Retnab
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Canadian, big book and game nerd, smalltime youtuber
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What is wrong with people?
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
Canadians pick Air Canada, No Frills among most trusted brands | National
The most trusted brands in Canada have been revealed, and Air Canada and No Frills were voted highly in their respective categories.
dailyhive.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What is wrong with people?
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
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Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Not a good look #NDP #DonDavies
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Not a good look #NDP #DonDavies
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Fuck the Liberals and Green who voted yes for that disaster of a budget, and fuck the Cons and NDP who abstained and let it pass. #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fuck the Liberals and Green who voted yes for that disaster of a budget, and fuck the Cons and NDP who abstained and let it pass. #cdnpoli
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Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Reminder that the BCNDP passed a law that when challenged, was ruled as a likely charter violation AND THE GOVERNMENT CIRCUMVENTED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM and asked the federal government to amend the decrim exemption and they did
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
Advocates Win Injunction Blocking BC’s Drug Decriminalization Rollbacks | The Tyee
Bill 34 prohibits possession and consumption in a range of public areas, which pushes people to ‘use alone,’ one nurse says.
thetyee.ca
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Reminder that the BCNDP passed a law that when challenged, was ruled as a likely charter violation AND THE GOVERNMENT CIRCUMVENTED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM and asked the federal government to amend the decrim exemption and they did
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
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I need fast-track approval for the mine that needs to be built in order to extract the LOWEST POSSIBLE BAR
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I need fast-track approval for the mine that needs to be built in order to extract the LOWEST POSSIBLE BAR
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so even though we’re all aware that the funding request was based on MADE UP BULLSHIT, the funding request is unchanged: GIVE US ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NO REASON, police say
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
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cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
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cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
Victoria’s new police chief is apologizing after presenting incorrect data to Esquimalt council during a $1 million funding request earlier this week.
cheknews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
so even though we’re all aware that the funding request was based on MADE UP BULLSHIT, the funding request is unchanged: GIVE US ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NO REASON, police say
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Canada’s next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook: ricochet.media/climate/cana...
Canada's next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook
Ottawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to di...
ricochet.media
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Canada’s next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook: ricochet.media/climate/cana...
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🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
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“Sim’s motion has drawn criticism from dozens of Filipino organizations, who say there’s been a lack of consultation and add they don’t want a hotel attached to the project.“
Vancouver mayor proposes plan for Filipino cultural centre despite some community pushback
Vancouver mayor proposes plan for Filipino cultural centre despite some community pushback
The mayor of Vancouver is forging ahead with a proposal to build a Filipino cultural centre, despite a lack of support from some Filipino community organizations.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Sim’s motion has drawn criticism from dozens of Filipino organizations, who say there’s been a lack of consultation and add they don’t want a hotel attached to the project.“
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The story is actually that Dallas Brodie’s anti-Indigenous racism and generally antisocial politics aren’t welcome in Kamloops, and she was booted to the curb. Byyye. www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
Venue cancellation forces OneBC leader to shift Kamloops event to street outside hotel - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The story is actually that Dallas Brodie’s anti-Indigenous racism and generally antisocial politics aren’t welcome in Kamloops, and she was booted to the curb. Byyye. www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
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Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
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Clickbait headlines have no place in responsible health reporting.
How about this?
"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
How about this?
"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News
Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Clickbait headlines have no place in responsible health reporting.
How about this?
"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
How about this?
"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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I'm a leftist who's too online, so I know that private equity is usually the culprit when businesses get worse, but I do wish more articles like this would inform the normies that a massive German conglomerate that used slave labour during the Holocaust is trying to kill their dog.
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm a leftist who's too online, so I know that private equity is usually the culprit when businesses get worse, but I do wish more articles like this would inform the normies that a massive German conglomerate that used slave labour during the Holocaust is trying to kill their dog.
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by “usurp,” I mean USURP
The lack of effective police oversight (ie the total failure of the Vancouver police board) puts all of us at risk and has allowed the police to undermine (and, one could argue, usurp) civic government
and defund the city.
and defund the city.
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
by “usurp,” I mean USURP
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Mark Carney: lest we forget
Also Mark Carney: literally invited a neo-nazi to his cabinet retreat.
Also Mark Carney: literally invited a neo-nazi to his cabinet retreat.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mark Carney: lest we forget
Also Mark Carney: literally invited a neo-nazi to his cabinet retreat.
Also Mark Carney: literally invited a neo-nazi to his cabinet retreat.
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1/17 🚨 🇨🇦 NEO-NAZI'S SECRET CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER 🇨🇦 🚨
A CBC News investigation, using video from the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN), identified attendees at a secretive #neo-Nazi conference in #Vancouver this summer.
The attendees included MMA gym owners, coaches, & trainers.
#CAHN #CdnPoli
A CBC News investigation, using video from the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN), identified attendees at a secretive #neo-Nazi conference in #Vancouver this summer.
The attendees included MMA gym owners, coaches, & trainers.
#CAHN #CdnPoli
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
1/17 🚨 🇨🇦 NEO-NAZI'S SECRET CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER 🇨🇦 🚨
A CBC News investigation, using video from the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN), identified attendees at a secretive #neo-Nazi conference in #Vancouver this summer.
The attendees included MMA gym owners, coaches, & trainers.
#CAHN #CdnPoli
A CBC News investigation, using video from the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN), identified attendees at a secretive #neo-Nazi conference in #Vancouver this summer.
The attendees included MMA gym owners, coaches, & trainers.
#CAHN #CdnPoli
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Incredible work here from the folks at CAHN:
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Incredible work here from the folks at CAHN:
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Large science & public health accounts are sounding alarms over Canada losing measles-elimination status - good.
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Large science & public health accounts are sounding alarms over Canada losing measles-elimination status - good.
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness