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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 18h
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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What to know about chemical levels on Driscoll's berries | CBC News
You may be having second thoughts about eating the berries in your fridge after CBC News spoke with a whistleblower who made a startling claim about the amount of chemicals on fruit that a U.S. compan...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂🤣 Morally binding agreement made by a bunch of people who have repeatedly demonstrated they have no morals! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
US president also issued executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CBC leaves out important context: Stelco is owned by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs. An American parent is restructuring its Canadian operations while citing American tariffs. The Canadian job losses are real. So is that context. 🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Suspect in RAF Fairford case called police to report incident
Man dialled 999 before he and four others were arrested near military base in Gloucestershire, it has emerged
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the 21st century. Not the 19th!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjpY... Watching this out of family history relevance, but it is absolutely fascinating. History is surely repeating itself. Only at 41 min mark so much more to see, but I recommend this if you haven’t already seen it.
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The Gilded Age | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine
Scientists and entrepreneurs knew the dangers of AI a quarter-century ago. But animated by curiosity and profit, they went ahead anyway
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Drumcree standoff shows Northern Ireland’s troubled past still threatens its peace
Governments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defused
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown
Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
8,000 to 10,000 bodies. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wakefield was a fraud who engaged in deliberate data falsification. Investigations revealed that he had altered patient medical histories, fabricated data, and reported false onset times. He lost his license to practice medicine in the UK in 2010. www.immunize.org/clinical/vac...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We have to make this system more fit for purpose. Timely decisions should be made and proper reasons for refusal given. I wonder what talent that this country needs has slipped through our bureaucratic fingers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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FIRST PERSON | Getting my permanent residency should have felt like a win. But I've lost a lot along the way | CBC News
When Areena Shrestha arrived in Canada as an international student, she didn't fully understand how uncertain and emotionally exhausting the journey to permanent residency could be.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ANALYSIS | Putin appears to be eyeing NATO. The question is, will he actually attack? | CBC News
European military experts warn that Russia is actively planning targeted aggression against NATO to test alliance solidarity. Recent high-alert incidents include a foiled explosive drone plot at a Ger...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“The effects will be negligible nationally, experts say..” Damn! So much for my plans for a patriotic biker weekend where we all get drunk on Crown Royal whisky and eat strange whey and molasses desserts! 🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The incoming U.S. import bans on Canadian alcohol, whey, molasses and motorcycles, by the numbers | CBC News
The United States is set to ban a select number of Canadian imports starting Tuesday, in the next escalation of a trade war that has already led to steep tariffs on goods from both sides.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Authors on Bluesky - seeking advice on the best writing software. Obviously, I’ve Googled the heck out of it, but would value some real-world opinion from writers. With thanks in advance of any response 🙏
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Behold the pawpaw, the tropical ‘alien banana’ that grows right here in Canada | CBC Radio
The pawpaw fruit tastes of banana, mango and pineapple and was once abundant across parts of North America, but it can still be found growing wild and in some orchards.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Are humans always destined to make the same mistakes over and over again? This is such a step backwards for Northern Ireland. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturned
Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There should be droves of International Election Observers in America for these midterms. If they insist on acting like a developing country, they should be treated like one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claims
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Best use of AI I have ever seen. 🇨🇦🇪🇺
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Canadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident detained at border crossing, questioned about voting for hours | CBC News
Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why am I not surprised? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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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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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Get. Lost. America.🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Federal intelligence agency contacted as U.S. interference claims swirl in Quebec election | CBC News
Quebec's incumbent premier says she is "very concerned" about possible interference in the provincial election by the United States.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Useful context for Alberta’s anti-inmigrant referendum questions. We are not being “flooded” with newcomers. And scapegoating immigrants for longstanding structural problems with our public health care system, in particular, is gutter politics. #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine.
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Canada's population growth slows to lowest level in 80 years
The population is also aging with the median age now at 40.9 years
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Was this award-winning book written by AI? Scandal deepens skepticism in literary world | CBC News
A Quebec-based author is at the centre of an artificial intelligence scandal shaking the French literary world and raising questions around how the industry should be using AI — and its detection tool...
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This!!! I keep saying "words matter" and here's a great example of why. They're intentionally trying to manipulate our perception. 🤬
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m just wondering why the delegates of the UAE, Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Australia and Canada stayed for Netanyahu’s speech when the delegates of 77 other countries walked out?
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"I don't think I have a visceral sense of what Canadians are feeling about the United States," Schmidt said. "We really don't have a sense of the impact of what the president is saying has on other places." It seems as if a lack of empathy is hard-wired into Americans. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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ANALYSIS | A U.S. invasion of Canada? There's a contingency plan for that | CBC News
An American invasion of Canada? A top U.S. commander calls the idea preposterous. Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t laughing. Donald Trump’s threats and talk of a 51st state have pushed Ottawa to revis...
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beware of ‘maple-washing’ at the liquor store. #BuyCanadian (Video: @pauldoroshenko.com)
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today on BBC News I hear that the surgeries were outsourced to private clinics. Profit over patient care, it seems. What a grotesque situation. Perhaps the women of Alberta should take note. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 24/09/2026
Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasion
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Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasion
Preparation is rarely wasted. Even when the scenario never materializes, the process strengthens institutions, sharpens strategic thinking, and improves readiness.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Well, duh! What a horrible idea. Why am I not surprised! www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Will Alberta's dual-practice model reduce surgery waits — or only for those who can pay? | CBC News
As provinces grapple with how to decrease wait times for surgeries, Alberta is introducing a system in which doctors can simultaneously work in public hospitals and do private care on the side — a mod...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Is Trump A Russian Asset?
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The hypocrisy in the way the U.S. treats its trading partners is palpable" And so predictable! 😂 www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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ANALYSIS | Trump loves Chinese trade — as long as it's with the U.S. | CBC News
American officials have scolded Canada for making a deal with China. But the numbers show the U.S. does vastly more business with China than Canada would possibly dream of.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That’s okay, though. They knew what they were voting for. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms
Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mark Carney’s Balancing Act www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
😂🤣 - Donnie is rattled that so many Americans are coming to Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump says Canada is 'destroying itself' with immigration. Ministers say that's bogus | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian immigration policies on Wednesday, saying the country is "destroying itself" by allowing "millions" of people into the country without proper securit...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yay! So what should it be called? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa to rename Trump Avenue | CBC News
Ottawa city council voted Wednesday to rename a street that was named after U.S. President Donald Trump more than 20 years ago.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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No, collagen won’t make your wrinkles disappear - video
Collagen powders, gummies and pills have boomed in popularity in recent years boosted by claims that they smooth wrinkles, promote glossy hair and help with joint pain. Amid the noise it can be hard t...
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“The Trump-endorsed Stop Insider Trading Act passed by the House of Representatives in July, which would prohibit lawmakers and their families from purchasing publicly traded stocks. The ban, however, would not affect Trump or JD Vance.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal
President made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocks
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The fish rots from the head down. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know? #BookSky
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How long until America has a two or three child policy for families to get the subsidy. Grotesque. White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives
Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.
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febca 🇨🇦 @febca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I got so angry with Mr. Burns’ point of view on this I couldn’t continue to read the rest of this article. Canadians are suffering, Mr. Burns, so I hope you’ll pardon the inconvenience you may have to deal with! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers | CBC News
Hunters and anglers from the United States as well as New Brunswick outfitters say they were caught off guard by the province's move to possibly "restrict" hunting and fishing licences in response to ...
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