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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 21h
ANALYSE | La majorité des partis s’apprête à défendre les lois sur la laïcité, tandis que les premières concernées cherchent toujours à se faire entendre. ✍️ Par Bifan Sun. 🔗 pivot.quebec/2026/10/01/femmes-lois-laicite-partis-politiques/
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Des femmes touchées par les lois sur la laïcité interpellent les partis politiques
La majorité des partis s’apprêtent à défendre les lois sur la laïcité, tandis que les premières concernées cherchent toujours à se faire entendre.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21h
Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know:
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 17h
Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick, who were convicted for weapons offences they committed during the Coutts blockade, have lost a court appeal that sought to reduce their six-and-a-half year sentences.
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Appeals dismissed for Coutts border blockade leaders convicted of mischief, weapons offences | CBC News
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals of two leaders of the 2022 Coutts border blockade who were convicted of mischief and weapons offences.
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 16h
In the Globe today: an argument you're unlikely to see in any Albertan newspaper.
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Opinion: Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?
Designating the West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest exposes a global reality: Fossil fuels haven’t just lost to clean energy – they’ve already lost
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 10h
"Trump the Scrump," Evin Collis, 2026
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 9h
On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 journal podcast host Dave McGrane introduces Thérèse Casgrain, a social democrat who fought for women’s right to vote in Québec and became the first woman to be lead a Canadian political party. perspectivesjournal.ca/therese-casg...
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 9h
Sur une nouveau saison de 🌿Le Plancher des vaches🌿 de @pivot.quebec le team reviennent sur le dernier débat des chef·fes, celui de Radio-Canada, analysent les sondages les plus récents, et tentent de faire des prévisions… plus imprévisibles que jamais. pivot.quebec/2026/09/30/e...
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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 9h
Innu Nation Grand Chief Jodie Ashini says it’s disappointing to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit without the provincial government’s participation, but #Innu know their history and who they are #nlpoli #Labrador theindependent.ca/news/as-innu...
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As Innu exhibit opens in Labrador, Grand Chief says truth must come before reconciliation – The Independent
Innu Nation Grand Chief Jodie Ashini says it’s disappointing to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit without the provincial government’s participation, but Innu know their history and who they are
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 9h
On a new episode of 🌊The @breachmedia.ca Show🌊 . Bronwyn Bragg sits down with @desaima.bsky.social to explain why Danielle Smith blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals are immigration myths. breachmedia.ca/immigration-...
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Why immigration is on the ballot for the Alberta referendum ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust Danielle Smith’s immigration myths.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 8h
The federal government plans to open Canada's four largest airports for private investment, supposedly to help fund smaller airports, such as those in Newfoundland. @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @simonenoch.bsky.social explains his concerns. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 8h
The Quebec election feels like a referendum on social democracy. Most parties, to varying degrees, seem to be voting “No.” @iris-recherche.bsky.social #qcpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The Quebec election is a triumph of neoliberalism | CCPA
The election feels like a referendum on social democracy. Most parties, to varying degrees, seem to be voting “No.”
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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 7h
ÉLECTIONS | Pendant que cinq partis accaparent presque toute l’attention médiatique, plusieurs autres formations politiques briguent les suffrages. Tour d’horizon des propositions de ces partis méconnus qui présentent des candidat·es dans au moins dix circonscriptions. ➡️ Découvrir: urls.fr/jH96Zw
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Que proposent ces partis méconnus de la campagne?
Pendant que cinq partis accaparent presque toute l’attention médiatique, plusieurs autres formations politiques briguent les suffrages.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 8h
Aside from the section of Bloor in Etobicoke which could be changed any time now, bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University being targeted by the province likely won't see changes until spring 2027 at the earliest, if not significantly later.
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Major Bike Lane Changes Could Start by Spring
Advocates say that, aside from a short section in Etobicoke, the earliest that bike lane removals or changes could start is spring 2027…
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 7h
Looking to fill up your calendar this fall? Check our latest event listings online, and in our newest print issue, arriving in your neighbourhood soon. The best of movies, music, books, visual arts and more:
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Fall 2026 Event Listings
Toronto event listings from October to early December…
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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · 7h
Richie Assaly (@rdassaly.bsky.social) talked to the duo behind alter-ego musical project Polo Lewis about making genre-bending pop, and how the character helps them navigate the grind of being a young, independent artist in Toronto. Read it here: www.newfeeling.ca/polo-lewis-i...
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Polo Lewis’s Propulsive Pop Channels the Warm Melancholy of Youthful Ennui
Richie Assaly chats with the Toronto group about their colourful, genre-bending sound, blending R&B, garage, drum and bass and hyperpop.
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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The lawyer I spoke with while writing this @ricochetmedia.bsky.social piece had already stated the bylaw would almost certainly be challenged and extremely likely to be deemed unconstitutional. ricochet.media/justice/poli...
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Montreal’s ‘anti-insult’ bylaw gives police another weapon against the vulnerable
The new law threatens fines of up to $2,000, raising concerns that vague rules will be disproportionately enforced against racialized people, unhoused Montrealers, and people in a mental health crises
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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 6h
Amid push for ‘nation-building projects,’ critics warn of ecological devastation [video] Université de Moncton prof and MiningWatch Canada advocate offer critical take on proposed Sisson mine and other mega-projects
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Amid push for ‘nation-building projects,’ critics warn of ecological devastation [video]
Every four days, a mining company in Quebec declares an accident, according to Université de Moncton philosophy professor Alain Deneault.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 5h
"Clean energy is no longer a requirement. Now pipelines and high-carbon facilities can qualify for...generous new writeoffs..." Why? Ottawa is stepping in to reduce the uncertainty the fossil fuel industry faces, explains @marclee.bsky.social. At a very high price. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Linda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister stands
As the country recovers from scorching wildfires, our prime minister has introduced a massive new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry. And its middle class Canadians who will end up
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 4h
The Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN), which co-authored a report with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives believes the minimum wage should continue to be increased to a living wage. #canlab #onpoli @ontariolivingwage.ca @policyalternatives.ca windsornewstoday.ca/windsor/news...
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Ontario's minimum wage increases to $17.95
This is the ninth time Ontario's minimum wage has been raised over the past 10 years, with people back in 2016 earning $11.40.
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evin collis @evincollis.bsky.social · 8h
Latest for cartoon <Trump the Scrump> for @canadiandimension.bsky.social regarding the US interference in the upcoming elections in Brazil. #brazil #cartoon #satire #imperialism
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 4h
Got a great idea for a big story on provincial or municipal politics? Apply to the Geoffrey Stevens Fellowship, to get $3,500 to turn your pitch into a finished product. Deadline Oct 15 Apply online: caj.ca/geoffrey-stevens-fellowship
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 4h
The federal government's latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers. #cdnpoli #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Bill C-39 is a massive corporate giveaway | CCPA
The feds’ latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 3h
Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust the immigration myths in the Alberta referendum. breachmedia.ca/immigration-...
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Why immigration is on the ballot for the Alberta referendum ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust Danielle Smith’s immigration myths.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 3h
#Saskatchewan has the second-lowest rate in the country for minimum wage. @simonenoch.bsky.social, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, explains the gap between the minimum wage and a liveable, or "living" wage. @policyalternatives.ca #canlab www.cjme.com/2026/10/01/s...
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Saskatchewan minimum wage rises, but living wage gap remains
The province is raising the lowest-paid rate to $15.70 an hour on Thursday, which works out to an extra $14 in a 40-hour work week but is still the second-lowest rate in the country.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 4h
🎧 New Sources episode, hosted by @ericwickham.ca Inside The Fight Against Data Centres in Canada Mississauga is one of a growing number of municipalities pushing back against data centres in their communities. pressprogress.ca/inside-the-f...
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Inside The Fight Against Data Centres in Canada
Mississauga is one of a growing number of municipalities pushing back against data centres in their communities.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 4h
Check out @ericwickham.ca’s new podcast about the data centre fight in Mississauga! I’m one of the voices interviewed for it. Can’t wait to listen!
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 2h
Support public-interest journalism through brief pro bono legal consultations with Lawyers for Reporters Canada. Email us now to join the network! For more information, please consult our page on the CAJ’s website: caj.ca/lawyers-for-reporters-canada
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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 1h
REPORTAGE | À Montréal, un abri construit où des « centaines » de personnes itinérantes ont trouvé de la chaleur l’hiver dernier est visé par un avis de déconstruction de la Ville. 📹 Une vidéo d'Oona Barrett. 👉 urls.fr/-KV3gN
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« Je ne veux pas me faire démanteler » : un campement menacé de déconstruction
À Montréal, un abri construit où des « centaines » de personnes itinérantes ont trouvé de la chaleur l'hiver dernier est visé par un avis de déconstruction.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 1h
Looking for some new tunes this weekend? Here's what the good folks at @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social are spinning, including new music from Sook-Yin Lee, Allyson Blush, Heraclitus Akimbo and more.
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What We’re Listening To
Our pals at the New Feeling music writers’ co-op share what they have on repeat…
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 1h
On Orange Shirt Day, IndigiNews reporters Crystal Greene and Brittany Boschman attended gatherings in or near their own communities. They photographed the events, capturing the spirit of each and honouring their own connections to the story. See their photos here: indiginews.com/first-person...
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In photos: Nations mark Orange Shirt Day in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
With events including a powwow and a commemorative walk, people on the prairies honoured survivors of residential ‘schools’ — and all those who never made it home
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 1h
Avi Lewis is a Jewish politician refusing to be silent about Israel’s genocide—and now he’s being threatened with violence. @judred.bsky.social writes that the lack of uproar reveals just how powerful the pro-Israel consensus remains among Canada’s elite. breachmedia.ca/im-familiar-...
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I’m familiar with death threats. They show Avi Lewis is having an impact ⋆ The Breach
The National Post has suggested violence is the way “to deal” with the NDP leader for his outspoken criticism of Israel
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 6h
ICYMI: The Catch is hosting its first live event! Join Desmond Cole, Samira Mohyeddin and Sonya Fatah at the Danu Social House on October 27th to discuss the Israeli bias and radicalization in Canadian news media. RSVP here:
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Three Years of October: Fighting Bias and Radicalization in News Media
The Catch's Scott Martin hosts a panel dissecting Canadian legacy news coverage of Israel's genocide
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 29/09/2026
huge victory for DULF — also a great day to support @defactomedia.ca which has excellent coverage of this case
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 01/10/2026
How much of Canada's economy is owned by foreign entities? @policyalternatives.ca Senior Economist @marclee.bsky.social talks about what a new wave of foreign investment means for our sovereignty. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Who owns Canada's economy? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been working to bring more foreign investment into Canada. At his recent Investment Summit, he told investors from all over the world that Canada “has what the world wan...
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 01/10/2026
”...provinces [that] have been aggressively promoting for-profit delivery of surgeries and diagnostic imaging are also (seeing) lengthening wait times and...struggling with getting patients into services quickly.” @alonghurst.bsky.social #onpoli www.insidehalton.com/news/ontario...
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Ontario spent $280M on private health clinics but wait times got worse says new study
Ontario MRI, cancer surgery, and cataract wait times all rose from 2017–2025, despite $280M spent licensing private health clinics, a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study found.
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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ottawa is "literally embracing the tech bro slogan: move fast, break things," says Avi Lewis. "We want the government to slow down and f—king fix things." The NDP leader spoke to the NB Media Co-op this week in Saint John, during his For The Many, Not The Money Tour of Atlantic Canada.
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Interview: NDP Leader Avi Lewis talks migrant labour, mega-projects, AI and military spending
Avi Lewis, the leader of the federal NDP, spoke to a crowd of about 70 people in Saint John on
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a country builds with public money is a statement of what it values. We must build for those already living through fires, floods, and extreme weather—not for the balance sheets of companies unwilling to risk their own capital on a new pipeline.
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Stop the West Coast pipeline. Not even the oil companies are asking for it
Seniors for Climate Action Now! is calling on the Carney government to reject the proposed West Coast oil pipeline, arguing the project has no credible economic, moral, reconciliation, or climate case...
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Stefan Hostetter @steho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The fight against AI starts with data centres but getting the full picture of the harms they create for the communities around them can be tough. So tune into Green Majority at 11am tomorrow on CIUT 89.5FM to catch my interview with @parismarx.com on their new book Hyperscale hyperscalebook.com
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Hyperscale by Paris Marx
An eye-opening account of how the data-center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point. A new book by Paris Marx.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For three decades, Canada has voted against the United States’ embargo on Cuba at the annual UN General Assembly vote held in October. The U.S. is now applying economic pressure to prevent that from happening again this year.
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U.S. Pressuring Canada to Vote Against Cuba at UN
For three decades, Canada has voted against the United States’ embargo on Cuba at the annual United Nations General Assembly vote held in October. The U.S. is now applying economic pressure to prevent...
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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“We have to decide collectively how we want to run our society. ” said an organizer of Free Fair, which took place on August 22 at Solidarity Square in Menahkwesk (Saint John) By Nomaan X nbmediacoop.org/2026/10/01/i...
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‘Injury to one is injury to all’: Menahkwesk Free Fair centers community and solidarity
“We have to decide collectively how we want to run our society. We cannot just leave things to consultants and
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 01/10/2026
The October 2026 Monitor is now live! www.policyalternatives.ca/monitor/ther...
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There is no alternative, again: AI and the capacity to resist | CCPA
The AI invasion is increasingly touching every aspect of society in Canada. How can movements respond?
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here’s AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak last week saying the major projects office — which Carney touted as doing sufficient consultation ahead of naming this oil pipeline in the “national interest” — “don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to First Nations.” TRC day was yesterday.
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Emma Arkell @emmaarkell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My second article for the day is about this morning's historic BC Supreme Court ruling in favour of the founders of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF). The judge praised DULF's work, said a safe supply is necessary to save lives, and threw out charges of drug trafficking.
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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The amount of flak I got for writing the first “explainer” on Diagolon after the convoy and subsequent reporting on McKenzie and his ilk…nevermind how they’ve gone after @rachelgilmore.bsky.social - now they’ve evolved to their predicted militarization and people are shocked?
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Rumneek Johal @rumneeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have so much hope for the future of this publication. We may be navigating some rocky waters right now, but I have full confidence that when we recover, we can rebuild our team and expand our coverage of the stories that our audience cares about most. Please support us if you can.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 01/10/2026
Our readers have already helped us get this far—but the fight isn't over yet. Chipping in $25, $50, or whatever you can afford right now will help us weather this lawsuit and defend Canadians' right to know. pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Defend Canadian Journalism – Donate Form
Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 01/10/2026
The federal government is acquiescing to the business lobby’s attempt to tip the scales and water down workers’ rights. By @peggynash.bsky.social #canlab @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Bill C-39 undermines Canadian workers’ right to strike | CCPA
The federal government is acquiescing to the business lobby’s attempt to tip the scales and water down workers’ rights
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/10/2026
“There are a lot of books being published about how Big Tech is ruining our environment and our minds … but Hyperscale is the one I’ve got my eye on this fall.” @literaryhub.bsky.social recommends my book HYPERSCALE on its non-fiction list! Preorder now: hyperscalebook.com
Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data
Empires by Paris Marx

There are a lot of books being published about how Big Tech is ruining our environment and our minds (often by publishers that still think Al might work for them), but Hyperscale is the one I've got my eye on this fall partly because I'm such a fan of author Paris Marx's podcast, Tech Won't Save Us.
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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ANALYSIS: With the separatist Parti Québécois leading in the polls and 29 per cent of Quebecers undecided on who to vote for, anything could happen in next week's provincial election theindependent.ca/commentary/a...
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What Québec’s provincial election could mean for the Churchill Falls deal – The Independent
With the separatist Parti Québécois leading in the polls and 29 per cent of Quebecers undecided on who to vote for, anything could happen on Oct. 5, and beyond
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, people gathered at the same site where white nationalists demonstrated earlier this week — and cleansed the area with songs and prayers. "We don’t want our children growing up in a world like this." Story by Aaron Hemens indiginews.com/news/tkemlup...
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In Tk̓emlúps, community gathers to ‘reclaim our space’ and denounce white nationalism
During two events this week, people came together to support survivors and their families in the wake of masked denialists demonstrating on the reserve: ‘They don’t win, and they’re not going to’
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