Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.

CBC News, egregiously both-sidesing fascism once again. At some point, you just need to call out Vance's lies, you guys.

Or, Heated Rivalry only exists because of CanCon requirements. Otherwise CTV/Bell/Crave would have just imported another American show. Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.

Someone needed to say it.

It seems prudent to seek a ruling from the SCC on this. Go through the full process now and set the precedent for the future.

The cynic in me thinks it’s all about money and wanting to avoid the additional cost of providing upgraded PPE to our healthcare staff. I think they avoid acknowledging the risk of aerosol transmission so employers won’t be forced to upgrade ventilation and filtration.

Study: Development and Validation of Two Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ Strains Causing X-Disease in Stone Fruits Published: 18 January 2026 bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Phytoplasma #Microbiology #StoneFruit #XDisease

📺 OMG—who made this?! Noah Wyle has a message for all you—vaccine skeptics… Share with a friend who needs to hear it.

It takes them awhile but eventually they do say it: “While Adams’ career fall seemed swift, careful readers of Dilbert saw a gradual darkening of the strip’s tone and its creator’s descent into misogyny, anti-immigration and racism.”

Patient care decisions must be patient centred regardless of the circumstances.

@bydonmartin.bsky.social and his followers may have #JustOneTown suggestions.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a notification that avian flu has been detected at a non-commercial poultry farm in the Capital Regional District.

Has 🍊’s pursuit of a new world order increased your resolve to avoid/boycott USA products/travel? #CDNPoli If you have travelled to the USA for pleasure in the past year, will you continue to do so? I want to understand.

𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆! There are now 20 Healthcare Infusion chapters across #Canada! Twenty communities where people stopped asking when help would come, and became the help. Want to move to Canada? Check out healthcareinfusion.org And uh... Newfoundland, PEI, and the northern territories?... I mean... 🤔

Venezuela ✅ Greenland Panama Canada Mexico Anyone else he’s mentioned in the past?

There are so many stories we need to hear. Sharing this one and hoping you’ll read it #BCHistory #SupportLocal #JapaneseCanadian #Canadian #Internment #Fujiya www.fujiya.ca/rememberings...

Important conversations. Hope we’re getting better at having these discussions and interactions with a broader range of people.

Mmh Glückwunsch @bmftr_bund Da macht nun ein US Unternehmen Gewinne in USA mit einem von deutschen Steuergeldern entwickelten Medikament. Dieses Medikament wird lediglich benötigt weil Gesundheitssysteme in der Ausrottung der Gonorrhö mit Kondom nach PreP versagt haben Toll gemacht

Genetic variant appears to protect against blood cancers https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/01/blood-cancer-protective-genetic-variant-found-in-study/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Large numbers of Canadian snowbirds are arriving on Vancouver Island this winter, after cancelling their usual trips to Arizona and Florida over U.S. tariffs and if the influx continues, it could have a dramatic impact on the Island's economy.  cheknews.ca/certainly-se...

I suspect the 3,400 fatalities don’t include deaths related to the ensuing chaos.

Apr2023 BC became the 1st province to offer free contraception. In the 1st 15 months, 152200 accessed hormonal pills, 48200 accessed hormonal IUDs, 9500 had hormonal injections, 7500 received a copper IUD, 7400 an implant, and 2000 received a vaginal ring. Access is key. martlet.ca/campaign-urg...

It feels easier masking at my regular stops, my local grocery stores, my pharmacy, my London Drugs… I notice more looks when I go somewhere new. Thankfully no one has said anything to me in years though, which I appreciate.

Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pops recall, CFIA says https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pizza-pops-recall-9.7024961 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

BC’s provincial health officer downplayed the role and effectiveness of masks from the start. An opportunity to educate, and empower, forever lost.

A fun show to do. Hopefully a fun watch for you. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

CFIA recalls Pillsbury Pizza Pops snacks due to possible E. coli https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/some-pepperoni-and-bacon-pizza-pops-snacks-recalled-due-to-possible-e-coli/ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Masd weberbaueri x impostor & Phal lindenii. This Masd opened its first flower in Aug and has been blooming sequentially ever since. I love this plant. All my Phal lindenii are in bloom. This one has secondary flower branches. I wish I could capture how elegant the flowers are. #Orchids

A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online. I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all. It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:

The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/health-antibiotic-resistance-drugs-superbugs-sexually-transmitted-gonorrhoea 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Hey, friends in the United States of America. This is your President:

Things just get weirder and weirder.

This is a genuinely important genetics paper. It suggests many psychiatric diagnoses we treat as distinct are biologically entangled. It should force a rethink of our diagnostic categories. It also creates new risks. 1/3

CDN House of Commons returns 26Jan2026. CPC will hold their convention, and PP’s leadership review, end of that same week. I wonder what the odds are PMMC will have a majority government going into Feb2026? Who might be tempted by the prospect of being part of government for 4 years? #CDNPoli

Big news keep happening during the show. Luckily the Press Gallery Avengers were assembled right outside the studio. youtu.be/ljMCc2MpCqg?...

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... #CDNPoli

The BC Coroners Service is calling for a province-wide strategy to reduce suicides among young people after a new report found significant gaps in support systems—especially for Indigenous communities.

December 6, 1989 Never forgotten. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

“those who believe this shift suggests Mr. Carney would have been better suited to lead the Conservatives are mistaken. Throughout history, no federal party—for better or for worse—has been as flexible on public policy principles as the Liberal Party of Canada.“ 1/2

The BC Conservative Party just announced they have removed John Rustad as their party leader. Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.

Great Blue Heron, lake reflection.

How I wish this wasn’t the timeline we were in. 😡 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Just put up our artificial tree today. Purchased on Boxing Day, 22 years ago, and it’s still in excellent shape.

Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 4,200 hospitalizations, 725 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 23,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.

I’m curious as to whether any jurisdiction has implemented programs for pet waste? It’s organic but I believe currently just goes into regular garbage/landfill?

Disturbing how quickly the 🍊 and his administration moved to tear it all apart.

What I find so deeply frustrating about these columns about our supposed inability to build things is the complaints about "bureaucracy" frequently turn out to be "Waah, they won't let us poison this river with selenium!" or "Waah, I don't want to have to share revenue with the local First Nation!"

Just in case you haven't seen this yet... Here is the project which consumed MONTHS of my life and involved HUNDREDS of local #Nanaimo residents, each sworn to secrecy. ✅ If you're an American healthcare worker considering Canada, WATCH THIS. ❤️ www.youtube.com/watc...

From clothing and toys to raw materials and medical products, thousands of goods will soon move more freely across Canada thanks to a new agreement that removes interprovincial trade barriers. Canada is at its best when we work together. Learn more: gov.bc.ca/DomesticTrade