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Harold Pliszka
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Counselling social worker, leadership consultant, builder. Founder of Reverve Counselling, & Iron Lava Consulting. HYTES co-founder & 1st ED of SWAA. | https://hpliszka.com | http://reverve.life | https://ironlava.com | http://hytes.org
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"The ratification vote will start on Nov. 20 at 9 a.m., and end on Nov. 25 at 4 p.m. Results will be released shortly after."
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Alberta health-care workers to vote on new tentative deal with province | CBC News
Members of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta will soon vote on a tentative agreement which came about after a third-party mediator recommended new terms.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"The kayak was among 100,000 objects originally sent to Rome in 1925 for a world exhibition organized by Pope Pius XI, who invited Catholic missionaries to ship “examples of Indigenous life” from the regions where the men worked."
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Vatican returns Indigenous cultural items to Canadian delegation of Catholic bishops | CBC News
A century-old Inuvialuit kayak once used for beluga and whale hunts, and 61 other cultural objects from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities long held in Vatican Museums vaults, will return to C...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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"The U.S. ... is speeding toward a vote... on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein, a step that comes after months of resistance from Republicans...
The effort was backed by all House Democrats and four Republicans..."
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What's next in U.S. Congress after Jeffrey Epstein petition passes | CBC News
The U.S. House of Representatives is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. While it looks like the measure cou...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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“If Canada wants to create sovereign capabilities, not only buying planes, we are prepared to do that tech transfer for Canada,” Mr. Johansson said in an interview at Saab AB’s headquarters in Stockholm. “We are talking collaboration.”
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Saab CEO confirms talks with Ottawa, Bombardier for Gripen fighter jet production
Talks to continue during royal visit by Sweden’s King and Queen to Canada next week
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November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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“The Trump true believers and the progressives on the left are both saying that the rich and the powerful are too rich and too powerful,” said Jeffrey Bloodworth, a Gannon University political historian who studies contemporary American liberalism.
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Epstein e-mails create unlikely alliance between MAGA and the left
Latest episode is more about the politics of resentment – and that’s the real threat to Trump
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November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command," George Orwell, 1984.
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ANALYSIS | The cost of living is rising in the U.S. Trump calls it a 'con job' | CBC News
Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election a year ago in large part because of voter outrage over the high cost of living in the Biden administration's post-pandemic economy. With Trump now nearl...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Israeli president, Isaac "Herzog said the violence committed by a "handful" of perpetrators "crosses a red line," adding in a social media post that "all state authorities must act decisively to eradicate the phenomenon."'
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Israeli president urges end to settler violence against Palestinians after 'shocking and serious' attack | CBC News
Israel's president on Wednesday called for an end to a growing wave of settler violence following a "shocking and serious" attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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"Agroclimate specialist Trevor Hadwen said, on a national scale, Canada hasn't seen drought conditions this severe since the early 2000s...
Some of the more extreme cases are concentrated in B.C., southern Ontario and the Maritimes. Regions in the Northwest Territories..."
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Fall drought could spell water troubles for central Alberta regions, expert says | CBC News
Large swaths of Alberta are experiencing extreme drought conditions. Some farmers are thinking twice about the amount of water they use heading into the winter months.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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When politics triumphs over evidence-based based policy, people are harmed.

"Since 2016, more than 53,000 people across Canada have lost their lives to a drug overdose"

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They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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A leopard who cannot change his spots, or something.
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Opinion: No need to reflect, nothing to see, it’s not my fault, it’s yours
After caucus chaos, Poilievre deflects and attacks
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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"The disappearance of the [Obamacare] subsidies will raise premiums from nothing to US$378 a year for households at the bottom end of the income scale, with earnings of US$18,000 or less."
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Trump signs bill ending the longest U.S. government shutdown in history
The 43-day disruption came to a close late Wednesday after a narrow vote in the House of Representatives
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November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Social connection is important.

"Just 1 in 5 people said they hung out with friends on an average day in 2022, down from nearly half in 1986, according to Statistics Canada. When people do manage to see friends, they’re parting ways faster..."

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How do you make time for your friends? Share your tips with us
Do you have a standing dinner every month, or a phone call scheduled each Friday? Do you make a point of meeting in person to learn something new? We want to know
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November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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"We have observed with concern the military operations in the Caribbean region, because they violate international law and because France has a presence in this region through its overseas territories, where more than a million of our compatriots reside," Barrot said.
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France criticizes deadly U.S. boat strikes — will other G7 countries join in chorus? | CBC News
During a G7 meeting in Ontario, France's foreign affairs minister said the deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean carried out by the United States since early September violate international law. Colomb...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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“We just felt that it was time that the provincial government looked after their own taxes. It costs us money to collect those fees and handle them," explained Rocky Mountain House Mayor Shane Boniface.
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Alberta municipalities renew efforts to change how taxes for education system are collected | CBC News
There is a renewed push from municipalities to call on Alberta's provincial government to take control of its own education property tax collection, an issue that will be discussed at a convention in ...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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"This [recall petition] is about her [Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt] representation of our constituency and the beliefs of our constituency, the lack of communication we've experienced over time," Keenan said.
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Alberta MLA accuses school principal of weaponizing position to push recall petition | CBC News
Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East, accused constituent Derek Keenan of abusing his job as a high school principal in order to launch a politically motivated recall petition.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"The latest [flu] shot offers plenty of protection against severe illness, and is particularly important for higher-risk groups."
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What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News
Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"... Democrats, joined Republican senators in crafting a compromise that would restore government operations and the salaries of federal workers but not preserve the health care tax credits."
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The end of the U.S. government shutdown is the result of a fraught compromise
The Democratic Party’s unified front against Donald Trump has come crashing down
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November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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When the attempt to recall (now former) Mayor Joyti Gondek was unsuccessful, UCP's Daniel Smith thought the process was unfair to citizens. Now that recall procedures are set for against UCP MLA's, the process is suddenly unfair to politicians. Glorious irony.
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Opinion: Alberta’s conservatives introduced recall. Now they’re the targets
The left has organized to recall UCP politicians
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November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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What is happening to the veggie burger?
"Fast-food chains are making better plant-based burgers – and the South Asian community is championing the change"
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Plant-based, Indian-influenced burgers are redefining vegetarian food
Fast-food chains are making better plant-based burgers – and the South Asian community is championing the change
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November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"...[Trump] will have to reconvene legislators ... This will also mean swearing in Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election ... and who will be the final signature needed on a petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files."
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Epstein alleged in e-mails Trump ‘spent hours’ with a victim at his house
Democrats publish exchanges in which financier appeared to suggest the U.S. President was aware of what Epstein was doing
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November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'severe' geomagnetic storm. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'Severe' geomagnetic storm
Activity on the surface of the Sun means the chance of the Northern Lights shining over the UK is high this week as Elizabeth Rizzini explains.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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"Over the past few days, the sun has experienced several powerful solar flares. They were then followed by coronal mass ejections (CME), explosions of fast-moving particles that travel along the solar wind."
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After an incredible Tuesday night show, the northern lights could still be visible until Thursday | CBC News
Skygazers are spotting the lights deeper into Canada, the U.S. and Europe because the sun is going through a major facelift. Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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"“I like it because that means people are starting to remember what we fought for, what we sacrificed for and what we gave up so they could be free,” said Ken McPherson, 65, who said he spent much of his career on peacekeeping missions after joining in 1976."
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‘It wasn’t for nothing’: Veterans thrilled with Remembrance Day turnout in Calgary
"This is how we honour the legacy of those who came before us," said Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Why would I want to give money to a country whose president has stated that they want to annex my country, and has put in massive trade barriers?” Hans asked...

“There's a lot of other places to go,” she said. “I can't vote [in the U.S.], but I can vote with my dollars.”
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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News
Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spe...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad,” exclaimed Dr. James Talbot, a former CMOH for Alberta
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Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM