My grandad Arthur Hitcham came home from WW1 and WW2. So many didn’t. We remember. ❤️ 🌺 #lestweforget #remembranceday

Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay #canada

Schwartz’s Deli review - “Repeat after me: Medium-fat, with mustard and a half-sour.” Via CultMtl My fav in Montreal was Ben’s Restaurant back when they made their own smoked meat - sadly they closed down around 2006. Anybody else have fond memories of Ben’s? (The cheesecake was amazing) […]

Aid groups call for urgent access of shelter, food items into Gaza as winter nears: Head agency of shelter cluster says millions of aid items stuck in Jordan, Egypt and Israel awaiting approval #gaza #humanitarianaid https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-aid-israel-tent-shelter-9.6967494

WCK Responds to Historic Hurricane Melissa #chefsforjamaica #WorldCentralKitchen #hurricanemelissa https://wck.org/relief/melissa-25

Religious News Service: Faith leaders join Democrats to decry health care cuts, expiring SNAP benefits WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We will not retreat, and we will use every nonviolent tool at our disposal, to call this nation, this Congress, to stop all of this partisan fighting and get down to the […]

WCK Responds to Historic Hurricane Melissa #chefsforjamaica #WorldCentralKitchen #hurricanemelissa https://wck.org/relief/melissa-25

World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is in #jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane #melissa made landfall. We’re working with local partners to serve meals as to families impacted by the storm. #WCK https://wck.org/relief/melissa-25

Canadian Red Cross - Hurricane #melissa relief and emergency response. #jamaica https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/current-emergency-responses/hurricane-melissa

Film seeks to ‘spark conversation’ on #homelessness in rural towns - #ontario https://www.simcoereformer.ca/news/local-news/film-seeks-to-spark-conversation-on-homelessness-in-rural-towns

For those of you who aren't familiar, Quirks and Quarks is like the pinnacle of science in Canada. Not an award, but it's every science nerd's dream to get on that CBC radio show. It's how you know you've "made it" in your research. Here's one of my favourite segments […]

Criminalizing #homelessness and Expanding Incarceration. Who Profits? https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-is-criminalizing-homelessness-and-expanding-incarceration-who-profits/

If you are in healthcare and you want to leave the US, this is a very strong option for you. B.C. in particular is desperate for healthcare workers. Website: https://bchealthcareers.ca https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115440357138158992

How ever you think Gananoque is pronounced, you're probably wrong.

Happy Thanksgiving from Canada. 🍁 🇨🇦 #ThanksGiving #Canada

To me, this looks like ICE is deployed in #gaza. How can #Hamas be dismantled? #Palestine

If you're on the board of, or leading a Toronto based non-profit, I can't recommend the services at MAS enough. They provide education and training to non-profit organizations of all sizes to set themselves up for success. https://www.masadvise.org/ #toronto

From a walk up Low Rigg. 📷 Pentax 6x7 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400 🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4 ⚗ Come Through Lab #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #mediumformat #lakedistrict #thelakes #cumbria

Canada’s sovereignty starts with local food #cdnpoli #Food #agriculture #farming https://windsorstar.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-canadas-sovereignty-starts-with-local-food

"Calling the threat "serious and urgent," Canada's Communication Security Establishment's (CSE) Centre for Cyber Security joined its international allies Thursday urging organizations to take immediate action to patch up vulnerabilities following a widespread hit on the technology security […]

WCK Breaks Ground on Two New Kitchens to Expand Meals for Gazan Families #gaza https://wck.org/news/gaza-update-9-24

Remember when CBS cancelled The Smothers Brothers? They ended up at ABC #jimmykimmel #Disney #Censorship

#UK, #Canada, #Australia recognize Palestinian state, reversing decades-long positions in breaking with the U.S — WaPo

‘Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.’ - Sir Winston Churchill, excerpt from his […]

When their guy suggests invading us, we aren't taking it lightly. 6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again | Global News #canpoli #cdnpoli #uspol #elbowsup https://globalnews.ca/news/11435168/ipsos-polling-canada-us-relationship/

Let’s get our MP’s to put #housing and #homelessness at the top of the list for Budget 2025 on Nov.4 - send a message right to their inbox #cdnpoli Via CAEH https://action.caeh.ca/budget_25

City of Orillia declares food insecurity emergency after data shows families struggling with access to food https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/orillia-city-food-insecurity-emergency-1.7633365

Take the pledge here: It’s time to restore civility and respect to the public square. Harassment and abuse are undermining our democracy. Together, we can rebuild a culture where everyone—candidates, elected officials, and the public—can participate in democracy free from fear or intimidation […]

Take the pledge here: It’s time to restore civility and respect to the public square. Harassment and abuse are undermining our democracy. Together, we can rebuild a culture where everyone—candidates, elected officials, and the public—can participate in democracy free from fear or intimidation […]

“Traitors to Canada’s Fourth Estate: Canadians need to cancel the National Post, and Postmedia should be defunded. The tens of millions of dollars that the American-owned corporation receives from the Government of Canada has become a ‘key pillar’ of their business strategy.” An excerpt from the […]

Canadian author Margaret Atwood takes another shot at Alberta's book ban with satirical story #cdnpoli #Education #literature #abpoli #Censorship https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-library-books-1.7622459

_“Never in human history have the people banning books turned out to be the good guys.”_ —Author Julia Quinn #fascism #bookbans #abpoli #uspoli

Watched a good video from World Health Network, a “Town Hall with Dr. Dick Zoutman, The Fight for Canadian Respirator Mask standards (ie N95) discussing the new draft standard from CSA Canadian Standards Association regarding adopting N95 masking in healthcare to combat the spread of respiratory […]

“Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time, a UN-backed body responsible for monitoring food security says. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest and worst level of its acute food insecurity scale” […]

José Andrés Visits Gaza & Israel as WCK to Scale Up to 1 Million Meals a Day for Gaza #gaza #WCK #WorldCentralKitchen #humanitarianaid https://wck.org/news/gaza-update-8-14

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Demand Urgent Action on Housing and Homelessness, via #caeh - This is our chance to write the next chapter in Canada’s story. Add your name to join thousands of Canadians calling on the federal government to take action on #housing and #homelessness in Budget 2025. #cdnpoli […]

This lovely lady, my Mom, is 98 years old today! #happybirthday

Via The Narwhal @thenarwhal : THE MOOSE QUESTIONNAIRE - Manitoba MP Leah Gazan grew up chasing waterfalls … literally #cdnpoli https://thenarwhal.ca/moose-questionnaire-leah-gazan/

Prince William has announced the latest stage of his social housing project, Homewards, to help eradicate #homelessness A property in south London owned by William's Duchy of Cornwall estate will be converted into 16 flats to provide affordable homes for 18 to 25-year-olds […]

WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in #gaza After 5-Day Pause https://wck.org/news/gaza-update-7-25

Open Doors Burlington believes in the importance of fresh, healthy food! Planted in partnership with the @ burlfoodbank, our garden provides fresh produce for our meal programs, community market, and Shared Wellbeing program. We're so happy to work with our friends at the Burlington Food Bank […]

Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children, UN agencies say. Supplies of ready-to-use-therapeutic food will be depleted by mid-August if nothing changes, says. In the first two weeks of July alone, Unicef treated 5,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Gaza. #unicef […]

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports: As mass starvation spreads across #gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away. #doctorswithoutborders https://www.msf.org/mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza

WCK Forced to Pause Cooking in Gaza, But Baking and Water Delivery Continue for Communities #WCK #WorldCentralKitchen #gaza https://wck.org/news/gaza-update-7-20

Toronto's unhoused population more than doubled in three years, reaching an estimated 15,400 last fall, according to a new city survey that calls the numbers a "crisis." #homelessness #housing #onpoli #cdnpoli via CBC […]

Trump’s #tariffs are a tax on the American people and businesses who import anything. A tariff on Canadian goods is a tax paid by Americans not Canadians. Canada doesn’t pay a penny. Tariffs on Europe, Brazil and China are all a tax on Americans. If someone crunched the numbers you could show […]

Via Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness: Canada is facing a #housing and #homelessness crisis. From first-time homebuyers locked out of the market to seniors losing their homes, people across the country are at a breaking point. Ending the housing game starts with this federal budget. Email […]