Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2hwww.ckom.com/2026/09/30/s...ckom.comSaskatoon opens new centre to help connect Indigenous women with servicesThe city said the new Coming Home Centre offers “a dedicated, culturally appropriate space” where Indigenous women and their families can connect with community support and advocacy services. 083
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2hwww.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...ctvnews.caSTC hosts powwow for National Day for Truth and ReconciliationSaskTel Centre was filled with the sound of drumming and music, as people danced at the ‘Every Child Matters Powwow,’ hosted by the Saskatoon Tribal Council. 032
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2hwww.cbc.ca/books/booken...cbc.caHow Michelle Good weaves her family’s truth through her fiction | CBC Books BookendsGood joined Mattea Roach on Bookends to talk about her new book, Eliza Sunshine, the power of hope to propel us forward and the family legacy that inspired this point of view. 031
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 2hwww.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caPrince Albert focuses on reconciliation with public art | CBC NewsThe City of Prince Albert is using public art to answer the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action. 021
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 3htammyrobert.substack.com/p/unlocked-k...tammyrobert.substack.comUnlocked: Kevin Weedmark's Private Plane ProblemOriginally behind the paywall. Now it's not. You're welcome, Saskatchewan. 001
Reposted by Rev BarbDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 6hNew post: Poilievre endorses the Big Lie #cdnpoliroutineproceedings.com 1126
Reposted by Rev Barb🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 15hStarting tomorrow, plugin solar now affordable in Conneticut. Ninth US state to do so. Canada's at zero provinces. We need new legislative policies here, now.thecooldown.comConnecticut will allow no-permit plug-in solar, but the 1,200-watt kits may not exist yetA new kind of low-hassle solar panels are coming to Connecticut as the state legalizes balcony solar. 18433
Reposted by Rev BarbAlexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 4hAlmost 40K residential school records will be destroyed. Not all survivors think they should be www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlmost 40K residential school records will be destroyed. Not all survivors think they should be | CBC NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2017 that the almost 38,000 records of residential school testimony collected through the IAP will be destroyed in 2027, unless individual survivors request their ... 164
Reposted by Rev BarbSheldon Boyarski @booarski.bsky.social · 3hLast Monday my parents sat in emergency in Melville because dad has blood cancer, turned into lymphoma, and the cold he caught two days before was starting to make his throat tighten and eye hurt, from a secondary infection. Fort Qu’Appelle was directing patients there because they were so full too. 202
Reposted by Rev BarbJared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 3hdrives me up the wall when Austen adaptations give their heroines loose, historically inaccurate hair to communicate that they’re free spirits or modern women or whatever when generally the point in Austen is that these women aren’t. yknow. free. 619520
Reposted by Rev BarbCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 8hThe US-owned National Post is urging Canadian Jews to take matters into their own hands to punish Avi Lewis for speaking up against the genocide in Gaza. They reference the Bible to bury alive and consume by fire. This is extremist hate. It needs to get called out. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...nationalpost.comYoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi LewisHis Yom Kippur message was indefensible 48359143
Reposted by Rev Barbpaulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 5hOn #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique 39138
Reposted by Rev BarbZee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 4hwww.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caGov. Gen. marks 6th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with plea for 'understanding the truth' | CBC NewsAs Canadians mark the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour says it's important to face an "unsettling" past in order to build a better country. 2149
Reposted by Rev BarbThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 3hJournalist and researcher Connie Walker told The Tyee many people don’t seem to know about the ability to save their records related to experiences at residential schools — nor about their looming destruction. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.ca‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The TyeeInside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes. 25949
Reposted by Rev BarbAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 5hSeptember 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day? 9528312
Reposted by Rev BarbSenator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 5hOn National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour all of those impacted by residential schools and continue to advocate for decolonization, decriminalization and decarceration. This day serves as a reminder that the harm caused by residential schools is profound and persists in Canada. (1/4) 6216107
Reposted by Rev BarbCult MTL @cultmtl.com · 4hDonald Trump is trying to spread as much disinformation about Canada as possible in his remaining time in office. And Canada’s mainstream media is happily giving him a platform to do it.cultmtl.comCBC needs to stop livestreaming Trump’s disinformationCBC News needs to stop livestreaming Trump’s disinformation. 1014160
Reposted by Rev BarbCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7h‘Trust us’: Stelco union says Cleveland-Cliffs broke its word on jobs Keeping workers employed was a legal condition of the 2024 sale /1 thread www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...thespec.comUnions accuse Stelco owner of breaking 'no layoffs' promiseOttawa’s 2024 approval required the U.S. owner to keep unionized staffing steady for five years. Up to 500 layoffs now test that promise. 1012157
Reposted by Rev BarbAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4hIsraeli attacks on Gaza kill seven as ‘ceasefire’ violations continue aje.news/gnuh6f 75344
Reposted by Rev Barb👁️🗨️ jean jacquet @tomboymillennial.bsky.social · 5h"it conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism following the widely contested logic of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. [Which] is notorious for chilling legitimate academic & political expression or opposition to Israeli state policy." 1156
Reposted by Rev BarbThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5h“The senior boys had to participate in the disposal of some of these newborn bodies when the girls would get pregnant,” he said. Some of the bodies were thrown into the two furnaces that were on school grounds” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...timescolonist.comStudents were forced to dispose of newborns at Kuper Island residential school, says survivor“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says 25942
Reposted by Rev BarbOpheodrys @opheodrys.bsky.social · 4hThe CEO of Stelco that just laid off hundreds of workers is a Trumper. Laying off Canadians makes him happy. #cdnpoli #uspoli 159
Reposted by Rev BarbSimon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 6h“Incrementally raising the minimum wage by a few cents every year while non-negotiable expenses like rent rise unchecked will only leave working families further and further behind.” www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...thespec.comMinimum wage increases can’t keep pace with rising cost of livingFor minimum-wage workers, a few extra cents an hour won’t close the growing affordability gap. 061
Reposted by Rev BarbCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 7hOn this day in 1940, Harry Jerome was born in Prince Albert, SK. As a sprinter, he won bronze at the 1964 summer Olympics and set seven world records in his career. He also co-created Canada's Ministry of Sport. He is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 📸 Sask Sports HoF 0435
Reposted by Rev BarbLaurence Thompson @thompsonlg.bsky.social · 5hMemorial to 19 Indigenous children who died in a fire at Beauval residential school in 1927. The last names of the children read like a roll call of names in the communities of northwest Saskatchewan. 066
Reposted by Rev BarbHoward Breen He/Him @howardbreen.bsky.social · 7hSaskatchewan tornado count hits 40 www.ctvnews.ca/regina/artic...ctvnews.caSaskatchewan tornado count hits 40Saskatchewan’s 2026 tornado count has reached 40 after researchers confirmed another twister touch-down from July. 042
Reposted by Rev BarbThomas Linner @tmlinner.bsky.social · 5h“More than 60 Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank have been wiped off the map since October 2023, with 18 others partly displaced, according to the Israeli rights group B’Tselem. Nearly 5,000 people have been forced from their homes, almost half of them children.” 022
Reposted by Rev BarbDale Burnay @daleburnay.bsky.social · 6hMonday, General Hospital Emergency had patients lined up out the door. Yesterday, I tried the Pasqua. After 9 hours I finally saw a new surgeon and got some answers. While waiting, we talked to a crying senior who already waited 8 hrs after spending 10 hrs at Urgent Care day before. Damn Scott Moe! 2126
Reposted by Rev BarbDaniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 16h“nuclear power is not the solution when renewable power sources are becoming cheaper and more advanced.” #Saskatchewan #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caPremier Scott Moe goes big on nuclear with plans to explore 2 large nuclear reactors in northwest Sask. | CBC NewsSaskatchewan says it wants to have a large nuclear reactor online by 2042. It has also narrowed down the location of further study for its construction of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) to the Rafferty... 121
Reposted by Rev BarbThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 26/09/2026Embarrassed scientists reveal alien radio signal was actually meant for a planet behind usthebeaverton.comEmbarrassed scientists reveal alien radio signal was actually meant for a planet behind usMountain View, CA—Astronomers at the SETI Institute have confirmed that a radio signal originated from an advanced alien civilization, but was intended for a different planet behind Earth. 391047213
Reposted by Rev BarbCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 16hwww.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...theguardian.comWhy is Israel so afraid of the film NAZA? We spoke to its directors – Stateside with Kai and CarterComposed of interviews with 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers, the documentary NAZA is a haunting exposé of the tools that the Israeli military uses to carry out the remote killi... 023
Reposted by Rev BarbJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026100% endorse this thread. I teach consent, violence prevention & bystander intervention for a living - It is my area of expertise. There is *no* evidence of the existence of an "Oops, my bad!" rapist. "Sexual assault is a miscommunication" is a myth without any evidence. It is an intentional act. 215055
Reposted by Rev BarbNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why the Globe and Mail looked past rising right-wing violence, the shooting at the Quebec City mosque, the connection between antivaxxers and white supremacy, to blame Canada's highest profile Jewish politician for the synagogue shooting in Belleville ... noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...noraloreto.substack.comTurning a peaceful movement violentCanadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting 27540
Reposted by Rev BarbAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 16hHow a fake AI columnist duped Canadian media outlets. Daniel Robson almost became a budding star in Canadian conservative media. There was just one problem: He doesn't exist, by @ilkersezer.bsky.social www.turkiyetoday.com/world/exclus... via @turkiyetoday.bsky.social @perreaux.bsky.socialturkiyetoday.comExclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye TodayThe phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter 24129
Reposted by Rev BarbRoberta Lexier @robertalexier.bsky.social · 16hThis is legitimately terrifying. Threats like this should not be tolerated, especially in one of our major news outlets. Do not let this pass unchallenged. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...nationalpost.comYoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi LewisHis Yom Kippur message was indefensible 0105
Reposted by Rev BarbLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16hThe National Post is using language that seems wildly irresponsible and dangerous here Citing ancient “Jewish law,” it labels Avi Lewis as a “rodef” The ultranationalist extremist who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin rationalized his killing on the same basis: www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o... 21275121
Reposted by Rev BarbCarol Kroeger🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @carolkroeger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The province with HUGE solar and wind power potential, is instead focusing its efforts on the most expensive and risky power going.cbc.caPremier Scott Moe goes big on nuclear with plans to explore 2 large nuclear reactors in northwest Sask. | CBC NewsSaskatchewan says it wants to have a large nuclear reactor online by 2042. It has also narrowed down the location of further study for its construction of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) to the Rafferty... 3136
Reposted by Rev BarbSaskAttitude @saskattitude3.bsky.social · 20hThe cost, enviro impacts and timeline for nuclear power make no sense for Saskatchewan. Solar, wind, and geothermal power are proven, ready to build today, far cheaper, and can be built all around the province as needed. Battery storage cost is getting cheaper too. #skpoli #energy #NoDataCenters 171
Reposted by Rev BarbPressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 21hKey Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’ DULF co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security” pressprogress.ca/key-parts-of...pressprogress.caKey Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security” 17028
Reposted by Rev Barbdavidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 21hCarney laughs at Trump’s claim that Canada will apologize in 3-4 week www.youtube.com/shorts/FNOby...youtube.comCarney laughs at Trump’s claim that Canada will apologize in 3-4 weeksYouTube video by Global News 0269
Reposted by Rev Barb🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 23hThe U.S. ban on most Canadian alcohol, whey and motorcycles is now in force. Trump said Canada would say "Sir, we are sorry." LeBlanc's reply: Canada won't apologize "for standing up for Canadian workers." 🔗 Source: globalnews.ca/news/1207747... ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️globalnews.caCanada not going to apologize to Trump amid trade war, LeBlanc says - National | Globalnews.caCanada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc dismissed the idea that Canada would apologize to the U.S. in the coming weeks, as President Donald Trump stated. 23350110
Reposted by Rev BarbJason Paris @jasonparis.bsky.social · 22hGO and of course Brave New Waves were my fave Brent Bambury shows. Happy retirement BB! broadcastdialogue.com/brent-bambur... #CBCbroadcastdialogue.comBrent Bambury retiring from CBC after more than four-decade career - Broadcast DialogueCBC Radio host Brent Bambury is retiring after a four-decade career. The longtime host of Day 6 and Brave New Waves signs off from CBC Radio One on Oct. 24. 142
Reposted by Rev BarbHeather M. Ross 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦 @mctoonish.bsky.social · 22hFewer than 1.3 million people in Sask. It's not about power for homes, but power for data centres & money for donors. We need the money to go to solar and wind power. "2,600 megawatts could power the equivalent of 2.6 million homes." 385
Reposted by Rev BarbDan P @danieljphelan.bsky.social · 22hPrivate Joseph Standing Buffalo, Canadian Infantry, was born in 3 June 1897 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, son of Grand Chief Julius Standing Buffalo of the Fort Qu’Appelle Sioux Nation. He was killed in action on 29 September 1918. 📍 Bucquoy Road Cemetery 🇫🇷 033
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caFIRST PERSON | What no one told me about the land I called home | CBC NewsWhen Ashish Barua's daughter brought home Métis beadwork, it made him realize that as a newcomer, he'd been taught virtually nothing about Indigenous history and culture. 011
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caFormer Regina man guilty of promoting hate at Toronto Pride Parade | CBC NewsBill Whatcott dressed up in a green spandex leotard and rainbow cape to hand out homophobic pamphlets disguised as condoms at the Toronto Pride Parade. 043
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAmerican taps small Sask. business to solve international photo mystery | CBC NewsFor more than four years, American Bill Delzell has been trying to figure out the identity of the photographer who captured San Francisco history in the 1960s. Now he's hoping a Sask. company will be ... 000
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-to...sasktoday.caUpdated: Decision reserved as court hearing over Saskatoon encampment teardown endsAfternoon hearing was held to determine fate of request for injunction to halt city's cleanup and dismantling efforts 010
Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-n...sasktoday.caNDP goes after government on latest health care disruptionsAssociate Health critic Keith Jorgenson rips Premier Moe, Health Minister Cockrill for ‘inability to run our health-care system properly’. 010
