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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 8d

Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...

What will the AI data centre boom mean for Canada? | The Narwhal

Sprawling AI data centres — hungry for land, water and power — are coming. Plans the world’s largest, called Wonder Valley, are underway in Alberta

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 8d

Indigenous woman from Canada Mskwaasin Agnew is among 6 Canadians abducted by Israel while on a legal humanitarian aid mission @freedomflotilla.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social

This is in violation of International law.

We call on Canada to ACT NOW @mark-carney.bsky.social

#BreakTheSiege

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 9d

In addition to the report below, a new report shows that a vehicle belonging to a Ford government cabinet minister was caught driving 50km/h over the limit *twelve times* over the past three years.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 10d

Mixed feelings about the heat today: having dinner outside with insect repellant and worried about next summer

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Adam Raymakers @araymakers.bsky.social · 10d

Really excited to share, and happy have been a part of, this new paper led by @wbfeldman.bsky.social out today in @jama.com!

We conducted a comprehensive analysis of greenhouse gas emissions associated with inhaler usage in the US.

Read it here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Nicole Redvers @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social · 25d

A group of N.W.T. doctors, lawyers and water rights experts say treated oilsands tailings cannot be released without complete evidence and studies on downstream health impacts of pollutants. @courtghoward.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Oil sands tailings release can't go ahead without health impact studies | CBC News

A group of N.W.T. doctors and water rights experts say Alberta and Canada should shelve its plans to permit the release of partially treated tailings until rigorous research into the cumulative human ...

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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada @royalcollege.bsky.social · 20d

October 6 is the the first ever National Day of Action on Planetary Health. Learn how to implement practical solutions to address climate change in health care in webinar hosted by David Suzuki: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA
@cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social

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Cecilia Rikap @ceciliarikap.bsky.social · Sep 10

We know that #BigTech consumes tons of energy & water. What was missed is that they are also attempting to control ecological transition paths turning govs & societies even more dependent on them

This is the main finding of my new paper w @silviaweko.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Canadian Health Coalition/Coalition canadienne de la santé @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social · 23d

Only one month to go!

On Oct 23, 2025, the Canadian Health Coalition and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law Policy and Ethics are hosting a Research Roundtable on Canada’s Health Care Profitization Problem.

Tickets are still available but going quick!

Register now ⬇️

Canada’s Health Care Privatization Problem: Research Roundtable

Join experts in Ottawa on Oct 23, 2025, to examine how profit-driven models are impacting Canada's public health care system. Submit your proposal by June 15.

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 17d

please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17d

The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...

What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal

Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 17d

New research on private equity ownership of US hospitals:

"Medicare beneficiaries experienced 7.0 additional ED deaths per 10 000 ED visits after private equity acquisition, a 13.4% increase ..."

Canadian perspective @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social: www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/canadian_doc...

A plot from a research study on patient outcomes and spending in hospitals after private equity acquisition in the United States: "private equity hospitals experienced a differential increase of 7.0 deaths (CI, 1.8 to 12.3 deaths; P = 0.009) per 10 000 visits, or a 13.4% increase in ED mortality from the private equity hospitals’ preacquisition baseline"

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Imre Szeman @imreszeman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Green Dreams: Podcast series on which I worked @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social and Cited Media now available!

citedpodcast.com/2025/09/02/s...

Introducing Green Dreams (Season Trailer) - Cited Podcast

Introducing our new season, Green Dreams. Starting September 9, 2025, with weekly episodes through October.

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 19d

@mark-carney.bsky.social, do you hear us yet? Today, our message fills Canada’s biggest newspapers: @theglobeandmail.com, @thestar.com and @lapresse.ca.

Doctors can’t stop genocide. World leaders can.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21d

this one gets at the big issue — a hierarchy or pyramid doesn’t work for strength of the evidence because a) it isn’t one, and b) it depends on the question(s) you are asking

a shitpost pyramid with “the other shit” on the bottom and “Thoughtful, well-conducted studies of any design” at the top. probably the best version i’ve seen

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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 23d

Here is our new piece in Lancet Planetary Health on the #WellbeingEconomy and public health, thanks to @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social for leading this :-)

Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 23d

1/5 We have published a new article in Lancet Public Health on how a transition to a #WellbeingEconomy might impact positively on population health tinyurl.com/yc4w9xbd @mmbuchs.bsky.social

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 22d

SCOOP: A consultant advising Alberta Health Services on private surgical facilities simultaneously negotiated with AHS on behalf of a company vying to open such a clinic, according to a confidential report obtained by The Globe.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Adviser on Alberta’s use of private clinics was also working for company vying for contract, confidential report says

Potential conflicts of interest outlined in document at centre of health procurement controversy

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

If you're cycling in Ontario, @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social is a fantastic resource on what to do if you're involved in a collision.

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/blog

Blog | The Biking Lawyer

www.thebikinglawyer.ca

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

Finally, it's an important social signal.

After decades of potent advertising and cultural momentum, the automobile industry has normalized injuries and deaths of people that are walking, cycling, or simply playing in a daycare.

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Driver charged, Ontario proposes changes after toddler killed in daycare crash | CBC News

The Ontario government says it will take action to increase safety at child care facilities and a driver has been charged following a fatal crash into a Richmond Hill daycare on Wednesday.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

It also creates a policy signal.

Statistics on collisions, injuries, and near-misses are hard to come by. Without official reports, it can be hard to prioritize this constant danger.

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Close calls endangering pedestrians, cyclists at intersections, CAA says - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

CAA looked at 20 intersections across Canada over a seven-month period, recording a whopping 600,000 near-misses with vehicles, as well as one potentially fatal incident daily.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

In many jurisdictions, 'no-fault' auto insurance coverage may be able to pay for some of these expenses.

Systemically, this creates a financial signal of the safety or un-safety of driving practices and road infrastructure.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

Filing an official collision report helps to document details that may be essential for reimbursement of health care expenses or compensation (e.g. lost time from employment or caregiving).

Details of the incident can be recorded early. Concussions can impair memory.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

People hit by cars can have injuries with an unpredictable recovery course (e.g. concussion). Medicare in Canada often does not cover key services that aid recovery, such as physiotherapy and medical devices.

If the patient needs these, they may end up paying thousands $$$ out of pocket.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 26d

Saw a patient in the ER that was struck by a car while riding their bicycle. They noted that they were not intending to make a police report because the driver had stopped and been nice. Mutual kindness is heartwarming, but there are reasons why making an official report is important.

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Linda McQuaig @lindamcquaig.bsky.social · 28d

Mark Carney is fast-tracking Doug Ford’s misguided nuclear power project, making us vulnerable to Trump. Here’s the nation-building project Carney should be fast-tracking. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpoli #onpoli

Linda McQuaig: Solar energy has dropped dramatically in price and that’s a problem for investors

Long considered a luxury for chardonnay-sipping environmentalists, solar energy now has the potential to become the energy choice of beer-drinking workers concerned about the cost of living.

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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · Sep 15

The perception that red tape is preventing Canada from building major projects doesn’t hold hold up. Hundreds of projects, worth hundreds of billions of dollars are planned under existing regulations. Yet Carney blames a bureaucratic maze for stifling growth to justify his deregulatory agenda.

Carney's red tape narrative doesn't hold up

The perception that a bureaucratic maze is preventing Canada from building major projects, as Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued to support his deregulatory nation-building agenda, doesn’t hold up ...

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