Reposted by ColleenGurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 05/02/2026Sadness is a downpour—it arrives without asking, soaking through our defenses in seconds. Joy is a garden—it must be planted seed by seed, watered with intention, weeded of doubt, and fiercely guarded against the storms that would drown it. 10435110
Reposted by ColleenHappy to Share! 🌤️ @happytoshare.bsky.social · 24/01/2026#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #dogsofbluesky 0121
Reposted by ColleenTod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 25/01/2026There are now healthcare infusion chapters 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 of this country. But none in any of the northern territories yet. If you're there, and want to join the effort to get nurses and doctors in your community, visit startchapter.healthcareinfusion.org 27019
Reposted by ColleenTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Crumbling health systems fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warn www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m... "The decline in vaccination rates has been blamed on growing levels of misinformation..." "#Misinformation is just being spewed from the highest political echelons of the U.S."independent.co.ukCrumbling health systems fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warnExperts say that a ‘generational decline in living standards’ could be behind waning rates of vaccination 25122
Reposted by Colleenmtfamilies4vax.bsky.social @mtfamilies4vax.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Anyone who doesn't want to vax their pets should have to clean a full parvovirus isolation ward for one week. The horrific smell, the vomiting and diarrhea, the suffering & death would change their minds about prevention. The vaccine works. It prevents suffering. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...nytimes.comVaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too 35417
Reposted by ColleenRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse. 457182855766
Reposted by ColleenHeather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025See the cruelty of Premier Danielle Smith & her government. The egregious destruction of Charter rights is appalling. The government spent one year's worth of potential teachers' compensation by paying out coal developers for Alberta government policy changes & errors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caStriking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause | CBC NewsBill 2 passed early Tuesday morning after a long night for lawmakers in the provincial legislature. Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced the legislation the day before. 67538
Reposted by ColleenHappy to Share! 🌤️ @happytoshare.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Northern lights decided to give us a show above our home. Be they gas or ghost, they are spectacular nonetheless. #alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNights #photography #EastCoastKin #northernlights 41097
Reposted by ColleenChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Autism isn't a disease It's a developmental difference, part of the natural diversity human brains. Framing it as a disease fuels stigma. (It doesn't need to be "cured" with oversold supplements based on thin scientific evidence 😒) 514332
Reposted by ColleenHappy to Share! 🌤️ @happytoshare.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Periwinkle, pink, and peach skies. I could not ask for more. #sunrise #goodmorning #landscapes #photography #nature #skies 091
Reposted by ColleenWaubgeshig Rice @waub.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Graham Greene helped make the rest of the world see Indigenous people as real human beings. The first time I saw him on screen was in Dances With Wolves and the last time was in The Last of Us. What a tremendous legacy! RIP ✊🏽🙌🏽❤️ 171019164
Colleen @seemackteach.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Looking at this from my view in Alberta rn makes me so jealous. 020
Reposted by ColleenThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/08/2025The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.washingtonpost.comNearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic eraContinuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market. 980114625205
Reposted by ColleenThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/08/2025RFK Jr. is targeting mRNA technology, a major scientific advancement that allowed for the rapid development of coronavirus vaccines. wapo.st/4lhtvKe 131079672661
Reposted by ColleenTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Completely horrifying.👇 Anti-science monster. RFK Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08... Reality: Vaccine... - saved millions of lives - < hospitalization - < long COVID - > pregnancy outcomes - < healthcare costs - promising platform for other diseases! - etc, etc!!!nytimes.comR.F.K. Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research 524398
Reposted by ColleenPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere. Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange 14599235
Reposted by ColleenAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Several Chiefs across Canada gathered today in Ottawa to prepare for their meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney regarding newly-passed Bill C-5. The bill proposes to accelerate development projects like pipelines by speeding up the approval process. 13913
Colleen @seemackteach.bsky.social · 05/07/2025I implore everyone to read this article. It’s unbelievable. I’m at a loss for words. 020
Colleen @seemackteach.bsky.social · 05/07/2025I’ve been seeing a lot of anecdotal posts from ER and Peds doctors about this as well. 010
Reposted by ColleenHon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Today, I sent the attached letter to First Nations affirming that #ForeverCanadian and I will support and, if necessary, take Court action to protect Canada and its treaty obligations. The petition I filed protects First Nations' entrenched rights. #ableg #cdnpoli 1037588
Reposted by ColleenDr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Get the real facts. Learn more about why Gender-affirming care saves lives. scienceupfirst.com/2slgbtqia/ge...scienceupfirst.comGender-affirming care saves lives. | ScienceUpFirstGender-affirming care is life-saving. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 For those who do access gender-affirming medical care, studies show reductions in depression, anxiety, self-harm ideation, mental health disorders… 03011
Reposted by Colleen🇨🇦Merlin Ca🇨🇦 @merlinofcanada.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Keep this in mind in 2025 there have been 1208 cases of measles in the whole of the United States with a population of 347 million. Alberta has 1020 cases with a population approx. 5 million. publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc... 046
Reposted by ColleenWHO @who.int · 10/06/2025Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇ 13895385
Reposted by ColleenAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health. People with chronic health conditions, seniors, children among most vulnerable, by Shaki Sutharsan www.cbc.ca/news/wildfir... via @cbcnews.cacbc.caHere's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health | CBC NewsProlonged exposure to wildfire smoke can have short- and long-term impacts on one's health, especially for those with chronic conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women. 34122
Reposted by ColleenNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 27/05/2025With MAGA calling the shots, it's going to become difficult to access vaccines.. unless it's their vaccine. Senior U.S. figures are invested in reviving old vaccine-tech, abandoned decades ago because it was giving too many kids febrile seizures. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...canadahealthwatch.caWhat's actually happening with U.S. vaccine policy?The regime is putting up roadblocks to vaccine makers. 58945
Reposted by ColleenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1956...newrepublic.comTrump’s Lie about Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More GrotesqueThat photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America. 612104897
Reposted by ColleenAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.comtheglobeandmail.comAlberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing noteBriefing note indicates health authority could have reduced overall bill by ordering less medicine 137049
Reposted by ColleenHon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025When they huff and puff, we fight for Canada.🇨🇦 youtu.be/LsVczxNQFdw?... #ForeverCanada #ableg #cdnpoliyoutu.beThanks Thomas #thomaslukaszuk #alberta #separationYouTube video by Lisab0923 20469152
Reposted by ColleenCanada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 11/05/2025Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over the next 5 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can... @nicireland.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁 2128
Reposted by ColleenCanada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 07/05/2025‘It’s all cronyism going forward’: Trump appointee set to receive $500M for his own vaccine research www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... @katherinejwu.com 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁 0198
Colleen @seemackteach.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Red Dress Day Indigenous women and girls are SIX TIMES more likely to be murdered than other groups. www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7525652 020
Reposted by ColleenAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The Assembly of First Nations is joining others in calling for the repatriation of cultural and sacred items currently being held by the Hudson’s Bay Company.aptnnews.caFirst Nations orgs lobby to stop Hudson's Bay from selling artifactsFirst Nations organizations are calling for the Hudson's Bay Company to stop the sale of any Indigenous items in its possession. 314672
Reposted by Colleencashmerecoco.bsky.social @cashmerecoco.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Post election… notice “all elected officials.” Treaties can’t be broken by an Alberta premier… 04926
Reposted by ColleenThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation ain’t having the separatists rhetoric from Smith or her ilk… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 751364547
Reposted by ColleenCourtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 01/05/2025"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere." Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis. 421282503
Reposted by ColleenBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29/04/2025Insured losses from natural catastrophes could soar to $145 billion this year — well above the 10-year average — as population growth, urban sprawl and climate change combine to supercharge risks, according to a report by Swiss Re Institute.bloom.bgInsurers May Face $145 Billion in Catastrophe Losses in 2025Insured losses from natural catastrophes could soar to $145 billion this year — well above the 10-year average — as population growth, urban sprawl and climate change combine to supercharge risks, according to a report by Swiss Re Institute. 88224
Reposted by ColleenAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Absolutely not, RFK. We are not going to let them divide us into “useful”and “useless”- that’s Nazi shit and we will not stand for it. 422157
Reposted by ColleenDr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Schizophrenia exists. Mental illness exists. Psychiatric medications can be life-saving. Psychotherapy can be life-saving. Don't let misinformed people tell you otherwise. Enough with the anti-psychiatry propaganda and stigma. ✌️ 2016025
Reposted by ColleenMaddi Dellplain @maddidellplain.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Alberta has tabled its involuntary drug treatment bill. When asked if involuntary treatment would be effective, Smith said "You won't know if something works until you try it." But there IS a lot of research we can draw from. And what we know, doesn't look good: healthydebate.ca/2024/06/topi...healthydebate.caInvoluntary drug treatment: ‘Compassionate intervention’ or policy dead end? - Healthy DebateInvoluntary treatment for substance use is being proposed in provinces across the country. But do programs like this work? 1159
Reposted by ColleenCourtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 16/04/2025"This is not only dangerous, it's not only innefective, it's a complete breach of human rights." Harm reduction advocate Euan Thomson argues that Alberta's Compassionate Intervention Act will deliver much more harm than good. LISTEN: traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU48621220... 12616
Reposted by ColleenKaren Campbell @karampbell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter 19953231397
Colleen @seemackteach.bsky.social · 12/04/2025“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” author unknown 000