferries vessel led to police trying to calm frustrated travelers Pro...
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 01/09/2026
Unions demand next ferries be built in B.C. (BC)
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Unions demand next ferries be built in B.C. - BC News
A coalition of unions has launched a campaign demanding that the next vessels added to the B.C. Ferries fleet be built in B.C.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Gotta be a joke in this, somewhere... The Last of Us is the latest to ask for a waiver from the Coasting Trade Act, which is administered by the Canada Transport Agency. I'll concede, it is probably a good application of the process. portail-portal.otc-cta.gc.ca/en/marine-no...
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Notice of Coasting Trade Licence Application: 26-54703 | Canadian Transportation Agency
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.vancouverisawesome.com/sponsored/bu...
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Building Canada’s biggest Polar Icebreaker: An interview with a ship fitter at Seaspan
Felix Yumul takes readers inside the hands-on work of building Canada’s next Polar Icebreaker
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Mechanical issues continue to plague critical ferry system in BC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sunshine Coast service resumes after mechanical issues with 2 B.C. ferries | CBC News
B.C. Ferries cancelled several sailings on the Sunshine Coast route on Saturday amid mechanical issues with two vessels.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Doh!
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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My painting FANAD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Crew become the latest pressure point as shipowners pay more to keep vessels trading in conflict zones ⚓️Crewing is becoming a growing bottleneck as operators pay higher premiums to attract seafarers into Hormuz and Black Sea trades www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
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Crew become the latest pressure point as shipowners pay more to keep vessels trading in conflict zones
V.Group chief executive René Kofod-Olsen says seafarers remain willing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz despite mounting attacks, but rising risk premiums, crew shortages and growing operational complexity are emerging as critical challenges for shipowners
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Greek owned ship, built in 2002, enters service for Marine Atlantic, a federally owned east coast ferry operator. www.marineatlantic.ca/media-galler...
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Marine Atlantic accepts delivery of the Île Rouge | Marine Atlantic
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NanaimoNewsNOW @nanaimonewsnow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New data from the BC Coroner's Service shows six people in Nanaimo and 11 across central Vancouver Island lost their lives in June to toxic street drugs. Working-age men continue to make up a vast majority of all fatalities. #Nanaimo #Parksville nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/08/25/u...
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Unregulated drug death rate spikes across central Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - June was a particularly deadly month across central Vancouver Island for lives lost due to toxic dru...
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Icebreaking capability used in US/Canada trade war. www.businessinsider.com/us-canada-tr...
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Mark Carney says there are many things the US needs from Canada — and a very special kind of boat is one of them
The US is racing to expand its small polar icebreaker fleet as it works with Canada and Finland to strengthen its capabilities in the Arctic.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
😆😆😆
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I do not understand the point of this. Horses are faster than Usain Bolt. Cars are faster than Usain Bolt. Airplanes are faster than Usain Bolt. You get the idea. Who cares if a robot is faster than Usain Bolt? And can we talk about how it plows into a barrier and falls to pieces at the end?
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Russian Forces Spotter @tiafarris10.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨🇷🇺🚢🎯🇨🇦 Canada has quietly become the leading sanctions jurisdiction targeting Russia's oil tanker fleet. According to the KSE Institute, Canada has designated 639 oil tankers, more than any of the six major sanctions jurisdictions it tracks.
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Port Hope, home of massive Uranium contamination, from the early days of weapons manufacturing, is flirting with the idea of a massive new nuclear power station. www.autonocion.com/us/canada-40...
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Canada is punching 40 boreholes into a 1,300-acre Lake Ontario field that has waited 50 years since an oil plant there never generated a watt, to see if the rock can carry 10,000 megawatts of reactors...
That's what is happening right now on a 1,300-acre field in Port Hope, Ontario, about four miles west of town on the Lake Ontario shoreline. Drill rigs are
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Martin Leduc @dieselduckster.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
PM Carney announces money for Quebec's shipbuilding industry, to build Canadian Coast Guard's new ships. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will pour more than $11 billion into Quebec’s shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Maritime Bell @maritimebell.com · 24/08/2026
11 Cruise Crew Detained in Boston During Federal Operation #MaritimeNews #CruiseIndustry #SeafarersRights
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11 Cruise Crew Detained in Boston During Federal Operation – Maritime Bell
US authorities detain cruise ship crew members as part of operation focused on suspected of involvement with child sexual abuse material.
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