Tomorrow in #yyj!

This was certainly our experience at the farmers market two years running during Stanley Cup finals, only so much time and disposable income, regular customers spent time and $ on game night activities instead. www.thestar.com/business/tor...

Rest in peace and power Iris Long.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..."

"One of her children recently enlisted in the military...

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“Remember Heinz Ketchup” … I’ll buy that tshirt.

The way that number keeps on rising. Impressive, Canadians. Our capacity to bear a grudge is inspiring.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

Children hug Mayor Mamdani.

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. 

In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

— Orwell, 1984

Firefighters from Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House will soon respond to wildfires across the Cariboo | CBC News The three B.C. cities have set up a mutual aid agreement allowing them to quickly share resources across the region.

Cutting out the red tape: Source: CBC share.google/RcIaQFylsgPo...

Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.

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Haha it’s intermittent seeing it now, but shoot, an outage to make me realize how much I use Bluesky!

Oh I had so much hope for a fresh start, perhaps they can course correct quickly.

The moments after a birth at home. A midwife charting in a client's kitchen. A family in a birth center, siblings meeting their baby for the first time, right there in the room.

Those moments are real, and they're hard to find.
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We’re bringing this case study to life in this month’s Calabash Cafe. Join us! Free for members. And as always it’s free to join. qmnc.org/events/174022
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Trump’s apocalyptic promise: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’

Truman described Hiroshima as 'a military base,' a characterization historians have since established as inaccurate.

Orbán’s electoral defeat is not simply some abstract thing happening in a far away country overseas

Orbán’s government played a big role in convening the international far-right. Groups funded by Orbán’s gov’t even sponsored Canadian Conservative MPs to attend ultra social conservative conferences:

Agree with all but the last, freezing is quite legitimate and some really great roasters use it. (And also, there are some fabulous high end instants.) All the rest? Facts.

This situation needs to be resolved, & across Canada we need to be addressing the shortage of midwives w/ the same effort we are putting into our other health care worker shortages. Birth is the no.1 reason for hospitalization in Canada. Let’s treat this issue with the seriousness it deserves.

Worse, the work permit she received didn’t reverse their decision that UBC’s midwifery bridging program doesn’t meet immigration department requirements. …/3

This 11th hour reprieve may have come too late for this midwife — she was already on the plane back to the UK after packing up her life and giving up her rental apartment when the work permit came. …/2

… whereas B.C.’s decriminalization came without enough detox beds, long-term treatment, supportive housing, mental health services or follow-up care, leaving major gaps in its response.” 2/2

UVic researchers discuss why B.C. couldn’t replicate Portugal’s drug strategy - Victoria News Experts point to fundamental differences in context, toxic drug supply, and government reluctance

Yeah: “Beyond the toxicity of its drug supply, Portugal’s drug strategy paired decriminalization with a massive, coordinated investment in treatment, housing, and social support,…/2

Not in Iceland. Current alphabet includes both eth and thorn.

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Tuned in to see an update on Midwife Heather Gilchrist’s case, and in general what the Liberals are doing to address our midwife shortage. Please make sure you include something on this important in your next update!

Victoria midwife granted work permit in Canada after initial refusals - BC News Heather Gilchrist had been working for a Victoria midwife collective as a registered midwife for seven months when she was told by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada on March 24 to pack her bags.

Victoria midwife granted work permit in Canada after initial refusals #VictoriaBC

Calabash Cafe poster with image of calabash in the background. The colours are blue, green and burgundy, the same colours of the QMNC logo, which is in the bottom right. The text says: Connect with the QMNC community in a relaxed, intimate virtual setting. This month: Birth in Every Culture: A Northern Uganda Birth Centre Puts the the QMNC Framework into Practice. 27 April 2026 Times are: 8 am Vancouver/Mexico City 11 am New York 12 pm Sāo Paulo 4 pm London/Lagos 5 pm Nairobi/Kampala 6 pm Cairo/Alexandria 7 pm Istanbul 8:30 pm New Delhi 10 pm Jakarta 11 pm Manila/Tokyo Sydney (AEST) 1 am Apr 28 Free registration for members: qmnc.org Quality Maternal Newborn Care Research Alliance

Zero maternal deaths. 20,000+ births. Neonatal mortality rate of 11/1000, far below Uganda's average. From a midwife-led birth center in post-conflict Uganda. Join us April 27 for Birth in Every Culture, a new #QMNC Calabash Café series. Free for members: qmnc.org/events/174022
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Agreed. I think Paula says the same, basically.

I don’t think you can go wrong predicting the bad shit stupid humans can accomplish.

0 Opinion The Editorial Board U.S. cut aid to Africa. The continent proved resilient. The abrupt change was messy, but forced governments to reform fast.

I read a lot of conservative media, and let me just say that this Washpost house editorial is one of the most shameful pieces of unsubstantiated, free-market claptrap that has been published all year, by anyone.

Barely a mention of the thousands of deaths caused by US aid cutbacks.