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@kittenguardian.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Would rather be outside. Thankful to be living my dream on the beautiful east coast.
🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 🇲🇽 ally. Kindness & diversity are strengths.
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www.canada.ca/en/food-insp...

Time to grow this export number

Apples are Canada’s largest fruit crop in terms of production volume, and they generate the second highest farm gate value for fruit crops. In 2022, the value of fresh apple exports was $51.3 million Canadian dollars.
Making trade easier: Export opportunities for Canadian apples to Mexico - Canada.ca
The Government of Canada is taking action to expand and diversify markets for Canada’s apple sector, supporting producers in exporting their high-quality Canadian products to international markets.
www.canada.ca
February 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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PM Carney 🇨🇦 on Marco Rubio's Munich speech (French): "Mr. Rubio has spoken, and the American administration from time to time talks about, Christian nationalism ... It is not Canadian nationalism. Canadian nationalism is civic nationalism." #cdnpoli
February 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Not surprised at all. A walk in the woods does wonders
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy
Wooded environments release organic compounds that seem to improve respiratory health, but the magnitude and mechanism of the effect remains unclear.
www.nature.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The post-Poilievre leadership race has begun, @acoyne.bsky.social writes www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Opinion: The post-Poilievre leadership race has begun
Jamil Jivani is staking his claim to lead the MAGA wing of the Conservative Party
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp couldn’t stay seated in his chair as he proudly stated, "Scare enemies and we kill people sometimes,” while speaking to shareholders. #cdnpoli
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Millions of Epstein files suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says.
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"Where Canada cannot build alone, the strategy calls for deeper partnerships with trusted allies, particularly in Europe, the United Kingdom and the Indo-Pacific."

The US - notably missing. The era when 75 cent of each dollar spent on defense goes to US companies is over
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada bets on 'Build at Home' defence strategy to reclaim sovereignty — and revive readiness | CBC News
Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets ambitious targets to rebuild military readiness and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, aiming to award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian fir...
www.cbc.ca
February 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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The Fraser Institute condemns fining provinces that make patients pay for insured health care services because it, “sends a chill across the country that certain meaningful reforms”

See cartoon: ‘reform’ is a dog whistle for privatization.

#SendThatChill

ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ottawas...
February 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Appreciated seeing more Mexican produce than US produce in the grocery stores this winter. Lets make this happen
www.cbc.ca/news/trade-c...
LeBlanc leads trade delegation to Mexico, eyeing 'huge opportunity' to expand | CBC News
A Canadian trade mission to Mexico this week could produce new deals by early spring, and marks the country's "most significant" such mission ever to Mexico, according to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Do...
www.cbc.ca
February 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.
US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule
The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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All children deserve good teaching. Some need it more than most. If support replaces thinking, it isn’t support.
Our aim must be independence.
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Good teaching is not a special measure
Why the principles that support children with special educational needs are the foundations of effective teaching for all
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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CARNEY: "I know that nothing I can say will bring your children home. I know that no words from me or anyone can fill the silence in your homes tonight and I won't pretend otherwise ... We wanted you to hear that Canadians are with you and we will always be with you."
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Minister Joly did this.
She made it perfectly clear from day one things would not go well for Stellantis if they backed out on the agreement.
I am so glad she is on our Team.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...
‘We want to build cars in Brampton’: Stellantis CEO as plant sits idle
Stellantis Canada says it wants to restart production at its idle Brampton plant, even as tariffs and economic pressure weigh on the country’s auto sector.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
February 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Repeatedly received RCMP text alerts on my phone that kept coming every few minutes until I acknowledged receiving it. Once I realised why I kept getting warnings, I was glad of it. This is an important improvement to the public warning system imo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Inmate on the run after escaping Shediac jail, public warned | CBC News
A 35-year-old inmate who climbed a fence and escaped from the provincial jail in Shediac is still on the loose, New Brunswick RCMP said Friday.
www.cbc.ca
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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To the first responders and teachers in Tumbler Ridge who acted immediately to help those in need — you are the best of Canada.
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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One Black Cat
Maud Lewis
1964
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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A community is in the midst of a horrific tragedy. Then a few garbaage people leverage the tragedy to advance hate against the trans community.

So much hate in the world. And for what?

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have spread online | CBC News
Anger and false claims are being directed at transgender people after Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspected shooter, who RCMP identified a...
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Goodnight 🌚
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM