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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Theft, plunder, and rape, paid for with our tax dollars, spent by a crime syndicate posing as a democratically elected government.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Princess Margaret hospital receives the largest donation for cancer care in Canadian history -- $100-million -- from an anonymous donor as it launches Carry the Fire, a $2.5 billion multi-year fundraising campaign. www.thestar.com/news/gta/pri... via @thestar.com @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social
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It's the largest donation for cancer care in Canadian history. And that may not be the best part
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre’s $100 million donor is anonymous — and didn’t restrict how the money should be spent.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Omg 😆🔥🔥 #AlymerSoup #Canada
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Miss Recreate @missrecreate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This was really a speech for the ages - 🇨🇦
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Former Prime Minister Chrétien is more with and knowledgeable then Trump ever was and he’s 92. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Chrétien offers blunt assessment of Canada-U.S. trade war
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault that Canada made the right move with counter-tariffs and expanding them shouldn’t be off the table.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanese village, including two infants - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-s…
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Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanese village, including two infants
Nine people die as residential building is destroyed in Kfar Rumman, while a separate drone strike kills two paramedics
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Great Canadian moment from the National Film Board youtube.com/watch?v=upsZ...
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CANADA VIGNETTES: LOG DRIVER'S WALTZ | Full Animated Film | National Film Board of Canada
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Forever Canada.
Prime Minister Carney and Bryan Adams visit a Terry Fox statue in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ICE has to be completely scoured away
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“His father said he couldn’t play soccer as he had for years because of the weight of the tracker. Classmates bullied him and made cruel remarks. He begged federal immigration officers to remove the bracelet, his father said, but they refused.” Driving promising young US residents to suicide
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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Perfect cartoon by Michael deAdder.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Israeli settlers continue Qusra siege for 21st day as forces prevent medical evacuations - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Israeli settlers continue Qusra siege for 21st day as forces prevent medical evacuations
<article data-history-node-id="446772" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-continue-qusra-siege-21st-day-forces-prevent-medical" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-continue-qusra-siege-21st-day-forces-prevent-medical" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers continue Qusra siege for 21st day as forces prevent medical evacuations</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Mayor Abdul Azim Wadi said Israeli settlers continued besieging homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for the 21st day, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Wadi said that Israeli forces are also attempting to arrest Palestinians besieged inside their homes in the village.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israeli military is also preventing wounded people from being evacuated from a house surrounded in the Ras al-Ein area, he added.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said settlers attacked an ambulance attempting to reach the besieged house.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Palestinian men watch Israeli soldiers from the roof of a home besieged by settlers in Qusra, occupied West Bank, 18 August 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d1d339d6-b36a-4242-981b-4dc12e24e6c5" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Palestinian%20men%20watch%20Israeli%20soldiers%20from%20the%20roof%20of%20a%20home%20besieged%20by%20settlers%20in%20Qusra%2C%20occupied%20West%20Bank%2C%2018%20August%202026%20%28Ilia%20Yefimovich%20AFP%29.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="Palestinian men watch Israeli soldiers from the roof of a home besieged by settlers in Qusra, occupied West Bank, 18 August 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Palestinian men watch Israeli soldiers from the roof of a home besieged by settlers in Qusra, occupied West Bank, 18 August 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am being like Bob😁
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Canadians polite but not weak “But that's when the hornet stung me And I had a serious dream With revenge and doubt Tonight we smoked them out” youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg?...
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The Tragically Hip - Ahead By A Century (Official Music Video)
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 22/08/2026
Also - please join me if you will in flooding Bluesky with Canadian culture. Music, art, film, TV. Let’s show the vibrancy of this place I’m proud to call home.
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Canadian singer Alice Merton🇨🇦 youtu.be/PUdyuKaGQd4?...
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Alice Merton - No Roots
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in Cornwall On a young person took their life. The response from people who witnessed this unfold watching like if was a show egging them on shows how our society has degraded into something I cannot recognize and is extremely horrifying . www.cornwallseawaynews.com/local/hours-...
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Hours-Long Cornwall Crane Crisis Ends in Tragedy – Cornwall Seaway News
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Rest in peace Oliver Jones😢


Montreal jazz icon Oliver Jones has died at 91.
Jones' family and label, Justin Time Records, made the announcement on social media.
"An exceptional musician, a gentle soul and a friend who touched so many live, his kindness and immense talent left a lasting mark on so many people and generations, and his memory will continue to inspire us," the statement read.
"He will be profoundly missed. We kindly ask that his family's privacy be respected as they grieve this tremendous loss."
The Little Burgundy legend has received numerous honours in his illustrious career. He was was appointed an officer to the Order of Canada in 1993 and awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2005.
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Bryan Adam’s dropped this new song today “Canada Day”🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 youtu.be/LyyFIbaU45w
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Bryan Adams - '51st State' (Official Lyric Video)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/07/2026
NEWS: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day🇨🇦 youtu.be/WMxGVfk09lU?...
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I Am Canadian : The Rant
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
On June 27th the Canadian Museum of Human Rights opens the Nakba Exhibit which has been in the works for 10 years They are facing backlash please support them. actionnetwork.org/letters/ec8a...
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Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present
For the past ten years, the Palestinian Canadian Congress has worked to bring a national Nakba exhibit to life. With the support and expertise of the Palestinian Content Advisory Network, this vision ...
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🆃'🅲🅷🆁🅸🆂🇪🇺🇺🇦 @derdreschi84.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Live updates: Montreal police provide an update on shooting that killed police officer, civilian 👇
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Live updates: Montreal police provide an update on shooting that killed police officer, civilian | CBC
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Harry Rasmussen 🇨🇦 @harryrasmussen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Putting the Run on Kristi Noem open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
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Putting the Run on Kristi Noem
Canadians are not going to sit back and let these MAGA monsters into our country.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We need more of this in the USA… “NYC Mayor Mandani reveals a plan to allocate $122 million to hire an additional 1,000 teachers by 2027. This must be why they say socialism is so horrible. Rather than funding continuous foreign wars, tax funds are being redirected toward our educational system.”
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ford get mercilessly booed at FordFest. Feature length. Enjoy.
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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What the fuck? Boot this useless twat. Keep her in South Dakota please...
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Cross-Posted News #TheyLiedToYou @crosspostnews.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Cradle: 3,696 people have been killed and 11,413 injured in US-backed Israeli attacks on #Lebanon since 2 March, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Read our bio here: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/trave...
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TRAVERS, MARY (LA BOLDUC) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Considered the first singer-songwriter of the chanson québécoise, Mary Travers (Bolduc) (1894–1941) left a repertoire of 102&nbsp;titles composed between 1929 and 1939. Her success stemmed from her au...
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The Listening Post @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
More than 920 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire was announced last October. The media’s disinterest in a slow but steadily rising death toll is allowing the violence in Gaza to continue with far less scrutiny. Richard Gizbert reports.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/05/2026
Sheep theft ruins Eid festivities for Palestinian shepherd reut.rs/4aaMXWh
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Sheep theft ruins Eid festivities for Palestinian shepherd
Palestinian shepherd Sameeha ​Rasheed was planning for the sacred ritual of sacrificing her family's sheep for the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of ‌the holiest occasions in Islam, but West Bank Jewish settlers stole them in a pre-dawn raid, she said.
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 3,020 people and wounded more than 9,000 since March 2. And Israel has killed least 600 Lebanese since a supposed ceasefire took effect on April 17.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say
It marks a grim milestone in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since March, despite a nominal ceasefire.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/05/2026
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 871 Palestinians since the so-called ceasefire started last year.
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Three community kitchen workers among five killed by Israel in Gaza
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 871 Palestinians since the so-called ceasefire started last year.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Jandee924🌻🕊️🦋 @jandee924.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I LOVE this, Linda @lindaworkerbee.bsky.social 🤣🤣 Thanks!
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/r/Habs @habsonreddit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A sea of Habs fans outside the Bell Centre before the playoff game
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
L - North Korea R - Miami
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Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news... Love this for us
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Prime Minister Carney to represent Canada for the first time at the European Political Community Summit in Armenia
To advance this mission, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, will travel to Yerevan, Armenia, from May 2 to May 4, 2026, to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit at the invitation of...
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maplegnome.bsky.social @maplegnome.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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The Gravy Plane — A Song for Doug Ford
YouTube video by Alex Huot AI
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This is the face of a war criminal. The IDF say they are rooting out terrorists. Instead their soldiers are terrorizing people out of their homes and then setting themselves up in the abandoned homes and stealing their food. Israel is a terror state.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The oligarch from Etobicoke. Time to send him packing.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/04/2026
Pope, in Cameroon, calls for 'decisive change of course' that leads away from conflict and the exploitation of the land.
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Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants' after Trump attacks
Pope, in Cameroon, calls for 'decisive change of course' that leads away from conflict and the exploitation of the land.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Trump is angry at the Pope, so he has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
What the hell is going on in Canadian media? Why was journalist Tina Yazdani — who was dogged in her coverage of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government — suddenly fired from CityNews without any explanation to the public? This is potential-major-press-freedom-story levels of concerning:
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Abhorrent. One again, those targeted by settler crimes are children and their access to what so many others take for granted: school.
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CTV News Montreal @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Canadian record producer, promoter Donald K. Donald, who spent 40 years bringing some of the world’s top musical artists to Montreal, has died.
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Canadian record producer, promoter Donald K. Donald dies at 82
Canadian record producer, promoter Donald K. Donald, who spent 40 years bringing some of the world’s top musical artists to Montreal, has died.
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