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Zahra Habib
@zahradesigns.bsky.social
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Mama bear, artist, cat lover, plant obsessed, community builder, foodie, author of Spice Baby! 100+ recipes to spice up your life 🥘🪴🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦😻
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clareblackwood.bsky.social
The first sign of a good bill is when it is immediately protested by unions, shelters, and food banks! share.google/X85AIKHHmVFv...
More people will struggle to be housed in Ontario if Bill 60 is passed, open letter warns
A proposed bill by the Doug Ford government will worsen homelessness in the province by eroding essential tenant rights amid a rising cost of living and unstable job market, an open letter by a group ...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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scottpiatkowski.bsky.social
"Recent assertions by the provincial government that school boards have outlived their usefulness are not only unsubstantiated, they are also an assault on community-based, democratic accountability in the public education system."

#OntEd

www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...
OPINION: Renewal of school boards needed, not removal of trustees
Four former directors of education argue that instead of eliminating school trustees, a review of the mandate and operations of school boards ‘could be beneficial’
www.cambridgetoday.ca
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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breachmedia.ca
Pierre Poilievre has bashed asylum seekers who crossed at Roxham Road and has pledged to “track down” and deport many of them.

Now it turns out his own relative did exactly that—and then got help from Anaida Poilievre and a MP’s office to stay in Canada.

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'Deeply hypocritical’: Pierre Poilievre slammed ‘illegal border crossers,’ but his own relative crossed and stayed ⋆ The Breach
Anaida Poilievre’s uncle lived undocumented in Canada and received help from her and a MP. The Conservative leader has said such individuals should be ‘tracked down’ and ‘deported’
breachmedia.ca
March 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Wonderful to see you and a couple of other elected officials from #KW standing with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. So much unity and strength in this region! I think our message was loud and clear. Thanks for being my sidekick @vriccithode.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 #pride #strengthinnumbers
Two people facing the camera with a trans lives matter placard held by someone behind us A person holding a progress Pride flag and another person holding a flag in front of doors to Kitchener city hall where a meeting to consider a motion to ban pride flags is taking place.
March 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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vriccithode.bsky.social
welp, i've put in my name (with a friend) to be a delegate. hope to see a lot of you out tomorrow.
votebrooklin.ca Brooklin Wallis @votebrooklin.ca · Mar 21
WARNING: The WRCSB is voting Monday on a motion that would ban pride flags, slogans, and symbols from being hung or shown (even on a sticker!) on school property. Even teacher's personal flags would not be allowed.

Please show up on Monday to show support!!!
RED ALERT THE WCDSB IS TRYING TO BAN PRIDE FLAGS PACK THE ROOM AND STAND UP FOR QUEER YOUTH Please show up to 35 Weber Street, Kitchener on Monday, March 24th at 5:30pm to voice your opposition to this move TO DELEGATE, EMAIL STEPHANIE.MEDEIROS@WCDSB.CA BY MONDAY AT 9AM
March 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Hopefully we’ll be given a chance to speak. Thanks for doing this with me @vriccithode.bsky.social
vriccithode.bsky.social Ness 🎃🇨🇦 on semi-hiatus @vriccithode.bsky.social · Mar 23
welp, i've put in my name (with a friend) to be a delegate. hope to see a lot of you out tomorrow.
votebrooklin.ca Brooklin Wallis @votebrooklin.ca · Mar 21
WARNING: The WRCSB is voting Monday on a motion that would ban pride flags, slogans, and symbols from being hung or shown (even on a sticker!) on school property. Even teacher's personal flags would not be allowed.

Please show up on Monday to show support!!!
March 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
My good friend Tarique Qayumi (who is not on #BlueSky!) has directed another film and written it with the lovely Tajana Prka ❤️
Conceiving Clara is premiering at the #CanadianFilmFest this Wednesday March 26 @6:30
I can’t wait to see it!

Get your tickets here:
filmfreeway.com/CanadianFilm...
Film ad for Conceiving Clara that reads Coming 2025. Side profile of a pregnant woman standing in a dimly lit bedroom, translucent drapes behind her, light coming in softly, holding her belly whilst looking down towards her belly
March 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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eslfairy.bsky.social
Are you going to be out of the country on April 28?

Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?

Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:

www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Voting by mail – Elections Canada
Apply to vote by mail, Eligible electors can apply to vote by special ballot. With a special ballot, you can vote by mail from anywhere in the world, 2025.
www.elections.ca
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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cardamomaddict.bsky.social
These arrived the other day! Such a great family and story to them

#MadeInCanada #Chocolate #Food #FoodSky #CanadaSky
Four Peace By Chocolate bars. The wrappers say Elbows Up, And Free, Amour, Love, Strong and Free
March 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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davidmoscrop.com
The Home and Garden show is full of made in Canada signs and folks pushing domestic made. The yankee threat has thoroughly shaped landscaping plans. It’s official. We’re at war.
March 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Who needs to see a peaceful cat today? Here you go 😘
Small platinum gray Burmese cat sleeping a bit on his side facing the camera with one paw extended, sleeping under a window in the sun on a folded cream coloured blanket on top of a piano bench
March 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Grainy shot of the #lunar-eclipse blood moon. Glad my kid and her friend got me up to see it at 2:26am EST! Their excitement was contagious though. They’re fast asleep now and I’m wide awake…
Grainy photo of a mostly dark blue night sky with some brights stars and a full moon mostly covered by a reddish colour. According to NASA it is “The perfect alignment of the sun, Earth, and moon will paint the full moon a red-orange colour, with the remaining rays peaking out from around our planet.”
March 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 @vriccithode.bsky.social 🙌🙌🙌
Image of author Vanessa Ricci-Thode’s book “The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts” with a banner above the image saying they are a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award
March 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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alansmitheedga.bsky.social
No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds

Just STOP travelling to the US

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds
New U.S. rules cracking down on illegal immigration will affect many Canadian snowbirds who travel south of the border, requiring them to register for the first time, says an immigration lawyer.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
Worth a shot! #bookworms #internationalbookerprize
Win a set of all 13 books from the International Booker Prize 2025 longlist | The Booker Prizes
We’re offering you the chance to win one of five bundles made up of all 13 longlisted titles in contention for this year’s International Booker Prize
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March 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
This is why I love to pickle my chive buds and blossoms.
#InMyKitchen #Lunch #Food #FoodSky
Two pieces of oval shaped toast on an off-white plate with a slices of havarti cheese on the bottom layer, then roughly chopped avocado and pickled chive buds and blossoms on top with sprinkled specks of salt and pepper.
March 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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cardamomaddict.bsky.social
This is awesome, from a family who moved to Canada to start a new life.

#Chocolate #MadeInCanada

peacebychocolate.ca/products/92g...
92g Elbows Up Bar
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavour), Filling (Vegetable oil [palm and/or sunflower and/or rapeseed], nonfat dry milk...
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March 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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sibelian62.bsky.social
CALL TO ACTIVISM 🇺🇸
Trump made a HISTORIC blunder during his speech while bragging he canceled $8 million in funding to turn Mice “transgender.”

The funding was for TRANSGENIC studies, where scientists introduce human disease cells like Alzheimer’s to study a cure. Unreal. x.com/i/status/189...
March 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Mini hockey star in the making from Waterloo, Ont. goes viral #Ontario

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
Mini hockey star in the making from Waterloo, Ont. goes viral
A two-year-old from Waterloo, Ont. is taking the ice and the internet by storm.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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atrisha.bsky.social
One of the cool things about the recent rise in Indian immigration to Canada is that you can find some of the best Indian food outside India in Ontario. Kitchener-Waterloo, for example, can compete with any medium-sized Indian city in terms of the food diversity of Indian cuisine.
January 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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metuiteme.bsky.social
Seconding!!! This is such a lovely welcoming place with great selection and a pretty great kidlit section, including a nice variety of YA!
February 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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vriccithode.bsky.social
waterloo region authors! it's your time to shine! bookfest returns on may 31st and we're looking for local authors to take part. apply here: forms.gle/iQTM2Eg5pykC...
a purple/red/mauve themed poster with stacks of books and the text: Waterloo Bookfest, Saturday, May 31 * 2pm-8pm, Waterloo Public Square. Calling all authors! Do you want to participate in Bookfest 2025? Apply by April 1st! Free! kwwritersalliance.com/bookfest-2025
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
zahradesigns.bsky.social
My kid felt like eating something savoury and comforting for breakfast. We made tikka paoun (it’s like french toast but spicy and not sweet) with milky black boba tea. I had chai with mine. Yummy start to the weekend!
#food #foodsky #foodie #brunch #cooking #spicebaby #waterlooregion
Blue plate on a black table with halved pieces of what looks like French toast. There is a mug of tea and boba beside the plate. The mug has cat images on it. There is a white spoon lifting a bit of tea and boba pearls out of the mug to show the viewer the pearls.
January 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM