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Maggie Archibald

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Marketing & Communications | West Coast Born | East Coast Raised | MSVU Grad | Lover of Pilates | Endometriosis Advocate | Views Are My Own Halifax, Nova Scotia www.maggiearchibald.ca

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 5h
EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact www.politico.eu/article/eu-a... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact
From critical raw materials to fighting wildfires, a document obtained by POLITICO reveals a wide-ranging expansion in relations.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11h
The road to reconciliation begins with truth Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe c. 2022
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 19h
Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 23h
Anybody know when flu shots will be avaliable?
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Government of Nova Scotia @nsgov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Heating Assistance Rebate Program Opens October 1 news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/2...
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Heating Assistance Rebate Program Opens October 1
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Waterfront Media HFX @wfmhfx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(Weather) Hurricane Juan made landfall in Halifax on September 29, 2003 ** Release waterfrontmediahfx.ca/news/hurrica...
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-year-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept that she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?”
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Story callout: Did you find a family doctor in Nova Scotia in an alternative way other than the Need a Family Practice Registry? We want to hear from you.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"We are living in an era of protein hype." Make STOP! 🛑 Have We Reached Peak PROTEIN? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... ‼️ Reality: more isn't always better, a protein label doesn't make the food "healthy", this trend is mostly a marketing scam...
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How Supermarkets Became Protein-Maxxed
Protein is everywhere — in chips, candy, cookies, even water. Does that make these products healthy?
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As a doctor in palliative care, I’ve learned to know who’s not in the room. Recognizing estrangement gives patients an opportunity to consider what they want to leave behind, by Raya Elfadel Kheirbek www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social
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Opinion | As a doctor in palliative care, I’ve learned to know who’s not in the room
Recognizing estrangement gives patients an opportunity to consider what they want to leave behind
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 28/09/2026
‘Bring Your Love’ by Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter wins Best Collaboration at the #VMAs .
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 27/09/2026
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The best moments from The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The evening was filled with memorable speeches, performances and quotes from Canadian and international musicians
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Honestly surprised by the customer service at the Apple Store today. Took in my Mac for a fan issue and found out my 2020 laptop is basically “vintage” since they’re phasing out some parts. Under AppleCare, they’re giving me a brand new one.
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm amazed by new CRISPR findings for aggressive blood cancers (AML/MDS)! Doctors can edit donor stem cells to remove CD33, letting therapies target cancer without hitting healthy cells. In a trial, 19 of 30 patients maintained blood counts. Incredible protection!
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CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
A new Phase 1/2 clinical trial involving 30 patients demonstrates that genetically modifying donor stem cells with CRISPR to remove the CD33 protein can allow targeted cancer therapies to attack aggre
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“This gives us a window to potentially understand why some endometriosis causes pain, and it will be the starting point for investigations that help us treat that pain in a better way." medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
medicine.yale.edu
New Study Helps Explain How Endometriosis Causes Pain
Researchers have uncovered molecular differences that distinguish painful endometriosis.
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
take my money
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“New municipal report reveals spike in fatal crashes alongside 133 serious injuries on Halifax roadways.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Not good enough': Halifax residents call for change after 20 fatal collisions last year | CBC News
New data shows fatal crashes on Halifax roadways jumped last year, with some residents saying current plans are not working.
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Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NOTICE: The public information meeting regarding the Halifax Forum heritage demolition application scheduled for Oct. 1 has been cancelled following a staff decision to pause the application due to updated project costs that exceed funding approved by Council. www.halifax.ca/parks-recrea...
Blue background with an icon outlining three meeting participants with an exclamation point placed in the top right corner. Text reads 'Halifax Forum Public Information Meeting Cancelled' in white font.
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Matt Brand @mattbcbc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
HFX Water is undertaking a emergency watermain repair on Kempt Road (near the Volvo building) Expect delays there (you probably want to avoid the area) #HFXTraffic
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I would love to go one month without pelvic pain. Just 30 days of not having to think about pain. Is that really too much to ask?
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Matt Brand @mattbcbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just....you know...absolutely one of the worse traffic mornings I've seen since I started working here There's no way around any of this. Work from home if you can #HFXTraffic
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New guidelines from the American Society of Hematology recommend higher ferritin thresholds for diagnosing iron deficiency, including when anemia is not present. The goal: earlier, more accurate diagnosis. Get the details: www.hematology.org/newsroom/pre...
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ASH Sets New Standards for Diagnosing Iron Deficiency - Hematology.org
ASH Sets New Standards for Diagnosing Iron Deficiency
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@landofsticks.bsky.social check your DM
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An alternate option for tick bite treatment is lowering the number of emergency room visits in Nova Scotia www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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An alternate option for tick bite treatment is lowering the number of emergency room visits in Nova Scotia
Researchers find the rate of tick-related emergency room visits has decreased by half since the change was implemented.
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Government of Nova Scotia @nsgov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Remembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/2...
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Remembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility
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Joshua Keep @jekeep.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“It’s the warmest reception I’ve ever had, in any place I’ve ever been in my life,” actor Josh Hartnett told the audience on Wednesday evening at the Majestic Theatre in St. John’s. “Open and hospitable in a way that felt completely natural, and not just for me.”
ctvnews.ca
Film jobs are booming in Newfoundland. So where are they going to shoot?
Audiences in St. John’s got a sneak peek Wednesday at the latest big-budget production showcasing Newfoundland and Labrador to the world.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Live kidney donor needed with type O blood. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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How a Nova Scotia family is using social media to find a kidney donor for their son | CBC News
While six-year-old Ethan Hackney focuses on playing with Lego and trips to the beach, his parents have started an online search to find him a live kidney donor.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 20/09/2026
From Sloan, Eric’s Trip, and Plumtree to Alvvays and a new generation of DIY bands, Atlantic Canada has long punched above its weight in guitar pop. Trace the scene from the ’90s Halifax Pop Explosion to the artists carrying it forward today.
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A Brief History of Atlantic Canada’s Guitar Pop Explosions
Canada’s four Atlantic provinces punch above their weight when it comes to producing guitar pop.
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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gerry Post has passed away after "a brief battle with cancer". RIP Gerry was a founder of Walk n Roll and disability advocate who took the Province to court for failing to enforce accessible public washrooms in restaurants, while also working for them as Executive Director for Accessibility in NS
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 19/09/2026
NIce story of the living donor paired exchange in G/M apple.news/AG6vNJ97BSTu...
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How a woman’s kidney donation saved her sister – as part of a nationwide transplant chain — The Globe and Mail
Kim Chow donated one of her organs through the Kidney Paired Donation Program
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 18/09/2026
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The Merriam-Webster online dictionary just added 1,400 new words to stay on top of slang
Want to know what ‘cuffing season’ or ‘looksmaxxing’ is? Now you can find some official definitions
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“oh, are you from the Halifax in Canada or the Halifax in the UK?” “The one that’s in the EU” [loud O Canada noises]
Canadian flag flying over Halifax Nova Scotia
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Matt Brand @mattbcbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Mainland Common Off-Leash Dog Park will be closed this Thursday and Friday - for 24 hours a day... Or about 2 weeks, if you're a dog
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Matt Brand @mattbcbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There's a collision on the Bedford HWY inbound, just before Bayview. HUGE back-ups forming behind that. Maybe take Dunbrack or HWY 102 to circumvent that #HFXTraffic
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Two walk-in clinics in the Halifax Regional Municipality are slated for closure later this year, and the company running them says it is due to high rent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Two Halifax-area walk-in clinics to close later this year due to costs | CBC News
The walk-in clinic on Baker Drive in Dartmouth will close on November 30. The location on Spring Garden Road in Halifax will close on December 31.
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Cabot unveils new Wilds golf course currently in development in Nova Scotia’s blueberry country near Oxford www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Cabot unveils new Wilds golf course currently in development in Nova Scotia’s blueberry country near Oxford
The company that owns the Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs in Cape Breton announced it is opening a new course near Oxford, Nova Scotia.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How the heck am I turning 32 this week?!
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Seeing Celine Dion sing again brings tears to my eyes and so much joy to my heart.
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Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ramp Closure – Massachusetts Avenue ramp to Robie Street from the MacKay Bridge and Barrington Street, overnight on Wednesday, Sept. 16 and Thursday, Sept. 17 from 7:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. Full-time closure beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21 until Friday, Nov. 27. Details: buff.ly/yyKzi7w
Early design rendering and aerial map showing the proposed ramp to Bayne Street from Hwy 111/MacKay Bridge, with yellow arrows indicating traffic flow and the ramp highlighted near Mackintosh and Barrington streets.Aerial map of Halifax’s Windsor Street Exchange and nearby neighborhoods showing planned traffic changes: a blue line marking a temporary lane reduction along Hwy 111, red lines for temporary ramp closures, dark red for existing lane realignment/ramp closure, with street labels and a small legend.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026
mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
PM Jean Chrétien, 92 year old national treasure of 🇨🇦 never paid Canadians to elect him as Prime Minister for 10 years with 3 majority governments. He bows to no one: PM Chrétien eliminated corporate/union donations and limited personal political contributions. #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Jean Chrétien says 'we bow to no one' in fiery 9/11 speech in Gander, N.L. | CBC News
Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien drew thunderous applause on Friday during a fiery and patriotic speech in Gander, N.L, where many had gathered at a sports arena to commemorate the 25th an...
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Peter Coffman @petercoffman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Holy smokes! The de Gannes-Cosby house in Annapolis Royal NS is for sale! Begun 1708, it's one of the most historically significant houses in the country. Asking price $495,000. 👇 Gift link. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e94a79c...
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Home of the Week: Clapboard house is oldest documented wooden structure in Nova Scotia
A French nobleman commissioned the building with funds provided by King Louis XIV and the original portion was built in 1708
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every time I see a horse in person I am like, oh yeah, horses are bigger than you think, but boy oh boy that is a HORSE
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧱✨ WHO WANTS TO COME TO FALLING WALLS?! I’m organizing Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada next week, and tickets are FREE! Come hear 3-minute pitches from Atlantic Canadian researchers and innovators tackling big ideas and big problems. 🎟️ Register for your FREE ticket: tinyurl.com/44wzpwvb
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Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada 2026
Fourteen big ideas. Three minutes each. One winner goes to Berlin.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ugh, my doctor hadn’t been given my report from my specialist. It was couriered over because it was too large to fax (it was signed for). So either it’s been misplaced somewhere, or his staff haven’t let him know it came in. And sent it mid-August.
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Grumpy But Cute Dog with Plant
ALT: Grumpy But Cute Dog with Plant
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/08/2026
See recent images of canine competitors riding the waves in surfing competitions for dogs, via The Atlantic Photo: theatln.tc/gzIZZkl2
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “One of Gloria’s contributions to feminism was helping to kill the killjoy thing,” Gail Collins writes in a guest essay.
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Opinion | Gloria Steinem Knew How to Live
I miss her already.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This looks good! variety.com/2026/film/aw...
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Detonates the Oscar Race — and Has A24 Chasing a 90-Year Record
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" stuns Telluride and could hand A24 a shot at Oscar history.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Nova Scotia Legislature returns tomorrow! www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Here's what to watch for as Nova Scotia politicians head back to the legislature
Nova Scotia’s legislature resumes Tuesday after a rocky spring sitting and a minister’s resignation over rap music lyrics from 2013. Here’s what to watch for.
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