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Megann Willson

@megannwillson.bsky.social
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I'm a consultant (business strategy) and a real estate agent somewhere, but in this place it's my unwork life...reading, writing, books, kindness, cooking, knitting, food, grandkids, walking, and loving a peaceful life.

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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 19h
Today’s Canadian painting is “October Sky” by A J Casson in 1928.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tonight on APTN National News: A look at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day events, marches and speeches that took place across the country to honour and remember residential school survivors.
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APTN National News: October 3, 2026 – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation across the country
Tonight on APTN National News: A look at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day events, marches and speeches that took place across the country to honour and remember…
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
O, Canada. The colour is definitely coming. TY, Lindy 🇨🇦
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's photo of the day is of this little one slithering onto your feeds right before the weekend! Stephen Puddicombe from Nova Scotia found him while piling firewood and now has a new friend to enjoy the fire with.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today’s Canadian painting is “A Bison Minding a Human Skull” painted by Jean Paul Langlois in 2023.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2026
You don't say ... "In the age of declining traffic, publishers are grappling with how to engage and retain audiences. There’s a shift away from volume toward relationship-building, with publishers exploring new ways to measure engagement beyond pure clicks." www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/how-...
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How publishers are rethinking audience engagement: Five takeaways from the Future of Media Technology Conference
"It would be a mistake to try to replicate the creator economy."
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2026
And as we have been saying since 2010... It's all about building community. See "Imagining Twitter as an Imagined Community" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026
More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 01/10/2026
"Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 01/10/2026
Hey Canadian lawyers and archivists of Bluesky- anyone want to protest the federal government and their plans to destroy these essential records and witnesses to Canadian and Indigenous residential school history? #GLAMS
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🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every child matters. Today, we mourn with those who mourn, acknowledge the terrible truth, and commit to the necessary work of reconciliation.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 01/10/2026
TODAY IN CANADA: In 1986, children's author Robert Munsch published "Love You Forever";  the book went on to become one of the best-selling children's books of all time. 📕YOUR SAY: Name a Canadian kids' book you can still partially recite from memory?
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is never a bad beach day. O, Canada. TY, Lindy 🇨🇦
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exactly 😡
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“It takes strength to look in the mirror”. In #Canada today, we recognize National Day of #TruthandReconciliation. Premier of #Manitoba, #WabKinew explains the importance of learning about what Canada did to Indigenous children in Residential Schools and work TOWARDS Truth and Reconciliation.
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Listen. Learn. Take action.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, Canada Post has issued new orange shirt inspired stamps to honour the day and what it represents.
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Canada Post issues new stamps in honour of Orange Shirt Day - APTN News
Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, Canada Post...
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Residential school denialism is "part of a willful strategy to create chaos and confusion about the truth so as to block the path to healing, justice, and reconciliation." Read an excerpt from TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION, out now from @umanitobapress.bsky.social.
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Residential school denialism and the backlash against reconciliation
To mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—and following a gathering of white nationalists near Kamloops, where members of Second Sons Canada displayed a banner invoking residential school ...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
APTN’s Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs explains how Indigenous filmmakers in the Northwest Territories are using film to preserve language and culture, but also how they use the art to push for more out of its future with younger generations.
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Northern Indigenous filmmakers wants more for the future in the Northwest Territories | APTN News
APTN’s Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs explains how Indigenous filmmakers in the Northwest Territories are using film to preserve language and culture, but also how they use the art to push for more out of…
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 24/09/2026
🧡 Reminder that next Wednesday from dawn until deep into the night I’m going to be spinning Indigenous music.🧡 And to get you warmed up here’s all 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. nctr.ca/about/truth-...
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action - NCTR
Overview The Calls to Action are an appeal to mobilize all levels of government, organizations, as well as individuals to make concrete changes in society. They list specific actions to redress the le...
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🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ways you can participate in the work of truth and reconciliation all year long. There are some great ideas here! What else are you doing?
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Now that you know the truth, what do you do about reconciliation? | CBC Radio
Fear of making a misstep can leave people unsure how to participate in reconciliation, but both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people say there are countless ways to contribute.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 29/09/2026
"Data center developer offers $10,000 checks (in a region where the media salary is $60k) to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns" www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns
Report says that many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust.
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Got a homecoming reminder from my Alma mater. Am I the only one who has zero urge to congregate in the name of woulda coulda shoulda?
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CTV News Montreal @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Commuters taking the metro at the Place-des-Arts station tomorrow will hear the iconic three-note tone that plays daily transformed by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
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Montreal Symphony Orchestra reimagines metro chimes at Place-des-Arts
Commuters taking the metro at the Place-des-Arts station tomorrow will hear the iconic three-note tone that plays daily transformed by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's not enough being done to repair and update water infrastructure now. How does he propose it will happen with a 25% cut? Guy still enrages me and I don't even live there anymore. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Brad Bradford promises to cut water bills by 25% if elected mayor | CBC News
Mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford has promised to cut Torontonians' water bills by 25 per cent in his latest campaign announcement.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A nine-day festival celebrating Indigenous artists and artists of colour is set to kick off in #Halifax this Saturday. Sept 26 - Oct 4 #NovaScotia Prismatic Arts Festival features a lineup of theatre, dance, and music performances as well as visual art displays. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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‘Some of the best’: Halifax festival displays work from Indigenous and artists of colour
A nine-day festival celebrating Indigenous artists and artists of colour is set to kick off in Halifax this Saturday.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 28/09/2026
Some scary numbers are coming your way Monday. Here's the context, and why Canada's going to be okay. 🇨🇦 My free newsletter: join.farandwide.news
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
O, Canada. That colour is definitely coming, even here eastern Ontario. TY, Lindy 🇨🇦.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 26/09/2026
The answer is abso-fucking-lutely. torontolife.com/city/can-you...
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Can your cellphone be searched at the US border? - Toronto Life
A new US court ruling stokes a lingering fear
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW White House reporter Laura Barrón-López has been denied entry to the White House despite the court order restoring press access.
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read the whole thread.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
he seemed ready to sacrifice all mortal interests to that one passion
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just breathe...
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#CHURCHILL #MANITOBA #portexpansion would be major project It ships over 100,000 tonnes of grains to #Europe. #MajorProjects #Canada #DeepSeaPort #Churchill #Manitoba
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump is violating our Constitution by banning the press from the White House. He doesn't want to have to answer tough questions. He's a coward. He's a tyrant. Get involved with the election before we completely lose our democracy, if we haven't already! #No1stAmendmentBan
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Yukon Twitcher @yukonbirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The 🇨🇦 Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (CMMN) brings together independent bird observatories across Canada, Birds Canada, & Environment and Climate Change Canada, to better understand the birds that move through the country each year" - www.birdscanada.org/canadian-mig...
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Birds Canada | Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
The Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (CMMN) brings together independent bird observatories across Canada, Birds Canada, and Environment and Climate…
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Faithful Canuck @stevewillson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
But the Orange Felon doesn't need or want anything for Canada
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 19/09/2026
In a world unmoored, conspiracies are taking over. "Just cut the wires: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners. Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ group. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Just cut the wires’: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners
Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ group
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
a tributary connected to the Hackensack River. Crews have been working to contain and clean up the spill, but the extent of damage to wetlands and wildlife may take time to fully understand. This is exactly why the rapid expansion of massive data centers deserves far more scrutiny!
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Data Center Spills 5,500 Gallons Of Diesel Into North Jersey Creek
The spill happened Friday night at Equinix data center, which is located on Hartz Way and is expanding.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We had fun downtown today.
Kingston Road Trip Festival
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Advocating Canadian 🇨🇦 @genxcdnresistance.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Brilliant marketing by Aylmer Foods. youtu.be/Tfq_Syd9_Ik?...
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Aylmer – The Canadian Soup
YouTube video by Aylmer Foods Canada
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Jada D @thordora.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Can we just not let the fuckers in now? I don't let people who disrespect my rules back in my house, so why give them any wiggle room?
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Megann Willson @megannwillson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Please, it's time to show him the door.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’m a public health communications consultant. Pro-vaccine advocacy needs more fun www.statnews.com/2026/09/11/p... via @statnews.com 📣 "It’s gotten far too quiet on the pro-vaccine side. Let’s start making some noise again."
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I’m a public health communications consultant. Pro-vaccine advocacy needs more fun
“Somewhere along the way, we forgot how to celebrate vaccines,” writes public health communications consultant Adam Zimmerman.
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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"For me, it's about making the #municipal #election accessible, helping kids see that the decisions that are made at this level impact the parks that they access... their schools, the roads that they drive on," said #YGK educator Erin Clow. More here: www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
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Kingston educator creates free resources to help kids learn about municipal elections
(Kingston, Ontario) With the municipal election approaching, Kingston educator and administrator, Erin Clow, has created free election resources to help children learn about the election process and d...
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🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Absolutely infuriating. Doug Ford wrecks everything.
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