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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11h

Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.

The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.

nature

NEWS

12 October 2025

Coral die-off marks Earth's first climate
'tipping point', scientists say

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 17h

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"I fear the longer this goes on, the easier it will be for the masses to turn on public education," Hackett concludes.

We are in an ideological battle over the future of public versus private education in Alberta.

Byron Hackett, Red Deer Advocate
www.stettlerindependent.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion: Alberta private schools under the microscope as strike continues - The Stettler Independent

As the first province-wide teachers’ strike in Alberta history grinds to the end of its first week, private schools and funding have taken centre stage.

www.stettlerindependent.com

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 17h

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🇨🇦 ALBERTA PRIVATE SCHOOLS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AS STRIKE CONTINUES 🇨🇦

As the province-wide teachers' strike enters its 2nd week, the contentious issue of #PublicFunding for #PrivateSchools has been thrust into the spotlight, a new opinion piece argues.

Red Deer Advocate
#AbLeg #AbEd #ATAstrike

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 17h

Seems kinda important

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 17h

“in Alberta, where Premier Danielle Smith is expected to invoke the notwithstanding clause to ban gender-affirming care for children like him, he’ll be forced to go through female puberty.

“We’ll be moving if she enacts that. For the safety of our child”

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

‘We’ll be moving’: Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes

Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 13h

Can’t wait Mr. Tombstone

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Euan Tombstone @drugdatadecoded.ca · 14h

Scoop coming tomorrow with new details on the mysterious resignations of Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld and two of his deputies.

Fifty documents obtained via freedom of information are included in the story.

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Drug Data Decoded

Politics, policing and profits of prohibition.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

Bruce “Spanky” McAllister shut down a students mic during the “Alberta Next” panel so that young man couldn’t get his message across…

Well…

Evan’s back.

AND he brought friends for a panel discussion on Alberta Education!

#abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

www.youtube.com/live/ReKD6Mn...

Episode 7.35 - Alberta Students Speak Out!

YouTube video by The Breakdown AB

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

A decades-long fight ramps up in Grassy Narrows as mercury poisoning threatens its water, people and way of life.

‘Everybody is a fighter’: Inside a First Nation’s quest for justice

A decades-long fight ramps up in Grassy Narrows as mercury poisoning threatens its water, people and way of life.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

If it’s not okay to be anti-fascism anymore, is it still okay to be pro-democracy? 🤔

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 1d

Quitting smoking nearly doubles life expectancy for cancer patients www.upi.com/Health_News/...

"Experts argue it's never too late to quit smoking, and a new study says that applies to people with late-stage #cancer as well."

Quitting smoking nearly doubles life expectancy for cancer patients - UPI.com

Patients with advanced cancer gained nearly a full year of additional life if they quit smoking, compared to those who kept lighting up, researchers reported.

www.upi.com

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 1d

First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.

As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

ricochet.media/indigenous/w...

#onpoli #indigenous

‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north

As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction

ricochet.media

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Euan Tombstone @drugdatadecoded.ca · 2d

What real solutions look like:

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Euan Tombstone @drugdatadecoded.ca · 2d

Last year I criticized Vincent Lam for his congratulatory framing in a Globe piece, in which Timmins opening a detox drove a reduction in overdose deaths.

But the data suggested those deaths had been pushed out to “home communities” through brutal municipal policy.

ricochet.media/justice/hous...

Displacement as policy

The emergency declaration revealed what Barrie has long wanted: not to solve homelessness, but to export it. Nuttall has been explicit that part of the city’s strategy is to “repatriate” unhoused people to their “home communities.” Translation: if you are poor, unhoused, and without family support, you are not welcome here. Barrie’s solution is banishment.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

I thought you would like this!

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

Glad your kid has the option of community sports, but sad that it comes down to having to refuse to participate :(

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

Sadly a lot of girls are losing out because they refuse to participate in sport.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 1d

This is sick, and it can be used strategically by opposing teams. It's cruel. Imagine the psychological harm will do.

Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

This sexist policy will affect more cis-gender girls and transgender. Any girl that is taller, stronger, and tougher might get singled out.
Also, good way to take out the best players of the opposing team for a few weeks.
Conservatives are preoccupied with girls genitals. This is sick.
#ABpoli

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 3d

According to provincial documents, if someone wants to challenge an athlete’s gender, they can do so.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

This sexist policy will affect more cis-gender girls and transgender. Any girl that is taller, stronger, and tougher might get singled out.
Also, good way to take out the best players of the opposing team for a few weeks.
Conservatives are preoccupied with girls genitals. This is sick.
#ABpoli

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 3d

According to provincial documents, if someone wants to challenge an athlete’s gender, they can do so.

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports | Xtra Magazine

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

xtramagazine.com

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 2d

Every Canadian woman should be screaming at the top of their lungs about this but because it is Alberta and Albertan women don’t apparently care, no one is hearing about it.

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 3d

According to provincial documents, if someone wants to challenge an athlete’s gender, they can do so.

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports | Xtra Magazine

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

xtramagazine.com

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 2d

"When the baby emerges from the placenta it absorbs Tylenol residue from the esophagus. If that happens near a WiFi router anyone in the room who is vaccinated is pretty much guaranteed to catch autism" - RFK Jr

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 2d

Think of the impact this would have on the pt's family, wondering if an open local ED could have made a difference?

We understand that we cannot have an ED in every town, but closures are regularly occurring in places like: Hinton, Edson, Lac La Biche, Oyen... and many more
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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 2d

Mandatory recovery treatment doesn't solve homelessness, building affordable housing does.

I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS .....

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 2d

You always hear people talking about illegal drugs and those who use them.
However you rarely hear people talking about the massive alcohol consumption problem we have, and just how much damage it causes our world ....

If there was ever a "gateway" drug to other drugs, it's ALCOHOL!

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 4d

@cssdpedmonton.bsky.social launched a drug policy information campaign leading up to the Edmonton municipal election. The goal of the campaign is to inform voters about candidates’ positions on the toxic drug poisoning crisis and drug policy issues.

cssdp.org/chapters/edm...

Edmonton

The Edmonton chapter's recent work focuses on involuntary care and political advocacy.

cssdp.org

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