Penelope Morrow
@penelopejmorrow.bsky.social
Advocate. Bibliophile. Champion for local. Mother to one, cat mom to more. Music is my stress relief. I write, I mask, I get stuff done.
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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.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.2
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 208,300-288,000
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.3X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigh5nngzdygqzqv5qoqrqnzjm5sd77qezjnkrj4tjtd3mrgxkua7q@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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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 6:54 PM
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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MASLD—Chronic Liver Disease Affects Tens of Millions of US Adults but Flies Under the Radar
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The name for this disease is the problem why people don't know what it is. Just call it "Fatty Liver Disease." If alcohol is the cause, "Alcohol-induced Liver Disease."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The name for this disease is the problem why people don't know what it is. Just call it "Fatty Liver Disease." If alcohol is the cause, "Alcohol-induced Liver Disease."
“How Many of You Have Heard of MASLD?”
This Medical News article discusses the relatively unknown condition called metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which is thought to affect approximately a third of adul...
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
MASLD—Chronic Liver Disease Affects Tens of Millions of US Adults but Flies Under the Radar
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The name for this disease is the problem why people don't know what it is. Just call it "Fatty Liver Disease." If alcohol is the cause, "Alcohol-induced Liver Disease."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The name for this disease is the problem why people don't know what it is. Just call it "Fatty Liver Disease." If alcohol is the cause, "Alcohol-induced Liver Disease."
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Canada loses measles elimination status after more than 25 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can...
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Canada loses measles elimination status after more than 25 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can...
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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‘The second coming we all deserve!’ Sesame Street goes global at long last
‘The second coming we all deserve!’ Sesame Street goes global at long last
After decades of struggle, the warm-hearted kids’ programme has been rescued by Netflix. This could be the start of a partnership as enduring as Bert and Ernie’s
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
‘The second coming we all deserve!’ Sesame Street goes global at long last
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Drowsy Driving Statistics
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Drowsy Driving Statistics
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I will be there too. follow me for on the ground updates on information integrity, disinformation, corporate influence and greenwashing and updates on kicking big polluters out of COP. @jvipondmd.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Delegation at COP30 to protect people’s health and confront climate disinformation - CAPE
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) delegation of physicians and program team will be in Bélem from November 11 to 20. While the federal budget 2025 may have fallen short...
cape.ca
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I will be there too. follow me for on the ground updates on information integrity, disinformation, corporate influence and greenwashing and updates on kicking big polluters out of COP. @jvipondmd.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Freedom of the press is on trial in Canada. I just signed to defend independent journalism and stand with @pressprogress.ca. Add your name and help push back against SLAPP-style lawsuits. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/petition
Defend Canadian Journalism – Petition
Defend journalism and Canadian democracy! Stand with PressProgress! PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian histo...
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Freedom of the press is on trial in Canada. I just signed to defend independent journalism and stand with @pressprogress.ca. Add your name and help push back against SLAPP-style lawsuits. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/petition
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Say no to Carney’s cuts - www.heathermcpherson.ca/budget?fbcli...
We need a budget for all Canadians
www.heathermcpherson.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Say no to Carney’s cuts - www.heathermcpherson.ca/budget?fbcli...
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This budget hurts people.
40,000 jobs cut.
Services cut.
Indigenous services gutted.
Nothing for the environment.
But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks.
We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.
40,000 jobs cut.
Services cut.
Indigenous services gutted.
Nothing for the environment.
But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks.
We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This budget hurts people.
40,000 jobs cut.
Services cut.
Indigenous services gutted.
Nothing for the environment.
But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks.
We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.
40,000 jobs cut.
Services cut.
Indigenous services gutted.
Nothing for the environment.
But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks.
We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.
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White Liberals relieved they no longer have to pretend to care about climate change.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back rules around greenwashing, cuts environmental spending and hints an emissions cap on the oil and gas industry is unlikely. VIA @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/carney-budge...
How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back many Trudeau-era environmental programs and creates a youth climate corps
thenarwhal.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
White Liberals relieved they no longer have to pretend to care about climate change.
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“We officially hit TWO MILLION votes - first time since 1969!” - NYC Board of Elections.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“We officially hit TWO MILLION votes - first time since 1969!” - NYC Board of Elections.
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As far as I can tell, Carney is "generously" "only" cutting research funding by 2%. The rest is Harper-ish plans for international recruitment (vs. funding those of us already here) and directing research funding toward industry needs (specifically, defence).
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As far as I can tell, Carney is "generously" "only" cutting research funding by 2%. The rest is Harper-ish plans for international recruitment (vs. funding those of us already here) and directing research funding toward industry needs (specifically, defence).
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Nerd out with me!! Here’s the federal budget: budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
budget.canada.ca
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nerd out with me!! Here’s the federal budget: budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
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“The longtime Conservative, who served in provincial politics before being elected to the House of Commons in 2019, said Canada's challenges demand people lead "not with complaint" — a thinly veiled swipe at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre — "but with confidence in a strong future."”
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigns from Conservative caucus to join the Liberals | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigned from the Conservative caucus Tuesday — and he's joining the Liberals.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“The longtime Conservative, who served in provincial politics before being elected to the House of Commons in 2019, said Canada's challenges demand people lead "not with complaint" — a thinly veiled swipe at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre — "but with confidence in a strong future."”
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"I hardly see how after having met with our caucus tonight, we could vote in favour of this budget," says Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet as he reacts to #budget2025. "This is a red conservative budget which Mr. Harper might have signed," he adds.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"I hardly see how after having met with our caucus tonight, we could vote in favour of this budget," says Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet as he reacts to #budget2025. "This is a red conservative budget which Mr. Harper might have signed," he adds.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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WEP pushlisher @davebidini.bsky.social helping us unpack our feeling the the Toronto Star.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It’s OK to cry over the Toronto Blue Jays
It’s OK to cry about a baseball team, and, in the end, this was the final gift the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays gave to us: the ability to let go, writes Star contributor Dave Bidini.
www.thestar.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
WEP pushlisher @davebidini.bsky.social helping us unpack our feeling the the Toronto Star.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Not as we hoped.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Not as we hoped.