In an interview on CBC right now: Gloria: Isn't the entry fee like $2.2 BILLION dollars? Ken Sim: Look, it's a big number, but it's a different world...

I had to turn it off.

Unrelatedly, in 2020 the city declared a homeless EMERGENCY. The word clearly means nothing to local government either.

This story is horrific. Worth noting that Target is not the only retailer using AI for theft prevention. It’s an entire industry. And if you’re looking for alternatives that are safer to shop at in this regard, you’re very likely out of luck. Small, non-corporate businesses probably your best bet.

Event Poster: Crow Said Poetry Showcase. Edmonton Poetry Festival. April 15, 7pm, Arts Hub Creative Studios with Sarain Frank Soonias, Jide Salawu, and Jaspreet Singh. Hosted by Wendy McGrath

🎉 Tomorrow Night's the Night! The Edmonton Poetry Festival is coming up in April! NeWest is thrilled to be a part of it with our Crow Said Poetry Showcase. This is an evening you won't want to miss!

#NeWestPress #CrowSaidPoetry #EdmontonPoetryFestival #NationalPoetryMonth #ReadCanadian

Trump’s Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just Beginning For Viktor Orbán’s epic loss in Hungary to have real meaning in America, Democrats and liberals need to proclaim themselves part of the global anti-authoritarian movement.

The massive Orban defeat should prompt Dems to align themselves more firmly with anti-fascist and pro-democracy forces abroad. There's a powerful link to be drawn between the celebrations in Budapest and the confrontations with ICE in Minneapolis. 1/

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substack is trying to lock people into their lil ecosystem so they cannot leave which means they are gonna make it harder and harder to take subscribers with you. meaning that now is probably as easy as it will ever be to try a different platform. many of my faves have done it!

a rectangular grid mosaic of book covers that are nominated for various 2026 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Across the top of the image it reads: Congratulations to the 2026 finalists.

Hooray to @snowhydro.bsky.social on the nomination of Meltdown for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. Very exciting!

More info on Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist here:
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Congratulations to all the nominees!

David Eby’s Abandonment of Human Rights Betrays His Own Government | The Tyee Dropping DRIPA is a political calculation that will leave the province worse off.

Your rights are only as secure as their rights. No matter who you are. No matter who they are. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

10 years of the public health emergency of toxic drugs. 10 years of a politics which maintains that addiction is a moral failure; that death is an acceptable price for using drugs. 10 years of a doomed war on drugs; of policy built upon political expediency over evidence. Today, we feel the grief and weight of this crisis. Today, we mourn the dead, and recommit ourselves to fight like hell for the living. EMILY LOWAN BC greens

Ontario overhauls MAID oversight committee, critics say it’s to remove dissenters Former members say proposed version is designed to be less rigorous and to provide less oversight

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We tried fondue for a Sunday dinner idea and had great fun. This recipe from Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese at canadiancookbooks.ca/oxfords-harv... will get you started!

I see my local school district is eliminating another elementary art space & my university just had their last ever BFA graduation & I have to ask what exactly is the end game of “AI is going to automate most formulaic white collar work” + “we can’t afford to teach people to create/make new things”

Gifts I will accept from the federal government in lieu of cheap gas:
- cheese
- chocolate
- bike tuneup
- a free ticket to the Alternate Canada I assume we're all moving to when the wildfires overwhelm us

Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe - The Sick Times Long COVID, which has affected more than 400 million people around the world, is often underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The Sick Times: 'Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe'

Written by Jamie Ducharme

'Researchers and advocates are trying to change that.'

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Forst YouTube video by Charbonneau / Amato - Topic

391. Charbonneau / Amato, "Forst" #CanCon 🇨🇦 youtu.be/gzXnSWsWngE?...

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Hi Iva,

The reception is included with conference registration. If you'd like to bring a plus one, you can do so through our regular registration portal. Just select "Attendee", enter your email and information, go to tickets and select "Reception (plus one)".

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A CBC News secret shopping investigation has uncovered — once again — several Loblaw-owned and Sobeys-affiliated stores overcharging for underweight meat, despite claims last year the grocery giants had taken steps to rectify the problem. www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

Here's why we should have a basic income for artists program - Halifax Examiner We should do anything we can to revalue what it is to be human, and that starts with the arts.

Here’s why we should have a basic income for artists program
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

How to ensure that sick kids show up to school so everyone else can be infected too.

The ceremonial and religious uses of psychedelics are much older than their recreational uses and abuses. For most of their history, they have been mysterious, dangerous substances and must be treated respectfully. - Humphry Osmond — AZ QUOTES

I will be talking about Humphry Osmond, the deconstruction of madness, and its reconstruction in the concept of psychedelics at the Mad Pasts & Mad Presence Conference at the University of Victoria from April 28th - 29th. Registration is free: www.eventbrite.ca/e/mad-pasts-...

Screenshot of the headline from Robert Fox's opinion piece in today's I paper: "Trump's volatile plan will suck in the UK..."

I imagine it'll suck everywhere, to be honest.

Liberal bouncers tell MPs to wait in line to join party OTTAWA - With Mark Carney's Liberals finally achieving a majority, bouncers outside the Liberal party have instructed numerous MPs who are now rushing to cross the floor to "wait in line".

Liberal bouncers tell MPs to wait in line to join party

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...

I think there's a simpler explanation of why everyone is leaving you. #cdnpoli

Have you worked in the provincial public sector in Alberta, Ontario, or British Columbia? The Puzzle of Discretion: Interrogating Change with Public Sector Workers We are researchers who would love to be in conversation with you about the role of discretion in shaping the impacts of work done in these sectors. We also want to understand how discretionary decision-making impacts your own experience of working in these sectors. You’re eligible if you work or have worked in the provincial public sector in Alberta, BC, or Ontario, AND you work or worked in sectors of health, children and family services or education (K-12 and post-secondary). Your participation would involve filling out a short online questionnaire and participating in two online or in-person interviews of approximately 90 minutes each. All participants will receive a gift card as a way to thank you for your time, expertise and participation. If you are interested, please contact us here to find out more about the project: puzzleofdiscretion@proton.me Nisha Nath (Athabasca University) and Willow-Samara Allen (Royal Roads University) are researchers who have done work with provincial public sector workers to understand their experiences in pushing towards change in contexts marked by systemic racism and white settler colonialism. This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and has received approval by the Athabasca University Ethics Board (Project #15242462). The Athabasca University Research Ethics Office can be reached at rebsec@athabascau.ca.

Researchers at Athabasca and Royal Roads Universities are looking for public-sector employees in BC, Alberta, and Ontario who've worked in health, children and family services, or education, to participate in a study about discretionary decision making. #ParticipateInResearch

Power to the People! Ready for Democracy’s Second Act? | The Tyee How do we rev up the role of citizen? A free Tyee event Wednesday explores the question. Here’s a Q&A preview.

You couldn’t find a better word to describe our current state than “complacent.”

But treating democracy as inevitable is risky because self-government is anything but set-it-and-forget-it, writes @davidmoscrop.com.

Moscrop interviews authors Peter MacLeod and Richard Johnson. #canpoli

Minister’s, provincial health officer’s statements on the 10th anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, have issued the following statements marking the 10th anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis being declared a public-health emergency:

this absolutely deranged statement of statements which includes a revisionist history of this government's commitment to mass social murder was released this morning, a day early

its not a "toxic-drug crisis," its a PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

this is disinformation

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Y'all need to get the fuck off Substack.

post by angelmutual: my mum just bought our cat a christmas stocking even tho we are muslims and dont even celebrate christmas?? she was like ‘we dont know what religion he is we cant force him to be muslim’ hes a cat ?

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week.

For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead.

One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.