Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦
@maryfernando.bsky.social
Mom, wife, doctor. Owned by Bouviers. Born feisty. Dislikes misinformation but loves children, animals, cake and 🇨🇦
Published medical + mystery articles, found on:
https://maryfernando.squarespace.com
Writing mysteries.
Published medical + mystery articles, found on:
https://maryfernando.squarespace.com
Writing mysteries.
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After my post on vaccinating my children when they were babies, I got asked to have ‘nuanced’ convos with antivaxxers.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
On Remembrance Day we remember my husband’s uncle who died in the skies over Europe and his father, who never recovered after losing his twin and the fighter pilots he taught. We remember my husband’s mother who lost many she loved.
Soon there’ll be none left to tell their stories
#LestWeForget
Soon there’ll be none left to tell their stories
#LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
On Remembrance Day we remember my husband’s uncle who died in the skies over Europe and his father, who never recovered after losing his twin and the fighter pilots he taught. We remember my husband’s mother who lost many she loved.
Soon there’ll be none left to tell their stories
#LestWeForget
Soon there’ll be none left to tell their stories
#LestWeForget
Please watch and remember the Canadians who fought and died for us.
All. Of. Them.
#LestWeForget
#RemberanceDay
#Canada
All. Of. Them.
#LestWeForget
#RemberanceDay
#Canada
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Please watch and remember the Canadians who fought and died for us.
All. Of. Them.
#LestWeForget
#RemberanceDay
#Canada
All. Of. Them.
#LestWeForget
#RemberanceDay
#Canada
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Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
I love this - Canadians have always known where we come from and what made us but we rarely say it so loudly and proudly.
Built in a place where we know we’re accepted just the way we are and the sky is the limit to our dreams, it’s no wonder that Canada has so many heroes.
#CanadaStrong
Built in a place where we know we’re accepted just the way we are and the sky is the limit to our dreams, it’s no wonder that Canada has so many heroes.
#CanadaStrong
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PURE CANADIAN GOLD
🇨🇦👍MUST WATCH💪🇨🇦
"Dear Canada..."
with 🎶 "A Case of You'
song by k.d. lang 🎶 🇨🇦
vimeo.com/1056619122
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
PURE CANADIAN GOLD
🇨🇦👍MUST WATCH💪🇨🇦
"Dear Canada..."
with 🎶 "A Case of You'
song by k.d. lang 🎶 🇨🇦
vimeo.com/1056619122
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
Dear Canada...
Dear Canada... I felt compelled to do something, to make something for my country. To stick up for, and to honour it. To show our strength, beauty, genius, empathy,…
vimeo.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love this - Canadians have always known where we come from and what made us but we rarely say it so loudly and proudly.
Built in a place where we know we’re accepted just the way we are and the sky is the limit to our dreams, it’s no wonder that Canada has so many heroes.
#CanadaStrong
Built in a place where we know we’re accepted just the way we are and the sky is the limit to our dreams, it’s no wonder that Canada has so many heroes.
#CanadaStrong
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I will never forget being surrounded by people smoking weed at a party who were telling me that I didn't need to be on Zoloft, I just needed to spend time in the woods. I said, "The only time I'd need to go into the woods is if someone threw my baby in there, & even then I'd probably call a ranger."
You can always tell when folks who didn't grow up in nature are getting into a mystical nature kick because they talk about forests like they're these serene, perfect, peaceful places. No friend, nature is scary and tense as fuck and you're looking at a place where things live and die BY THE MINUTE.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I will never forget being surrounded by people smoking weed at a party who were telling me that I didn't need to be on Zoloft, I just needed to spend time in the woods. I said, "The only time I'd need to go into the woods is if someone threw my baby in there, & even then I'd probably call a ranger."
Reposted by Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Get yourself and your kids vaccinated!
Canada can re-establish its measles elimination status once transmission of the measles strain associated with the current outbreak is interrupted for at least 12 months.
Get yourself and your kids vaccinated!
Canada can re-establish its measles elimination status once transmission of the measles strain associated with the current outbreak is interrupted for at least 12 months.
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Canada’s Measles Elimination Status
Following over 12 months of transmission across the country, PAHO confirms Canada's loss of measles elimination status. We are coordinating efforts with provinces and territories to restore the status...
www.canada.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Get yourself and your kids vaccinated!
Canada can re-establish its measles elimination status once transmission of the measles strain associated with the current outbreak is interrupted for at least 12 months.
Get yourself and your kids vaccinated!
Canada can re-establish its measles elimination status once transmission of the measles strain associated with the current outbreak is interrupted for at least 12 months.
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Tiny urban forests can help #rewild urban settings and help fight #climatechange. The brainchild of the Japanese botanist Miyawaki is taking his idea global.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #forests #nature #biodiversity
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #forests #nature #biodiversity
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Tiny urban forests can help #rewild urban settings and help fight #climatechange. The brainchild of the Japanese botanist Miyawaki is taking his idea global.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #forests #nature #biodiversity
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #forests #nature #biodiversity
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CBC uncovers a secret neo-Nazi gathering in Vancouver — attended by MMA gym owners, trainers & far-right extremists.
A chilling look at how hate is spreading in Canada — and why public journalism matters.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #AntiHate #Democracy
A chilling look at how hate is spreading in Canada — and why public journalism matters.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #AntiHate #Democracy
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
CBC uncovers a secret neo-Nazi gathering in Vancouver — attended by MMA gym owners, trainers & far-right extremists.
A chilling look at how hate is spreading in Canada — and why public journalism matters.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #AntiHate #Democracy
A chilling look at how hate is spreading in Canada — and why public journalism matters.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #AntiHate #Democracy
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"Despite Prime Minister Carney's friendlier tone with the oil and gas sector, this year's federal budget appears to offer a boost to an ambitious proposal for generating offshore wind power off the coast of Nova Scotia."
He has always clearly supported clean energy.
globalnews.ca/video/115190...
He has always clearly supported clean energy.
globalnews.ca/video/115190...
Carney’s latest budget boosts offshore wind power in Nova Scotia | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Carney’s latest budget boosts offshore wind power in Nova Scotia Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Despite Prime Minister Carney's friendlier tone with the oil and gas sector, this year's federal budget appears to offer a boost to an ambitious proposal for generating offshore wind power off the coast of Nova Scotia."
He has always clearly supported clean energy.
globalnews.ca/video/115190...
He has always clearly supported clean energy.
globalnews.ca/video/115190...
My husband and I were at a busy mall yesterday wearing our N95s, and we saw only one other person wearing a N95). I was going to hug him but restrained myself (I embarrass my husband enough).
Please consider masking with N95s along with getting vaccinated.
I promise I won’t hug you either.
Please consider masking with N95s along with getting vaccinated.
I promise I won’t hug you either.
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine
"Alarm bells abroad, spread of a new form of H3N2 provide warnings as influenza cases start ticking up"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
"Alarm bells abroad, spread of a new form of H3N2 provide warnings as influenza cases start ticking up"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My husband and I were at a busy mall yesterday wearing our N95s, and we saw only one other person wearing a N95). I was going to hug him but restrained myself (I embarrass my husband enough).
Please consider masking with N95s along with getting vaccinated.
I promise I won’t hug you either.
Please consider masking with N95s along with getting vaccinated.
I promise I won’t hug you either.
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It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
An ID Doctor’s Guide to Surviving Holiday Potlucks Food Poisoning Free
Because nothing says “festive” like avoiding an impromptu Norovirus outbreak.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
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Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark’s government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept u...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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#Toronto children’s charity wins big following #Jays-Dodgers rivalry
Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run w/Mariners. 🥰
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run w/Mariners. 🥰
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Toronto children’s charity wins big following Jays-Dodgers rivalry
Los Angeles Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#Toronto children’s charity wins big following #Jays-Dodgers rivalry
Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run w/Mariners. 🥰
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run w/Mariners. 🥰
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Reposted by Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦
🧪 Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🧪 Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)
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This how I find out I have a son??
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This how I find out I have a son??
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If the US makes any real move against Greenland then they will have crossed the Rubicon and there will be no coming back from this epic deflation of global power, respect, wealth, and influence. The death of the hegemon is nigh.
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If the US makes any real move against Greenland then they will have crossed the Rubicon and there will be no coming back from this epic deflation of global power, respect, wealth, and influence. The death of the hegemon is nigh.
Reposted by Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin." 🥹
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin." 🥹
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Donate today to support our work! 💙
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Most of today’s news is upsetting so a bit of the hilarious, even if it’s embedded in a solemn story, is such a welcome reprieve for our ever at risk blood pressure.
Today’s article from moi:
www.sleuthsayers.org/2025/11/the-...
#writingcommunity
Today’s article from moi:
www.sleuthsayers.org/2025/11/the-...
#writingcommunity
The Louvre Heist: The Somber Rubbing Shoulders With The Absurd
A criminally compelling web site featuring professional crime writers and crime fighters.
www.sleuthsayers.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Most of today’s news is upsetting so a bit of the hilarious, even if it’s embedded in a solemn story, is such a welcome reprieve for our ever at risk blood pressure.
Today’s article from moi:
www.sleuthsayers.org/2025/11/the-...
#writingcommunity
Today’s article from moi:
www.sleuthsayers.org/2025/11/the-...
#writingcommunity