Lesley Birchard 🇨🇦
@lesleybirchard.bsky.social
Saugeen Shores / Toronto. Exec in charge of CBC’s The Nature of Things
Pinned
Plastic People is on CBC The Nature of Things tonight! I wrote about my experience: www.cbc.ca/documentarie...
I thought my body was safe from microplastics. I was wrong | CBC Documentaries
Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making the documentary Plastic People.
www.cbc.ca
Such a fascinating and sobering doc. A must watch!
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Truly honored to be appointed to the Order of Canada today. As our leaders roll back climate & environmental commitments, I’ll do everything in my power to stand with scientists, Indigenous communities & young people demanding real action.
Happy New Year to you all!!!
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www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Happy New Year to you all!!!
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www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Governor General appoints 80 individuals to the Order of Canada
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has made 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 6 Companions, 15 Officers and 59 Members.
www.gg.ca
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Truly honored to be appointed to the Order of Canada today. As our leaders roll back climate & environmental commitments, I’ll do everything in my power to stand with scientists, Indigenous communities & young people demanding real action.
Happy New Year to you all!!!
🥳
www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Happy New Year to you all!!!
🥳
www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
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Excited to share that we won! My small but growing company, Good Measure Productions, is a silver Anthem Award winner for our work on the Plastic People doc impact campaign. Big shout out to @emmathedame.bsky.social, @rjcsmith.bsky.social, @ziyatong.bsky.social & team for their many talents!
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Excited to share that we won! My small but growing company, Good Measure Productions, is a silver Anthem Award winner for our work on the Plastic People doc impact campaign. Big shout out to @emmathedame.bsky.social, @rjcsmith.bsky.social, @ziyatong.bsky.social & team for their many talents!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
www.newscientist.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
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Look out, Canada: Vaccination rates for the vaccine that confers protection against diphtheria have been dropping.
It's unlikely to end with measles.
It's unlikely to end with measles.
Measles is back
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Look out, Canada: Vaccination rates for the vaccine that confers protection against diphtheria have been dropping.
It's unlikely to end with measles.
It's unlikely to end with measles.
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The real World Series
Who has worse traffic, TO or LA?
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The real World Series
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel theonion.com/orlando...
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel theonion.com/orlando...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
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I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.
June 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Doing our part for AI training.
Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Doing our part for AI training.
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In shock. Just won the Canadian Screen Award for best direction with Ben Addelman for our documentary Plastic People. Eeeeeee!!!
May 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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May 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I, for one, welcome our new cow overlords
May 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I, for one, welcome our new cow overlords