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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watch and listen to the new season of @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social with @namshine.bsky.social this Thursday bsky.app/profile/mist...
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Rico Schacherl @ricoschacherl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cartoon commissioned for World News Day. worldnewsday.org/world-news-d... #choosetrustedjournalism #worldnewsday #wnd26 #wnd2026 #worldnewsday2026
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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s been long hours, working on vacation and weekends but so honoured to be able to continue this work. Season 2 of (MIS)Treated, a podcast on women’s health this Thursday Oct 1st & you can now find us on TVO at 830pm. This season we examine adenomyosis, ACL injuries, autoimmune diseases & more.
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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It was such a pleasure to meet and speak with Dr. Gabor Maté. Look for my conversation with him on the first episode of season 2 @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social as we explore autoimmune diseases and why women make up 80% of patients, on TVO Oct 1st at 830pm or wherever you get your podcasts.
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The message I got from the world when I was an infant is that the world didn't want me.” Dr. Gabor Maté joins @namshine.bsky.social to discuss trauma, hidden stress, autoimmune disease, and why blame is unscientific. Season 2 of (MIS)Treated premieres Oct. 1. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Being sick is expensive. Like one of my medications without the help of co-pay or Trillium [Ontario Trillium Benefit] is $39,000 for one treatment..." — Rebeckah Price On season 2 of (MIS)Treated, she shares her story with @namshine.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🎙️ (MIS)Treated is back for Season 2. Join @namshine.bsky.social as she explores postpartum psychosis, adenomyosis, heart disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and more. And for the first time, you can watch on TVO Thursdays at 8:30pm Season premiere: Oct. 1. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 08/09/2026
🇵🇸 🚑 Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes 'Dream Bus' for children A damaged Red Crescent ambulance has been made into a 'Dream Bus' for children in Gaza, giving them a space for educational activities. A UN report published in June found that conditions in Gaza had "erased childhood" in the territory
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Freedom of information? We filed an FOI for refused FOIs to find out what Ontario's government doesn't want you to know. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/freedom...
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Freedom of information? Here’s what Ontario’s government doesn’t want you to know - Investigative Journalism Bureau
We filed an FOI for refused FOIs. Here’s what we found.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
10 years ago I wrote about some of Toronto’s labour history & sites of note around town. If you need a holiday Monday walking tour itinerary.
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Toronto’s rich history of labour activism: Micallef
In both historic and contemporary terms, some significant labour actions have started in the city.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 06/09/2026
I have a very respectable 20-yr sample size. While the number of men sending me AI generated content has increased, overall the number telling me that they’ve solved the problems of the universe has not changed. So for me, it’s just the mechanism that has changed, not the frequency.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There is an extraordinary disparity between how aggressively Florida now monitors and regulates the education of adults in public universities and the laissez faire approach to regulating kids in publicly funded private schools
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More than 90% of adults have been exposed to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the virus that causes mono. Dr. Dalia Rotstein joins @namshine.bsky.social on Oct. 1 for the season 2 premiere of (MIS)Treated to discuss the growing evidence linking EBV to autoimmune disease. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/08/2026
Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
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Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
Tech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products Meta reached an agreement to settle a landmark case brought by states across the US that accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with dangerous products, according to a court filing released on Wednesday. The agreement will require the social media company to pay up to $17bn. Meta agreed to establish safeguards for teenage users, including daily usage limits and nighttime blocks nationwide in the US. This is the first time Meta has been forced to change how its platforms function. As part of the settlement, the company denies wrongdoing. Continue reading...
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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
‘“policy” may have even become a p-word, a policed word at NIH-from “clean energy” to “pollution” to “trans” to “bias” to “race” to “women”-when appearing somewhere in your grant application to a federal agency like the NIH or the National Science Foundation could get that application flagged’
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/08/2026
"We're all God's children. We all have a place in this world. We all need to be loved and respected," Dolly Parton told us in 2020. to.pbs.org/4wST7CV
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How Dolly Parton keeps her creative streak going after decades of hits
With a new album, new book, a holiday musical, a growing business empire and a philanthropic legacy, Dolly Parton isn’t slowing down. The iconic star talks to Judy Woodruff about feeling more creative...
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 25/08/2026
[AI data centre projects] "are often fast-tracked by local and regional governments, cutting corners to overcome opposition,” said @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher @simonenoch.bsky.social #abpoli #cndpoli #democracy albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/vote...
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Voters everywhere in North America turn against AI data centres with a vengeance - Alberta Politics
Now that voters everywhere in North America are turning against Artificial Intelligence data centres hard and fast, what’s Alberta’s United Conservative Party going to do? They’ve spent two years plan...
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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Also, I highly recommend the amazing podcast Dolly Parton's America, which is full of tremendous reporting and unusual insight, as well as a terrific interview with Dolly: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Her invaluable Imagination Library gave away more than 300 million books to kids, because she knew, as a child of poverty, how important books are imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I wrote about her in 2020, saying she was the glitter glue holding the world together www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Dolly Parton is the glitter glue the world needs right now
The singer’s donation of $1-million was used to develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that may help drag us out of this miserable time
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"...it's no wonder that the postpartum period is the time of greatest risk to develop any kind of mental health disorder in anyone's life." — neuroscientist @liisagalea.bsky.social (@camhnews.bsky.social, @whrcluster.bsky.social)
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 23/08/2026
Shameless TV Ontario plug but if you want to learn French for the price of six lattes - check out the TVO ilc: www.ilc.org/fr/collectio...
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Learn at home. Earn high school credits or your high school diploma (OSSD) online with TVO ILC, Ontario’s largest online accredited high school.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 22/08/2026
Retaliatory tariffs to take effect after Labour Day; Mark Carney discusses Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs: Live updates: Live updates trib.al/7Nf2qQ2
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
you mean to tell me the Trump White House is not negotiating in good faith, I'm shocked, shocked www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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One of Trump's top deputies has been unsatisfied with the deal on the table for Canada, sources say | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's most influential cabinet members has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the trade deal on the table with Canada and is pushing for changes to be made as t...
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19/08/2026
Gary Indiana hasn't had power for almost two weeks
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‘I can’t take it’: Thousands of Gary residents go over a week without power after deadly storms
Residents in Gary, Indiana and surrounding areas are struggling to stay cool, fed and connected after storms cause prolonged power outages.
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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It’s been the summer of data centre controversies in Ontario. From Armour Township to Oakville, councils are raising alarms about the few rules governing these huge facilities or the enormous resources they consume. Now, Ontario has a playbook I unpack it all: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ai-d... #onpoli
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Ontario’s AI data centre plan, explained | The Narwhal
As cities like Mississauga and Oakville, Ont., vote to block data centre development, the Doug Ford government has released its own playbook for the AI infrastructure
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
An army unit is offering some soldiers a 4-day pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI as an incentive to reenlist for a minimum of two years. Twenty soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia in the Army's 9th Brigade Engineering Battalion have already chosen this incentive. www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-t...
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Army unit offers 4-day pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI as reenlistment incentive
Eligible soldiers must reenlist for a minimum of two years and up to six years.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The WHO classifies infertility as a disease. Yet fertility care remains one of the fastest-growing and least-regulated areas of health care. @namshine.bsky.social talks IVF, access and regulation with @walshfacemillah.bsky.social on (MIS)Treated. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Rundown is at #AMO2026 this week. Today @namshine.bsky.social hosted the Women’s Leadership Forum with former Toronto medical officer of health Eileen de Villa (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social), former MPP Patrice Barnes, former mayor of Gatineau France Bélisle & producer Constantina Varlokostas.
The Rundown is at #AMO2026 this week. Today @namshine.bsky.social hosted the Women’s Leadership Forum with former Toronto medical officer of health Eileen de Villa (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social), former MPP Patrice Barnes, former mayor of Gatineau France Bélisle & producer Constantina Varlokostas.
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Endometriosis can threaten fertility. Access to fertility preservation shouldn’t depend on where you live. E-petition e-7496 calls for publicly funded fertility preservation when endometriosis puts fertility at medical risk. Please consider signing and sharing: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Petition e-7496 - Petitions
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New from me at TVO: I watched the first Ontario Liberal leadership debate and I am awarding Dylan Marando the (gross) line of the night. Plus some other thoughts. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: One unanswered question that should define the Liberal leadership race | TVO Today
What is to blame for the party’s run of humiliating defeats?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/08/2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and spacing out shots across separate doctor visits.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Endometriosis "acts almost like a cancer" | (MIS)Treated youtu.be/AvOPD-M5zF0?...
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Endometriosis "acts almost like a cancer" | (MIS)Treated
YouTube video by TVO Today
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Endometriosis affects millions of people, yet there is still no cure and we don't know what causes it. Why can it take years to get a diagnosis? @namshine.bsky.social speaks with @drmathewleonardi.bsky.social and Shay Freger from @McMasterU on (MIS)Treated: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This fire south of Kelowna started Friday afternoon and is nearing 10,000 hectares. Jesus
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Lack of affordable housing is bad for our health, as individuals and as a country. On the housing front we need fewer calls to action and more action, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Lack of affordable housing is bad for our health, as individuals and as a country
Public policy needs to change more quickly and robustly to tackle such a fundamental problem
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 07/08/2026
How Donald Trump slashed the Voice of America, a journalistic service created by the U.S. government to tell America’s story to the world. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0trSSs
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How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America
The Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 03/08/2026
There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
chart showing 280k pr specialists to 40k 'news analysts, reporters, and journalists'
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/08/2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world. to.pbs.org/4w43pjr
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Infantino abandoned his World Cup equity plan after seismic FIFA backlash. Here's what to know
“Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objec...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Pain isn't just a sensation. It's also an emotion. That's part of what makes chronic pain so difficult to understand & treat. @namshine.bsky.social spoke with Dr. Tania Di Renna (@canadianpain.bsky.social @wchospital.bsky.social) on the (MIS)Treated season finale: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @jamellebouie.net appropriately slams the political media for giving Elon Musk a pass for his horrifically racist tweets. Read his column: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The hurt that comes from 'aging out' of disability supports. The transition to adulthood means a dramatic drop in support. Advocates are demanding a revamping of the system. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why exactly is this airport valuable? How exactly does it contribute to the local economy while carrying 4% of passengers? No one can ever say. It’s vibes upon vibes. The airport itself can’t even cook up a plausible economic impact statement. www.thestar.com/business/tor...
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Toronto business community 'disappointed' Billy Bishop jet expansion isn't moving forward
Business groups call Ottawa decision to halt expansion for jets a missed opportunity that could leave the downtown airport on 'borrowed time.'
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Also among those detained was a Ugandan woman in a wheelchair who has sickle cell anemia and an active asylum application, according to her lawyer." “It’s not people with criminal records” being targeted, Mr. Shamieh said. “You are talking about people with legitimate pending applications.”
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 29/07/2026
Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps
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Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps
Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is challenging a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in Minnesota
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/07/2026
In the first public comments by an Ontario official since Ottawa announced Friday night that changes to the island airport would be restricted, Sarkaria said Queen’s Park is not giving up. Read more:
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Billy Bishop airport expansion isn’t dead, Ford minister insists
Blasting Ottawa for listening to "a small fringe group in Toronto," Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria insists the project "makes sense."
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Nearly 80% of girls with ASD are missed. Autism has long been seen as something that mostly affects boys, but new research suggests girls may be underdiagnosed rather than less affected. On (MIS)Treated, @namshine.bsky.social speaks with Julie M. Green. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“In the 12 years the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has been in power, it was the first time one of Modi’s most loyal ministers has been forced into resigning due to public pressure.“
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
How this clinic convinced 21 new doctors to move to London, Ontario — and yes, they're accepting patients. Thompson Medical Centre has focused on recruiting from the U.K., offering doctors more freedom and better pay, by Alessio Donnini www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
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How a local clinic convinced 21 new doctors to move to London — and yes, they're accepting patients | CBC News
London-based Thompson Medical Centre, which operates two clinics in London and one in St. Thomas, has managed to attract 21 new doctors to the region since 2025. The director of the clinic says that a...
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