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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 7h

#cdnpoli #doctorshortage 1. Both federal and provincial authorities are involved in the accreditation process for foreign-trained doctors, but the ultimate authority for licensing and accreditation rests with the provinces, as healthcare is a provincial responsibility under the Constitution. ⤵️

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@smithsonianmag.bsky.social The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song ‘Deportee’ Has Been Released for the First Time
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The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song 'Deportee' Has Been Released for the First Time

The singer-songwriter recorded the audio on a reel-to-reel tape machine in his apartment in the 1950s. Now, the previously unheard song has been restored using A.I. audio technology

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3h

threatening the health and survival of Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities who depend on the river for food, water and culture.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3h

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/un-wa... The UN warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in Colombia’s Atrato River basin has created a “serious and ongoing human rights crisis,”

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3h

Alberta may no longer be known as "Wild Rose Country" on its licence plates. The provincial government is looking to change the slogan and design of its plates, with Albertans being asked to vote over the next three weeks on eight possible options. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

'Strong and free': Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan

EDMONTON - Alberta may no longer be known as "Wild Rose Country" — at least on its licence plates.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3h

Claire Leveque was a young Alberta woman who had travelled to Scotland with a boyfriend when she was brutally stabbed and drowned by the man in an act of "feral butchery," a judge said Wednesday. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

'Feral butchery': Scottish judge sentences man to life for killing Alberta girlfriend

EDINBURGH - Claire Leveque was a young Alberta woman who had travelled to Scotland with a boyfriend when she was brutally stabbed and drowned by the man in an act

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The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency said in a report made public this week that CSIS lacked "adequate policies and procedures" to manage a confidential technical means of collecting information. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/csi...

CSIS pledges 'robust' review of technologies in response to critical watchdog report

OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's committed to "ongoing review and improvement" of its use of new technologies following a critical spy watchdog report.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3h

The Manitoba government must do more to reduce the physical and psychological harm to young people caused by wildfires, the provincial advocate for children and youth said Wednesday. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/manit...

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government must do more to reduce the physical and psychological harm to young people caused by wildfires, the provincial advocate for children and youth said Wednesday.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... Youth at risk of suicide in B.C. are facing a strained health-care system, particularly in rural and remote communities, says a report commissioned by British Columbia's chief coroner.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Alberta's government says it expected to receive a final report Wednesday from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won't be immediately released. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/alber...

Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in 'a few days'

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it expected to receive a final report Wednesday from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won't be immediately released.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro gets an M5 chip bump and faster storage. This time around, the base 14-inch is the only laptop moving to a new chip. So far, at least. www.theverge.com/news/797850/...

Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro gets an M5 chip bump and faster storage

New M chip, same looks.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Shortly after the deadline passed, about 40 to 50 journalists left the Pentagon together after handing in their badges. globalnews.ca/news/1147740...

Why dozens of U.S. outlets refused to sign onto Pentagon’s new media rules - National | Globalnews.ca

Pentagon reporters had until Tuesday evening to agree to not request information not pre-approved for release and to limit access within the building.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

ADHD On The Rise? Experts Say Surge In Cases A Sign Of Progress, Not Panic studyfinds.org/adhd-rise-si...

ADHD On The Rise? Experts Say Surge In Cases A Sign Of Progress, Not Panic

ADHD may not be overdiagnosed at all. Researchers say it’s more accurate to view it as a spectrum condition that changes over time.

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The Brain Possesses A Dual ‘Navigation System’ For Risky Decisions And Uncertainty studyfinds.org/brain-uncert...

The Brain Possesses A Dual 'Navigation System' For Risky Decisions And Uncertainty

Two brain regions, M2 and OFC, work together to balance steady habits with flexible learning when choices become uncertain.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Focused Ultrasound Energy Holds Promise For Treating Cancer, Alzheimer’s And Other Diseases studyfinds.org/focused-ultr...

Focused Ultrasound Energy Holds Promise For Treating Cancer, Alzheimer’s And Other Diseases

From easing tremors to opening the blood-brain barrier, focused ultrasound is emerging as one of medicine’s most promising noninvasive therapies.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Seeing Red. ‘They Need to Suffer’: Inside Trump’s War on Dissent. After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans. It’s going to get worse. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

9 in 10 Canadian companies want more support from government amid tariffs: report www.hcamag.com/ca/specializ...

9 in 10 Canadian companies want more support from government amid tariffs: report

'Many companies are looking for a bridge to help them sustain and transition their businesses beyond the U.S. market'

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Canadian workplace values are becoming more of a priority, especially for younger workers, according to a report. Overall, 61% of Canadians say it is important to work in an industry that helps people. www.hcamag.com/ca/specializ...

What are the priorities of young workers at work?

‘Purpose is a talent magnet’

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Major disconnect between managers and employees on engagement. Managers feel that they are more engaged amid changes in their roles in the past three years – but their employees think otherwise. www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...

Major disconnect between managers and employees on engagement

'Managers believe they're stepping up, but employees don’t always see it'

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Political conversations remain a sensitive issue in workplaces, with the topic causing discomfort among employees and even turnover for some employers, according to a new survey. www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...

Topic employees don't want to talk about at work

Open dialogue is important at work, but it can backfire and create tension, discomfort, and even turnover risk, a new survey found

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Cybersecurity is the new #healthcare emergency in Canada: report. ‘Data breaches now threaten trust, safety, and the resilience of essential services, far beyond financial penalties’ www.hcamag.com/ca/specializ...

Cybersecurity is the new health care emergency in Canada: report

‘Data breaches now threaten trust, safety, and the resilience of essential services, far beyond financial penalties’

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

The Quebec perspective: some ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ when a union comes knocking. Understanding unionization processes within Quebec’s unique legal framework. www.hcamag.com/ca/specializ...

The Quebec perspective: some ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ when a union comes knocking

Understanding unionization processes within Quebec’s unique legal framework

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

US Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules. Trump has been involved in court fights against The New York Times, CBS News, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal and The Associated Press in the past year. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/journal...

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the A...

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/faulty-...

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board c...

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 4h

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/federal...

Federal government to withhold $40M from California for not enforcing trucker English requirements

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

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Kate in SK 🍁 @vitamink8.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the link to the CMHC Housing Design Catologue. Scroll down to select a specific province or territory. Very cool.
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Housing Design Catalogue

The Housing Design Catalogue provides standardized designs to make homebuilding easier. It features accessory dwelling units, townhomes and multiplexes.

www.housingcatalogue.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

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