Grim
@slackdad.bsky.social
A working knowledge of music, words, politics & drink. 🇨🇦
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They call this the Sunwing legislative session.
Ontario legislature to take 14-week winter break, following 19-week summer break | CBC News
Ontario's legislature is set to take a 14-week winter break, less than two months after resuming from a 19-week summer break.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
They call this the Sunwing legislative session.
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Via Rail’s quality of service is far, far below international standards – Canadians need to stop normalizing this:
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
Via Rail passengers spend night on train in Brockville, Ont. after ‘operational constraint’
Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ont.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Via Rail’s quality of service is far, far below international standards – Canadians need to stop normalizing this:
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
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This is the greatest thing I’ve read on the skyline today
Big credit to @oldmcdougall.bsky.social’s story here in @nj.com yesterday, one of the best pieces of music journalism this year in its final month. The missing tape is the hook but this is much more about moms and daughters, art across generations and finding new spaces in older styles.
Lost cassette tape connects N.J. girl to her mom's punk legacy. She's got the whole country looking for it.
The South Jersey teen sparked a nationwide search for a tape her mom recorded 30 years ago
www.nj.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is the greatest thing I’ve read on the skyline today
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Association btw Music-Related Leisure Activities & Dementia Risk? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
What Is the Association Between Music‐Related Leisure Activities and Dementia Risk? A Cohort Study
Objectives
To determine whether engagement in music-related leisure activities is associated with a reduced risk of dementia and cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), as well as better cognitive .....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Association btw Music-Related Leisure Activities & Dementia Risk? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
This is how seriously the ON Con Gov’t treats the issue:
NDP says Ontario report on intimate partner violence partly AI-generated, includes non-existent sources
The 877-page study was introduced into the legislature on Tuesday
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is how seriously the ON Con Gov’t treats the issue:
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NDP says Ontario report on intimate partner violence partly AI-generated, includes non-existent sources
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
NDP says Ontario report on intimate partner violence partly AI-generated, includes non-existent sources
The 877-page study was introduced into the legislature on Tuesday
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NDP says Ontario report on intimate partner violence partly AI-generated, includes non-existent sources
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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ICYMI - Premier Danielle Smith is keen to grant post-secondary accreditation in Alberta to the Peterson Academy, an online school with no presence in Canada.
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
ICYMI - Premier Danielle Smith is keen to grant post-secondary accreditation in Alberta to the Peterson Academy, an online school with no presence in Canada.
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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On Human Rights Day, the UCP used the notwithstanding clause to take away Albertans’ rights.
Now they have gone even further by trying to stop the courts from doing their job.
Now they have gone even further by trying to stop the courts from doing their job.
The consequences of a government that acts without ethics or competence.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
On Human Rights Day, the UCP used the notwithstanding clause to take away Albertans’ rights.
Now they have gone even further by trying to stop the courts from doing their job.
Now they have gone even further by trying to stop the courts from doing their job.
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Terrible news about the end of CHUO, The University of Ottawa's campus station. This is the result of the removal of the student fee levy that partially funded the station.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
University of Ottawa's campus radio station to go off the air | CBC News
CHUO 89.1 FM will cease live programming Dec. 15. One host compared hearing the news to getting 'hit by a freight train.'
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Terrible news about the end of CHUO, The University of Ottawa's campus station. This is the result of the removal of the student fee levy that partially funded the station.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Book debunks
- obsession with protein (most get enough!)
- supplements industry
- personalization trend
Hear, hear!
Authors @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @juliabelluz.bsky.social 🙏
Book debunks
- obsession with protein (most get enough!)
- supplements industry
- personalization trend
Hear, hear!
Authors @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @juliabelluz.bsky.social 🙏
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach
An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Book debunks
- obsession with protein (most get enough!)
- supplements industry
- personalization trend
Hear, hear!
Authors @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @juliabelluz.bsky.social 🙏
Book debunks
- obsession with protein (most get enough!)
- supplements industry
- personalization trend
Hear, hear!
Authors @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @juliabelluz.bsky.social 🙏
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"Alberta’s governing UCP stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the 4th time in under 2 months they have used the Charter’s notwithstanding clause." 👀
#UCPisCorrupt #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
#UCPisCorrupt #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time
Members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens.
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Alberta’s governing UCP stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the 4th time in under 2 months they have used the Charter’s notwithstanding clause." 👀
#UCPisCorrupt #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
#UCPisCorrupt #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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You can get into politics to improve lives or you can go after vulnerable children and pick fights with the federal government.
Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/10/a...
Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You can get into politics to improve lives or you can go after vulnerable children and pick fights with the federal government.
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‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
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Minister of Labour David Piccini handpicked a company – Keel Digital Solutions – to receive funding despite scoring just 59/100. Then came the Paris wedding, the rink-side Leafs seats, and now an OPP investigation.
With all this on the table, how has Doug Ford not fired him?
With all this on the table, how has Doug Ford not fired him?
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Minister of Labour David Piccini handpicked a company – Keel Digital Solutions – to receive funding despite scoring just 59/100. Then came the Paris wedding, the rink-side Leafs seats, and now an OPP investigation.
With all this on the table, how has Doug Ford not fired him?
With all this on the table, how has Doug Ford not fired him?
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“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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So let me get this straight, Ontario's intrepid chief medical officer of health has released a statement on respiratory virus season? He and that useless flack, Ema Popovic, KNOW this will limit media coverage of his recommendations. A presser & interviews get coverage. Moore better do more. #OnPoli
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So let me get this straight, Ontario's intrepid chief medical officer of health has released a statement on respiratory virus season? He and that useless flack, Ema Popovic, KNOW this will limit media coverage of his recommendations. A presser & interviews get coverage. Moore better do more. #OnPoli
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"ON does not maintain a public record of how many companies hold water-taking permits, or how much water is withdrawn each day... without strict oversight, mining can drain rivers and aquifers, increase water pollution and harm ecosystems." 🤨
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/n...
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/n...
Ford moves to let mining companies take water — no permit required
Ontario is proposing changes that would allow hundreds of mineral exploration companies to take water for early-stage work without a permit.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"ON does not maintain a public record of how many companies hold water-taking permits, or how much water is withdrawn each day... without strict oversight, mining can drain rivers and aquifers, increase water pollution and harm ecosystems." 🤨
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/n...
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/n...
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A key Russian tactic is “razvedka boyem” – reconnaissance through battle – in which an enemy’s weaknesses are discoverd by constant probing. In September, Russian drones over Poland shut airports, inadvertantly revealing an easy way of wreaking chaos. Dozens of sightings have been reported since.
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A key Russian tactic is “razvedka boyem” – reconnaissance through battle – in which an enemy’s weaknesses are discoverd by constant probing. In September, Russian drones over Poland shut airports, inadvertantly revealing an easy way of wreaking chaos. Dozens of sightings have been reported since.
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Ontario jails set to hit overcrowding record as bail reform looms, data shows
CBC analysis finds 85% of incarcerated women in Ont. are on remand — a rate higher than for men
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
CBC analysis finds 85% of incarcerated women in Ont. are on remand — a rate higher than for men
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a 'tough on crime' push collides with more overcrowding in Ontario jails | CBC News
Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate bail reforms that could lead to a further influx of accused behind bars, da...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ontario jails set to hit overcrowding record as bail reform looms, data shows
CBC analysis finds 85% of incarcerated women in Ont. are on remand — a rate higher than for men
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
CBC analysis finds 85% of incarcerated women in Ont. are on remand — a rate higher than for men
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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While Canada’s residential school era has become a key piece of our national identity, there has been an eruption of late of what some academics call denialism.
That eruption & efforts to counter it, is the focus of the new episode of APTN Investigates:
That eruption & efforts to counter it, is the focus of the new episode of APTN Investigates:
Denialism close-up - an APTN Investigates
APTN Investigates Dismantling Denialism by correspondent Christopher Read delves into residential school denialism.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
While Canada’s residential school era has become a key piece of our national identity, there has been an eruption of late of what some academics call denialism.
That eruption & efforts to counter it, is the focus of the new episode of APTN Investigates:
That eruption & efforts to counter it, is the focus of the new episode of APTN Investigates:
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The 50 best albums of 2025
The 50 best albums of 2025
From prog cabaret and joyful jangle-pop to a rapper who rhymed ‘bonkers’ with ‘chompers’, here are the year’s finest LPs as decided by 30 Guardian music writers
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The 50 best albums of 2025
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Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
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Aluminium is crucial to vaccines — and safe. Why are US advisers debating it? www.nature.com/articles/d41... by @heidiledford.bsky.social via @nature.com
"You cannot just get rid of an adjuvant that works and is safe before you have something else that you know will be a good replacement."
"You cannot just get rid of an adjuvant that works and is safe before you have something else that you know will be a good replacement."
Aluminium is crucial to vaccines — and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?
RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations this week. Here’s what’s at stake.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Aluminium is crucial to vaccines — and safe. Why are US advisers debating it? www.nature.com/articles/d41... by @heidiledford.bsky.social via @nature.com
"You cannot just get rid of an adjuvant that works and is safe before you have something else that you know will be a good replacement."
"You cannot just get rid of an adjuvant that works and is safe before you have something else that you know will be a good replacement."