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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 8h

Thirty years after the UN Women’s Conference in Beijing, which produced the action plan on women’s rights, it seems that we are losing ground in combatting violence against women. A shocking 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence. And now digital violence against women is rising.

Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 8h

I have filed a story about digital violence targeting women & girls. Digital violence includes such malicious activities as: cyberstalking, harassment, threats, posting intimate images without permission etc. The impact of digital violence is devastating. Read all about it Friday.

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 7h

Sad to see the abandoned piano - used to love to hear strangers playing almost every day.

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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 9h

I was at Ottawa City Hall today. If today is indicative of a normal workday, that place has become a ghost town since the security barriers were introduced.

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 8h

“Along with Germany, Canada holds the strongest sovereign credit rating in the G7. The reality is that there is no fiscal crisis. No precipice.”

Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 13h

This is a really useful table from the folks at IFSD — especially if we're about to talk a lot about public debt and the cost of carrying that debt.

www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 8h

I have filed a story about digital violence targeting women & girls. Digital violence includes such malicious activities as: cyberstalking, harassment, threats, posting intimate images without permission etc. The impact of digital violence is devastating. Read all about it Friday.

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 11h

Sigh.

It would be nice if the national broadcaster would acknowledge that I spent 8 months working on a story they re-report as a one-off.

Whatever.

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 10h

Love your chair colour and the yellow cushion combination. 🤩

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 12h

One of the smartest people on Canadian immigration, this @dougsaunders.bsky.social post with four major reforms to immigration, should be a template for other countries too www.dougsaunders.net/2025/09/four...

Four Steps to Fix Canada's Immigration System

These proposals are adapted from my Globe and Mail essay Borderlines: Canada's Border is Broken, but Not the Way Trump Thinks. Canada's immigration,

www.dougsaunders.net

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 12h

“Big news for healthier buildings in Canada: Health Canada has published Guidance for Indoor Air Quality Professionals”

ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...

Policy Win: Health Canada Releases New IAQ Guidance

Health Canada announces new IAQ guidance, providing essential insights for improving indoor air quality and safety in buildings.

ospe.on.ca

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 12h

Je crois que vous manquez d’information sur la complexité de production de ces équipements.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 13h

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 12h

“Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have pledged $2 billion in four separate PURL packages. And on Wednesday, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Finland among others were poised to finalize a fifth package…”

Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 13h

🇪🇺🇺🇸 A majority of #NATO members on Wednesday said they were ready to cough up for a scheme spearheaded by Donald Trump that uses allied money to buy U.S. weapons for #Ukraine

www.politico.eu/article/pres...

#usa #europe

Pressure mounts on NATO allies to go all-in on Trump arms scheme for Ukraine

A majority of NATO countries have joined the PURL scheme, and the rest are under pressure “to put your money where your mouth is.”

www.politico.eu

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 12h

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 14h

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 13h

Assistant Professor – Contemporary Québec History. Deadline: November 29, 2025. #cdnhist #québec #skystorians @histoireudem.bsky.social cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 12h

In a zero risk riding where a pumpkin with CPC written on it, could get elected.

Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 13h

Party led by guy who had an election do-over in order to actually win a seat calls for return of "meritocracy" in federal government xtramagazine.com/video/poilie...

Poilievre and the Conservatives are going after DEI again | Xtra Magazine

In a new petition, the party is calling for a return of “merit”

xtramagazine.com

Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 14h

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 16h

Assistant Professor – Canadian History. Deadline: November 12, 2025. #cdnhist #MacEwan #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 16h

Denmark is donating €147 million to boost Ukraine’s combat capabilities as part of its 27th military aid package. The funds will go toward naval support for Ukraine’s fleet, tank maintenance, €53 million specifically for training and education of Ukrainian soldiers, fuel and rehabilitation support.

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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 19h

Carney has quietly put his elbows down.

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 20h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

canadiandimension.com

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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci @ordofibonacci.bsky.social · 6d

Dara Massicot: The Reeducation of Russia’s Military | Foreign Affairs Interview
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Dara Massicot: The Reeducation of Russia’s Military | Foreign Affairs Interview

YouTube video by Foreign Affairs

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Ottawa Art Gallery | Galerie d'art d'Ottawa @ottawaartgallery.bsky.social · 17h

Creative Sunday: Special Edition – Day of the Dead 💀
October 19 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Free

Learn about the traditions and celebrations of the Day of the Dead with a skull 💀 decorating workshop led by artist Fernando Trigo and his students.

👉 oaggao.ca/events/creat...

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 17h

Story in @theglobeandmail.com about our client who was seriously injured near Ottawa. But for his daughter & our team he would have been deemed at fault. We used GPS data from his bike computer to prove the driver was at fault & police got it wrong:
www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...

Police initially put Ottawa cyclist at fault for devastating crash. His bike computer data changed that

GPS data from bike computers and smartphone apps and cameras is crucial to determining who is at fault and who can sue for damages

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 17h

Once again, if the administration had a good story to tell on the law and facts, they would be telling it.

But they don’t, because these strikes are illegal.

And seems victims have all been civilians, because there is no armed conflict and no enemy combatants.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

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Euronews @euronews.com · 17h

Prosecutors say individuals in forced-labour camps convinced victims to funnel billions into fake investments. The state may now use the seized crypto to repay the defrauded parties.

US charges Cambodian crypto kingpin after largest ever bitcoin seizure

Prosecutors say individuals in forced-labour camps convinced victims to funnel billions into fake investments. The state may now use the seized crypto to repay the defrauded parties.

l.euronews.com

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Johanne Boucher 🇨🇦 @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 17h

Break a leg!!

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