Karen St. Pierre 🇨🇦
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News and politics junkie living the dream on Vancouver Island.
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Happy Festivus.
Remember, it is a time for the airing of grievances, so be sure to air workplace grievances to your boss.
Even better, team up with your coworkers and air your grievances collectively.
Remember, it is a time for the airing of grievances, so be sure to air workplace grievances to your boss.
Even better, team up with your coworkers and air your grievances collectively.
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Happy Festivus.
Remember, it is a time for the airing of grievances, so be sure to air workplace grievances to your boss.
Even better, team up with your coworkers and air your grievances collectively.
Remember, it is a time for the airing of grievances, so be sure to air workplace grievances to your boss.
Even better, team up with your coworkers and air your grievances collectively.
“It’s a good thing I don’t face south, I would have thought the United States was going up in flames.” 😄
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there's a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix.
Purple haze in the sky over Delta, B.C., sets off awe, curiosity and questions
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there's a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix.
cheknews.ca
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“It’s a good thing I don’t face south, I would have thought the United States was going up in flames.” 😄
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On this day in 2008, the federal government awarded Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Canadian citizenship.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
On this day in 2008, the federal government awarded Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Canadian citizenship.
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Happy Tibb's Eve!
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
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Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy Tibb's Eve!
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
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December 21 is the winter solstice, which means that in the Northern Hemisphere:
- The path of the Sun is farthest south in the sky
- The Sun travels the shortest path, giving the day the least daylight and the longest night
- Things can only get lighter from here
- The path of the Sun is farthest south in the sky
- The Sun travels the shortest path, giving the day the least daylight and the longest night
- Things can only get lighter from here
December 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
December 21 is the winter solstice, which means that in the Northern Hemisphere:
- The path of the Sun is farthest south in the sky
- The Sun travels the shortest path, giving the day the least daylight and the longest night
- Things can only get lighter from here
- The path of the Sun is farthest south in the sky
- The Sun travels the shortest path, giving the day the least daylight and the longest night
- Things can only get lighter from here
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Winter Solstice
Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk
n.d.
Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk
n.d.
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Winter Solstice
Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk
n.d.
Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk
n.d.
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Happy Hanukkah!
Dawn Langstroth
n.d.
Dawn Langstroth
n.d.
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Happy Hanukkah!
Dawn Langstroth
n.d.
Dawn Langstroth
n.d.
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Author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice from Wasauksing First Nation discusses the importance of the season and how it serves as a time of change and storytelling for Indigenous peoples. https://ow.ly/agCA50XvRPh
The importance of winter solstice in Indigenous culture - The Weather Network
"It means we're going to get together, hunker down for the winter, share some stories, eat some good food, and hopefully celebrate who we are as Indigenous people."
ow.ly
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice from Wasauksing First Nation discusses the importance of the season and how it serves as a time of change and storytelling for Indigenous peoples. https://ow.ly/agCA50XvRPh
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People think you stop a pipeline in Ottawa, but you really stop a pipeline at the Elder's Luncheon, or the community Facebook page. Or with enough money and engagement - you get one built. First Nations are on 2 year election cycles, and so there are consequences to not being sympathetic. 2
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
People think you stop a pipeline in Ottawa, but you really stop a pipeline at the Elder's Luncheon, or the community Facebook page. Or with enough money and engagement - you get one built. First Nations are on 2 year election cycles, and so there are consequences to not being sympathetic. 2
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On Dec. 6, we remember the 14 women murdered at L’École Polytechnique and recommit to ending gender-based violence. More than 4,000 Indigenous women & girls are missing or murdered—this is a national emergency. We must act together for safety, dignity & justice.
#December6 #EndGBV #MMIWG2S
#December6 #EndGBV #MMIWG2S
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On Dec. 6, we remember the 14 women murdered at L’École Polytechnique and recommit to ending gender-based violence. More than 4,000 Indigenous women & girls are missing or murdered—this is a national emergency. We must act together for safety, dignity & justice.
#December6 #EndGBV #MMIWG2S
#December6 #EndGBV #MMIWG2S
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Say their names.
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Say their names.
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They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
Ok this is crazy but did I just see a refueling jet fly pretty low over #PortAlberni? Like this with nozzle extended but no fighter jet attached:
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ok this is crazy but did I just see a refueling jet fly pretty low over #PortAlberni? Like this with nozzle extended but no fighter jet attached:
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Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
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Struggling to make sense of polarization and your role as a leader? This is the most important thing you'll read today.
Polarization is not just ideological. It is emotional. It grows when people feel unsafe, unseen, or left behind.
My latest piece explains how leaders can reduce zero sum thinking and rebuild trust in an age of precarity.
abacusdata.ca/leading-in-...
My latest piece explains how leaders can reduce zero sum thinking and rebuild trust in an age of precarity.
abacusdata.ca/leading-in-...
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Struggling to make sense of polarization and your role as a leader? This is the most important thing you'll read today.
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Armistice Day, Toronto
Joseph Ernest Sampson
1918
Joseph Ernest Sampson
1918
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Armistice Day, Toronto
Joseph Ernest Sampson
1918
Joseph Ernest Sampson
1918
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i can hear my upstairs neighbor rn and first i thought he was having sex but i think he is actually watching the world series
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
i can hear my upstairs neighbor rn and first i thought he was having sex but i think he is actually watching the world series
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extreme heart attack risk all across canada right now
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
extreme heart attack risk all across canada right now
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bro did a death drop like he’s lipsyncing for the crown
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
bro did a death drop like he’s lipsyncing for the crown
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Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall is PACKED.
Six outs away.
📸 @NickIwanyshyn
Six outs away.
📸 @NickIwanyshyn
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall is PACKED.
Six outs away.
📸 @NickIwanyshyn
Six outs away.
📸 @NickIwanyshyn
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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Who had bench clearer on their Game 7 Bingo Card?
November 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Who had bench clearer on their Game 7 Bingo Card?
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The whole bar sang O Canada.
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The whole bar sang O Canada.
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beyond anything else about the moment it’s crazy how good phone cameras have gotten
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
beyond anything else about the moment it’s crazy how good phone cameras have gotten