This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Mar 28 - Apr 10, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.7 About 1 of every 84 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 413,100-577,100 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 9.2X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 6.6X higher Hospitalizations: HIGH; 5.4X higher Deaths: HIGH; 5.6X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

Canadian COVID Forecast Mar 28 - Apr 10, 2026

CANADA

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 84 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 9.2 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.6 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 5.4 x higher
-Deaths: 5.6 x higher

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I just called & got an after-hours staff person (no wait).

I fear that few are phoning and Ford will sail ahead with these self-serving changes to HIDE his acts from the public.

That would NOT BE GOOD.

Hello, again. I am weary but I persist because this is BAD.

Ford not only wants to HIDE his cell phone logs, he also wants to HIDE private emails about the Greenbelt.

This is egregious. We need to push back against this LOUDLY.

Pls call this feedback line & say, "NO!".

Ford ☎️: 416 325 1941

It's been 65 days since Donald Trump invaded a sovereign state, abducted its leader, and declared the US will "run" the state indefinitely

It's been 9 days since Trump launched a war (his word) against Iran without congressional approval

No House member has filed articles of impeachment for either

For more information on this story that would be getting much more attention if not for the state of the world, @wencyleung.bsky.social wrote an excellent story earlier this week.

#OntEd #OnPoli

Halifax Cycling Coalition asks HRM to prioritize bike projects amid rising cyclist injuries David Trueman's message as co-chair of the Halifax Cycling Coalition was simple and largely ignored on Thursday.

New: With over 100 cyclists injuries last year, not to mention 67 vehicle-cyclist collisions between 2024-2025, the Halifax Cycling Coalition addressed the city's transportation standing committee this week.

They were met with silence.

My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Wastewater Virus Signals graph for Ontario

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with February 1 data
- Peel updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NB, NL, PEI, QC, YT

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Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

Hilariously, we have created a commerce model where it’s increasingly impossible to buy something locally today, but you can have nearly anything on earth delivered tomorrow.

This image shows gauges with the Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: HIGH - 9.4 Alberta: SEVERE - 15.1 British Columbia: HIGH - 7.2 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 13.9 New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 14.0 Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 7.9 North: VERY HIGH - 11.1 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 14.3 Ontario: HIGH - 8.2 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 8.8 Quebec: HIGH - 8.7 Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 14.5 A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025

SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO Long-term care minister: ‘let’s see’ if the province can meet its goal

Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO

"The Ford government is so far off track toward its goal of building 30,000 new long-term care beds over 10 years that it will have to build about 25,000 of them in the last year of that promise in order to meet the goal, according to analysis from the province’s budget watchdog."

#OnPoli

"It’s also among the recipients — representing the majority of the latest SDF-getters, which received nearly two-thirds of all funding — that are led by people who’ve made political donations to the Progressive Conservatives, as The Trillium reported last week."

#OnPoli

Water woes from data centres As artificial intelligence grows, data centres are consuming vast amounts of water for cooling and electricity. Often hidden behind corporate secrecy, this demand strains local supplies, pits tech gia...

Behind the sleek promises of AI is a thirst for water. Data centres consume huge amounts, straining supplies and fuelling clashes with farmers and Indigenous communities. In Canada, dozens of facilities are clustered near the Great Lakes, raising questions about how much more the ecosystem can bear.

This image shows gauges with the September 13-26, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 13.4 - VERY HIGH Alberta: 14.8 - VERY HIGH British Columbia: 14.1 - VERY HIGH Manitoba: 14.4 - VERY HIGH New Brunswick: 14.6 - VERY HIGH Newfoundland and Labrador: 15.8 - SEVERE North: 14.1 - VERY HIGH Nova Scotia: 14.7 - VERY HIGH Ontario: 14.9 - VERY HIGH Prince Edward Island: 15.6 - SEVERE Quebec: 9.8 - HIGH Saskatchewan: 15.1 - SEVERE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15, red)."

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none

About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Second week of school. Kids in my house and other kids in my town already sick with fevers and sore throats. This is the SIXTH (sicksth?) school year AFTER the year school had to close due to COVID’s arrival. It is UNACCEPTABLE school IAQ is utterly unchanged 😡 @govnb.bsky.social #nbpoli 😡 😡

"In a recent round of collective bargaining, the top priority of the Ontario Nurses’ Association wasn’t a predictable ask such as higher wages or better benefits.

Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : AOÛ 30-SEP 12, 2025
GRAVE:
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB BC NL
ÉLEVÉ: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
MODÉRÉ:

Environ 1 personne sur 65 sur xxx est actuellement infectée au Canada.

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:

About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 4.2 - MODERATE Alberta: 7.0 - HIGH British Columbia: 3.5 - MODERATE Manitoba: 3.7 - MODERATE New Brunswick: 3.5 - MODERATE Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4 - MODERATE North: 4.2 - MODERATE Nova Scotia: 3.4 - MODERATE Ontario: 4.1 - MODERATE Prince Edward Island: 3.7 - MODERATE Quebec: 4.2 - MODERATE Saskatchewan: 3.6 - MODERATE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK

About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Countdown to begin shortly - NordSpace Canada's first commercial space launch of #Taiga 🚀 from #Newfoundland #Labrador #Canada

A bar chart titled "From candles to electrons: changing lighting sources in the United Kingdom" illustrates the shifting share of lighting powered by various energy sources from 1700 to 2000. Different colored bars represent energy sources: candles, whale oil, gas, kerosene, and electricity. In the early 1700s, 90–95% of lighting was from candles. From 1750–1800, whale oil rose in usage to about 10%. 1850 saw a move to gas, which accounted for 78%. 1900 saw an introduction of kerosene, at 15%, with 82% still coming from gas. By 1950 and continuing to 2000, electricity makes up nearly 100%, indicating a major shift in lighting sources. The data source is attributed to Fouquet & Pearson (2006). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

From candles to electrons: changing lighting sources in the United Kingdom

New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective | CBC News The Basadinaa Experience shares stories of cultural and historical significance from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River — the traditional lands of both grou...

New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective #Ontario

Hamilton Conservation Authority teamed up with Indigenous communities to share cultural stories

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Albertans will have to pay $100 for COVID-19 shots The Alberta government said Friday everyone not covered by the province will have to pay a $100 “administration” fee for the COVID-19 shot.

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BC: free
Sask: free
Man: free
Alberta: $100 while supplies last.

All three willing to have Albertans come visit to get a free COVID vaccine. Smith and her UCP anti-vax, separatist, wing nuts loonies are out of control.

This is madness.

Somehow this got buried in the thread, but it's important.

Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount - BBC News The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.

More data centres are coming to the UK, with British citizens being expected to foot the electricity and water bill. A textbook example of socialism for corporations, cutthroat capitalism for the public.