CarMac
@carmac.bsky.social
📚🎹🌼🍁😷☮⚾read a lot; garden haphazardly; Blue Jays' baseball; dogs; family and the future we're leaving them; Canadian Maritimer.
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Manitoba has signed onto an Ontario-led proposal to expand and modernize interprovincial transmission lines, and establish a national energy grid to "Trump-proof" Canada's energy security.
Yay! Let's make sure it's renewably powered.
#cdnpoli #onoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yay! Let's make sure it's renewably powered.
#cdnpoli #onoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba signs onto Ontario-led proposal to create nationwide energy grid | CBC News
Manitoba has signed onto an Ontario-led proposal to expand and modernize interprovincial transmission lines and establish a nationwide energy grid to "Trump-proof" the country's energy security.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Manitoba has signed onto an Ontario-led proposal to expand and modernize interprovincial transmission lines, and establish a national energy grid to "Trump-proof" Canada's energy security.
Yay! Let's make sure it's renewably powered.
#cdnpoli #onoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yay! Let's make sure it's renewably powered.
#cdnpoli #onoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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☯️ #Halifax's Kearney Lake Dam trails remind us to slow down & be present. A hidden pocket of calm amongst the noise of everyday life. Each bench offers a peaceful view, like life itself; every pause reveals a fresh perspective.
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
☯️ #Halifax's Kearney Lake Dam trails remind us to slow down & be present. A hidden pocket of calm amongst the noise of everyday life. Each bench offers a peaceful view, like life itself; every pause reveals a fresh perspective.
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Here's Stephen Guilbeault's statement about resigning from Carney's Cabinet.
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here's Stephen Guilbeault's statement about resigning from Carney's Cabinet.
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I also have a bunch of different homemade spice blends that I like to sprinkle on them. I followed a recipe for homemade Old Bay seasoning that is really amazing on popcorn. But I also have a Cajun seasoning blend that's super tasty too. And Axe to Grind from local markets.
axetogrindfoods.com
axetogrindfoods.com
Axe To Grind Foods | Spices and Seasoning Mixes | Local to Nova Scotia
Axe To Grind Foods is a small Nova Scotian business producing spice blends and selling both individual spices and dried herbs. The local Halifax food scene is rife with small foodie boutique market ve...
axetogrindfoods.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I also have a bunch of different homemade spice blends that I like to sprinkle on them. I followed a recipe for homemade Old Bay seasoning that is really amazing on popcorn. But I also have a Cajun seasoning blend that's super tasty too. And Axe to Grind from local markets.
axetogrindfoods.com
axetogrindfoods.com
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"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
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Today, along with provincial ministers Dunlop and Lafrenière, Minister Hodgson announced that the Earthquake Early Warning system is now operational in eastern Ontario and Quebec.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today, along with provincial ministers Dunlop and Lafrenière, Minister Hodgson announced that the Earthquake Early Warning system is now operational in eastern Ontario and Quebec.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
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I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
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N.S. announces it will sell off all remaining U.S. alcohol, won’t order any more #NovaScotia #FeedNovaScotia
The province says about $4 million in net profits will go to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food organizations.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
The province says about $4 million in net profits will go to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food organizations.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. announces it will sell all remaining U.S. alcohol, won’t order any more
Nova Scotia has announced it will sell its remaining $14 million-worth of alcohol from the United States.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
N.S. announces it will sell off all remaining U.S. alcohol, won’t order any more #NovaScotia #FeedNovaScotia
The province says about $4 million in net profits will go to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food organizations.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
The province says about $4 million in net profits will go to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food organizations.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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@debbiedemocrat.bsky.social @craignewmark.bsky.social @kanekavi.sheshed.rocks @tonyhq1985.bsky.social @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social @lindylou425.bsky.social
I am a nyc teacher and I am having an author visit for my grade based on the book, One Girl’s Voice by Vivian Kirkfield on the woman’s rights movement. I would love five copies, one for each teacher on the grade to read to their class. Please repost. Thanks www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
Ontario uses budget bill to remove parklands
Wilderness Committee condemns the sell-off of portions of Wasaga Beach Provincial ParkTORONTO / TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT, ANISHNAABEG, CHIPPEWA, HAUDENOSAUNEE AND WENDAT —...
www.wildernesscommittee.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
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Researchers finally solve the big mysteries of Easter Island.
Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Researchers finally solve the big mysteries of Easter Island.
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I’m judging the Rights in Reel Time Challenge! Law students: your 90-second video could win $3,000.
Details: L4GG.org/ReelTime @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
#RightsinReelTime
Details: L4GG.org/ReelTime @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
#RightsinReelTime
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m judging the Rights in Reel Time Challenge! Law students: your 90-second video could win $3,000.
Details: L4GG.org/ReelTime @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
#RightsinReelTime
Details: L4GG.org/ReelTime @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
#RightsinReelTime
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The Dingle Tower with an autumn crown. Timeless #Halifax, home of the inventor of #UniversalStandardTime, #SirSandfordFleming. www.halifaxtrails.ca/sir-sandford...
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Dingle Tower with an autumn crown. Timeless #Halifax, home of the inventor of #UniversalStandardTime, #SirSandfordFleming. www.halifaxtrails.ca/sir-sandford...
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I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing, yeah we would sled down hills in the winter with whatever we had on hand, toboggans, crazy carpets, tubes 😂 someone always got injured because of jumps on the hills or wipeouts #Canada
Credit to momodoulk
Credit to momodoulk
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing, yeah we would sled down hills in the winter with whatever we had on hand, toboggans, crazy carpets, tubes 😂 someone always got injured because of jumps on the hills or wipeouts #Canada
Credit to momodoulk
Credit to momodoulk
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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💰 Find the hidden treasure!
❔HINT: 💘 A #Halifax park, once an estate for royalty,
hides the treasure with quiet loyalty.
Past a lovers’ pond and winding trails,
where whispers linger, and footsteps pale.
ℹ️Contest: www.halifaxtrails.ca/trail-treasu...
❔HINT: 💘 A #Halifax park, once an estate for royalty,
hides the treasure with quiet loyalty.
Past a lovers’ pond and winding trails,
where whispers linger, and footsteps pale.
ℹ️Contest: www.halifaxtrails.ca/trail-treasu...
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💰 Find the hidden treasure!
❔HINT: 💘 A #Halifax park, once an estate for royalty,
hides the treasure with quiet loyalty.
Past a lovers’ pond and winding trails,
where whispers linger, and footsteps pale.
ℹ️Contest: www.halifaxtrails.ca/trail-treasu...
❔HINT: 💘 A #Halifax park, once an estate for royalty,
hides the treasure with quiet loyalty.
Past a lovers’ pond and winding trails,
where whispers linger, and footsteps pale.
ℹ️Contest: www.halifaxtrails.ca/trail-treasu...
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Cold rainy morning but pretty cardinal came by.
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Cold rainy morning but pretty cardinal came by.
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Austria's 300-year-old luxury hotel powered by trees
Austria's 300-year-old luxury hotel powered by trees
A family-run inn that began as a miners' tavern in 1567 has become one of Austria's most remarkable alpine escapes.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Austria's 300-year-old luxury hotel powered by trees
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Nothing says the province is "open for business" like having our parks closed for half of the year. #TakeTheRoofOffWinter #NovaScotia #LongLakeProvincialPark
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nothing says the province is "open for business" like having our parks closed for half of the year. #TakeTheRoofOffWinter #NovaScotia #LongLakeProvincialPark
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
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🌳 Did you know North America's largest urban wilderness area is here in #Halifax? The Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area sets us apart from every other city.
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes 360° Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour | Trail Info: https://www.halifaxtrails.ca/kearney-lake-trail-system/ | Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area in Halifax, Nov...
kuula.co
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌳 Did you know North America's largest urban wilderness area is here in #Halifax? The Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area sets us apart from every other city.
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
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Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
With the passing of the budget, the Government of Canada will fast-track the Alto high-speed rail project to connect Quebec City and Toronto.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
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Sometimes the most regenerative thing you can do is rest.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sometimes the most regenerative thing you can do is rest.