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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Let me be clear: we know from evidence in countries around the world that physician dual practice drains resources away from the public system and, in many cases, increases wait times for public patients. This goes directly against the spirit of the Canada Health Act. 1/3

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

www.billboard.com/music/awards... I'm proud of #StrayKids and #BTS. The reasoning for the separate category is giving me "let's celebrate diversity with separate white and black folk washrooms" vibes. It's not inclusion with division. #Kpop #GrammyBoycott

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Stray Kids Join BTS in Withholding Music From 2027 Grammy Consideration

Stray Kids have joined BTS in the 2027 Grammys boycott after the Recording Academy introduced a best Asian pop music performance category.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From the DM’s… Allegedly these illegal door hangers are now showing up across Alberta… Without identifying who is distributing them. Sure would be a shame if someone had some doorbell footage… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good to see non-Driscoll brand berries at the supermarket today.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026

Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…

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Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The pandemic should have led to clean indoor air, treatments for long covid and related illnesses, next gen vaccines, normalization of masking, mandatory respiratory protection in healthcare, sick leave, and a paradigm shift around what infections do to people

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“A pathogen invades, sticks around, and causes trouble.” Sometimes the most important scientific questions can be summarized very simply. Excellent Smithsonian piece on #LongCovid, viral persistence, and the scientists still working to understand what SARS-CoV-2 can leave behind.

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For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief

Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recent photo at the NHS. Over 6 years into #COVID, and we still have “wash your hands” under “AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS.” We are failing hard to communicate one of the most basic lessons of this pandemic: Airborne means spread through the AIR. Clean air is infection control. #Airborne #PublicHealth #NHS

Photo shows a sign at NHS that says: Airborne precaution
Please wash your hands before entering the training room. Thank you

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

California company accused of shipping pesticide laden berries to Canada. We can't trust American product we should be able to trust that our government has adequate numbers of inspectors in place to protect us. 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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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

CTV news coverage of the errors in health policy and guidance that leave the public unprotected from aerosol disease transmission and long COVID (with @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social and Kerri Bowser) is up. Great to see so much interest! Below is the UK inquiry cited: #medsky #scisky #cdnpoli #polisky

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COVID health policy still outdated: researchers

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Elections Alberta has quietly moved up the deadline to get you special ballot (mail in ballot) for the referendum up by TWO WEEKS! Get yours now and make sure you tell your friends and family to do the same to avoid disastourously long lines! specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 #abpoli

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

3 of these 4 Home Alone 2 actors/actresses have passed away in 2026. I hate that we lost the three that we have. But damn, if we can complete the set before January 1st, that would be something. We have four months to make it happen.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Seeing positive Covid rapid tests showing up in my feed again - with captions about how people have no sense of smell. Reminder, that losing your sense of smell is not 'mild' & in some studies has been linked to brain changes. Mask up, everyone www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is fantastic - clean air and masks in a Japanese earthquake evacuation centre. The Kumamoto govt has also advised ventilation & mask use in evacuation centres. No need to compound the tragedy of a natural disaster with viral illness ❤️‍🩹

Tweet from Japan based account sharing that they've purchased air purifiers for a Kumamoto earthquake evacuation centre - a photo is shared with residents in masks, including respirators, and a line up of CR boxes

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"Covid and climate change are two major pillars of collective denial in the last decade...”

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Danielle Smith is breaking our health care system and Mark Carney is letting her. The Canada Health Act is federal law. Carney has a responsibility to enforce it and protect universal, publicly funded health care. Both Smith and Carney are betraying Albertans. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

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‘If you can pay, you get health care. If you can’t pay, you wait’: Local MP criticizes Smith’s health-care bill

Albertans can now pay out of pocket or through private insurance for preventative diagnostic testing and do so without a doctor's referral. It's part of evolving health system changes that include leg...

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This is it. Will they outnumber us or will we outnumber them? Teach your children well.

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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

said it for years: you don’t have to always mask. but if you masked in easy to do, non eating scenarios as much as you can bear, ie —planes —busses —trains —stores —movies —concerts —offices —HOSPITALS you’d be sick less, save lives & enjoy life much more

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Heme Doc @labsandmabs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The ER crowding is so bad in Edmonton that when I start a new person on chemo and I do the lecture on reporting to ER if there’s a fever, I have to preemptively warn them it will be an dangerously long wait. And then I urge them to write their MLA and premier bc that’s all any of us can do. #abpoli

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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I hand out respirator/breatheteq masks to my patients to help them reduce their risk of getting COVID and Long COVID. Here's the letter I've put together about this for parents about children masking. @longcovidresource.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com @longcovidkids.bsky.social #longcovid

Letter with different typeface colours entitled, "Preventing Long COVID in Children". Text as follows:

As described by the Public Health Agency of Canada1,
Long COVID (also known as post-COVID-19 condition) affects children as well as adults.
- It’s long-lasting symptoms after a known or unknown COVID infection.
- The most common Long COVID symptoms in children are:
Fatigue
Headache
Abdominal pain
Sleep problems
Shortness of breath
Cognitive problems (difficulty thinking or concentrating)
Muscle aches and joint pains

I care for children with Long COVID. It can interfere with their social, physical and educational development. You do not want your child to develop Long COVID.

While there are some promising therapies, there is no clear cure for Long COVID.

The best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent COVID infections.
Since COVID is airborne, the best way to prevent COVID infections is to wear respirator-type masks (like N95s) all the time indoors. This is why I’m giving you this mask for your child to wear. I personally purchased these to hand out to my patients. This is how important it is to me, as your child’s doctor, for your child to mask: to protect their health.

I know there will be times at school and other places where your child will want to remove their mask. Wearing a mask as much as possible in public indoor spaces will greatly reduce your child’s risk of getting COVID, which will reduce their risk of developing Long COVID. If they wear it 90% of the time, that’s still a huge win and way better than wearing it only 20% of the time, or not at all.

> Key tip: shape the curve of the nose piece first, then put the mask on.

1 Post COVID-19 condition (long COVID): Symptoms and treatment. Public Health Agency of Canada. 8 January 2026. Accessed online at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/symptoms/post-covid-19-condition.html

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Melissa (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Holy crap. So many Albertans are going to get sick. With Alt Text. #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #alberta

Chantal McBride

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"I have served the public as a Public Health Inspector for over 9 years. Together, we have made it through numerous staff turnovers, wildfires, emergency evacuations, boil water orders, housing crises, infestations, and outbreaks.

It has been an absolute privilege to keep not just Albertans safe, but you-my neighbors and friends. It is your fundamental right to enjoy an outing at a restaurant, go for a swim, or drink a glass of tap water without the worry of getting sick or poisoned. But this is all about to change.

In just six days, on June 17, 2026, the Government of Alberta is dissolving Public Health Inspectors and implementing mass layoffs across the province. We are being forced to choose between signing a severance agreement that bans us from working within the province, or accepting a Government of Alberta position with severe cuts to benefits, pay, seniority, and positions.

Legislation was silently passed to violate our contracts and force us into roles that will no longer effectively serve our communities. While a transition was expected, Public Health Inspectors are uniquely the only professional body targeted in this manner by the government.

This incredibly short notice was entirely by design to prevent public pushback.

Our Provinces's health is at stake. Please, stand with us and write or call your MLA immediately to demand they advocate for a fair and amicable transition that protects public health and the inspectors who keep Alberta safe."

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#PabloMini #CheeseTart delivery sent by a friend for my birthday. 😋😋

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

From the DM’s… Maybe this is why the UCP is rebranding the “EMS” out of “EMS”? Just lowering any expectations of Emergency Medical Services being available to Albertans? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We tolerate indoor air in 2026 that would have horrified sanitation engineers in 1926. We just don’t see what’s killing us.

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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This illustrates why I'm far more concerned about Ebola than Hantavirus. In addition, this particular strain (Bundibugyo) has a high false negative rate with testing. Don't forget the super spreader event coming up either.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Former Health Minister Sarah Hoffman apparently confirming our DM’s from earlier this week… Yet another death in an Alberta Hospital Waiting Room. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Canadian COVID Forecast: May 9 - May 22, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: AB HIGH: CAN, BC, MB, NL, North, SK MODERATE: NS, ON, PEI, QC About 1 in 188 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the May 9 - May 22, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 5.4
Alberta: VERY HIGH - 10.1
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.7
Manitoba: HIGH - 5.2
New Brunswick: MODERATE - 5.0
Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 8.6
North: HIGH - 5.9
Nova Scotia: MODERATE - 4.4
Ontario: MODERATE - 5.0
Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 4.3
Quebec: MODERATE - 4.0
Saskatchewan: HIGH - 5.4

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I'm seeing multiple MDs, including those high up at the WHO, repeatedly say the public need not worry about hantavirus, you need close prolonged contact to get the illness, it's not airborne, and most worryingly, the WHO advising HCWs to use inadequate respiratory protection. Here's the problem. 1/

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Kitten Headpats Duckling: Feel Better

ALT: Kitten Headpats Duckling: Feel Better

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

“An Edmonton city councillor says he and his team are helping a woman facing intimate partner violence relocate with her children after her address was leaked in an alleged privacy breach by a separatist group.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

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Mark Carney calls alleged privacy breach in Alberta deeply concerning

An Edmonton city councillor says he and his team are helping a woman facing intimate partner violence relocate with her children after her address was leaked in an alleged privacy breach by a separati...

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

To clarify on “legally obtained,” the list was initially legally obtained by the separatist Alberta Republican Party. THEN that information ~somehow~ ended up in the hands of other separatists with the Centurion Project, who published it as a searchable database for anyone who signed up (INSANE)

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Aaron Paquette 🇨🇦 @apaquette.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Albertans should consider every legal option available in light of the release of YOUR personal Elections Alberta information. Up to and including MASSIVE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT(s). Make them pay for intentionally compromising your privacy. #ableg

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

BREAKING NEWS #ForeverCanadian just learned and confirmed that Alberta’s list of electors, containing everyone’s personal information, was made available to the separatists. This is illegal, risks public safety, and creates uneven playing field as we fight for Canada. #ableg

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

This is about Alberta's dual system that will allow the rich to jump the queue for surgeries by paying for diagnostic tests/imaging. The author, Steven Lewis, knows far more about how healthcare systems work, and should work, than Adriana LaGrange.

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Got my Spring #Covid booster at the pharmacy. In #Alberta I don't "qualify" for the free shot, but fortunately my insurance covered it. Wasn't sure if it would since I was also covered in the Fall. #ABHealth #CovidIsntOver

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Sanofi is now the market authorization holder for Novavax 💉 in Canada & is working to ensure Canadians have access to it this fall Fingers crossed provincial govt's will make this option available for those who want it shorturl.at/TFcSL

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Sanofi becomes market authorization holder for Nuvaxovid® in Canada, expanding COVID-19 vaccine choices for Canadians

/CNW/ - Sanofi today announces it has become the market authorization holder in Canada for Nuvaxovid, a non-mRNA protein-based COVID-19 vaccine. Nuvaxovid...

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Woke up to some honking outside. Found this fellow wondering what happened to #Spring in #Alberta. #Yeg #Weather

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

As you continue hearing about the new COVID-19 variant (the “cicada” variant) in the news, remember the protection remains the same! Wear the best mask available to you, keep indoor air clean, & stay up to date on vaccines to protect yourself & others from infection & serious illness from COVID-19!

New COVID-19 variant.
Same protection. Wear masks. High-quality masks like N95 and KN95s (these are also called respirators) offer the most protection. Use the best available to you! Keep clean air. COVID-19 infects others most commonly when it is breathed in through the air. Keeping clean, well-ventilated air with open windows and air purifiers lowers the amount of virus in the air and reduces your chances of getting sick! Get vaccinated. Even when new variants develop, vaccines can help protect you from serious illness and death from COVID-19!

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Canadian COVID Forecast: Mar 28 - Apr 10, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: PEI HIGH: CAN, AB, MB, NB, North, NS, ON, QC, SK MODERATE: BC, NL About 1 in 84 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Mar 28 - Apr 10, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 6.7
Alberta: HIGH - 6.3
British Columbia: MODERATE - 4.0
Manitoba: HIGH - 6.2
New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.6
Newfoundland & Labrador: MODERATE - 4.7
North: HIGH - 6.2
Nova Scotia: HIGH - 6.6
Ontario: HIGH - 6.9
Prince Edward Island: VERY HIGH - 10.9
Quebec: HIGH - 8.2
Saskatchewan: HIGH - 7.3

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

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Jo D @j-sonearmyonce.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Are Kopiko sales down? I feel like I have been seeing a lot of Kopiko #Kdrama #ProductPlacement lately.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 27/03/2026

“Here we are, six years after every province and territory in Canada declared states of emergency because of #COVID19, and yet we have not learned basic lessons from the pandemic.” 🦠

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The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne’ | The Tyee

Safety laws are being sidestepped. One doctor’s nightmare shows how health-care workers pay the price.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New data from Stats Canada shows the % of adults reporting very good to perfect functional health declined across all provinces from 65.4% in 2019 to 56.4% in 2024 - driven by worsening emotional health & pain, with young people hit hardest 👀

Stats Canada newly release map of country showing decline in adults with very good to perfect functions health from 68.6% (2015) to 65.4% (2019) to 56.4% (2024) across ALL provinces

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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

If you want to know the true state of Covid risk today, look to liability clauses & insurance policies. Even Ticketmaster warns “COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. You assume all risks, hazards, and dangers…” May the odds be ever in your favour🤘😷

Screenshot on Ticketmaster’s Policy and Terms of Use webpage:

COVID-19 WARNING:
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people gather. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. You assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting a communicable disease or illness-including,
without limitation, exposure to COVID-19 or any other bacteria, virus, or other pathogen capable of causing a communicable disease or illness, whether that exposure occurs before, during, or after the event, and regardless of how caused or contracted—and you hereby waive any and all claims and potential claims against Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and the Event Organizer (as defined in our Purchase Policy) and against any companies affiliated with Ticketmaster, Live Nation, or the Event Organizer-relating to such risks, hazards, and dangers.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Canadian COVID Forecast: Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: MB HIGH: CAN, AB, NB, North, NS, ON, QC, SK MODERATE: BC, NL, PEI About 1 in 99 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 6.7
Alberta: HIGH - 6.5
British Columbia: MODERATE - 4.4
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 10.0
New Brunswick: HIGH - 7.1
Newfoundland & Labrador: MODERATE - 4.7
North: HIGH - 6.7
Nova Scotia: HIGH - 6.0
Ontario: HIGH - 7.7
Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 4.9
Quebec: HIGH - 6.6
Saskatchewan: HIGH - 8.1

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

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Saleem @seemo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

we protected my mom from COVID for 5 years. She caught it at the hospital during an outbreak in the dialysis ward (!!) and died 5 days later. we will do nothing with this information as a society

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

41 % increase in spending, but no new schools and no new hospitals. If they didn't spend public dollars on public services, shouldn't the Finance Minister be able to tell us what they actually spent it on instead?

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