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Radio-Canada Info @info.radio-canada.ca · 06/10/2026
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Le Parti québécois de PSPP remporte les élections
Il est toutefois trop tôt pour dire si le gouvernement St-Pierre Plamondon sera majoritaire ou minoritaire.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026
Google said that AI models in testing inside the company accessed the internet and hacked other companies, becoming the fourth major tech company to disclose such an incident in recent months.
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Google’s Gemini AI hacked into other companies, adding to ‘rogue’ AI incidents
The incursions came during tests of its cybersecurity skills — similar to other incidents disclosed by OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well done all. Very good to see!
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Google searches relating to eye pain surged across the UK just after last night's solar eclipse reached maximum obscurity, with "accidentally looked at eclipse" among the most popular terms. Read more from me on @news.sky.com: news.sky.com/story/solar-...
A line chart showing that Google search terms relating to eye pain peaked during the solar eclipse
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404 Media @404media.co · 29/06/2026
This week, 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social talks to researchers Hal Triedman and Tingwei Zhang about how marketing companies are poisoning AI search results by manipulating Reddit. And yeah, it's really just that simple. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uG8...
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Earthquakes of the magnitude of the ones in Venezuela aren't rare - so why have these ones caused so much destruction? New analysis from the @news.sky.com Data x Forensics team by myself and the brilliant @kaitlintosh.bsky.social Read here: news.sky.com/story/venezu...
Map showing northern Venezuela, including the epicentre of the earthquakes near Caracas and population density.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Also from my colleague @alicjahagopian.bsky.social on the Sky News Data x Forensics team: lower productivity due to hot days in Great Britain may have cost the economy $28,6bn between 1998-2021. news.sky.com/story/heatwa...
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Heatwave latest: June heat record broken for second day in a row
The heat record for June has been broken for the second day in a row, according to the Met Office. A rare red weather warning is also in effect and has now been extended. And last night was the hottes...
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Heatwave temperatures are set to become the new normal in many UK regions due to global warming – is yours one of them? Check out the interactive map in my latest for @news.sky.com to see what the UK's Met Office predicts for your local area: news.sky.com/story/heatwa...
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Heatwave temperatures set to become the new normal in many UK regions – is yours one of them?
Areas in the south and east of England are most likely to be the worst affected by global warming, according to Met Office data.
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404 Media @404media.co · 11/06/2026
When you ask ChatGPT or any popular LLM to tell you a story, one name keeps coming up: "Elias Thorne." Depending which chatbot you ask, he's a lighthousekeeper, clockmaker or explorer. His stories are also flooding Amazon's AI-generated book market, YouTube slop, and fake news. Who is he?
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Chatbots Keep Telling Stories About Lighthouse Keeper 'Elias Thorne'. We Might Know Why
LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are obsessed with telling stories about lighthouse keepers and clockmakers, and one character named 'Elias Thorne' has made his way from chatbots to Amazon bo...
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TLDR Jack @tldrjack.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I suspect this might be the best photo I ever take
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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Every couple months I check in on the latest Adrian Chiles articles and I’m always absolutely blown away. These are all from the last couple months. The man is operating at an incredibly high level.
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When I want to feel loved, Ijust go to a hardware store
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The best filing system? The one where every piece of paper goes in the bin
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I can't stop pilfering from other people's plates - but don't even think about grabbing my chips
Adrian ChilesI thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 03/05/2026
"There are over 25,000 candidates competing for just 5,000 seats - giving voters an "unprecedented" level of choice in one of the most hotly-contested local elections in history." Our candidate data underpins this Sky News story by @alicjahagopian.bsky.social . news.sky.com/story/local-...
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Local elections could see council seats won on record-low vote shares
Political fragmentation ahead of this week's local elections could see council seats being won with minimal vote share, say leading political scientists.
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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Another nom for @zakvescera.bsky.social, @kateschneider.bsky.social and @writermjs.bsky.social's collab on the BC Energy Regulator! @carlypenrose.bsky.social got 1 for her work on Crestview's mysterious Rwanda office! And +1 for my collab with Michelle Ghoussoub about research misconduct at UBC!
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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 29/04/2026
The IJF has picked up three nominations in the Digital Publishing Awards, bringing to eight the number of times our journalism has been nominated for recognition in the last two weeks. zurl.co/6aRRV
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 20/04/2026
'I look at the sky in a different way': Iranians reflect on life under bombardment amid tenuous ceasefire
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'I look at the sky in a different way': Iranians reflect on life under bombardment amid tenuous ceasefire
You are about to read a rare and extraordinarily frank account of a woman's life in Tehran during the recent US-Israeli bombardment.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/04/2026
SCOOP: An investigation by The Narwhal and Point Source shows LNG Canada burned 350 million cubic metres of gas in 2025, making it one of the worst polluters for flaring emissions globally and undermining Canada’s environmental claims. @writermjs.bsky.social #lng thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
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LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal
LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
We uncovered that the BC Energy Regulator was routinely giving oil and gas companies "passing grades" on their site inspections despite within those same inspection reports noting issues that constituted breaches of environmental laws/regulations. Read more here: theijf.org/article/bc-e...
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Documents reveal over 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.'s energy regulator
Thousands of records give inside look at provincial oversight of industry
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Grateful and honoured to find out that my past reporting with The Narwhal's @writermjs.bsky.social and my former @theijf.org colleague @zakvescera.bsky.social has been nominated for the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Award for Excellence in Journalism!
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government, winning all three of Monday’s by-elections and full control of the House of Commons www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Liberals secure majority government with sweep of three by-elections
Danielle Martin is projected to win in University-Rosedale, while Liberal candidate Doly Begum has been declared the winner in Scarborough Southwest
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
With NATO allies conscious of an increasingly unpredictable US, Ali reports on how soldiers are preparing for a future Arctic battle. Production by Michael Greenfield & Meg Matthews. Watch the full film including exclusive access to Norwegian bases: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONo6...
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Battle for the Arctic: Europe's northern front
YouTube video by Sky News
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We worked on this story alongside Sky News Europe correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who has monitored Nordic NATO countries' response to a growing Russian threat in the Arctic for years.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
As Trump threatens to leave NATO, @news.sky.com analysis from myself & @smassam.bsky.social finds the US heavily relies on its allies to counter Russia in the Arctic. Our video with Tom Cheshire & produced/edited by @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social: news.sky.com/video/the-ra...
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Why Donald Trump needs NATO to defend the Arctic
Data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire looks at the fast-unfolding front line developing against a backdrop of snow and ice and why the territory is so important to global powers.
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Sophia Massam @smassam.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
11 year old Alireza Jafari was killed while ‘on duty’ at a Basij checkpoint in Tehran. Tom Cheshire, Tara Kangarlou and I discussed child recruitment and how Annoa Abekah-Mensah and I geolocated and verified the strikes on checkpoints - you can watch here: youtu.be/T3cna7VuxHg?...
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Civilian casualties or child soldiers? - Sky News uncovers potential war crimes in Iran | Iran war
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Israeli strikes before the ceasefire took out key railway lines in Iran, analysis by myself and @smassam.bsky.social shows - read more: news.sky.com/story/iran-w...
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 05/04/2026
Civilian casualties or child soldiers? Sky News uncovers potential war crimes in Iran
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Civilian casualties or child soldiers? Sky News uncovers potential war crimes in Iran
Exclusive analysis shows there have been 19 strikes on Basij checkpoints in the Iranian capital alone, and the Basij themselves are actively recruiting children to 'defend their homeland'.
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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There are two big problems with the triple lock One: it makes future spending impossible to predict. If we keep it, pension spending by 2050 could be a just a little higher than it is now. Or, if we have anything like recent volatility, it could be tens of billions higher. 1/5
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 25/03/2026
How much is your council tax rising as government funding changes?
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How much is your council tax rising as government funding changes?
Some households in England are about to see exceptionally high council tax rises as the government reforms local authority funding.
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Tu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The Ontario government will introduce legislation that would exempt the Premier, cabinet ministers and their offices from having to respond to freedom of information requests, allowing them to keep documents and emails about their decision-making secret. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests
Government’s proposed changes follow its loss of court battle over call logs for Ford’s personal cellphone
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Mark Lazerus @marklazerus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
CANADA WINS! Mitch Marner, big-game superstar. 4-3 Canada. Unreal game.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
One more comment on the Post debacle: this hurts journalism broadly. Good journalists will go do something else. The rest will be fighting for fewer jobs and everyone will earn less. Fewer people will take up the career. The damage done is to the ecosystem, as well as the paper.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 06/11/2025
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
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X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right.
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
EPI researcher @robbiemaris.bsky.social spoke to @kateschneider.bsky.social about T Level uptake, dropout rates, and the qualification’s ongoing challenges and successes.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 20/07/2025
BREAKING: At least 67 Palestinians have been killed and scores more injured while waiting for aid in Gaza, according to hospital officials Read more ⬇️ news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
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At least 67 killed while waiting for aid in Gaza, officials say
At least 67 Palestinians have been killed and scores more were injured while waiting for aid in Gaza, according to hospital officials.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 17/07/2025
Tesla faces the loss of billions of dollars in government subsidies, following Musk's fallout with Trump. Subsidies have been central to its success but it now faces a risk of gaps in its future earnings. Sky's Paul Kelso and Kate Schneider discuss. 🎧 trib.al/vPdCJUA
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 11/07/2025
Could we be heading for a drought so bad we have to queue for water on the street?
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Could we be heading for a drought so bad we have to queue for water on the street?
Could we be heading for a drought that's so bad we have to queue for water at communal taps out on the street?
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Adam Parker @adamparkr.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We started this investigation🔎in fields looking through other people's waste. Our target was really simple but we had no idea if it would be possible. Find who did the fly tips! 🗑️
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Brand new story from @seabrookclimate.bsky.social and me: Heatwave likely killed 263 people in London, study estimates news.sky.com/story/heatwa...
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Heatwave likely killed 263 people in London, study estimates
Two thirds of the deaths would not have happened without climate change, which made temperatures in London almost 4C higher, according to the analysis.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/06/2025
Breaking news: President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. warplanes carried out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, calling the attack “successful” and saying the aircraft had departed Iranian airspace.
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Israel-Iran live updates: U.S. warplanes carry out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump says, calling the attack ‘successful’
The B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft able to carry the bunker-busting bombs thought to be capable of penetrating Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Latest from @news.sky.com’s Data & Forensics: US Air Force assets are being built up near the Middle East and how they could be used should Trump decide to strike Iran From @bvdm.bsky.social @adamparkr.bsky.social @kaitlintosh.bsky.social Sophia Massam & the D&F team news.sky.com/story/us-war...
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US warplanes transit through UK as Trump considers striking Iran
As President Trump mulls direct involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, Sky News has analysed the build-up of US Air Force assets near the Middle East and how they might be used.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 21/06/2025
US warplanes transit through UK as Trump considers striking Iran
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US warplanes transit through UK as Trump considers striking Iran
Flight tracking data shows extensive movement of US military aircraft towards the Middle East in recent days, including via the UK.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
See how your MP voted on the assisted dying bill using @news.sky.com @danieljdunford.bsky.social’s interactive tool: news.sky.com/story/how-di...
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How did your MP vote on the assisted dying bill?
MPs have voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. See how your MP voted with our lookup.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Brand new from @danieljdunford.bsky.social @samcoatessky.bsky.social for @news.sky.com: Labour say there’s been a ‘massive increase’ in NHS appointments. What Sky News found tells a different story… news.sky.com/story/labour...
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Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
Keir Starmer made slashing NHS waiting times one of his priorities, and his Labour government has already claimed it as one of its biggest achievements so far. But new data tells a different story - a...
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 16/05/2025
'A shortage of everything except death': Maps show Israel's escalation of Gaza bombing campaign
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'A shortage of everything except death': Maps show Israel's escalation of Gaza bombing campaign
A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
“Gaza hospital attack: Analysis contradicts Israel’s evidence justifying airstrike” From the @news.sky.com Data & Forensics Unit news.sky.com/story/gaza-h...
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Gaza hospital attack: Analysis contradicts Israel's evidence justifying airstrike
Israel says it bombed the European Hospital because it was home to an underground Hamas base, but expert analysis casts doubt on its evidence.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Following judicial recount, Liberal Party of Canada wins Quebec riding of Terrebone by just one vote. This brings the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons—two short of a majority. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Well, that was quite a day. Read our overview for @news.sky.com of the local election results and how the electoral geography of England is changing (again!).
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Local election in maps and charts: Reform delivers massive blow to traditional parties
The 2025 local elections appear to mark a significant break from the traditional electoral dominance of Labour and the Conservatives, largely down to Reform's dramatic successes.
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Working today? By law, you’re entitled to 3 consecutive hrs to vote. If your work schedule does not allow 3 consecutive hrs to vote within polls’ opening hours, your employer must give you time off. They can decide when the time will be given. (6/6) More: www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
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FAQs – Time off to vote – Elections Canada
FAQs – Time off to vote, 2025
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
You do NOT need to be registered in advance to but you will need to bring ID. Here are your options: (5/6)
Graphic from Elections Canada showing ID options for voting
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Make sure you visit during opening hours, which vary by province. According to Elections Canada, the best times with the fewest lineups will be 12-4 pm. (4/6)
Graphic from Elections Canada showing opening hours of polls by location
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Kate Schneider @kateschneider.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Do NOT ask AI for your polling location. It may not be accurate and boundaries have changed since last election meaning any answer is likely wrong. You will be turned away if you show up to the wrong polling station! (3/6)
Graphic from Elections Canada: “Asking AI to find your polling location? Did you know AI considers 80% accuracy to be quite high? Get 100% accuracy at elections.ca”
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