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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to hit another high, UN data shows, deepening the climate crisis that is already taking lives and livelihoods across the world. Scientists are worried that the natural land and ocean “sinks” that remove CO2 from the air are weakening as a result of global heating, which could form a vicious circle and drive temperatures up even faster. Continue reading...

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Outfit shopping for the No Kings protest this Saturday.

Pick me a winner.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

me after attending a protest

Jeff Goldblum running out of a store with a bunch of shopping bags in his hand. He's dressed fashionably in a tan jacket, black shirt, gray trousers, and black loafers.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Some work has nominally begun at the Rideau Street end. It’s still partially open for pedestrians between Rideau and George.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 1d

My head is spinning 😵‍💫

- we’re throwing less away
- we’re illegally dumping it
- it’s getting left at the curb

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CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands of items left at the curb for exceeding Ottawa’s 3-item garbage limit

The City of Ottawa’s new three-item garbage limit has resulted in a “notable reduction in waste” heading to the Trail Road Landfill, but thousands of items have been tagged and left sitting at the curb due to exceeding the limit, according to a new report.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 1d

What are we all spending our ANTIFA paycheques on this week?

Person in an inflatable unicorn costume playfully posing.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 1d

William St is one of the main pedestrian access points into the Byward Market. For the last 2+ years the drain covering - which has key dates in Ottawa’s history incorporated into it (leading to the time capsule) - has been patched with asphalt, cones & steel plates. Is this now a proper repair?! 🤞

Image of a construction site viewed through a yellow fence grid.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

The Paula-D making its way up the locks. Cue the draining of the canal. (As a kid I thought this would reveal all sorts of sunken shipwrecks - the reality was loads of traffic cones that’d been tossed in over the course of the summer).

A white tour boat named the Paula-D navigates a canal lock surrounded by lush autumn trees and a grassy area where people are gathered enjoying a sunny day.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

“Portland is a war zone”.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

Nude cyclists join anti-ICE protests in a rain-soaked ride in Portland.

In Portland, nude cyclists join anti-ICE protests in rain-soaked ride

The naked riders joined demonstrations that have been mostly peaceful and featured inflatable costumes.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

Pick a lane CTV

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

Cobalt Ave is in the process of getting sidewalks on BOTH sides replaced. I know nothing about anything but those sidewalks seemed in far better shape than some of the others in the neighbourhood. Got me thinking what’s the process for determining when a sidewalk gets a patch vs a complete refurb.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

*Clemow (not Powell)

andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 2d

Something’s going down in the Glebe - lots of police cruising about and looks like they’ve blocked off Powell between Bank & Lyon.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 4d

Great 🧵, worth the read. What’s been done at Lyon/McLeod is absurd.

It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 4d

I head again today from Ottawa By-law, they're no longer accepting reports for illegal driveway expansions or hardscaping or front yard parking. Apparently there are only 4 officers for these zoning issues and there are far too many reports than they can keep up with. They need more resources.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 4d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 4d

This giant skeleton set up in front a house in the Glebe is giving off some big time Halloween vibes.

A giant skeleton decoration with raised arms stands in front of a red brick building, next to a parked black SUV.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 5d

Crashing back down to Earth after the previous PM set the bar almost unattainably high effortlessly switching back and forth between English and French.

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Night of the Living Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · 7d

"Her house arrest sentence shows that in Canada blocking roads is only a crime if you have the wrong politics"

THE CONVOY TOOK OVER DOWNTOWN FOR THREE WEEKS.

THEY TOOK THE WHEELS OFF THEIR TRUCKS TO MAKE THEM HARDER TO MOVE.

PRO-PALESTINE PEOPLE GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.

IT'S DIFFERENT.