I’ve been looking for Canadian alternatives to products, streaming services, and social media sites. Found the former pretty easily. Now I think I’ve found the latter. gandersocial.ca. Check it out. #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #100%Canadian

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Yes! We are all Americans from the Águila Islet, Chile to Kaffeklubben Island in Greenland. Those in the US are US Americans. They cannot lay claim to both continents plus Central America.

CDA-US safe third country agreement is still in effect. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati.... Asylum seekers may be refused entry at a “legal” border crossing unless they meet certain criteria. One is joining a CDN citizen family member. In April ICE detained a family trying to do just that.

The authoritarian war on the news industry, in the U.S. and in Canada Morning File by me

Glad Eddy is getting a little love for his passion and work ethic. Great guy! He’s been keeping my skis sharp and waxed for years www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

youtu.be/MgzfINsXK0M Spectacularly good documentary on the fight librarians are facing in the U.S. If you value libraries and librarians, see this film! Playing tonight at Carbon Arc in Halifax.

#TheGrandParade got my top spot. More in my Spotify Wrapped.

Thinking about shopping on Amazon for Cyber Monday? Watch this first. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FaRBjqYsXRE

Alternate headline: Woman killed while helping impaired driver.

I highly recommend the Brie & bacon burger.

One more sleep until I leave for #BrusselsPlainLanguageExperience2025 where I will be speaking about Canada’s first accessible plain language standard. CAN-ASC-3.1:2025-Plain Language. Can’t wait to see you there! #PlainLanguage #Accessibility @Plain Language Association INternational (PLAIN)

I just completed the Canadian government survey on AI. Today is the last day. Make your voice heard. ised-isde.survey-sondage.ca/f/ThankYou.a...

So proud to have been a part in the creation of this standard! #PlainLanguage #InternationalPlainLanguageDay accessible.canada.ca/creating-acc...

My friend made a book! It’ll help you with your Thanksgiving leftovers!!

Hey #BikeHFX, has anyone registered their bike on a bike registry website? Is it a good idea to do that? What is a good registry for Halifax?

I rode my new bike today! 😊 (smiley face emoji) #BikeHFX

National Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 5 - 11. This year’s theme is “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” The campaign highlights the importance of safely buying, charging and recycling lithium-ion batteries to prevent fires. Details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/na...

I made stock twice in as many weeks, which meant I made these delightful vegetable crackers twice, using the spent veg from the stock-making process. The ones on the left are rosemary–parm and the ones on the right are cheddar–sage. Recipe in my book #AfterTheFeast!

One more for the wildlife reels. A beaver snacks on a branch on the shore of Astotin Lake at #ElkIslandNationalPark in #Alberta. #CanadaIsIndustrious, #CanadaIsWild, #ExploreCanada

Driving north from Edmonton, leaving the prairies behind. #Canada#IsHuge, #ExploreCanada

Film-maker Reid Davenport has delivered an important and thought provoking examination of Canada’s medical assistance in dying law. Must view for anyone seeking or in public office, as well as anyone who develops policy.

The magnificent plains bison at home in #ElkIslandNationalPark, Alberta, Canada. #CanadaIsBeautiful, #CanadaIsPowerful, #ExploreCanada

Saskatchewan wildlife: Eastern Cottontail (I think?), Richardson’s Ground Squirrel and American White Pelican. #WildlifeInCanada, #CanadaIsBeautiful, #ExploreCanada

Also sunglasses 😎.

Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719. Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469. Textbook corporate greed.

I just signed up to be a FluWatcher. You can too. public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/p...

@landofsticks.bsky.social Yellowknife council chambers, rear view, bottom left, seats for public, media, and managers when needed.

@landofsticks.bsky.social Yellowknife council chambers, seats for department directors.

@landofsticks.bsky.social Yellowknife council chambers, seats for councillors and mayor.

Driving through Saskatchewan, you see bright yellow fields of canola, blue fields of flax, and golden fields of wheat. #Canada’sBreadbasket. #CanadaIsSelfsufficient. #CanadaIsBeautiful. #CelebrateCanada

La Cocina tortilla chips. The best I’ve ever tasted! Made in Manitoba. #GlutenFree. Lightly seasoned. Delicate and crisp. #CanadaIsDelicious. #CelebrateCanada

The centre of Canada is in friendly Manitoba. Notice the change in landscape. #CanadaIsDiverse. #CelebrateCanada

Kakabeka Falls, the second highest falls in Ontario. Guess which are higher? #CanadaIsPowerful. #CanadaIsBeautiful. #CelebrateCanada

Driving through the Canadian Shield on the TransCanada Highway. Imagine cutting hundreds of kilometres through bedrock! That’s #CanadianIngenuity. #CelebrateCanada

We had to stop at the Wawa Goose in Wawa, Ontario. #CanadaIsWhimsical. #CelebrateCanada

The falls on the Rivière aux Sables in Chutes Provincial Park, Ontario. The river was so swollen that it took out the beach and washed all the picnic tables away. #CanadaIsPowerful #CanadaIsBeautiful. #CelebrateCanada

The famous Big Nickel in Sudbury, Ontario. The coin has gone through many designs and compositions over the years. #CanadaIsIndustrious. #CelebrateCanada

Wildlife of Algonquin Park. The infamous campsite chipmunk. Don’t feed the wildlife!! #CelebrateCanada. #CanadaIsBeautiful

Mighty white pine on the Big Pine train in Algonquin Park. #CelebrateCanada, #CanadaIsBeautiful

Day 5 of the almost cross-Canada journey. Montreal, where even the manhole covers are beautiful. #CelebrateCanada, #CanadaIsBeautiful

The St. Lawrence River at La Pocatière, Québec with the Laurentian Mountains in the background #CelebrateCanada, #CanadaIsBeautiful.

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system: The Tetanus vaccine The Measles vaccine The Polio vaccine The Mumps vaccine The HPV vaccine The Pneumonia vaccine The Hepatitis B vaccine The Rubella vaccine The Diphtheria vaccine The Covid-19 vaccine - @hislopmd.bsky.social

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 🍁

Ok Canada! The digital services tax is dead. Now is the time for a boycott of all things digital: Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Uber, etc. We can do this! #ElbowsUp

Please help me to understand. If the US military take an oath to defend the constitution, not the president, why are they carrying out the president’s illegal orders?

Specifically, residents of districts 1, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 These are the likely swing votes. If you live in those districts, it is doubly important that you write/call your councillor. They are the likely swing votes. Tell your neighbors, organize, tell more neighbors to write more emails.

Convo with Costco receipt checker: Her: Thank you young lady Me: blows raspberry Her: Take a compliment will ya lady! Me: No. I’m proud of my age. It’s a privilege to live this long. Lesson: Let’s not legitimize ageism by making youth a compliment. It’s just a stage in life.