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Sylvia Greier

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Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · Nov 24

This is exactly what my eyes saw @ night when I had my cataracts.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out

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Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out

Marineland’s crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer says.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Philadelphia medical examiner reaffirms its finding that Ellen Greenberg’s death was a suicide

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Philadelphia medical examiner reaffirms its finding that Ellen Greenberg’s death was a suicide

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office has issued a report reaffirming its earlier finding that schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg died by suicide in 2011.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Missouri man who maintains innocence set to be executed for killing state trooper

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Missouri man who maintains innocence set to be executed for killing state trooper

A Missouri man is set to be executed on Tuesday for fatally shooting a state trooper more than 20 years ago.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Good luck with that. A healthy diet costs more $ today than last yr.

Disability advocate attempts to live on a food budget of about $6.67 per day for a month

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Disability advocate attempts to live on a food budget of about $6.67 per day for a month

Reese Ketler, an offensive player for Canada’s wheelchair Rugby team, challenged himself to live on a food budget of about $6.67 per day for a month.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Transgender rights activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies at 78

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Transgender rights activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies at 78

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the activist who championed transgender rights and protested in the historic Stonewall rebellion that galvanized the LGBTQ2S+ civil rights movement, has died. She was 78.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

What’s the outlook for this respiratory virus season? Here’s what experts say

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What’s the outlook for this respiratory virus season? Here’s what experts say

An immunologist says Canada could follow in the footsteps of the Southern Hemisphere and see a surge in influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 cases, but it may to be too early to forecas...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Ont. Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter

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Ont. Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Meth disguised as Canadian beer kills 21-year-old in New Zealand

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Meth disguised as Canadian beer kills 21-year-old in New Zealand

On March 2, 2023, Aiden Sagala did what many people do after a long, hot day at work. He cracked open a cold one. Little did he know, that swig of beer would kill him. Aiden didn’t realize that the ca...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

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OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

You can expect to see some mail in your mailboxes again, but not on a regular schedule

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You can expect to see some mail in your mailboxes again, but not on a regular schedule

Canadian can expect to see some mail moving in their mailboxes again, but not on a regular schedule.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Details on housing development charges expected in federal budget, minister says | CBC News

The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulfilling th...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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ANALYSIS | Pragmatism, tariffs and a new PM have helped thaw Canada and India’s strained relationship | CBC News

After two years of navigating a bitter diplomatic spat over the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil, India and Canada have tentatively sketched out a road map to rebuild their strained relatio...

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‘Wild West’ for immigration agents says lawyer after Chinese family spends 40K seeking Canadian residency | CBC News

TingTing Biao remembers the moment she realized she lost everything, including tens of thousands of dollars in savings, on an immigration scheme that left her broke and traumatized. Biao is now back i...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with Untitled (How Does It Feel), dead at 51 | CBC News

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless Untitled (How Does It Feel) music video, has died. He was 51.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Ontario running $75M anti-tariff ads in U.S. aimed at Republicans | CBC News

Ontario is spending $75 million to broadcast a new anti-tariff ad in the United States, aimed at Republican voters.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Gas explosion at Toronto construction site sends 7 to hospital | CBC News

Seven people were sent to hospital after an explosion at a highrise construction site in Toronto Tuesday morning, police say.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

Total 27 people killed bc they were in a boat off the Venezuelan coast.

The Hague awaits a brutal murderer who kills @ will.

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6 dead after fresh U.S. strike off Venezuela, Trump says | CBC News

The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Man pleads guilty to 9 charges in kidnapping of ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski | CBC News

Deren Akyeam-Pong, 26, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the kidnapping of Ontario’s self-proclaimed "Crypto King," Aiden Pleterski, in December 2022.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Meta’s Instagram goes PG-13 for kids using teen accounts | CBC News

The new rules will go beyond the existing rules that hide sexually explicit and violent content to avoid recommending content to teens that uses strong swear words, or that might encourage risky behav...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Chinese EV tariffs created '2-front trade war' hurting Prairie canola, pork producers: Kinew | CBC News

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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B.C. premier demands federal support for forestry workers amid new U.S. tariffs on lumber | CBC News

On Tuesday, the U.S. slapped a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian lumber — on top of a 35 per cent duty already in place.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Residents told to evacuate dozens of villages in northeast Ukraine | CBC News

Local authorities in Ukraine ordered the evacuation of residents from dozens of villages on Tuesday near the all-but-destroyed northeastern city of Kupiansk, citing the "worsening security situation,"...

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Canadian Tire says customer info caught in data breach | CBC News

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database.

Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 7h

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Eastway owner charged with negligence causing death in explosion that killed 6 | CBC News

More than three and a half years after six people were killed in one of the deadliest workplace incidents in Ottawa's history — a 2022 explosion at an Ottawa tank truck manufacturing facility — Ottawa...

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Liam Johnston died on the job at 27. His loved ones want to see change and accountability | CBC News

The family of a 27-year-old who died on a plumbing job in Calgary say they want to see the company he worked for charged criminally. Advocates have been asking for more prosecutions in workplace death...