Kristen Z
@kzdp.bsky.social
Canadian. World traveller. Here to listen and learn, but also for the occasional photo of cute animals. A firm believer that words matter.
“Just keep swimming.” What an amazing kid!
Australian boy, 13, swims for 4 hours to save family swept out to sea | CBC News
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast.
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“Just keep swimming.” What an amazing kid!
I wasn’t ready for this. An absolute legend. 💔
Oh, no. One of the absolute greats: she was such a delight in everything she did. A treasure, gone too soon.
Breaking news: Catherine O’Hara, the actress and comedian who delivered deliciously silly performances in movies such as “Beetlejuice” and “Home Alone,” and gained a new generation of fans as Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek,” has died.
She was 71.
She was 71.
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I wasn’t ready for this. An absolute legend. 💔
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January is Stalking Awareness Month! #NSAM2026
Remember : Language matters!
The way that people throw around the word "stalking" makes it difficult for victims/survivors to be believed because "hey, haven't we all done a little light stalking in our day?!"
Don't say stalking unless you mean it!
Remember : Language matters!
The way that people throw around the word "stalking" makes it difficult for victims/survivors to be believed because "hey, haven't we all done a little light stalking in our day?!"
Don't say stalking unless you mean it!
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
January is Stalking Awareness Month! #NSAM2026
Remember : Language matters!
The way that people throw around the word "stalking" makes it difficult for victims/survivors to be believed because "hey, haven't we all done a little light stalking in our day?!"
Don't say stalking unless you mean it!
Remember : Language matters!
The way that people throw around the word "stalking" makes it difficult for victims/survivors to be believed because "hey, haven't we all done a little light stalking in our day?!"
Don't say stalking unless you mean it!
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Canadian federal Bill C-16 proposes making nonconsensual deep fake nudes a crime.
We can talk all day about how the legal system will not save us but this is a tangible way we can at least create SOME mechanism for justice.
Now's the time to contact your MP and show your support for the Bill.
We can talk all day about how the legal system will not save us but this is a tangible way we can at least create SOME mechanism for justice.
Now's the time to contact your MP and show your support for the Bill.
Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Canadian federal Bill C-16 proposes making nonconsensual deep fake nudes a crime.
We can talk all day about how the legal system will not save us but this is a tangible way we can at least create SOME mechanism for justice.
Now's the time to contact your MP and show your support for the Bill.
We can talk all day about how the legal system will not save us but this is a tangible way we can at least create SOME mechanism for justice.
Now's the time to contact your MP and show your support for the Bill.
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This Toronto long-term care home is being redesigned after learning from the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-cae-home-pandemic-informed-rebuild-9.7000622
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This Toronto long-term care home is being redesigned after learning from the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-cae-home-pandemic-informed-rebuild-9.7000622
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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The 2025 #TreeForBoston is on its way! 🌲
This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Interim Parks & Recreation Commissioner Cathy Baker-Eclipse joined Nova Scotia officials and the Feener family in Lunenburg to help cut the 45-foot white spruce now bound for Boston Common. (1/3)
This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Interim Parks & Recreation Commissioner Cathy Baker-Eclipse joined Nova Scotia officials and the Feener family in Lunenburg to help cut the 45-foot white spruce now bound for Boston Common. (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The 2025 #TreeForBoston is on its way! 🌲
This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Interim Parks & Recreation Commissioner Cathy Baker-Eclipse joined Nova Scotia officials and the Feener family in Lunenburg to help cut the 45-foot white spruce now bound for Boston Common. (1/3)
This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Interim Parks & Recreation Commissioner Cathy Baker-Eclipse joined Nova Scotia officials and the Feener family in Lunenburg to help cut the 45-foot white spruce now bound for Boston Common. (1/3)
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Reuters investigation: Internal documents show Meta is earning billions of dollars from a deluge of fraudulent ads www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #media
Meta forecast $24b revenue from scam ads, internal documents show
Users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are exposed to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reuters investigation: Internal documents show Meta is earning billions of dollars from a deluge of fraudulent ads www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #media
I love this team. What a game. What a year. #BlueJays #WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I love this team. What a game. What a year. #BlueJays #WorldSeries
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COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors https://globalnews.ca/news/11489297/covid-19-vaccines-may-help-some-cancer-patients-fight-tumors/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors https://globalnews.ca/news/11489297/covid-19-vaccines-may-help-some-cancer-patients-fight-tumors/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
Nitobe Garden at UBC is an enchanting place. “I just want them (the visitors) to feel better leaving than when they arrive.” Every time, Mr. Sugiyama. 🙏🏻
In the quiet morning light, UBC’s Nitobe Memorial Garden becomes a bridge between worlds.
Curator Ryo Sugiyama shapes a living dialogue between Japan and Canada — one branch, one reflection at a time. 🍃
Read more:
Curator Ryo Sugiyama shapes a living dialogue between Japan and Canada — one branch, one reflection at a time. 🍃
Read more:
Nitobe Memorial Garden: A garden that bridges worlds
At UBC’s Nitobe Memorial Garden, curator Ryo Sugiyama tends a living bridge between Japan and Canada—where light, stillness and cultures meet.
news.ubc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Nitobe Garden at UBC is an enchanting place. “I just want them (the visitors) to feel better leaving than when they arrive.” Every time, Mr. Sugiyama. 🙏🏻
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But I was told SeXuAl AsSaUlT aLlEgAtIoNs RuIn MeN's LiVeS
Carter Hart agrees to join the Golden Knights after being acquitted of sexual assault
Goaltender Carter Hart has agreed to sign with the Vegas Golden Knights, becoming the first of the five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players to land an NHL contract since they were acquitted of sex...
ca.sports.yahoo.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
But I was told SeXuAl AsSaUlT aLlEgAtIoNs RuIn MeN's LiVeS
O Canada 🤍❤️🤍
Thank you, Tim.
Thank you, Tim.
Dear Canada, I felt compelled to make something. To stick up for, and to honour. To show our strength, beauty, genius, empathy, light & heart. It's made with deep gratitude for the people and places of this beautiful land. Vive le Canada 🇨🇦❤️✌️💪
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Dear Canada...
Dear Canada... I felt compelled to do something, to make something for my country. To stick up for, and to honour it. To show our strength, beauty, genius, empathy,…
vimeo.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
O Canada 🤍❤️🤍
Thank you, Tim.
Thank you, Tim.
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Someone must've lit up the Maple Leaf signal. The I am Canadian guy from 25 years ago is back: We are Canadian!
#ElbowsUpCanada
youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?...
#ElbowsUpCanada
youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?...
We are Canadian.
YouTube video by Average Joes
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Someone must've lit up the Maple Leaf signal. The I am Canadian guy from 25 years ago is back: We are Canadian!
#ElbowsUpCanada
youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?...
#ElbowsUpCanada
youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?...
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Folks in Ontario get out to vote. Remember that Doug Ford made a big hoopla about cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk. It was back on the table within hours.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
February 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Folks in Ontario get out to vote. Remember that Doug Ford made a big hoopla about cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk. It was back on the table within hours.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
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I wrote a thing about Canada, nationalism, and what it’s like to see your country threatened during a year of exploring the world
52 Countries in 52 Weeks, Part 28: How Canada Looks After A Year Away
In Which I Think About Nationalism, Culture, And What Happens When You Go To Dozens Of Museums Around The World That Talk About National Sovereignty
justinmcelroy.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I wrote a thing about Canada, nationalism, and what it’s like to see your country threatened during a year of exploring the world
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Here is the official list of what US products will be hit by tariffs in Canada :
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective February 4, 2025 - Canada.ca
Effective February 4, 2025, the government is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here is the official list of what US products will be hit by tariffs in Canada :
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
