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AlphieMado
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Retired, love snow and winter sports, gardener in spring and summer, food preserver in the fall, baker of sourdough bread all year-round. Politically left leaning. I have Systemic Mastocytosis. Bilingual ( Fr/Eng)
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My take on this relationship: it makes Pierre Poilièvre look even more like a loser.
A timeline of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s relationship | CBC News
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry have been linked since this summer when they were spotted out together in Montreal. With a recent outing together in Paris, the two appear ...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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@ndp.ca maybe we should take a page from the Cons playbook: attract young male voters by allowing debate on all subjects. Show them that exclusion is not the answer and that they have a place in 🇨🇦. In 🇨🇦, diverse as it is, young men can have a strong and prosperous future.
Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News
By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@avilewis.ca Can the NDP adopt the Zucman Tax?
October 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hey, Jimmy:The world is responding.
Dutch late night TV has its take
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
L’Estonie dénonce une violation de son espace aérien par la Russie

L'Estonie a dénoncé vendredi la violation de l'espace aérien de ce pays balte, membre de l'UE et de l'OTAN, par trois avions de combat russes.

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Putin trying to help Trump get his 3rd mandate.
L’Estonie dénonce une violation de son espace aérien par la Russie
L'Estonie a dénoncé vendredi la violation de l'espace aérien de ce pays balte, membre de l'UE et de l'OTAN, par trois avions de combat russes.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Those Palestinians who want to become Canadians should be welcomed into our country, 🇨🇦.
ANALYSIS | Israel's attack on Qatar was an escalation, but its invasion of Gaza City is even more consequential | CBC News
Israel’s government claims capturing the territory’s largest population centre is essential to defeating the remnants of Hamas, where many of its remaining fighters are believed to be holding out. But...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Our Transit-station no longer has a recycling area. The only recycling depot is 35km away.
Recycle B.C. asks residents to make more effort to keep plastics out of landfills | CBC News
The organization behind B.C.'s recycling system wants residents to do more to keep plastics from going to landfills or ending up as litter — as only 45 per cent of plastic packaging used by residents ...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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CBC’s new CEO warns Poilievre’s plan to cut $1.4B would cripple English & French services-- an existential threat to Canadian public broadcasting.
Look at the U.S.: PBS gutted, talk of PragerU replacing kids’ shows. Defunding CBC risks the same.
Save Canadian culture. Save CBC.
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If the Gaza strip collapses, Israel moves in and the US takes it over, Canada should open its doors to all Gazans who want to come. It would be the right thing to do. And Canada will benefit from it.
September 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
L’interdiction des livres à caractère sexuel est suspendue

Dans un courriel aux conseils scolaires, le ministre de l’Éducation a déclaré que l'ordre de retirer des écoles les livres au contenu sexuel était suspendu.

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L’interdiction des livres à caractère sexuel est suspendue
Dans un courriel aux conseils scolaires, le ministre de l’Éducation a déclaré que l'ordre de retirer des écoles les livres au contenu sexuel était suspendu.
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September 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
La « riviera du Proche-Orient » de Trump est-elle réaliste?

Alors qu’Israël poursuit son plan visant à prendre le contrôle de la bande de Gaza, le plan américain pour rebâtir l’enclave suscite des réactions partagées.

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Can Canada take Palestinians in?
La « riviera du Proche-Orient » de Trump est-elle réaliste?
Alors qu’Israël poursuit son plan visant à prendre le contrôle de la bande de Gaza, le plan américain pour rebâtir l’enclave suscite des réactions partagées.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Happy #Labour Day! Whether you're in a union or not, in #Canada, you need to be thankful for what they have brought or helped bring all of us:
1. Minimum wage
2. Overtime pay
3. Pensions
4. Workplace safety measures
5. Maternity/paternal leave
6. Publicly funded health care
7. Affordable child care
September 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Une nouvelle flottille partira dimanche vers Gaza

Elle vise à « rompre le siège illégal de Gaza », pour « prévenir le génocide » selon ses organisateurs, qui comptent notamment Greta Thunberg dans leurs rangs.

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Merci Greta!
Une nouvelle flottille partira dimanche vers Gaza
Elle vise à « rompre le siège illégal de Gaza », pour « prévenir le génocide » selon ses organisateurs, qui comptent notamment Greta Thunberg dans leurs rangs.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I support this. With so many young adults unemployed, this could give them experience in fields they would never have had a chance to experience. And, if Canada is invaded we have trained men and women to defend us.
Canadians like the idea of public service for young adults. Should it be mandatory? | CBC News
A recent poll found Canadians support the idea of a year of mandatory public service for those under 30. Young adults who volunteer gain a host of benefits, experts say, but making it compulsory is a ...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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This is why the Senator from Maine sent 'come join the U.S.' letters to Western provinces. We are definitely Canada's Achilles heel...and how can we change that?
Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada | CBC News
A non-profit watchdog says Canadians have no way of knowing how much money is being donated to an evangelical group founded by an American who is making headlines across the country for event cancella...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bureaux de vote fermés dans Battle River–Crowfoot

Lundi, les électeurs de la circonscription Battle River–Crowfoot, en Alberta, ont été appelés aux urnes pour une élection partielle fédérale.

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Bureaux de vote fermés dans Battle River–Crowfoot
Lundi, les électeurs de la circonscription Battle River–Crowfoot, en Alberta, ont été appelés aux urnes pour une élection partielle fédérale.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
How BC responded to the Senator from Maine, a Mr Martin, invitation to join the US of A:
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August 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I found this VERY interesting: written examples of how to fill out the ballot using Pierre Poilièvre as the example.
There is a bad smell emanating from Battle River Crowfoot...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For composers in the Bluesky-osphere.
August 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM