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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 20h

City of Vernon looking at free transit for youths #VernonBC

City of Vernon looking at free transit for youths - Vernon News

A pilot project offering free transit for teens in Vernon should run for three years if it receives council’s support, a report said.

www.castanet.net

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 23h

Its not just ocean life being obliterated
On land humans have destroyed half of world forests and what remains is rapidly being destroyed
Last year, 20m acres of forest – an area roughly half size of England – were burned, pulled or cut down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 23h

"Very idea that humans might become so voracious as to empty the seas of fish seemed absurd only a few short years ago. Today scientific evidence points to a brutal reality -.
In barely a generation, humans have exhausted most prolific creatures on the planet"

cribb.substack.com/p/down-to-a-...

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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 20h

B.C. needs to 'get tougher' to fight back against softwood lumber tariffs, critic says (BC)

B.C. needs to 'get tougher' to fight back against softwood lumber tariffs, critic says - BC News

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 23h

Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social
on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve) 👇

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Dr. Ruth is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 22h

Huge props to my colleagues @McGill and their union!

www.thetribune.ca/news/breakin...

BREAKING: McGill faculty pass historic resolution supporting academic and cultural boycott of Israel - The Tribune

On Oct. 10, 2025, the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT), which represents full-time professors and librarians, passed the Resolution to Endorse the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Isra...

www.thetribune.ca

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 3d

Duh, who would have thought 🤔

Biofuels Globally Emit More CO2 Than The Fossil Fuels They Replace

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/09/b...

Biofuels Globally Emit More CO2 Than The Fossil Fuels They Replace — Study - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Biofuel demand continues to grow worldwide despite being responsible for 16% more CO2 emissions globally than the fossil fuel...

cleantechnica.com

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 4d

Even with adjustments, the warrantless access provisions remain — letting agencies conduct surveillance without proper authorization. That’s unacceptable. The government still hasn’t met the standard of consultation needed. The NDP cannot support this bill.
🔗 www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Public Safety minister says he wants to push through refined warrantless powers to help police

Gary Anandasangaree wants to refine the provisions in the original strong-borders bill to avoid accusations of overreach

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 4d

I really enjoyed this Coyne column. Said tech oligarchs need to way more attentive to the way public opinion is shifting against them. Coyne is just about the furthest thing from a "soak the rich" socialist, and yet....

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 3d

The ICC is going to rule on 3rd state complicity in genocide

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

The Nobel Prize committee have a lot of questions to answer about giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado.

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Colin Sydes aka Lord SydesJokes #FBPE #FBR #Resist #Resistance @sydesjokes.bsky.social · 4d

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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 4d

Ugh, message CRA to stop funding genocide! 👇

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell the CRA to Stop Funding Israel’s Illegal Occupation Through UIAC’s Tax-Subsidized Funds

The United Israel Appeal of Canada, Ltd. (UIAC) is a Canadian registered charity that states its purpose is to ““conduct social welfare programs in Canada and Israel.” These programs include “resettle...

actionnetwork.org

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Loretta from Canada🇨🇦 @myview66.bsky.social · 5d

Do the correct thing Canada!

🇨🇦🇨🇦 Proud Canadian 🇨🇦🇨🇦 @beppil007.bsky.social · 5d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Were [the boat bombings] illegal?” Addison said “Should Canada continue to contribute to Operation Caribbe if in fact it seems to be going down the path towards illegal operations?”

Absolutely they were illegal. Canada must distance ourselves, & condemn them #BoycottUSA

Why U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats have Canada ‘between a rock and a hard place’ | CBC News

Canada’s Department of National Defence says it will continue a longstanding operation with the U.S. Coast Guard to capture drug smugglers in the Caribbean, despite a string of deadly U.S. airstrikes ...

www.cbc.ca

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 4d

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature On the Road

www.theguardian.com

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Loretta from Canada🇨🇦 @myview66.bsky.social · 5d

No!

🇨🇦🇨🇦 Proud Canadian 🇨🇦🇨🇦 @beppil007.bsky.social · 6d

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Bill could lead to U.S law enforcement operating more freely on Canadian soil
The US can introduce all the bills they want, Canadians do not want their lawless thugs ‘operating freely’ in OUR country.
#BoycottUSA #ElbowsUp

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking: SJ to discontinue successful Stockholm-Hamburg/Berlin sleeper train after 31 August 2026, a month after Swedish government subsidy ends.

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Bonita Zarrillo🇨🇦 @mp-bonitazarrillo.bsky.social · 6d

The NDP always have been…and always will be…the party who protects workers. 👇

Rob Ashton for NDP Leader @rob-for-ndp-leader.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a great day for workers. With Bill C-247, the NDP is standing up for the right to strike and bargain freely - rights generations of workers fought for.

It’s time Ottawa remembered who keeps this country running. It’s time for workers to have a voice in Ottawa.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6d

Spain has made it a serious crime with up to Life imprisonment if anyone sends arms to Israel.

The rest of the world need to do the same.

No weapons for War Criminals.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7d

The business case for non-profit housing – why building affordable is more than ‘helping the poor’ #Canada

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www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The business case for non-profit housing – why building affordable is more than ‘helping the poor’

With limited government resources to tackle the housing crisis and a private sector focused on what’s most profitable, a business model more commonly used in Europe is beginning to offer up a potentia...

www.cbc.ca

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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 8d

Electric cars fare worse in Finnish car inspections – up to half of Tesla's flunk - yle.fi/a/74-20186654 - considerable quality issues of Tesla detected, other EV manufacturers perform well

Electric cars fare worse in Finnish car inspections – up to half of Teslas flunk

EVs are gaining popularity in Finland – but perform significantly worse in inspections than petrol, diesel or hybrid cars of the same age. Teslas have by far the highest test failure rate.

yle.fi

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 8d

Who's that walking on the grave of the North American auto industry? www.bbc.com/news/article...

BYD: Chinese EV giant sees UK sales soar by 880%

The Shenzhen-based electric car maker says the UK is now its biggest market outside China.

www.bbc.com

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Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 8d

Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide

“This genocide & other genocides are being enabled & fueled by our own governments, our institutions, our media & companies. It is our responsibility to end that complicity”

www.commondreams.org/news/greta-t...

Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams

"This genocide and other genocides are being enabled and fueled by our own governments, our institutions, our media, and companies. It is our responsibility to end that complicity."

www.commondreams.org

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 9d

On the Rideau Canal and why we need to defy Trump's pressure on the golden dome. Trump's comments on 51st state are tied to his claim that Canada is open to discuss his golden dome protection scheme.
The sovereignty of our airspace cannot be up for negotiations.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkiG...

DEFENDING CANADA FROM THE USA

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

www.youtube.com

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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 9d

Canada's last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats, globalization (Canada)

Canada's last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats, globalization - Business News

Wearing protective gloves and earplugs, a worker feeds lengths of wood into a machine that makes an ear-splitting whine as it automatically cuts a groove into the end of each piece.

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Bonita Zarrillo🇨🇦 @mp-bonitazarrillo.bsky.social · 10d

Game On! Flight Attendants are gathering in Toronto for the CUPE Convention and I am honoured to be addressing them today. They are part of an incredible labour movement and it’s game on!
#LETSGO

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