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John Meadows @johngmeadows.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another reason not to travel to the U.S. (I know, there are so many reasons to choose from!)

✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 5h

Check your Friday flight. Thousands are about to be canceled.
www.the50501movement.org/p/faa-flight...

Check your Friday flight. Thousands are about to be canceled.

The FAA just made an unprecedented move. Air traffic controllers are unpaid, exhausted, and breaking under a shutdown that’s now the longest in U.S. history.

www.the50501movement.org

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CarnivorousReyn @carnivorousreyn.bsky.social · 1d

If we have to pay more for coffee, then its clearly buy Canadian. Local Just US! Coffee roasters co-op for me.
#buycanadian #canadiancompany #canadasky #coffee #local #novascotia #maritimes #food #foodsky

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CarnivorousReyn @carnivorousreyn.bsky.social · 1d

In the maritimes we have local made, buy Canadian mustard option, Chris Brothers by Bronte Foods
Love to see demand made them national...
#mustard #buycanadian #madeincanada #maritimes #chrisbrothers #food #canadianfood #local

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1d

The head of a Thai NGO is being sued by an agribusiness giant for alleging the firm is linked to the outbreak of an invasive fish species in Thailand’s waterways.

The blackchin tilapia has spread to at least 19 provinces, where it outcompetes other aquatic species and is disturbing ecosystems.

Thai agri giant CPF sues activist over claims linking it to invasive fish outbreak

The secretary-general of a Thai agricultural watchdog is facing a lawsuit that observers say is part of corporate efforts to silence citizens who are calling for greater accountability over the…

news.mongabay.com

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beeflower.bsky.social @beeflower.bsky.social · 1d

Did Ford undemocratically stop a vibrant green roof program in Toronto?

#ontario #onpoli #toronto #climat

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...

L’Ontario annule le règlement sur les toits verts et choque Toronto

Le gouvernement de l'Ontario a mis au règlement obligeant l'installation de toits verts à Toronto dans un décret à la fin octobre.

ici.radio-canada.ca

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Photography by Douglas 🍁 @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social · 1d

The Ford government is replacing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with the Species Conservation Act, which critics contend removes protections for more than 100 species and makes their habitats more vulnerable to development.

No one stopped them? You had one job.

Vote.

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Photography by Douglas 🍁 @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social · 1d

"In Canada, we have 864 species at risk of extinction and no costed plan to save them. "

I'm confident Ontario's Premier Doug Ford doesn't care about any of this. So I'll continue to photograph wildlife where ever I see them for people to see what we once had.

www.newswire.ca/news-release...

130 species in Southern Ontario at risk of local extinction by 2050 if no new actions taken

/CNW/ - Southern Ontario is home to 133 at-risk species, 98 per cent of which could be locally extinct in the next 25 years if the provincial government takes...

www.newswire.ca

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Photography by Douglas 🍁 @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Same dealio with Ontario's Green Belt ... Premier Ford wants to develop it. Ugh.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Houston wants to sell our views and waterways to the rich. #FAIL

Tourism industry says parks and protected areas should be off limits for development #NovaScotia

'There’s lots of land available for sale in Nova Scotia," says industry association president

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tourism industry says parks and protected areas should be off limits for development | CBC News

The head of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia says it is “almost incomprehensible” that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a ...

www.cbc.ca

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

A simplified US take on the Canadian budget: Carney has decided to be the FDR kind of left-wing (creating economic revival and employing many people through big public-funded works) but opposed to the LBJ kind of left-wing (Carney is paring back fed offices with redistributive functions)

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Deanna 🇨🇦 @dbliuvas.bsky.social · 1d

Young people are facing a crisis of high unemployment. Here’s how the budget addresses that

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How the federal budget addresses youth unemployment | CBC News

Young people are facing high unemployment rates and struggling with a challenging labour market, and the government’s plan to address that includes more funding for summer job and work placement suppo...

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 1d

THE MAJORITY of money spent by Winsome Earle-Sears and outside groups in Virginia went to anti-trans ads. The GOP needs a new playbook after tonight. Voters are tired of this song.

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#ProtectJhordin ❤️ @xchemoni.blacksky.app · 1d

Good morning and Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Redbone - Niji Trance

Listen to Niji Trance on TIDAL

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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 1d

‘Historic vote’: Ontario college support staff secure new contract after 5-week strike - Support staff at Ontario’s colleges, including Georgian College, ratified a new three-year contract, officially ending a five-week strike that affected students and operations.

‘Historic vote’: Ontario college support staff secure new contract after 5-week strike

Support staff at Ontario’s colleges, including Georgian College, ratified a new three-year contract, officially ending a five-week strike that affected students and operations.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 1d

On this day in 1960, Mack Sennett died.
Born in 1880 in Danville, Quebec, he was an early innovator in Hollywood who ran Keystone Studios. He gave many acting icons their start in films including Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin and Bing Crosby.
He earned an Academy Award in 1938.

A black-and-white portrait photograph of a man with neatly combed hair, wearing a formal suit and tie, posing for a studio shot with a neutral background. The image includes a photographer's mark and copyright symbol in the bottom corner.

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🇨🇦 HalifaxTrails.ca @halifaxtrails.ca · 1d

💚🍻 Coming soon from Big Spruce Brewing. #NovaScotia #SaveWestMabouProvincialPark

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Cabin Radio @cabinradio.ca · 1d

NWT Premier RJ Simpson and finance minister Caroline Wawzonek gave their reaction to the Carney government's budget. Here are some things they highlighted.

Three themes the NWT government picked out from the federal budget

NWT Premier RJ Simpson and finance minister Caroline Wawzonek gave their reaction to the Carney government's budget. Here are some things they highlighted.

cabinradio.ca

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Schmingy 🇨🇦 @sirschming.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. No big scary "they're gonna hack the federal government to pieces!" nonsense.

It's a small number and not even a real cut at all. If it were private industry, those jobs would be hacked immediately and you might get a package or you might not.

#CanadaBudget #Canada

Shannon Peel 🇨🇦 @shannonpeel.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 budget says

From a peak of almost 368,000 in 2023-24, the public service is expected decline about 40,000 positions or 10% over 3 yrs

This reflects normal attrition retirements, voluntary departures, and previous savings exercises,

#cdnpoli

budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...

Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government | Budget 2025

Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government — Part of Budget 2025.

budget.canada.ca

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CaptnCanada 🇨🇦 @captncanada.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw some travel company promotion trying to get Canadian travellers to fly down to New York for some sports event or other. Have they lost their goddamn minds? Leaving aside the tourism boycott, WHY would I be trying to do that when the air traffic controllers are sending up the alarm?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos. n.pr/3JGPkWR

Air traffic controllers warn of 'tipping point' as U.S. government shutdown drags on

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.

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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 1d

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why theconversation.com/cyclists-may...

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why

Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.

theconversation.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Sudan has been in a civil war since April 2023. The war has led to famine, genocide, hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions having to flee their homes.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

Ireland too!!!

Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d

As the PM heads to the Amazon for COP30, remember that Britain is also a rainforest nation.

UK Ministers must support Brazil's plans to save the world's tropical rainforests. They must also set a goal to restore Britain's own lost temperate rainforests:

lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/05/a...

As the PM heads to the Amazon, remember that Britain is a rainforest nation

On Thursday, the Prime Minister will arrive in the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 climate talks, hosted this year by Brazil. As Keir Starmer composes his speech, he should remember that Britain, t…

lostrainforestsofbritain.org

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Russia purchased 18,000 combat drones for 500 schools to train teenagers in strike operations, Ukrainian intelligence says. By 2030, Moscow plans 1 mn drone specialists across 4,872 schools—building infrastructure for sustained warfare
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/05/r...

Russia buys 18,000 drones to train schoolchildren for war, Ukrainian intelligence says

Russia has transformed hundreds of schools into military training facilities, spending $82 million on 18,000 combat drones that teach teenagers reconnaissance and attack operations as part of a…

euromaidanpress.com

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget. #cdnpoli
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/wha...

What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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beeflower.bsky.social @beeflower.bsky.social · 1d

Lol!!!!!!!

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

"Prime Minister" of Ontario! #cdnpoli