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"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland. In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.

Was it worth it, François Legault? After all the unnecessary bills you used to divide Quebecers, you’ve had to resign in shame as Canada’s most unpopular premier. Let this be a lesson to Quebec’s next premier to prioritize healthcare and housing affordability — things that actually matter. #polqc

Whenever I'm not entirely certain what to think about a particular political, economic or social issue I browse a Postmedia publication and just think exactly the opposite way.

The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states. The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor. One collision and the whale is dead. We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

Battle over Doug Ford’s Ontario Place redevelopment heads to Supreme Court of Canada

A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.

Going to need to send a message to your Councillor in the lead up to the Jun 25 council meeting. If it's a unique communication even better. Send to your Councillor, clerks, and Mayor. www.moreneighbours.ca/campaign-six...

Carney’s ‘Canada Strong Pass’ to come into effect on June 20

Canadians make up the largest proportion—nearly 28 percent—of international travelers visiting Florida. They also comprise the largest number of international visitors for the entire United States. But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.

“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones. Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.

If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.

It’s Election Day, Canada. Go vote Canada Strong.

We sat down w @thegreenlineto.bsky.social to discuss what to do if the unfortunate occurs and you're struck by a motorist on your bike. Know your rights friends! Check out the full article and videos here: thegreenline.to/guide/hit-by...

If you're looking for a fascinating evening in May in Canada, I highly recommend Alice Roberts. She sees the history of all of us like no one I know. (tour details: alice-roberts.co.uk/tour @profaliceroberts.bsky.social)

In light of recent anti-cyclist policing, we wanted to share our Cycling & the Police Guide: www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/cycling... As we have seen in Toronto, police have recently been targeting/ticketing cyclists. Thanks to MDC for the collab.

Round two of our long-duration ice storm will kick into gear Saturday night into Sunday across a large swath of Ontario. Additional power outages are likely. #ONStorm

#RECALL: Velvet Caviar recalls about 90K Wireless Portable Power Banks with lithium-ion batteries due to fire and burn hazards. The lithium-ion battery in the power banks can overheat and ignite. Get free replacement. CONTACT: velvetcaviar.com/pages/magsaf... More: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...

Deeply concerning news about our friend and former BF teammate Rebecca Burke whose backpacking trip to the US has ended with her being detained by ICE for over ten days, with no clear timeline for her release. Please read her father's statement here: www.facebook.com/paulrburke

Exclusive: Ben & Jerry’s founders expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever

What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?

1/ With a federal election on the horizon🗳️, I'm diving into the last 20+ Years of Legislation (since Poilievre entered HOC). From bills that passed with royal assent to those that didn't make it past first reading, this thread explores what they tell us about those vying to lead Canada.🍁🧵 #cdnpoli

Why you should power off your phone once a week - according to the NSA www.zdnet.com/article/why-... via @ZDNET

Starter list of Toronto's elected politicians +. Please welcome to Bluesky: Nate Erskine, Andrea Hazell, Jill Andrews, Michael Coteau, Rob Oliphant, Marco Mendocino, Jean Yip, Shaun Chen, Bill Blair, Kevin Vuong, Christian Freeland, and Ahmed Hussen. Let me know who I missed! go.bsky.app/GQreNfW

Bill 212 is now law, and it’s worse than we ever imagined. This anti-bike lane legislation will put lives at risk by removing bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University—three of Toronto’s busiest and most critical cycling corridors. 1/

The bike lane ban and rip out bill has passed. The fight on our streets starts now! See you this Friday. #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

People out here describing protected bike lanes and pedestrianization as massive social engineering project as if the automobile's takeover of American cities was a natural weather event

NEW: Long before Premier Ford announced plans for a tunnel under the 401, a Canadian construction firm was privately pitching the same idea - and even submitted its plans to the province. Here’s what we’ve learned. globalnews.ca/news/10887503/…#onpolili

The fix was in to close the Ontario Scinece Centre, all to justify a taxpayer funded MegaSpa. Infrastructure Ontario, Premier Office ‘worked with’ engineering firm ahead of science centre closure report globalnews.ca/news/1087967... #topoli #onpoli

I don't know who needs to hear this, but sharks absolutely get cancer. Even if sharks didn't get cancer, eating shark wouldn't cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball. 📷 Andrew Fox

Rescue Coop is an amazing place. They always give hope to sweet girls like Bella! ❤️

Last year the cat distribution system gifted my mum an orange cat in her backyard. Almost exactly a year later, another. I figure in a couple more years we’ll have an orange cat army. Meet TC (“The Cat”) and Mini-Me

As a nerd who loves numbers I keep looking at the rising numbers of Bluesky users on their open source log.....over a million NEW users today 💙💙 Love it bsky-users.theo.io

Remember this, when voting in Canadian federal election. Cons always go after Healthcare, so that insurance companies can make a buck off privatisation. Education is also in their crosshair, since it's much easier to control a bunch of dummies. 📌 #polcan canadians.org/analysis/har...

The Beaverton salutes The Onion for buying InfoWars. And we're pleased to announce that if enough of you join our Patreon, we'll buy Postmedia.

Want to push back against Ford’s plan to rip out our bike lanes and ban future ones? Well follow along in this thread for actions you can take! Step 1: Submit a comment to the Ontario Government here: ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9... #topoli #onpoli #BikeTO

BREAKING: Removing Toronto bike lanes will cost an estimated $48 million: “The city released a report Wednesday that calculates the cost of Doug Ford’s bid to rip up bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University.” One of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen done to a city. www.thestar.com/news/gta/rem...

Genomic sequencing shows the virus is related to the H5N1 viruses from the ongoing outbreaks on B.C. poultry farms and not the cow-adapted strain circulating in U.S. cattle.

Some good news for a change!

15M people on Bluesky!!! 💫 The Verge beat us to our own announcement — that's the beauty of an open network with public stats!

November 21st.

Can one of my journalist follows explain to me what’s happening in news rooms? Why do they just parrot speaking points and not follow up with the facts? On BT this morning “Min of Transpo says only 1% are using bike lanes” - but then no follow up that it’s not correct. So frustrating!

"This was a healthy teenager prior to this, so no underlying conditions." Source still unknown.

You asked, I listened: I created a second starter pack featuring 100+ more journalists in Canada who are on Bluesky right now, including all the new arrivals to this website Follow all these accounts and share widely! go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS

For All Newcomers: here are some handy tips to get you started on BlueSky! Have a pleasant flight into a calmer, more peaceful social site. #BlueSky is the place to be. ✈️💺🧳

Alright, who made this? 🤣