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Just a Canuck in Cairo - teaching, camel riding and wading in the Red Sea 🐬 YALLA!
And just like that, it's Spring 29C = 84F
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
And just like that, it's Spring 29C = 84F
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In a world drowning in grief and conflict, we crave what keeps us alive: joy—our daily bread; hope—our living water; kindness—the roof over our souls.
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In a world drowning in grief and conflict, we crave what keeps us alive: joy—our daily bread; hope—our living water; kindness—the roof over our souls.
Always enjoyed him. 😊
Stompin' Tom Connors was a Canadian legend.
He wrote over 300 songs and released four dozen albums that focused on Canada's history, culture and places.
He was Canadian to the core.
This is his story.
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He wrote over 300 songs and released four dozen albums that focused on Canada's history, culture and places.
He was Canadian to the core.
This is his story.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Always enjoyed him. 😊
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📆 The BC SPCA Calendar Contest is back! 📆 Presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, this 19-day extravaganza invites you to showcase your pet's charm and make them the next calendar cover star. 🌟
www.gogophotocontest.com/bcspcacalend...
www.gogophotocontest.com/bcspcacalend...
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
📆 The BC SPCA Calendar Contest is back! 📆 Presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, this 19-day extravaganza invites you to showcase your pet's charm and make them the next calendar cover star. 🌟
www.gogophotocontest.com/bcspcacalend...
www.gogophotocontest.com/bcspcacalend...
I've always enjoyed the annual elementary class visit to the local Fire Dept but had never been in Cairo. Today was the day!!
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I've always enjoyed the annual elementary class visit to the local Fire Dept but had never been in Cairo. Today was the day!!
My Mom loved these guys. ❤️
Frank Shuster was one-half of Wayne and Shuster.
For decades, he and Johnny Wayne delighted fans with their comedy.
Considered Canadian icons, they stayed in Canada throughout their lives.
This is the story of Frank.
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For decades, he and Johnny Wayne delighted fans with their comedy.
Considered Canadian icons, they stayed in Canada throughout their lives.
This is the story of Frank.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
My Mom loved these guys. ❤️
Dust storm in Cairo yesterday. Nasty to be walking in it. 😕
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Dust storm in Cairo yesterday. Nasty to be walking in it. 😕
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Hey, Canadians who need part-time work:
The census is back!
The census is back!
Census.gc.ca — Census jobs
Statistics Canada will soon be hiring approximately 32,000 census jobs across Canada
www.census.gc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hey, Canadians who need part-time work:
The census is back!
The census is back!
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Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK. n.pr/4pnJxEo
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96
Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK. n.pr/4pnJxEo
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
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💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
Renovations are interesting here in Egypt. I thought they were removing debris from the flat. Apparently they're bringing up sand. Something to do with ceramic floors. Regardless, an interesting afternoon. 😊
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Renovations are interesting here in Egypt. I thought they were removing debris from the flat. Apparently they're bringing up sand. Something to do with ceramic floors. Regardless, an interesting afternoon. 😊
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Canada's critical role in creating the polio vaccine and proving that it was safe
December 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Canada's critical role in creating the polio vaccine and proving that it was safe
My favourite Egyptian breakfast.
Ful (fava beans), Egyptian bread (like pita but lighter), veggies and a few fries. Price = 50 Egyptian pounds = $1.40 cad
V Cola is Egyptian. No caffeine in this cola and it's tasty. 😊
Ful (fava beans), Egyptian bread (like pita but lighter), veggies and a few fries. Price = 50 Egyptian pounds = $1.40 cad
V Cola is Egyptian. No caffeine in this cola and it's tasty. 😊
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My favourite Egyptian breakfast.
Ful (fava beans), Egyptian bread (like pita but lighter), veggies and a few fries. Price = 50 Egyptian pounds = $1.40 cad
V Cola is Egyptian. No caffeine in this cola and it's tasty. 😊
Ful (fava beans), Egyptian bread (like pita but lighter), veggies and a few fries. Price = 50 Egyptian pounds = $1.40 cad
V Cola is Egyptian. No caffeine in this cola and it's tasty. 😊
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Canadian rideshare company Uride is offering free rides on Christmas Day to help ensure transportation challenges don’t prevent people from spending the holiday with loved ones.
Uride offers free Christmas Day rides on Vancouver Island to help families
Canadian rideshare company Uride is offering free rides on Christmas Day to help ensure transportation challenges don’t prevent people from spending the holiday with loved ones.
cheknews.ca
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Canadian rideshare company Uride is offering free rides on Christmas Day to help ensure transportation challenges don’t prevent people from spending the holiday with loved ones.
😊😊🎅🤶🎄
On this day in 2008, the federal government awarded Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Canadian citizenship.
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
😊😊🎅🤶🎄
Our elementary students in Cairo presented "A Christmas Carol" this afternoon. A little Jacob Marley for your viewing pleasure. ❤️🎄
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our elementary students in Cairo presented "A Christmas Carol" this afternoon. A little Jacob Marley for your viewing pleasure. ❤️🎄
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When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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Great visibility from our flat window this afternoon. Saqqara and Dahshur Pyramids. They are a little south of the Giza Pyramids.
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great visibility from our flat window this afternoon. Saqqara and Dahshur Pyramids. They are a little south of the Giza Pyramids.
In Egypt they embrace everybody's culture. ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In Egypt they embrace everybody's culture. ❤️
A visit to the Visa office in El Nozha, Cairo. This little fellow is keeping me company. He's begging for my pb&j sandwich. 😊
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A visit to the Visa office in El Nozha, Cairo. This little fellow is keeping me company. He's begging for my pb&j sandwich. 😊
Snowbirds 2026 Schedule ❤️
December 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Snowbirds 2026 Schedule ❤️
A rare rainy day from my bus window in Cairo, Egypt.
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A rare rainy day from my bus window in Cairo, Egypt.