Jenn Summers🍁
@jennsummers.bsky.social
Mom, gardener🌷, artistic, passionate about advocacy, protecting the most vulnerable and politics. Kindness. Treaty 6 💕🍁No DMs please. 🍁
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Alberta's government is engaged in something I can only describe as psychopathic politics.
What else do you call it when a government so set on pushing ahead with policies that WILL cause more trans youth to try to leave us?
When they'll trample on the charter to hurt these kids?
It's disturbing:
What else do you call it when a government so set on pushing ahead with policies that WILL cause more trans youth to try to leave us?
When they'll trample on the charter to hurt these kids?
It's disturbing:
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Alberta's government is engaged in something I can only describe as psychopathic politics.
What else do you call it when a government so set on pushing ahead with policies that WILL cause more trans youth to try to leave us?
When they'll trample on the charter to hurt these kids?
It's disturbing:
What else do you call it when a government so set on pushing ahead with policies that WILL cause more trans youth to try to leave us?
When they'll trample on the charter to hurt these kids?
It's disturbing:
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🏳️⚧️✨ To the trans and gender-diverse youth of Alberta:
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🏳️⚧️✨ To the trans and gender-diverse youth of Alberta:
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼This. All of it!🏳️⚧️🩷💚🩵❤️💙💜
🏳️⚧️✨ To the trans and gender-diverse youth of Alberta:
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
You are not alone. You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.
No one can erase who you are. Your identity is valid, your voice matters, and your existence brings light to this world.
Be you!
Proudly! 🩷💕🫶🏼
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼This. All of it!🏳️⚧️🩷💚🩵❤️💙💜
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The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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From alt text “If you see a bat flying around outside in the winter, or find a dead bat with a white ring around its nose contact Alberta Fish and Wildlife at 310-0000.”
White-nose (bat) syndrome has made it to Alberta. 😢
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
From alt text “If you see a bat flying around outside in the winter, or find a dead bat with a white ring around its nose contact Alberta Fish and Wildlife at 310-0000.”
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I feel compelled to share the times when the world sorts a bit of itself out.
Ethiopia receives 12 historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Ethiopia receives 12 historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I feel compelled to share the times when the world sorts a bit of itself out.
“Retroactively changing legislation is like a thermonuclear weapon that the government has in litigation, that no other litigant has.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Government seeks to retroactively change law, potentially avoiding paying veterans over federal error | CBC News
The Carney government’s budget legislation contains an amendment that lawyers representing veterans say is a bid to cover up a decades-long error that led to overcharging for long-term care.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Retroactively changing legislation is like a thermonuclear weapon that the government has in litigation, that no other litigant has.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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On Jan. 21, 1959, McGill died.
In 1999, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Lake McGill is also named for her.
Learn more about her in my deep dive into her life 👇
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In 1999, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Lake McGill is also named for her.
Learn more about her in my deep dive into her life 👇
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Frances Gertrude McGill
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at “think like a man, act like a lady, work like a dog.” That was her motto and for good reason. She was a trailblazer andthe best at what…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On Jan. 21, 1959, McGill died.
In 1999, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Lake McGill is also named for her.
Learn more about her in my deep dive into her life 👇
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In 1999, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Lake McGill is also named for her.
Learn more about her in my deep dive into her life 👇
buff.ly/Yn3q3FK
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Fascinating history! Even more details in the last post link. #Saskatchewan
She was called the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan.
Through her career, she heavily influenced the development of forensic pathology, solved numerous unsolved crimes and became a legendary figure in the history of the RCMP.
This is the story of Frances Gertrude McGill.
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Through her career, she heavily influenced the development of forensic pathology, solved numerous unsolved crimes and became a legendary figure in the history of the RCMP.
This is the story of Frances Gertrude McGill.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Fascinating history! Even more details in the last post link. #Saskatchewan
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The new Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre, or tickery, is the first of its kind in the country at Acadia University.
https://ow.ly/c2Ei50Xtgjw
https://ow.ly/c2Ei50Xtgjw
Game-changing, long-lasting tick repellent developed by researcher - The Weather Network
A researcher from Acadia University is revolutionizing tick protection with a groundbreaking, all-natural fabric spray that repels ticks for up to a week. The Weather Network was given a first look at Canada's first-ever tickery, a Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The new Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre, or tickery, is the first of its kind in the country at Acadia University.
https://ow.ly/c2Ei50Xtgjw
https://ow.ly/c2Ei50Xtgjw
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Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
Saskatchewan signs first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
“Are you there, COP 30? It's me, the Paris Agreement.”
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
The three-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly now exceeds 1.50°C over the pre-industrial baseline, as of November 8, 2025.
Are you there, COP 30? It's me, the Paris Agreement.
Code UFB!!!
The three-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly now exceeds 1.50°C over the pre-industrial baseline, as of November 8, 2025.
Are you there, COP 30? It's me, the Paris Agreement.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Are you there, COP 30? It's me, the Paris Agreement.”
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Once upon a time in the Arctic, a long long time ago, there was this magical substance called ice ...
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Once upon a time in the Arctic, a long long time ago, there was this magical substance called ice ...
Stunning! 😍
Hi everyone! 🌸
Here’s my meadowsweet drawing from my very first botanical sketchbook.
So nice to look back and see where it all began.🥰
#botanicalart #meadowsweet #sketchbook #botanicalillustration #natureart
Here’s my meadowsweet drawing from my very first botanical sketchbook.
So nice to look back and see where it all began.🥰
#botanicalart #meadowsweet #sketchbook #botanicalillustration #natureart
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Stunning! 😍
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As expected, Canada has lost its measles-free status because of the long-running outbreak there. With it goes the #measles elimination status of the entire zone of the Americas, the only division of the #WHO to ever have achieved measles elimination. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As expected, Canada has lost its measles-free status because of the long-running outbreak there. With it goes the #measles elimination status of the entire zone of the Americas, the only division of the #WHO to ever have achieved measles elimination. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
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Wonderful to see so many butterfly and moth enthusiasts at our AGM and Members Day. Great to hear so much super work being done by our dedicated volunteers
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wonderful to see so many butterfly and moth enthusiasts at our AGM and Members Day. Great to hear so much super work being done by our dedicated volunteers
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I've never clicked "watch now" so quickly
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I've never clicked "watch now" so quickly
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Exemplar for why rush to lethal management of "invasive" animals requires enormous caution: "Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years." #conservation #reptile #invasivespecies #maybenot
This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Exemplar for why rush to lethal management of "invasive" animals requires enormous caution: "Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years." #conservation #reptile #invasivespecies #maybenot
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Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
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Please do! Details about the fellowship and the link to apply can be found here: thenarwhal.ca/2026-indigen...
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Please do! Details about the fellowship and the link to apply can be found here: thenarwhal.ca/2026-indigen...
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A Saskatchewan firefighter who was on the front lines before half his community burned down in the summer says the province provided little reinforcements. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
Saskatchewan firefighter of village burnt by wildfire says province lacked resources
REGINA - A Saskatchewan firefighter who was on the front lines before his half his community burned down earlier this summer says the province provided little reinforcements.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A Saskatchewan firefighter who was on the front lines before half his community burned down in the summer says the province provided little reinforcements. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
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“I thought it would be meaningful to have real poppies growing here on campus.”
Poppies grown from Flanders Fields seeds will bloom in the #USask Agriculture Atrium for Remembrance Day—a project by horticulture student & Canadian Armed Forces member Fikret Ükis.
news.usask.ca/articles/stu...
Poppies grown from Flanders Fields seeds will bloom in the #USask Agriculture Atrium for Remembrance Day—a project by horticulture student & Canadian Armed Forces member Fikret Ükis.
news.usask.ca/articles/stu...
USask horticulture student honours peace by growing poppies - News
A tribute to peace, in the form of poppies grown from Flanders Fields-sourced seeds, will bloom in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources (AgBio) Atrium for Remembrance Day.
news.usask.ca
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“I thought it would be meaningful to have real poppies growing here on campus.”
Poppies grown from Flanders Fields seeds will bloom in the #USask Agriculture Atrium for Remembrance Day—a project by horticulture student & Canadian Armed Forces member Fikret Ükis.
news.usask.ca/articles/stu...
Poppies grown from Flanders Fields seeds will bloom in the #USask Agriculture Atrium for Remembrance Day—a project by horticulture student & Canadian Armed Forces member Fikret Ükis.
news.usask.ca/articles/stu...
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My colleague Alex Kozroski included the math in his story. REAL has been lead by an interim CEO for more than 75 per cent of the last two years
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
REAL President and CEO Rick Bennett quits after very brief tenure | CBC News
Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) President and CEO Rick Bennett is quitting after less than five months, citing ‘personal and family reasons.’
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My colleague Alex Kozroski included the math in his story. REAL has been lead by an interim CEO for more than 75 per cent of the last two years
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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These are the only times REAL has had a CEO since 2024.
Jan 1 to Jan 16, 2024 - Tim Reid
June 16 to Nov. 6, 2025 - Rick Benett
Jan 1 to Jan 16, 2024 - Tim Reid
June 16 to Nov. 6, 2025 - Rick Benett
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
These are the only times REAL has had a CEO since 2024.
Jan 1 to Jan 16, 2024 - Tim Reid
June 16 to Nov. 6, 2025 - Rick Benett
Jan 1 to Jan 16, 2024 - Tim Reid
June 16 to Nov. 6, 2025 - Rick Benett