Darth Kater
@darthkater.bsky.social
Late diagnosed ADHD, 51-year-old Canadian, Scorpio, and Sith.
Vancouver and Smithers, British Columbia 🇨🇦
Vancouver and Smithers, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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A gentle Canadian spelling quiz that turns into existential doubt.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A gentle Canadian spelling quiz that turns into existential doubt.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
In the #RemembranceDay special "🇨🇦's Soldier," Peter Mansbridge retraces the steps that #Canadians took as they were dispatched to fight in WW I. Many memories from #theGreatWar remain cloaked in mystery, including a tunnel with artifacts never seen before on TV.
#WWI #InRemembrance #war
#WWI #InRemembrance #war
World War One Hidden Stories: Canada's Soldier (Full Network Special)
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In the #RemembranceDay special "🇨🇦's Soldier," Peter Mansbridge retraces the steps that #Canadians took as they were dispatched to fight in WW I. Many memories from #theGreatWar remain cloaked in mystery, including a tunnel with artifacts never seen before on TV.
#WWI #InRemembrance #war
#WWI #InRemembrance #war
The #EdmundFitzgerald sank 50 years ago tonight (Lake Superior). #GordonLightfoot would have turned 87 next Monday. 🇨🇦 ⚓️ 🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot recounts creating hit song, ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’
YouTube video by Official W5
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The #EdmundFitzgerald sank 50 years ago tonight (Lake Superior). #GordonLightfoot would have turned 87 next Monday. 🇨🇦 ⚓️ 🇺🇸
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Carney adds more deficits to budget while nobody paying attention
Carney adds more deficits to budget while nobody paying attention
OTTAWA - Amid a week of heavily-publicized upheaval in the Conservative caucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney is currently adding even larger deficit spending after realizing that nobody is paying any at...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Carney adds more deficits to budget while nobody paying attention
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Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
TORONTO - Rogers Communications, proud owner of the only Major League Baseball team in Canada, revealed plans to celebrate their 2025 World Series run with a second statue of company founder Ted Roger...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
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Mark Carney Approval Polling:
Approve: 61% (-1)
Disapprove: 34% (+2)
Liaison / Nov 8, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
(% change with Nov 3, 2025)
Approve: 61% (-1)
Disapprove: 34% (+2)
Liaison / Nov 8, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
(% change with Nov 3, 2025)
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mark Carney Approval Polling:
Approve: 61% (-1)
Disapprove: 34% (+2)
Liaison / Nov 8, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
(% change with Nov 3, 2025)
Approve: 61% (-1)
Disapprove: 34% (+2)
Liaison / Nov 8, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
(% change with Nov 3, 2025)
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"Do you think there should be an election, or should the parties work together to avoid an election until the next scheduled date?"
Work together: 56%
Election ASAP: 30%
Unsure: 14%
Innovative / Nov 7, 2025 / n=800 / Online
Work together: 56%
Election ASAP: 30%
Unsure: 14%
Innovative / Nov 7, 2025 / n=800 / Online
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Do you think there should be an election, or should the parties work together to avoid an election until the next scheduled date?"
Work together: 56%
Election ASAP: 30%
Unsure: 14%
Innovative / Nov 7, 2025 / n=800 / Online
Work together: 56%
Election ASAP: 30%
Unsure: 14%
Innovative / Nov 7, 2025 / n=800 / Online
Has Congress given the U.S. president the power to impose sweeping #tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act? The Supreme Court will make a decision in a ruling that could restrain the #Trump administration’s primary economic and foreign policy tool.
Are Trump’s global tariffs illegal? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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November 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Veterans from different generations take a special trip to the Netherlands to commemorate Canada’s role in liberating the country from the Germans in the Second World War, sharing heartfelt stories of pride and sacrifice.
#canada #remembranceday #ww2
#canada #remembranceday #ww2
Canada’s Veterans | Adrienne Arsenault Reports
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Veterans from different generations take a special trip to the Netherlands to commemorate Canada’s role in liberating the country from the Germans in the Second World War, sharing heartfelt stories of pride and sacrifice.
#canada #remembranceday #ww2
#canada #remembranceday #ww2
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Free tech to privately alert people about what’s available at their local food bank
thedemlabs.org/2025/11/08/f...
@gailwaldby.bsky.social #foodbanks
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@gailwaldby.bsky.social #foodbanks
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Free tech to privately alert people about what’s available at their local food bank
thedemlabs.org/2025/11/08/f...
@gailwaldby.bsky.social #foodbanks
thedemlabs.org/2025/11/08/f...
@gailwaldby.bsky.social #foodbanks
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Polling Canada Federal Model Update:
🔴 LPC: 171 (+2)
🔵 CPC: 135 (-9)
⚜️ BQ: 23 (+1)
🟠 NDP: 12 (+5)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- November 8, 2025 -
Full model article here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🔴 LPC: 171 (+2)
🔵 CPC: 135 (-9)
⚜️ BQ: 23 (+1)
🟠 NDP: 12 (+5)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- November 8, 2025 -
Full model article here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Is a Liberal Majority on the Table?
While they slip in the latest polls, floor crossing drama has inched them even closer to a majority in parliament
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Polling Canada Federal Model Update:
🔴 LPC: 171 (+2)
🔵 CPC: 135 (-9)
⚜️ BQ: 23 (+1)
🟠 NDP: 12 (+5)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- November 8, 2025 -
Full model article here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🔴 LPC: 171 (+2)
🔵 CPC: 135 (-9)
⚜️ BQ: 23 (+1)
🟠 NDP: 12 (+5)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- November 8, 2025 -
Full model article here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
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Poilievre prevents more MPs from leaving party by locking doors, swallowing key
Poilievre prevents more MPs from leaving party by locking doors, swallowing key
OTTAWA – In an effort to prevent any more defections from caucus, party leader Pierre Poilievre has reportedly locked all Conservative MPs in an undisclosed room in Parliament Hill before swallowing the key.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Poilievre prevents more MPs from leaving party by locking doors, swallowing key
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Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed
Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed
OTTAWA – Milton Smolyak, a “red tory” who has been rumoured to be mulling over a switch to the Liberal Party, woke up this morning with the severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed. “I wa...
thebeaverton.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed
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Those who agree - "I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Budget Week Opens with Rising Public Skepticism
Canadians remain split on Carney's ability to deliver results, while dissatisfaction with Ottawa ticks upward
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Those who agree - "I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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"I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 Agree: 70%
🔴 Disagree: 19%
Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/budget-wee...
🟢 Agree: 70%
🔴 Disagree: 19%
Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/budget-wee...
Budget Week Opens with Rising Public Skepticism
Canadians remain split on Carney's ability to deliver results, while dissatisfaction with Ottawa ticks upward
canadianpolling.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 Agree: 70%
🔴 Disagree: 19%
Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/budget-wee...
🟢 Agree: 70%
🔴 Disagree: 19%
Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/budget-wee...
This declaration comes after months of lobbying by #Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to resurrect plans for an oil #pipeline between Alberta and B.C.’s North Coast. The federal government would need to end the ban on oil tankers in North Coast waters carrying more than 12,500 MT of crude oil.
B.C. signs declaration with First Nations calling for feds to uphold tanker ban - Terrace Standard
Moratorium on heavy oil tankers on B.C.’s North Coast would need to end to allow a new oil pipeline
terracestandard.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Federal magistrate twice knocks back FBI warrant as Arlington prosecutor curbs search of 66-year-old’s phone.
Judge Stalls Stephen Miller Doxxing Case Against Retired Lady, 66
Federal magistrate twice knocks back FBI warrant as Arlington prosecutor curbs search of 66-year-old’s phone.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Federal magistrate twice knocks back FBI warrant as Arlington prosecutor curbs search of 66-year-old’s phone.