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Sharon Blady⁷
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Recovering academic 📖 Cancer Survivor, Fmr Health Minister, Advisor, Kookum. Non-partisan ≠ BS detector off. 🚫DMs ✅️@ Travel, food, friends, fandoms: BTS💜Marvel, K-Dramas...
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"All the underdogs in the world
A day may come when we lose
But it is not today
Today we fight"

#BTS 💜
BTS (방탄소년단) 'Not Today' Official MV
YouTube video by HYBE LABELS
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BTS was awarded a Presidential Commendation at the 5th Korea Good Donation Awards for its “Love Myself” initiative, Monday, becoming the first Korean artist to receive the honor, according to Big Hit Music on Tuesday.

www.koreaherald.com/article/1063...
BTS receives presidential commendation for philanthropic efforts
BTS was awarded a Presidential Commendation at the 5th Korea Good Donation Awards for its “Love Myself” initiative, Monday, becoming the first Korean artist to
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December 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Highway engineer Yoon Seok deok and a police officer have been working really hard to keep the white truck of death entirely a kdrama thing.
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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#NovaScotia 👏

Workshops aim to change 'boys will be boys' culture in construction sector—through workshops called Solid Foundations

Masculine norms in male-dominated workplaces can affect health of workers

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Workshops aim to change 'boys will be boys' culture in construction sector | CBC News
The facilitator of the course says deeply rooted masculine norms in male-dominated industries such as construction can affect the health of workers.
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#KpopDemonHunters has been nominated for a #GoldenGlobe in the Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category.

#GoldenGlobes83
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The federal govt and the City of Ottawa are teaming up to accelerate construction of up to 3,000 affordable homes in the capital. #Ottawa #Canada

PM Mark Carney announced a new $400M partnership between Build Canada Homes & the city

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
City of Ottawa, feds launch $400 million investment to build homes in Ottawa
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new $400 million partnership between Build Canada Homes and the city during a speech at the Mayor’s Breakfast on Monday morning.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Breaking News:

Ottawa - Federal Government is introducing a new Express Entry category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday. #Canada #Healthcare #ForeignTrainedPhysicians

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Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors
Ottawa is introducing a new Express Entry category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need more of this.

www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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My experience has been watching large retailers & grocery corporations build new stores and leave an empty shell behind that can't be filled & a "food desert" around it

This law has allowed smaller stores & neighbourhood cornerstores to have a Renaissance in my area

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kinew suggests 'real competition' coming to Manitoba grocery sector as deadline passes | CBC News
Removing controls making it hard for new grocery stores to open will lower grocery bills for Manitobans, Premier Wab Kinew says.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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AI deepfakes of real doctors are spreading health misinformation on social media https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/05/ai-deepfakes-of-real-doctors-spreading-health-misinformation-on-social-media

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Residents in a southern Manitoba town are alarmed at a die-off of 165 geese in their back yards. It’s just one example of an #H5N1 avian influenza outbreak across Canada and the U.S.
Update: the ice was thick enough Friday to remove the geese.
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Southern Manitoba town's residents concerned about dead geese
YouTube video by CBC News Manitoba
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December 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The European Commission fined X €120M for breaching its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA), reports Ramsha Jahangir. Infractions include deceptive design of X's ‘blue checkmark,' lack of transparency of its ad repository, and failure to provide access to researchers.
Brussels Fines Musk’s X €120M, Firing Shot in Transatlantic Tech Showdown | TechPolicy.Press
Infractions include deceptive design of X's ‘blue checkmark,' lack of transparency of its ad repository, and failure to provide access to researchers.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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You can call me a crank but this is beyond dispute: Vaccines have led to a literal epidemic of children living long enough for someone to notice they're autistic.
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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"I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power." - Lucy Stone (1818-1893)
Feminist & Abolitionist

She kept her maiden name.
"A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers. My name is my identity and must not be lost."

#femninism #feminist
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors to monitor blood glucose recalled following ties to 7 deaths https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/free-style-libre-recall-9.7004476

More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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#EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick perform Golden from the #KpopDemonHunters OST

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EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick Perform Early Draft of Grammy-Nominated “Golden” from 'KPop Demon Hunters'
YouTube video by Deadline Hollywood
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December 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Calling the shots: the pharmacists combatting vaccine #misinformation

Liam Smeeth tells the PJ 'honesty really matters' in conversations around #vaccines to help build trust while Alex De Figueiredo explains uptake varies across different groups.

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Calling the shots: the pharmacists combatting vaccine misinformation
Virginia Chachati, a pharmacist who works in public health and medical communication, has had her fair share of patients challenging her about vaccines.  “Somebody will come in and say, ‘I don’t think...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.

Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.

Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Sum: RFK Jr is wrong, wrong, wrong. Yet again.

The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, large reviews find www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com

"The vaccine works. Full stop."

"The vaccine is safe. Full stop."

#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, 2 large reviews find
Hundreds of studies, including gold-standard clinical trials, challenge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the cancer vaccine is harmful.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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2026 is just a few weeks away and that means something different for everyone.

But here at APTN that means we are just a few weeks away from six more shows of Hockey Night in Canada in Cree and Inuktitut!
New season of Hockey Night in Canada in Cree and Inuktitut beings in the new year | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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“A shingles vaccine could reduce your risk of dementia by 20 per cent or slow the progression of the disease once you’ve got it, according to recent research led by Stanford University, in the US.”
A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study.
www.sciencefocus.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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FDA-approved glasses designed for children ages 6-12 can slow nearsightedness progression by 70%. Rising myopia in children is linked to increased screen time, and preventing progression now could reduce the risk of blindness later in life. #RSNA25.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids
A new type of lens approved by the FDA promises to slow nearsightedness in children.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM