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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A Vancouver Teen’s Mission to Bring Endometriosis Education to Schools. The condition, which associated with the menstrual cycle, is common and painful. Many Canadians know little about it, by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/07... via @thetyee.ca

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A Vancouver Teen’s Mission to Bring Endometriosis Education to Schools | The Tyee

The condition is common and painful. Many Canadians know little about it.

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Frances Bula @fabulavancouver.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

As of 530, I will be at the yellow tarp halfway between main stage and sound booth. Come get one of my collectors’ item buttons and tell me what needs to be fixed in the city. iykyk

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Canada is standing aside as the US seeks to destroy the #ICC, a court 🇨🇦 helped create, & ruin the lives of those who have dedicated their life to combating the worst atrocities. Forget elbows up; where is our spine @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social? We must urgently defend the ICC.

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yipeng ge 葛义朋 @yipengge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are calling on all medical and healthcare workers to raise your voice. The 95 Palestinian medical and healthcare workers in Israeli jails must be released. We must pressure international and Israeli authorities to release them all! Join our campaign: www.drove.com/campaign/6a4...

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Mobile Suit Golem @kpopncommunism.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Not the use of the word "detained" here to make it appear as though the settlers have some legal capacity to be doing this. If i ran up on a US Rep with a rifle and prevented them from leaving it would be, correctly, described as kidnapping; and doing so with political ends would be terrorism.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Today we’re publishing an important investigative story by Emily Enns. This story maps the connections between a group of mostly retired academics and think tanks to sow doubt about the historical truths of residential schools in Canada. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

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Who’s Behind the Residential School Denialism Movement? | The Tyee

A network of retired academics and think tanks is chipping away at established truths.

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Jackie Dives @jackiedives.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I ran into a reporter at the DULF trial today who said, “I can’t believe this court room isn’t packed.” I don’t think people understand the impact this case could have. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

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What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee

The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 02/12/2025

Huge congrats to the 800 new members of IUOE 955, the largest migration of workers away from the company union CLAC ever seen in Canada! Powerful things happen when we organize together. ✊

Text from Operating Engineers Local 955:
BREAKING: More than 800 workers at OEM Remanufacturing vote to join IUOE 955 in largest move away from CLAC in Canadian history.

Photo of Chris Flett, IUOE 955 Business Manager with a Union flag with quote "I am incredibly thankful to the workers at OEM and the entire team at IUOE 955 for all the good work that went into making this historic Canadian labour moment happen."

More than 800 workers at OEM Remanufacturing vote to join IUOE 955 in largest move away from CLAC in Canadian history

EDMONTON – The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 is welcoming 815 new members from OEM Remanufacturing following a historic worksite vote Nov. 27 and 28 in Edmonton, which saw workers choose to leave the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) following demands for better representation.

“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome these hard-working Albertans into the growing IUOE 955 family,” said Chris Flett, IUOE 955 Business Manager. “Their calls for stronger representation and a more effective voice in the workplace have been answered. We very much look forward to working with this great crew and showing them the many benefits that come with being IUOE 955.”

“I am incredibly thankful to the workers at OEM and the entire team at IUOE 955 for all the good work that went into making this historic Canadian labour moment happen.”

IUOE 955 Assistant Business Manager and Director of Organizing, Anthony Noseworthy said, “this vote marks the largest migration of workers away from CLAC ever seen in Canada.

“This is a true testament to the strength and resolve of IUOE 955 and the work we do to ensure our members are treated fairly, and with the respect and dignity they deserve for the important work they do,” he said.

Employees first reached out to IUOE 955 around a year ago and since then, the local stayed in constant communication with OEM staff. The positive response to IUOE 955 on the worksite was immediate and grew quickly.

“Over the past 12 months, we’ve had many discussions with OEM workers at our union hall, outside the OEM worksite, through various forms of digital engagement and more. The more we spoke and listened, the more support we earned,” added Noseworthy. “We’re excited to show these good folks what a real union can do for them.”

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

“This is a calamity beyond words. This is a horror beyond words. This is a travesty,” Eris Nyx told the court. “This is gutting my community and killing everyone I know.” What would you do if thousands of your neighbours were dying preventable deaths, every year? thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

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What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee

The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 12/11/2025

Thx to Julie Ivory on Facebook for a great meme

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

There have been a number of people on here who have been interested in Canada's implementation of housing as a human right, and the standard that determines whether or not that right has been met. Here is a primer: www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/housing-as...

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Housing as a Human Right Requires 3+ Bedroom Homes in Every Community

Housing through a human rights lens

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Members of the Israeli cabinet not only support these atrocities but will face zero consequences for supporting the perpetrators. Israeli settlers attack 2 occupied West Bank villages as violence against Palestinians surges: www.cbc.ca/news/world/w... #WestBank

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Israeli settlers attack 2 occupied West Bank villages as violence against Palestinians surges | CBC News

Masked Israeli settlers hurled stones and torched dairy trucks, farmland and Bedouin structures, injuring four people on Tuesday in the latest in a surge of settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/11/2025

My full statement on Zohran Mamdani's historic win.

Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in New York is a beacon of hope and possibility – proof that a people-powered, solutions-focused, democratic socialist campaign can defeat entrenched power in the centre of global wealth.

His campaign did what so many said was impossible. Despite a tidal wave of corporate spending and a chorus dismissing his ideas as “too radical,” voters gave a huge victory to a candidate who spoke directly to the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in a rigged economy, offering concrete solutions as big as the crises working people face.

Like so many Canadians, I’ve been deeply inspired by Mamdani’s campaign – by the way he built power from the ground up, organizing with working people, tenants, young people and a diverse multiracial coalition long shut out of political power.

It’s the same energy and vision that’s driving our campaign here in Canada: a politics that takes on concentrated wealth, offers public options where markets fail, makes life much more affordable, and integrates climate solutions into everything we do.

Mamdani’s victory isn’t an outlier — it’s part of a new wave of bottom-up politics. Its lesson is simple: if you fight for people, people fight back with you.

Tonight, New Yorkers showed that politics rooted in justice, dignity, and solidarity can win — and win big. Canadians are hungry for that same courage and clarity.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 19/09/2025

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy. I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together. We need a government that serves the many, not the money. Join in. lewisforleader.ca/ youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY

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Why I’m running for NDP leader

YouTube video by Avi Lewis

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 12/11/2025

Adam Haber, sentenced to 3 years on 2 sexual assault convictions, worked for Last Door Recovery Society at the time of the assaults. Last Door, accused of knowing about and trying to silence the allegations, landed the Calgary Recovery Community contract the month after the allegations surfaced. 1/

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

“Entire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month.” The wholesale destruction of civilian property raises the likelihood of war crimes. Israel has destroyed 1,500+ buildings in Gaza since the ceasefire: www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire

Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, satellite images show.

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

It's a pattern. Russia, Israel, & now Iran have wantonly violated what should be seen as an unequivocal rule of international law: hospitals are #NotATarget. Those who ignore this must be held accountable, or such war crimes will only continue. france24.com/en/live-news... #ICC

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'So sad': Israelis shocked by Iran strike on hospital

The damage was hard to comprehend for many at Israel's Soroka Hospital as staff took stock of the wreckage after a strike by an Iranian ballistic missile on Thursday left part of the facility in ruins...

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

"Israel & Iran are violating international humanitarian law and must stop... Israel’s use of force against Iran was & remains a manifest violation of the UN Charter. It was neither authorized by the UN Security Council nor a response to an actual or imminent armed attack by Iran. It is that simple."

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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Conservatives are supporting Liberals to ram Bill C5 through Parliament with hardly any debate and no input from stakeholders - not the public, builders, enviros, Indigenous groups, municipalities….no-one. This is no way to unite Canadians or build major projects.

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OpenMedia @openmedia.org · 18/06/2025

Today we're releasing a joint letter signed by 160+ civil society groups, academics, and lawyers demanding full withdrawal of #BillC2. This dangerous surveillance bill is anti-privacy, anti-rights, and anti-Canadian. Let’s get into it. 1/7 openmedia.org/press/item/o...

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Over 300 Organizations Unite to Demand Complete Withdrawal of Bill C-2

Diverse coalitions warn

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

“These brutal and heartless leaders are driving the Middle East into the abyss, and the people of the region will pay the ultimate price.” NDP calls for ceasefire in latest Iran-Israel conflict: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-cal...

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NDP calls for ceasefire in latest Iran-Israel conflict

Statement by Heather McPherson, NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs and for Defence:

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 18/06/2025

Realize there’s a lot going on but if bill C5 gets through intact, after all the inquiries and reports and apologies, Canada is just stomping on Indigenous people again in the name of keeping white people safe and there’s a name for that type of country.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Marliss was my first harm reduction mentor. She taught me more in our short time together than anyone else in my life. She’s an incredible nurse, leader, and human. Congrats on your retirement and thank you for everything you do.

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

"The West needs to find a new way of standing with the Iranian people – one that understands that opposing a government does not mean inviting war... I refuse to accept that the only future available to us is one written in fire." - @smohyeddin.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Opinion: Iranians deserve a path to freedom that is also free from violence

How can the people of Iran rise up against their government when bombs are raining down upon them?

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

"The people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children." Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza, killing at least 59 people, according to medics: www.reuters.com/world/middle... #Gaza

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Israeli tank shelling kills 45 people awaiting aid trucks in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli tank shellfire killed at least 45 Palestinians as they awaited aid trucks in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the territory's health ministry said, adding that dozens of others were wounded.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

“This spring, Vienna passed a historic climate law, outlining a plan to get its climate pollution down to zero by 2040. Leaders see the city's vast social housing program as a critical tool. Vienna has two types of social housing: city-owned & city-subsidized.” @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/06/15/n...

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Because of course they would:

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Alberta’s measles outbreak is the worst in half a century, and it’s the kids who will pay the price. As of June 7th, 75 people hospitalized, 12 in ICU This doesn’t have to happen. Get your vaccines. Get your boosters. Talk to your doctor if you think you need an updated dose. Wear a respirator.

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Alberta's measles outbreaks are now the worst in nearly half a century | CBC News

Alberta's measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, 'O Canada' was not yet the official national anthem and gasoline would set you back 24 c...

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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Absolutely! Punitive approaches have only fueled stigma and increased harm. We need policies based on evidence, compassion, and human rights and a regulated safer supply. Lives are at stake, and we can’t afford to keep repeating failed strategies. #enoughisenough #endthetoxicdrugcrisis

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Zoë Dodd @zoedodd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

‘It’s classist. It’s racist’: Ontario’s overdose death capital braces for more loss: ricochet.media/justice/heal...

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

it takes years to build credibility but an instant to lose it

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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · 01/04/2025

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

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Ritika Goel @ritikagoel.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

As a healthcare provider in Regent Park, I joined the community yesterday in mourning and rage as the supervised consumption site Bevel Up had its last day of service. It’s truly hard to express the cruelty this represents for people who use drugs. /1 #onpoli #medsky #topoli #cdnpoli

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Most supervised consumption sites that were set to close won’t offer service despite injunction. Here’s why

Despite an injunction on Friday, provincial funding is contingent on transition to new model.

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rmaynard.bsky.social @rmaynard.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Yes. Our political inaction can only be labelled as necropolitics. The morbidities and mortalities associated with drug use are too similar to the fatal moralism of the AIDS/HIV epidemic. Evidence-based drug policy saves lives!

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Jackie Dives @jackiedives.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

If you are in Nanaimo and want to learn more about the overdose crisis, and/or how you can help, this event is a great place to start.

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Another day another Israeli war crime www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

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A West Bank village destroyed | Editorial

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