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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 54m

Pierre Poilievre is at it again. Trashing the strategies that are building up industries. He has never shown any interest in the northern economy. He just uses our region as a platform for rage ranting.
Slogans don't build economies Pierre.
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Worthless? Sudbury MP counters Poilievre’s Critical Minerals Strategy dismissal

In Val Caron on Thursday, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre told Sudbury.com that the federal Critical Minerals Strategy is ‘worthless’

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 25m

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/... Fire bans in effect in southern Quebec as province copes with unusually dry October

Fire bans in effect in southern Quebec as province copes with unusually dry October

MONTREAL - Open fire bans are currently in effect in many regions in southwestern Quebec as the province copes with an unusually warm and dry October.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 27m

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ref... Reforms by international mail carriers could help Canada Post navigate challenges

Reforms by international mail carriers could help Canada Post navigate challenges

When Ottawa announced a series of reforms to Canada Post in late September, reaction to the move highlighted a simmering dissatisfaction when it comes to the mail and parcel carrier.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 30m

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/arti... Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs

Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs

OTTAWA - Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 34m

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Why Quebec's secularism debate isn't going away — and who it benefits
Premier François Legault promises to counter threat of ‘radical Islamists’ by banning prayer in public

Why Quebec's secularism debate isn't going away — and who it benefits | CBC News

With an election in Quebec a year away, the governing Coalition Avenir Québec government and the front-running Parti Québécois are jostling over who can be the most secular, reigniting a debate in Que...

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 39m

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Hundreds line up at Kanata health clinic for chance at a new doctor
Clinic says it's poised to accept 400 to 600 new patients

Health clinic's call for new patients amid doctor shortage draws hundreds | CBC News

Some people were in line as early as 4 a.m. Saturday after the west-end Ottawa clinic announced it was signing up between 400 and 600 new patients.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 45m

www.cbc.ca/news/bowmanv... This former WW II PoW camp building could be torn down. Its protectors want to give it new life
Non-profit petitioning Clarington council to vote against Camp 30 cafeteria demolition

This former WW II PoW camp building could be torn down. Its protectors want to give it new life | CBC News

A non-profit group is fighting to save a historical building inside a former WW II prisoner-of-war camp from demolition.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 48m

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Hamilton's Bayfront wasn't so stinky this year. Here's why
‘It wasn't too bad this year at all,’ says one resident, following a smell in 2024 like 'sour egg'

Hamilton's Bayfront wasn't so stinky this year. Here's why | CBC News

People avoided the area stretching from Bayfront Park to Pier 8 for weeks last year, after algae blooms started rotting in the water, with an odour detectable blocks away. This year, residents say, it...

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 51m

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... After more than 30 chicks went missing from Erin Fall Fair, mayor stepped in to keep exhibit open
Chicks went missing just before the fair got underway

More than 30 chicks go missing from Erin Fall Fair, organizers believe they were stolen | CBC News

More than 30 chicks are believed to have been stolen from a popular display at the Erin Fall Fair over the Thanksgiving weekend. Just as it seemed like the display would be shutdown, Erin Mayor Michae...

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 53m

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... $1.6M financial boost from federal government will help protect, restore Lake Winnipeg: MP
Ducks Unlimited among recipients getting funding to help improve health of lake

Lake Winnipeg gets $1.6M financial boost from feds | CBC News

The federal government says it's spending more than $1.5 million on multiple projects it says will help to protect and restore Lake Winnipeg.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 57m

www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... These wool producers are aiming to revitalize the natural fibre’s value in Europe
Designers, producers, activists talked revitalizing Europe's wool industry at a symposium outside Rome

These wool producers are aiming to revitalize the natural fibre’s value in Europe | CBC News

Across Europe and North America, the picture is bleak: wool is often burned or discarded because processing costs outweigh returns. That’s why Ilaria Venturini Fendi was hosting the first in-person Wo...

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 1h

www.cbc.ca/news/enterta... 'Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.' Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48
Group pays tribute on social media, says it's 'heartbroken' and 'in shock'

'Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.' Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48 | CBC News

Sam Rivers, a founding member and bassist for the metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday at the age of 48, his bandmates said in a social media post.

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Darlene Jacques @darj9.bsky.social · 1h

www.cbc.ca/news/world/d... Denmark's postal service is dumping letter delivery. Could Canada?
Denmark's mail volume has decline 90 per cent over the past two decades

Denmark's postal service is dumping letter delivery. Could Canada? | CBC News

Canada's postal service has encountered major mail volume decreases — a situation that has prompted the government to propose significant changes, including ending home delivery. But could Canada go e...

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 10h

Meanwhile in Russia: pundits gloated about the pendulum swinging their way with Trump flip-flopping about providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. They've surmised that Trump's peacemaking is just a show meant to glorify himself and won't lead to peace.
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Russian pundits discuss Trump's stance on the Tomahawks

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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Unofficial CP24 Mirror @cp24-mirror.bsky.social · 7h

Vancouver protesters join global ‘No Tyrants’ rallies

Well over 100 people gathered at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver Saturday afternoon to add their voices to those of Americans rallying against U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Unofficial CP24 Mirror @cp24-mirror.bsky.social · 6h

City councillor seeks emergency response for dry wells in rural Ottawa

The city councillor for West Carleton-March is calling on the City of Ottawa to help rural residents whose private wells have run dry amid persistent dry weather.

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CNN @cnn.com · 6h

A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while also being up to six times lighter.

Scientists create ‘Superwood’ that’s stronger than steel | CNN

A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while also being up to six times lighter.

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CNN @cnn.com · 5h

By the time FBI Director Kash Patel took office in February, the investigation into whether John Bolton mishandled classified information had been in the works for roughly three years.

Inside the quiet, yearslong investigation into John Bolton | CNN Politics

By the time FBI Director Kash Patel took office in February, the investigation into whether John Bolton mishandled classified information had been in the works for roughly three years.

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 4h

Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says travellers who register at border will be subjected to such measures www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement | CBC News

Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told C...

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 4h

As the trade war grinds on, Team Canada is getting restless. Can Prime Minister Mark Carney keep everyone on the same page? Aaron Wherry writes www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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ANALYSIS | As the trade war grinds on, Team Canada is getting restless | CBC News

Five days before Donald Trump was inaugurated, Justin Trudeau gathered the premiers to discuss the coming crisis. Seated to Trudeau's right, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was "truly a Team Canada ...

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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 3h

‘Motherhood penalty’: Working moms are paying a steep price amid return-to-office orders

As companies across Canada enforce return-to-office (RTO) orders for employees, some wonder how to balance their responsibilities, especially mothers who juggle caregiving with their full-time careers.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: France's culture minister said a theft took place at the Louvre Museum, and it would shutter for the day.

France's culture minister reports a robbery at the Louvre Museum

France's culture minister says a theft occurred at the Louvre Museum on Sunday, leading to its closure for the day.

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CNN @cnn.com · 2h

Retail coffee prices jumped nearly 21% in August compared to the same time last year, and the Trump administration's tariffs are partially to blame. https://cnn.it/3Wed9bh

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 2h

Short, intense session set for Queen's Park after 137-day break nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/19/s... #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch

Short, intense session set for Queen's Park after 137-day break

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 16h

Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, Pennsylvania man now faces deportation by ICE

Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 1980 murder.

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