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Art. Cats. Nature.
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I am looking at how Canada's provincial borders were established.
Today it is Ontario.
The story of Ontario's borders include a near armed conflict with Manitoba, a treaty that divided the Great Lakes and a slow expansion north.

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January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison’s range of holdings includes a warehouse in Virginia that ICE wants to buy and convert into a detention centre.

The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Credit to an amazing Canadian Tod Maffin for the Healthcare Infusion network bringing in US healthcare workers who want to immigrate and get a job in #Canada details in his video below
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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As temperatures drop dangerously low throughout much of the country this week, having a plan in place to keep your animals warm can save their lives. Make sure your pets have shelter from freezing temperatures, wind chill and ice, and be aware of hazards such as rock salt and antifreeze.
January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Will @cityofvancouver.bsky.social activate the Fairview Warming Centre at @OddVancouver Hall, 1443 W 8th, Friday, Jan. 23?

Enviroment Canada forecasts #Vancouver low Friday of -3°C ("Wind chill -9").

CoV website says warming centres activate "when temp drops below -4°C or it feels like -4°C."
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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It's incredibly disheartening to go to a former employer's site to find stories you've written from 10-15 years ago and they're just ... not there.

Years of journalism, of records, of knowledge, gone.

This is the modern equivalent to the collapse and destruction of the Library of Alexandria.
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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We cattos know there is a special kitty that hoomom has given refuge in our house. We can't meet Cookie until he's settled in & seen our vet. That could be a few weeks. We're ready for a new little brother, but, is he ready for us. 😹 Below zero temps over our weekend. Stay warm. Hugs & love 💤💙💤
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
“Nostalgia is not a strategy “. -Carney.
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Although most of the mushrooms have turned to mush with our winter weather here in Oregon, I still occasionally find a few. I found these two huddled against the cold yesterday, with ice crystals on their caps.

#MacroMonday #mushroom #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #forest #OMSystem
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Albertans who vote provincial NDP --

Remember, you have to manually renew your membership annually ($10). Their goal is to have 500 members in *every* riding, so even if you live DEEP rural, joining actually helps.

mini thread inc
Link: www.albertandp.ca
The Alberta NDP | A better future for Alberta
Join us as we work towards a better future for Alberta.
www.albertandp.ca
January 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Fantastic body care products
O’terra
Hair products by Bob Bob Inc
Guests On Earth home care products
I honestly do my list slow for groceries search Canadian toilet paper get Royale. Once you’ve done it a few times it becomes habit. It literally only takes me 20 minutes to do a list.
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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This is a great store with 2nd hand items, non profit-funds go to end of life Hospice Care and grief counselling #Halifax #NovaScotia
#Encore

Credit to chknandtators
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Terrific syllabus language about the dangers of Generative AI
Yes in thunder. My syllabus statement:
January 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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One of my favorite things about nature photography is that it's rarely "posed." There are things like lighting, filters, and timing but those mountains really are just that majestic. May we all be that authentic.
#nature #photography #authenticity #beauty #internalprogress
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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“Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change” www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... - @theguardian.com

#ClimateChange #Environment #Forests #Wildfires
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Couldn't find the picture I was intending to post and lost enthusiasm, but found this one, so here's a big (30cm!) mushroom from about 18 months ago, out in western Tokyo.
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Please stand for the (other) Canadian national anthem
Spirit Of The West "Home For A Rest" - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Spirit Of The West
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Metro Vancouver weather: Rainfall warning issued as atmospheric river drenches region
Metro Vancouver weather: Rainfall warning issued as atmospheric river drenches region
Watch out for water pooling on roads.
dlvr.it
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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“EVACUATION ALERT – LANDS ADJACENT AND NEAR TO THE CHILLIWACK RIVER IN FVRD ELECTORAL AREA E” www.fvrd.ca/EN/meta/news... - Fraser Valley Regional District

#BCFlood #BCStorm #Chilliwack #FraserValley
EVACUATION ALERT – LANDS ADJACENT AND NEAR TO THE CHILLIWACK RIVER IN FVRD ELECTORAL AREA E
www.fvrd.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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With everything awful & scary going on in the United States & the world, we might momentarily forget that here in Canada, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre STILL REFUSES to apply for the normal security clearance that EVERYONE else in his position has.

It’s reasonable to assume he can’t pass it.
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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New article: Polar vortex disruption to bring colder weather to North America

- Discussion of who will win and who will lose
- What is the polar vortex anyway?
- When does the cold end?

ingallswx.com/2026/01/09/p...

#PolarVortex #weather
Polar vortex disruption to bring colder weather to North America
A sudden stratospheric warming event is occurring in the polar vortex centered near the North Pole. This is likely to amplify the jet stream wave pattern, which is to say it will dive further south…
ingallswx.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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#Vancouver #weather
20260108

Rain showers today and tomorrow. Steady rain returns Saturday afternoon with an atmospheric river Sunday through Tuesday. Snow levels rising, possibly decimating mid-elevation snow we accumulated in the mountains this week.

#YVR #BCstorm
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM