One of the many new features coming in #LibreOffice 26.8, our next major release (due in August): the Word Count dialog now shows stats for before and after the cursor. Thanks to Tien Nguyen Minh for adding this! wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

This wonderful country of ours is worth fighting for. And the best is yet to come — if we put in the work required. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/30/o...

Looks like the UCP are taking advantage of all of the other things capturing peoples attention to push ahead with their gerrymandering of the next election in Alberta... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"Because they believe that only their clan represents America, that only people like them deserve to be considered “real” Americans, and that the American government exists to serve them alone, they need to undermine anything that tells a more unifying story." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“The logistical, legal, and privacy headaches will eventually force the government to abandon these new cards, at an even greater cost to taxpayers. Mark my words: there will be a massive do-over at some point.” #Alberta #AbPoli #Canada

🍁Happy Canada Day from Friends of Canadian Media! Today, we celebrate the stories, communities, and voices that make Canada unique. Here's to keeping Canadian stories strong for generations to come. #CanadaDay #CanadianStories #CanadianMedia

Pregnancy tests at the border, probably coupled with genital exams to verify that they are "real women"

Trust in science in the United States @nature.com by @helenpearson.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A proposed OMB rule would require political appointees to review grants, let the administration cancel grants that don’t align with its priorities, limit international research collaboration, and much more. Scientific progress is at risk. Tell Congress to oppose this rule: https://bit.ly/3SSdbah

Canada’s Arctic is facing new threats. But sovereignty won’t be possible without buy-in from northerners themselves. https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-arctic-needs-defending-canada-isnt-ready/

Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Happy Canada Day!! Be Loud and Be Proud! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

NEW: A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government, chief electoral officer, Centurion Project and Republican Party of Alberta for the breach of the province’s list of electors.

Proposed new satellite fleets could overwhelm the night sky | Science | AAAS 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

If you are out today, celebrate Canada’s cultural diversity, respect the first people - Indigenous heritage, remember the past, we can all live together in harmony and build a country that we can all be proud of. #Canada 🍁🇨🇦

A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any new actions to curtail this.

“Together, the accumulated evidence affirms mRNA vaccines as a safe, effective, and adaptable platform with enduring relevance for future infectious disease prevention and public health preparedness, and for the treatment of cancer and autoimmunity” @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

After having their funding eliminated by the UCP, the advisory group “The Alberta Water Council” is no more. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

US data centers for AI tend to run on more fossil fuels than renewables → they produce proportionally more climate pollution → which is supersizing extreme weather → which is now the #1 risk to data centers themselves. The very definition of "coming right back around to bite you."

Finance Minister Jason Nixon admits Alberta just missed its annual fiscal report deadline, offers two lame excuses. albertapolitics.ca/2026/07/fina...

No previous president has ever manipulated American foreign and domestic policy in order to make himself a billionaire. Unprecedented www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Republicans are full of 💩 about the Canadian border, as usual. #Canada #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

The SaskParty doesn’t do math. Their budgets have had many financial predictions and all have failed miserably. #Saskatchewan #skpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A Danielle Smith / Adriana LaGrange masterpiece. Emergency Depts and some other hospital unit closures (ob/gyn). Dont get pregnant, sick or injured in Alberta: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

“provides evidence that, on an evolutionary level, some ovarian genes, cell types and mechanisms driving egg release were established in the last common ancestor shared by what are now bat sea stars and humans more than 500 million years ago” #ReproSky #Ovary #Science phys.org/news/2026-06...

“This research shifts scientists’ view of “the postreproductive ovary as this useless, empty shell to something with a potentially new function” #ReproSky #Aging #Ovary #WomensHealth #Science www.science.org/content/arti...

Should AI chatbots simulate care for students? Alberta teachers say no

The Alberta government is moving forward with its plan to merge health-care numbers with government-issued identification and proof-of-citizenship. #abpoli

Every @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social story is different. For one of our longtime supporters from Penticton, BC, the CBC has been part of daily life for more than 60 years. Now we're curious... How long has the CBC been part of your life? Share your story in the comments. #CanadianMedia

Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi has written to Carney, citing Health Canada's slow reaction to a Alberta allowing doctors to work in public and private health care systems. NDP MP McPherson says Health Minister Michel is ‘not stepping up’ on the issue. www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/29/n...

Lyme disease on the rise in Canada, but still likely underdiagnosed, Phil Tsekouras reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #LymeDisease #PublicHealthCA

Even though North American citizens have increasingly rejected or imposed moratoriums on data centres in their communities, the Smith government hasn’t said a word about the liabilities. Enter Brad Stelfox, the province’s most prominent land use ecologist. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli

Ontario is chasing a nuclear fantasy when lower-cost renewables and storage would save the province billions. Alberta is doing the same with natural gas. At some point, Conservative governments have to let the market speak here -- and listen. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/30/o...

Gander Social is doing their official launch -- open to everyone on Canada Day tomorrow - July 1, 2026. Link here: gandersocial.ca

Oh they have lots of money for a pipeline but publicly funded healthcare…nah. #Canada #cdnpoli #Alberta #AbPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

UCP Calgary-Shaw by-election nomination winner assailed as ‘extremist’ by NDP. albertapolitics.ca/2026/06/ucp-...

Silvia Vergarajauregui, Felix Engel and colleagues @fau.de find that selective disruption of microtubule formation at the nuclear envelope impairs the bone resorption capacity of osteoclasts. #CellBio #nucleus journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Open Document Format is a vital component of freedom. Learn about the invisible architecture of lock-in – the layering of dependencies: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Pediatrician Dr. Mildred Stahlman revolutionized the care of premature infants (incl a miniature iron lung). She spent her career at #Vanderbilt U. Med Center & is credited w/ establishing the world's first modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She died #OTD 2024. #WomenInSTEM #medsky (1/3)

TELUS is once again profiting from our health, selling $2,995 "Total Body MRIs."This follows a history of UCP sweetheart deals—from the Babylon app privacy mess to buying out Copeman Clinic to enable two-tier access. They keep being rewarded for undermining our public system. #AbPoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"As a result of the associated complexities" of the healthcare restricting, Alberta's annual fiscal reports have been delayed from the summer to the fall. Always the sign of a successful restructuring when you need more time than before to track the money... #abpoli #ableg

Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase risk of child’s autism or ADHD, study suggests The findings reinforce past research indicating that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is safe www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

So let’s explore this logically. A direct-air carbon capture project uses vast amounts of electricity. The Kinew govt (not known to be climate friendly) builds out gas (methane) turbines to meet the increased demands, creating more carbon emissions. Anyone see a problem with that? #EnergyTransition

You might think that tech leaders in Canada would want to get ahead of the backlash building against AI and the industry’s cozy relationship with Trump. Instead, they seem determined to ignore its existence, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes.

Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft newjerseyglobe.com/media/nearly...

CONGRATULATIONS CANADA! What a thrilling #FIFAWorldCup win today in Los Angeles, and what an amazing team. ICYMI, read our piece on this inspiring squad: theconversation.com/canadas-2026...

Hey Saskatoon, support your local radio station which is largely volunteer-driven. There is something to listen to or stream for everyone. #Radio #CommunityRadio #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan cfcr.ca/schedule/

#BritishColumbia Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres Demonstrators cite water and power usage, lack of consultaiton www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...