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After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. https://cnn.it/3Ovxzwk

Yukon University admits discrimination against staffer fired after return from domestic violence leave | CBC News Yukon University says it now acknowledges that one of its employees did discriminate against Melissa Antony when she was terminated in 2023. The admission marks a reversal for the university, which ha...

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Yet another failure by #YukonUniversity, bedevilled by a curious in-house toxicity since its inception in 2020 (& before) -

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The best response to someone who thinks they can say "I don't want to get into politics" when you talk about ICE.

Tuberculosis Outbreaks Worsening in Nunavik While Quebec Government Ignores Calls to Declare Public Health Emergency New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in this Inuit region, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB.

A health crisis has been brewing for some time in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, and it’s only getting worse.

New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in Nunavik, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB outbreaks.

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Tonight at 9 come help me figure out who stole the KitKats!

A "Little Free Library" filled with only Merriam-Webster Dictionaries

Happy National Library Week to whoever did this.

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Is the HHS Still a Dumpster Fire? Podcast Episode · The House of Pod · April 21 · 58m

I had a chance to appear on Dr. Kaveh Hoda’s podcast @kavehmd.bsky.social along with @angierasmussen.bsky.social.

We chatted about a lot of RFK Jr.’s shenanigans. Have a listen if you need a palate cleanser after all these RFK Jr. hearings!

If Michael Jordan could beat the Jazz with the flu*, our military should be able to fight with it.

*Don’t tell me it’s food poisoning

Report details tetanus in 4 unvaccinated US kids, including refusal of post-exposure prevention

Remember the unvaccinated boy who contracted tetanus in 2017, hospitalized for months at a cost of almost $1M? The boy who was a patient of (former) antivax doctor Paul Thomas?

He's not the only recent case. 4 kids, unvax'd, none received immunoglobulin when symptoms developed. Those poor kids.

TherapyJeff *is* being cancelled and, seeing all the posts, I'm kinda glad.

Hegseth has just proudly announced on Twitter that flu vaccines will no longer be mandatory for US Servicemembers.

Before The Regime took power, the DoD correctly said that vaccine refusal is a national security threat.

UK universities hired military intelligence firm to spy on pro-Palestine students Universities breach staff and students' right to campaign against Israeli brutality and genocide by contracting firm to spy on them

Universities breach staff and students' right to campaign against Israeli brutality and genocide by contracting firm to spy on them

Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

During Trump's first year the NIH supported 2,700 fewer projects, including a 31% drop in projects with the word "women" in them.

Trump's attack on science is undermining American innovation & more importantly, is an attack on Americans' health.

Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life

Wondering if it will wind up the parent chat group enough to get me booted out if I put the article about long COVID and school grades in there... 👀

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The first step to beating Doug Ford is winning the Ontario Liberal nomination in Scarborough Southwest.

The deadline to sign up to vote is this Saturday, April 25th at 5:00 pm.

Sign up now at olp.teamnate.ca

Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

American influencers are coming to Canada and trying to film random street interviews— and then calling us rude for declining being filmed. We don’t randomly film each other in Canada, it’s you who are being rude.

Right of publicity in Canada: What photographers and content creators need to know when a person is in the frame Si tu es photographe ou créateur de contenu au Canada (ou si tu comptes visiter ce magnifique pays), il est essentiel de comprendre le droit à l’image et les règles entourant la publication de phot…

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Whether it’s preventing hospitalization, lost school/work/duty days, or limiting transmission to others, the flu vaccine is something I will continue recommending as both an individual and force health protection measure.

Even an imperfect flu vaccine offers demonstrable benefit.

The media’s failure to cover Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s ongoing conflicts of interest as he gets billions from the Middle East while being Trump’s negotiator is insane.

(Especially after what they did with Hunter Biden)

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Via Reuters: Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.

At the end of March, Dr. Tejshri Shah, our General Director, travelled to #Lebanon to meet with our teams.

Watch her reflect on our response and the need to protect civilians, healthcare workers and health facilities in conflict:

*The video was created on April 3, 2026.

After three years of conflict, Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. 21 million people require urgent health assistance.

WHO calls for the protection of health care and safe access to everyone in need. Above all, people in Sudan need peace.

Health needs in Sudan - Around 4 million people are acutely malnourished - Diseases such as malaria, dengue and measles are spreading - Close to 40% of health facilities are non-functional

WHO’s Response in Sudan - WHO helped contain two cholera outbreaks - 4.1 million patients treated in hospitals, primary health centres & mobile clinics - 46 million children and adults vaccinated against cholera, polio, diphtheria, measles and rubella - 118 000 severely malnourished children treated in stabilization centres - 3300+ metric tons of medical supplies and medicines delivered

Three years of war in #Sudan have disrupted basic services, displaced millions and devastated the health system.

Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis marked by disease, hunger, displacement & despair.

Sudan's people need peace.

#3YearsTooLong

Nearly 20 million lives saved in Africa through measles vaccinations.

As per the first-ever detailed analysis of immunization progress in the Region by WHO and GAVI, more than 500 million children have been protected through vaccination between 2000 and 2024.

You’ve all heard of biopsy. But what happens after?

Biomedical Scientist Yolly takes us inside a lab, where science turns cells into answers.

Together for health. #StandWithScience

Pale gray World Health Network graphic with the whn.global logo at the top. Large pink and black text reads: “COVID-19 never ‘ended’.” In the center is a simple white mask icon with pink ear loops. Below, large black text reads: “You should still be wearing a mask.” At the bottom it says: “World Health Network” and “Science for a safer, healthier world.”

COVID-19 is still spreading. Respirator masks are still one of the simplest ways to reduce risk, for you and the people around you.

#COVID19 #COVIDIsNotOver #COVID #LongCOVID #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #LongCOVIDAwareness