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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bill Mason Called The Patron Saint of Canoeing, his books and films helped introduce many Canadians to canoeing. His outdoor films won numerous awards, including an Oscar nomination. Mason received the Order of Canada and was honoured with a stamp after his death.

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good Morning. CBC's The Early Edition in on the air. Great show ahead this morning. We're awaiting PM Mark Carney's pipeline announcement. We would very much like to see some math. And BC Energy Minister Adrian Dix will join us to talk LNG. Oh, and some October music as well. Your weather:

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Selfish tourist behaviour caused this incident “One person commented on social media that tourists pulled into the staff parking lot at the hospital & health unit and surrounded the bull elk. “They impeded staff arriving for their shift from parking. They blocked the ambulance bay doors”

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No one should have to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table — that’s why the BC Greens are focused on fighting the cost of living crisis. Believe in better. Join the BC Greens: bcgreens.ca

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Michael Russell 🇨🇦 @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For #WildlifeWednesday: Two Robin (Turdus migratorius) nestlings getting a bit restless in their nest in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

Two scruffy Robin nestlings just before fledging in their nest in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada. One nestling is standing on the edge of the nest while the other sits in the nest with its mouth open, waiting for another parent delivered meal.

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s still time to sign up to rally the vote tonight in west Edmonton. Go to AlbertaNDPcaucus.ca/voteforcanada to join us! Albertans are proud Canadians. Always have been. Always will be. 🇨🇦

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Vote For Canada

Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You know who was at 9/11? Within an hour of the tower strike, Canadian firefighters were loading up gear to get to New York to help. In this photo: Ottawa crew - Brian Foley, Steve Carmichael, Gordie Thorpe and John Hamilton. You know who didn't show up? Donald Trump.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There seems to be a bit of misinformation circulating on social media about my latest @albertaviews.bsky.social column and what it actually says. So perhaps you’d like to read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. (Feel free to share, it you are so moved.) #ableg #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli

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Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views

Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.

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Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

For the Star, I wrote about Dolly Parton, Gloria Steinem and all the wise women that show us how to survive tough times, stand up for others and dismiss fools. To mourn and celebrate them, sign up to be a badass old lady, emphasis and pride on 👵🏾👵🏾👵🏾👵🏾👵🏾! www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

A photo of Gloria Steinem with a raised fist

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Blue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hearing you all sing along to ‘Hasn’t Hit Me Yet’ has always been a thrill. These are Canadian-made, shipping in approximately two weeks, and we’ll have them on the road with us this fall. Pre-order now at: store.bluerodeo.com

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Better? Coming up on The Early Edition - @jmcelroy.bsky.social will be here with Metro Matters, talking about the Vancouver mayoral race. Then William Azaroff - the mayoral hopeful for One City Vancouver will be here. We have questions after COPE's Stephanie Allen dropped out of the race...

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squamishviews.bsky.social @squamishviews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lake Ontario, Gulf of Mexico, Kennedy Centre, Mount Denali and Trump is in the Epstein Files.

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Good morning! Yeah, it's been a while. It's very good to be back in the chair. CBC's The Early Edition is On the Air! Great show for you this morning. Watch and Listen here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/... Here's your Lower Mainland weather:

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Waking you on CBC's The Early Edition this morning with Aimee Mann and "Save Me." From the 1999 PTA film "Magnolia." It screens at the VIFF theatre at 2:30 this aft. See it on the big screen - where it belongs!

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

St. Albert #ForeverCanadian volunteers were on fire today at the farmers market. Nearly 400 lawn signs given away. I enjoyed visiting with our volunteers at Sherwood Park, St. Albert and Edmonton pop-up locations. Great job everyone! Thank you for your dedication!!!

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Indigenous leaders and advocates are outraged after U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari:io--meaning "the lake is big, the lake is beautiful."

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Indigenous leaders condemn Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario

Indigenous leaders and advocates are outraged after U.S. President Donald signed an order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

No matter where you were born or how you were raised, find it in yourself to be more like Dolly, even if you’re surrounded by Donalds.

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sign pick up Edmonton #NoToTheNine #kNOowTheNine knowthenine.ca

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If there is a heaven, Dolly Parton’s sitting there, right in the front row. 🥹

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Canada is only as strong as our weakest link. We need to stand shoulder to shoulder with all our fellow Canadians, to protect Canadian families, to protect Canadian jobs, and, most important, to protect Canadian sovereignty and to protect Canada.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Prime Minister Carney went out of his way to negotiate a trade deal with gangsters. He held Team Canada together despite the constant insults from the MAGA gang. Canada will go more than the extra mile to find common ground but we will never bow and kiss the gangster's ring. We hold the line.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

On this day in 1964, The Beatles played their first concert in Canada at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. The concert started at 9:23 p.m., and they played 11 songs in 27 minutes. 📸 George Diack Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2020/08/15/t...

A black-and-white photo of The Beatles performing on stage. Paul McCartney and John Lennon are in the front, singing into a shared microphone, with Paul playing a bass guitar and John playing a guitar. Ringo Starr is in the background playing drums with "The Beatles" written on the drumhead. The band members are dressed in matching suits, and the stage has a simple backdrop with a microphone stand in the foreground.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Canada isn't backing down—period! 🍁 Canadians stand united, proud, and completely unapologetic about protecting their workers, businesses, and economic sovereignty. Canada will match unfair U.S. tariffs dollar-for-dollar, because no bully gets to dictate their future. 🇨🇦 ELBOWS UP!!

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Over the past 18 months, Canada's new government has focused on building our strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and striking a fair deal with the United States.
Our objectives in our trade negotiations have been to:
• Preserve tariff-free access to the U.S. for the vast majority of Canadian business;
• Provide greater stability to our trade relationship;
• Significantly reduce U.S. tariffs on our key strategic industries, so that Canadian businesses in these sectors would have the best access of any in the world;
• Protect our small and medium-sized businesses - the lifeblood of our economy - including by removing the imminent threat of new tariffs; and
• Maintain our flexibility, independence, and sovereignty so we can keep building the Canada we want.
We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship. Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade relationships. Putting tariffs on its closest allies and charging for access to its vast market.
We have worked in that context. To strike a fair deal that would provide the best access to the U.S. market and greater certainty to Canadian businesses and workers. Throughout, our goal has been to secure the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any deadline.

In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada's position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S.
However, that progress has not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians. As a result, this evening, I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada's negotiators to return to Ottawa. They have worked hard, in good faith, to defend the interests of Canadians throughout these negotiations up until the very last minute. However, last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.
At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.
In the coming days, the government will introduce additional measures to support Canadian workers and businesses, building on the nearly $25 billion in support provided over the past 18 months.
These actions complement Canada's core economic strategy. From day one, we have been focused on building our strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad.
That strategy is working. We are advancing nearly $500 billion in major infrastructure projects. In parallel, we are unlocking new export markets for Canadian businesses. Our existing free trade deals already provide Canada with preferential access to 1.5 billion consumers, and we are on track to double that market access by the end of this year.

Canadian economic growth is accelerating, and we are on course to have the second-fastest growth in the G7 over the next two years. Our economy is creating jobs at four times the rate of the United States. Our exports to non-U.S. markets are on track to double over the next decade. Foreign direct investment in Canada is at its highest level in two decades, running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor. Canada now ranks as the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment.
Canada has what the world wants. And we will not allow any nation to determine our future. We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all.
The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
August 21, 2026

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Putting American booze back on the shelves doesn't make us drink it anymore than an open border makes us travel to the US.

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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

No US booze (watery) No US dairy (gross) No US produce (explosive diarrhea) No US travel (ICE Gestapo) Canadians will boycott American goods and travel until scourge of Trump and MAGA is long gone - regardless of any new trade ‘deals’. We have freedom of choice 🇨🇦

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Message to the PM: Don't ask us to give up the ground we have fought to hold unless you can tell us first what we have won. nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/19/c...

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Carney asks provinces to return U.S. alcohol to stores

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think it says something about the Alberta separatist movement that they follow the Forever Canadian unity bus around, trying to start fights It says that they are a bunch of bullies and that their notion of an independent Alberta can't stand up to scrutiny & is not valid #ableg #abpoli #Alberta

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pretty sure this means we’re doing something right. #ProudlyNasty 🇨🇦

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 06/08/2026

Gallery 881 presents Michael de Courcy: One in a Million, a major photography exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of Expo 86 on display from August 8 to September 5, 2026 with an opening reception and summer fair on August 8th.

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Expo 86 Photo Exhibit & Gallery Summer Fair

Gallery 881 presents Michael de Courcy: One in a Million, a major photography exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of Expo 86

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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 06/08/2026

Danielle Smith is actually defending this racist banner? That won’t repair relationships with First Nations or help get major projects built. No wonder Chiefs unanimously voted non-confidence in Smith and the UCP.

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 03/08/2026

Petroglyphs from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, southern Alberta 🇨🇦 #HeritageDayinAlberta The #RockArt is still revered by First Nations people and continues to inspire Indigenous artists today. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Stone panel engraved with humanoid figures with rounded and rectangular bodies.

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 02/08/2026

Happy Pride, Vancouver! The parade is on Sunday + don’t miss all the festivities at the David Village Pride Festival miss604.com/2026/07/vanc...

A tall outdoor staircase painted like a Pride progress flag with colours in a triangle pattern leading to a rainbow. The stairs are flanked by bamboo plants forming a canopy. A woman (me) is standing about 3/4 up the stairs, looking up at the bamboo

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SheShed @sheshedpresents.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We rise by lifting one another 🩷 Every word of encouragement, act of kindness, and shared success helps another woman feel seen, supported, and strong. Together, we create a place where every woman can belong and thrive. #SheShed #WomenLeading #GrowTogether #EmpowerWomen #Leadership #Community

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Strong women.
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Sitka Media @sitkamedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Blessing scam" crimes are on the rise in Vancouver. Police say reports have doubled this year as scammers target seniors, using fear and deception to steal cash and valuables. ➡️ Read more: loom.ly/HmKInYY

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William Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thanks to Vancity Lookout for this opportunity - and for helping keep local news and stories alive and well in Vancouver. www.vancitylookout.com/p/onecity-ma...

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OneCity mayoral candidate William Azaroff wants to help Vancouver’s working class thrive

Azaroff shares his top priorities for the city, and how his personal life influences his policy goals.

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squamishviews.bsky.social @squamishviews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Elbows Up! Buy Canadian! Boycott all travel to the USA. Use your Maple Scan App when shopping!🇨🇦

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Sitka Media @sitkamedia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The legal battle over Burrard Inlet dredging is underway. Tsleil-Waututh Nation has filed a judicial review seeking to overturn approvals for the project, saying key concerns about consultation, environmental impacts and Indigenous rights were not properly addressed. 👀👉: loom.ly/FhqzGFU

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