Shannon
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Recovering doom scroller. Island explorer. Rookie rower. Pottery therapy thrower. Offspring mothership. Furball treat giver.
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Cancer surgeries that remove whole or parts of an organ can be life-altering.
New research suggests that some patients may be able to avoid that step entirely.
New research suggests that some patients may be able to avoid that step entirely.
For some cancer patients, immunotherapy may be way to skip surgery and chemo
Cancer operations that remove whole or parts of an organ can be life-altering. New research suggests that some patients may be able to avoid that step entirely.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cancer surgeries that remove whole or parts of an organ can be life-altering.
New research suggests that some patients may be able to avoid that step entirely.
New research suggests that some patients may be able to avoid that step entirely.
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Pierre Poilievre has announced even more "tough on crime" laws today in an effort to win votes.
We wrote about how increased sentencing will do little to prevent crime, and how his priorities are misplaced.
We wrote about how increased sentencing will do little to prevent crime, and how his priorities are misplaced.
Poilievre’s ‘Tough on Crime’ Plan Won’t Stop Intimate Partner Violence | The Tyee
Support for women and families and reduced inequality are the best hope.
thetyee.ca
April 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Pierre Poilievre has announced even more "tough on crime" laws today in an effort to win votes.
We wrote about how increased sentencing will do little to prevent crime, and how his priorities are misplaced.
We wrote about how increased sentencing will do little to prevent crime, and how his priorities are misplaced.
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Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report www.thestar.com/entertainmen... via @policyalternatives.ca
“Without local news, disinformation, often from social media, will happily fill the void of high-quality, trusted local news.”
“Without local news, disinformation, often from social media, will happily fill the void of high-quality, trusted local news.”
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report
There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media.
www.thestar.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report www.thestar.com/entertainmen... via @policyalternatives.ca
“Without local news, disinformation, often from social media, will happily fill the void of high-quality, trusted local news.”
“Without local news, disinformation, often from social media, will happily fill the void of high-quality, trusted local news.”
America needs a Robin Hood. Stat.
Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
March 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
America needs a Robin Hood. Stat.
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A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
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We are fighting back hard in this trade war.
And we will not stand down until the threat to British Columbia is over.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32063
And we will not stand down until the threat to British Columbia is over.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32063
March 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We are fighting back hard in this trade war.
And we will not stand down until the threat to British Columbia is over.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32063
And we will not stand down until the threat to British Columbia is over.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32063
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Feels like we should probably do something to help shore up Greenland.
March 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Feels like we should probably do something to help shore up Greenland.
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Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
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Trump’s murderous freezing of aid that Congress enacted a law to send to Ukraine unconstitutionally usurps the power of the purse, violates the 1974 Impoundment Act, and is an impeachable “high crime and misdemeanor” akin to the extortion for which the Senate should have convicted Trump in 2020.
March 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump’s murderous freezing of aid that Congress enacted a law to send to Ukraine unconstitutionally usurps the power of the purse, violates the 1974 Impoundment Act, and is an impeachable “high crime and misdemeanor” akin to the extortion for which the Senate should have convicted Trump in 2020.
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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When Mike Myers wore his "Canada Is Not For Sale" t-shirt on SNL, he mouthed a secret code: "elbows up."
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
When Mike Myers wore his "Canada Is Not For Sale" t-shirt on SNL, he mouthed a secret code: "elbows up."
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
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The Trump rollercoaster is a tactic. We can do it too.
"Fight randomness with randomness. Roll a die each day to see if this is the day we announce we’re turning off oil. Be nice one day, a lunatic the next. Keep Trump off balance, that’s what Trump does to us. It’s exhausting. Make him exhausted."
"Fight randomness with randomness. Roll a die each day to see if this is the day we announce we’re turning off oil. Be nice one day, a lunatic the next. Keep Trump off balance, that’s what Trump does to us. It’s exhausting. Make him exhausted."
SO DONALD TRUMP HAS DECIDED TO ANNEX YOUR COUNTRY
Somewhere, around Christmas, it became clear that Donald Trump wasn’t entirely joking about wanting to annex Canada. Here's what we can do.
www.coreyhogan.ca
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Trump rollercoaster is a tactic. We can do it too.
"Fight randomness with randomness. Roll a die each day to see if this is the day we announce we’re turning off oil. Be nice one day, a lunatic the next. Keep Trump off balance, that’s what Trump does to us. It’s exhausting. Make him exhausted."
"Fight randomness with randomness. Roll a die each day to see if this is the day we announce we’re turning off oil. Be nice one day, a lunatic the next. Keep Trump off balance, that’s what Trump does to us. It’s exhausting. Make him exhausted."
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
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The BC Wildfire Service does so much more than respond to wildfires during the summer. Our crews work year-round, fighting and preventing fires.
If you’re looking for a career with BCWS the hiring window is open until February 28.
Interested in applying? Then visit: gov.bc.ca/wildfirefighters
If you’re looking for a career with BCWS the hiring window is open until February 28.
Interested in applying? Then visit: gov.bc.ca/wildfirefighters
February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The BC Wildfire Service does so much more than respond to wildfires during the summer. Our crews work year-round, fighting and preventing fires.
If you’re looking for a career with BCWS the hiring window is open until February 28.
Interested in applying? Then visit: gov.bc.ca/wildfirefighters
If you’re looking for a career with BCWS the hiring window is open until February 28.
Interested in applying? Then visit: gov.bc.ca/wildfirefighters
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American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
Canada announces new immigration stream specific to health workers
Communities across Canada need health workers. The health field is one of several key sectors of Canada’s labour force which is facing unprecedented shortages. To help respond to this challenge, last ...
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
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For more than 150 years, through Democratic and Republican administrations, the US and Canada have been the closest of allies. Beyond the economic harm that his senseless tariffs will surely cause, Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the world that the United States can no longer be trusted.
‘Complete Betrayal’: Canada Reels as Trump Tariff Rattles Major Trading Relationship
Canada braced for economic turmoil and laid out a retaliation plan after President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on almost everything the US imports from the country, and...
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
For more than 150 years, through Democratic and Republican administrations, the US and Canada have been the closest of allies. Beyond the economic harm that his senseless tariffs will surely cause, Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the world that the United States can no longer be trusted.
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the point is not that it's fast -- the point it that it's systematic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
February 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
the point is not that it's fast -- the point it that it's systematic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
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"I want to speak directly to Americans," says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "This is a choice that will harm Canadians...but will have real consequences for you."
February 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"I want to speak directly to Americans," says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "This is a choice that will harm Canadians...but will have real consequences for you."
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Boom!! That’s how it’s done!! 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
February 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Boom!! That’s how it’s done!! 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
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The hostile economic act just delivered by Trump must be met with strength & unity.
Canada, there will be tough times ahead.
Now is the time to show your pride in our beautiful country, stand together with our fellow Canadians and support our neighbours & local businesses.
Buy Canadian. 🇨🇦
Canada, there will be tough times ahead.
Now is the time to show your pride in our beautiful country, stand together with our fellow Canadians and support our neighbours & local businesses.
Buy Canadian. 🇨🇦
February 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The hostile economic act just delivered by Trump must be met with strength & unity.
Canada, there will be tough times ahead.
Now is the time to show your pride in our beautiful country, stand together with our fellow Canadians and support our neighbours & local businesses.
Buy Canadian. 🇨🇦
Canada, there will be tough times ahead.
Now is the time to show your pride in our beautiful country, stand together with our fellow Canadians and support our neighbours & local businesses.
Buy Canadian. 🇨🇦
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Here's the federal news release.
"A full list of these goods will be made available for a 21-day public comment period prior to implementation, and will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles..."
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
"A full list of these goods will be made available for a 21-day public comment period prior to implementation, and will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles..."
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
Canada announces $155B tariff package in response to unjustified U.S. tariffs - Canada.ca
Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada is movin...
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Here's the federal news release.
"A full list of these goods will be made available for a 21-day public comment period prior to implementation, and will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles..."
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
"A full list of these goods will be made available for a 21-day public comment period prior to implementation, and will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles..."
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...