Cat Woods
@greenwords8438.bsky.social
Retired tech writer who reads sci-fi/fantasy and mysteries, writes poetry, travels world wide, and geocaches.
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NEW: A barge hit an island on B.C.'s north coast last week, taking a large tree with it. The barge is owned by the same company as one that took on water and needed rescuing in November.
@amandafollett.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
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@amandafollett.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Seattle Firm Has Second Barge Hit Trouble on BC Coast | The Tyee
A photo showing a barge with a tree implanted in its front is real, The Tyee can confirm.
thetyee.ca
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: A barge hit an island on B.C.'s north coast last week, taking a large tree with it. The barge is owned by the same company as one that took on water and needed rescuing in November.
@amandafollett.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
@amandafollett.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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B.C. sues driver, trucking company involved in recurring bridge strikes
B.C. sues driver, trucking company involved in recurring bridge strikes
Province seeks damages from driver and trucking company Chohan Carriers Ltd. following a 2023 crash into an overpass in Delta, B.C.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
B.C. sues driver, trucking company involved in recurring bridge strikes
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❄️ KNOW BEFORE YOU SNOW ❄️
BC Parks, 1 of our campaign partners, helps keep you safe👏
✔️ Check advisories
✔️ Plan ahead & pack essentials
✔️ Have avalanche training + gear (transceiver, shovel, probe)
⚠️ Avalanche terrain includes many 30–45° ❄️ slopes, bowls, gullies, overhead terrain.
shorturl.at/ZDlPl
BC Parks, 1 of our campaign partners, helps keep you safe👏
✔️ Check advisories
✔️ Plan ahead & pack essentials
✔️ Have avalanche training + gear (transceiver, shovel, probe)
⚠️ Avalanche terrain includes many 30–45° ❄️ slopes, bowls, gullies, overhead terrain.
shorturl.at/ZDlPl
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
❄️ KNOW BEFORE YOU SNOW ❄️
BC Parks, 1 of our campaign partners, helps keep you safe👏
✔️ Check advisories
✔️ Plan ahead & pack essentials
✔️ Have avalanche training + gear (transceiver, shovel, probe)
⚠️ Avalanche terrain includes many 30–45° ❄️ slopes, bowls, gullies, overhead terrain.
shorturl.at/ZDlPl
BC Parks, 1 of our campaign partners, helps keep you safe👏
✔️ Check advisories
✔️ Plan ahead & pack essentials
✔️ Have avalanche training + gear (transceiver, shovel, probe)
⚠️ Avalanche terrain includes many 30–45° ❄️ slopes, bowls, gullies, overhead terrain.
shorturl.at/ZDlPl
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Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
Alberta quietly stopped public reporting of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care centres. Find out why critics say the lack of transparency creates public health risks.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
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Did you know? At the 1904 Olympic Summer Games, Ontario's Galt Football Club won the gold medal in soccer. No Canadian soccer team would win Olympic gold again until the Canadian women’s team at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
1904 Galt Football Club
In the early 20th century, the town of Galt (now part of the City of Cambridge), Ontario, was considered the capital of soccer in Canada. At the 1904 Olympic ...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Did you know? At the 1904 Olympic Summer Games, Ontario's Galt Football Club won the gold medal in soccer. No Canadian soccer team would win Olympic gold again until the Canadian women’s team at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
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This is what I’ve seen so far. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Feds defend response to flooding in B.C. after Abbotsford mayor slams inaction | CBC News
The federal minister responsible for handling natural disasters defended her government in the wake of criticism about how it has responded to flooding in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
This is what I’ve seen so far. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I really didn’t think I’d be doing this story again in 2025, but here we are
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Why does B.C. keep hesitating to use emergency text alerts during disasters?
When floodwaters swamped Abbotsford once again last week, it brought back terrible memories for residents who’d survived the cleanup and rebuild after catastrophic flooding in 2021.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I really didn’t think I’d be doing this story again in 2025, but here we are
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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The CPKC Holiday Train came through Nelson tonight and dammit, the Barenaked Ladies were good.
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The CPKC Holiday Train came through Nelson tonight and dammit, the Barenaked Ladies were good.
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Fuel your winter adventures the smart way ❄️🔥
Dec 15: Join BC AdventureSmart for a tasty webinar on winter nutrition—more energy, better performance & faster recovery. From smart snacks to hydration tips, stay strong in BC’s backyard 🏔️🥪💧
shorturl.at/KNKtz
Dec 15: Join BC AdventureSmart for a tasty webinar on winter nutrition—more energy, better performance & faster recovery. From smart snacks to hydration tips, stay strong in BC’s backyard 🏔️🥪💧
shorturl.at/KNKtz
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Fuel your winter adventures the smart way ❄️🔥
Dec 15: Join BC AdventureSmart for a tasty webinar on winter nutrition—more energy, better performance & faster recovery. From smart snacks to hydration tips, stay strong in BC’s backyard 🏔️🥪💧
shorturl.at/KNKtz
Dec 15: Join BC AdventureSmart for a tasty webinar on winter nutrition—more energy, better performance & faster recovery. From smart snacks to hydration tips, stay strong in BC’s backyard 🏔️🥪💧
shorturl.at/KNKtz
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10 years of dignity for thalidomide survivors. A dangerous drug gave them a lifetime of disabilities. Hard-won compensation has made difficult days easier and more joyful – but some feel the 2015 settlement still falls short, by @erinanderssen.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Thalidomide survivors look back at 10 years of a more dignified life
A dangerous drug gave them a lifetime of disabilities. Hard-won compensation has made difficult days easier and more joyful – but some feel the 2015 settlement still falls short
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
10 years of dignity for thalidomide survivors. A dangerous drug gave them a lifetime of disabilities. Hard-won compensation has made difficult days easier and more joyful – but some feel the 2015 settlement still falls short, by @erinanderssen.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
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Health minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians. U.S. panel voted to remove universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for infants, by @benlopezsteven.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic... via @cbcnews.ca
Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians | CBC News
Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about how recent actions by U.S. public health agencies, like removing a universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for American infants, could harm ...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Health minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians. U.S. panel voted to remove universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for infants, by @benlopezsteven.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic... via @cbcnews.ca
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BC flood latest:
• 40-60mm rain expected today, 80mm higher elevations
• 90 properties in BC under evac order, 1,260 evac alert
• 56 farms evac order, 13 evac alert
• Power out for most of Sumas Prairie due to wind; crews on scene
• Flood warnings in effect
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
• 40-60mm rain expected today, 80mm higher elevations
• 90 properties in BC under evac order, 1,260 evac alert
• 56 farms evac order, 13 evac alert
• Power out for most of Sumas Prairie due to wind; crews on scene
• Flood warnings in effect
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BC flood latest:
• 40-60mm rain expected today, 80mm higher elevations
• 90 properties in BC under evac order, 1,260 evac alert
• 56 farms evac order, 13 evac alert
• Power out for most of Sumas Prairie due to wind; crews on scene
• Flood warnings in effect
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
• 40-60mm rain expected today, 80mm higher elevations
• 90 properties in BC under evac order, 1,260 evac alert
• 56 farms evac order, 13 evac alert
• Power out for most of Sumas Prairie due to wind; crews on scene
• Flood warnings in effect
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
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Dorothea Palmer said "A woman should be the master of her own body."
She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
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She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dorothea Palmer said "A woman should be the master of her own body."
She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
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She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
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New: BC River Forecast Centre upgrading to Flood Warning for Chilliwack River and tributaries; upgrading to Flood Watch for tributaries of the Lower Fraser, Kingcome River, Englishman River. Flood warning maintained for Sumas River
PDF:
bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/adv...
PDF:
bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/adv...
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New: BC River Forecast Centre upgrading to Flood Warning for Chilliwack River and tributaries; upgrading to Flood Watch for tributaries of the Lower Fraser, Kingcome River, Englishman River. Flood warning maintained for Sumas River
PDF:
bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/adv...
PDF:
bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/adv...
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Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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![Black and white photograph of an old printed page from the Statute of Westminster 1931.
At the top is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (lion and unicorn supporting a crowned shield).
Below it:
CHAPTER 4.
An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930.
[11th December 1931.]
The text begins with a large illuminated capital W:
WHEREAS the delegates of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland, at Imperial Conferences holden at Westminster in the years of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six and nineteen hundred and thirty did concur in making the declarations and resolutions set forth in the Reports of the said Conferences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jmtnawmplc5anp7dh5scy22a/bafkreiglgtb2dulbhpbbuzdskalj5gnw7n6yb2ogc5x2fywnqrc7wysjkm@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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Evacuation orders have been issued for Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford after the Nooksack River overflowed its banks.
Last month, @tyolsen.bsky.social wrote about the politically complicated efforts to stop the river flooding into Canada.
Tyler will be on "Mornings With Simi" at 8:15 a.m. PT.
Last month, @tyolsen.bsky.social wrote about the politically complicated efforts to stop the river flooding into Canada.
Tyler will be on "Mornings With Simi" at 8:15 a.m. PT.
Political Strife May Doom Talks to Prevent a Future Nooksack Flood | The Tyee
An American river displaced thousands of Canadians in 2021. There is no sign US governments will prevent a repeat.
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Evacuation orders have been issued for Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford after the Nooksack River overflowed its banks.
Last month, @tyolsen.bsky.social wrote about the politically complicated efforts to stop the river flooding into Canada.
Tyler will be on "Mornings With Simi" at 8:15 a.m. PT.
Last month, @tyolsen.bsky.social wrote about the politically complicated efforts to stop the river flooding into Canada.
Tyler will be on "Mornings With Simi" at 8:15 a.m. PT.
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The 2021 atmospheric river event cut off coastal BC from the rest of Canada as highways were washed away leading to billions of dollars in losses. That underscores the critical need to prepare for these events to protect people, communities & the economy. climateinstitute.ca/canada-wants...
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The 2021 atmospheric river event cut off coastal BC from the rest of Canada as highways were washed away leading to billions of dollars in losses. That underscores the critical need to prepare for these events to protect people, communities & the economy. climateinstitute.ca/canada-wants...
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Commuters and travellers should also realize this also means that there is a modest chance that Highway 1 is closed tomorrow between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. So plan accordingly and monitor what is happening.
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Commuters and travellers should also realize this also means that there is a modest chance that Highway 1 is closed tomorrow between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. So plan accordingly and monitor what is happening.
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BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
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Calgary city council has a diversity problem. #abpoli
Calgary’s City Council Is Very Male. Why? | The Tyee
Out of 82 contenders, only two women were elected. The loser is democracy, say some.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Calgary city council has a diversity problem. #abpoli
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A hotly contested effort to approve a housing proposal for the Granite Curling Club’s parking lot is moving forward despite a decision by the Manitoba Municipal Board.
Mayor’s cabinet ignores ruling, forges ahead with housing on curling club’s parking lot
A hotly contested effort to approve a housing proposal for the Granite Curling Club’s parking lot is moving forward despite a decision by the Manitoba Municipal Board.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A hotly contested effort to approve a housing proposal for the Granite Curling Club’s parking lot is moving forward despite a decision by the Manitoba Municipal Board.
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When margarine was banned in Canada, it was bootleggers in Newfoundland who kept Canadians supplied.
The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When margarine was banned in Canada, it was bootleggers in Newfoundland who kept Canadians supplied.
The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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OTTAWA – Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.
Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan
OTTAWA – Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
OTTAWA – Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.
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Reimer is right about the near-term risk of losing US flu sequencing. It makes vaccine mismatch more likely.
But the deeper issue is epistemology.
Immunization decisions have always leaned on an assumption that the US science apparatus would remain politically insulated. That assumption is gone...
But the deeper issue is epistemology.
Immunization decisions have always leaned on an assumption that the US science apparatus would remain politically insulated. That assumption is gone...
Canada's Flu Seasons Are About to Get a Lot Worse macleans.ca/society/heal... @jossreimer.bsky.social @macleans.bsky.social
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𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reimer is right about the near-term risk of losing US flu sequencing. It makes vaccine mismatch more likely.
But the deeper issue is epistemology.
Immunization decisions have always leaned on an assumption that the US science apparatus would remain politically insulated. That assumption is gone...
But the deeper issue is epistemology.
Immunization decisions have always leaned on an assumption that the US science apparatus would remain politically insulated. That assumption is gone...
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Two cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a dangerous viral infection, detected in France in travellers from the Arabian Peninsula.
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a dangerous viral infection, detected in France in travellers from the Arabian Peninsula.
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz