Whenever we cynically rubbish the whole internet & all social media, I think of Stephen Spencer, a music professor who turned his toddler's stories into songs. He started with 36 followers (his mum's book club, basically), & now millions listen to his little 45-second lyrical earworms on Insta. 1/2

‘I love you twenty-sixty times’: how lyrics written by a three-year-old became tear-inducing viral hits

Canadians, don't get too comfortable with "this couldn't happen here" thoughts. Remember when the Sask Party used the notwithstanding clause to make it policy that schools have to out trans kids to their parents, which means trans kids have fewer Charter rights? They're still in power. #Sask #SkPoli

Do people not realize that Saskatchewan already doesn’t change its clocks year round? It’s not like anarchy reigns depending on whether the sun is out.

Partial lunar eclipse starts in 2.5 hours, total lunar eclipse starts in about 4 hours. Will I manage to stay awake? (Haha no. But I'm going to pretend I will stay awake!) https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2026-march-3

When we turn the clocks ahead on March 8, it will be the last time change ever for BC. We're changing to a permanent daylight saving time, simply called Pacific Time (PT). Learn more: News.gov.bc.ca/33415

Saskatchewan's legislature began with a raucous start Monday as politicians returned for the spring sitting, levelling accusations of pearl clutching and being unserious. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sno... #skpoli

Seven years after passing legislation to make it possible, BC will make the shift to permanent Daylight Saving Time this year On March 8, clocks will spring ahead for the last time There will be no time change in November BC will be on Pacific Time (PT) #bcpoli

I wrote about it. It’s not too late; it never is. Mr. Carney and Ms. Anand can and should clearly and unequivocally state that international law always applies and illegal war is always wrong, whether committed against allies or adversaries: justiceinconflict.org/2026/03/02/c... #Iran #cdnpoli

The HPV vaccine is durably AMAZING.A massive Swedish registry study w 18 years of follow-up found no waning protection against invasive cervical cancer. If vaccinated before age 17, cancer risk is cut by ~80%. Even those vaccinated later still had substantial protection. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Influenza deaths have soared to new heights in Alberta this year, according to nearly two decades worth of data, prompting concern from health experts Latest from me👇 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Important story here. The UCP's conscious decision to ignore advice and to not promote vaccines is, as forewarned, producing record flu death rates.

"Get on board AI or get left behind", say the people willing to ignore the child sexual abuse materials and the mental health crisis it is causing. Among other issues! "OpenAI itself estimates that more than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT." (!!!!!!!!)

"Is the war about nuclear weapons, or regime change, or electoral interference? It is about none of these things, of course; it is about feeling good and staying in power. It is a war on truth; but truth can win -- if it finds friends."

Mark Carney's embrace of Trump's illegal, falsehood-based war isn't hard-headed realpolitik: it's a direct enabling of a tyrant wannabe who poses an existential threat to Canada. As Timothy Snyder argues, only by resisting Trump's lies can the US--and Canada, and the world--hope to get through this.

Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.

Just bookmarking for later, somewhat unrelated: I think he's going to eventually run for mayor of Toronto. He's supporting Bradford now but I think, ultimately, this'll be his political path. Could be wrong.

NEW FROM ME: While US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran this weekend, Global News' The West Block host Ben Mulroney reposted video of fighter jets that had been miscaptioned as American F-15s attacking Iran I double-checked. Ben was actually sharing footage from a video game

Israel & Saudi Arabia pushed the U.S. to attack Iran. Netanyahu killed 72,000 people in Gaza, mostly women & children. Saudi Arabia is a brutal dictatorship that allows no opposition. These are the leaders who want to bring “freedom” to Iran? Does anyone really believe that?

Ornithological whimsy, courtesy of @effinbirds.com

Canada's former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy: "We invoke international law and the 'rules based order' when adversaries engage in unlawful actions, but abandon those same rules entirely when it's the Americans — whose gov't 60% of Canadians see as a threat" www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Ontario engineers: "Treating airborne transmission seriously, setting measurable operational targets (including CO2), and deploying layered controls—ventilation, filtration, & UV Germicidal Irradiation—where appropriate" #IAQ #CleanAir #COVID #CdnPoli #PublicHealth It's a good start. However: (1/2)

Based on the RCMP’s investigation and intelligence, sources say national-security officials were presented w evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

NEW PLAYLIST DAY! 60% of the music is new, and the rest are oldies covering the previous 6 decades 🎧 ❤️‍🔥 🤘 #NewMusic #Playlist #NowListening #Music shiveryourtimbers.ca/blog/schmutz...

Ottawa says provinces should pay for nurse practitioners because they provide 'medically necessary' services. New policy starts April 1, but Ottawa will allow a one-year grace before imposing penalties, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com

Canada Council for the Arts has released a questionnaire to help shape their 2026–31 Strategic Plan — and your voice matters. The deadline is March 11, 2026. Let’s make sure Saskatchewan’s arts community is heard. Fill out the questionnaire at: praxisconsulting.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

My people 🏳️‍⚧️ - My spouse asked what kind of woman I was. A life & death moment gave me the answer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... After coming out as trans, an overdose crisis opened my eyes to my inner strength as a woman ...

I wrote a First Person story for CBC that came out yesterday about my partner coming out as trans and the ways our lives changed. There’s so much more to our story, and this is just a small part of it.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

100 accounts are behind majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/n... "...analyzed over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada, and found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from influencers." Those on "X were the biggest culprits."

If you spend time in the bad place, you’re hearing this claim a lot: Alberta sends $23B more to Ottawa than it gets back. If we separated, we’d erase the $9B deficit and have a $14B surplus. It sounds simple. It’s wrong. Here's why. 🧵

Fascinating article investigating the big players and big $ involved in using Powell River BC’s proposed name change as a wedge issue for Wexit and BC Prosperity Project. #CdnPoli The big money behind Powell River’s controversial name change open.substack.com/pub/bchistor...

There are only a few potash deposits in the world—and they tend to be absolutely massive. The largest of them all is located in Saskatchewan, and with CUSMA talks looming, Canada’s pot of fertilizer gold may end up becoming a vulnerability for the US. https://ow.ly/vXBX50YnjWQ

Stop talking about every last thing as a distraction from the Epstein files. Sexual violence is part of how they do things. War is part of how they do things. White supremacy, anti-woman/LGBTQ policies, gross wealth, etc are all parts of how they do things. All of it is the point. All of it.

There's a general message here: “This is the second time in less than a year that diplomacy was betrayed by the Americans.” An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the USA for once again launching an attack against his country while negotiating with it." www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

‘It’s been very hard’: Evacuees from northern Manitoba community have no timeline for return home

Pakistan said it targeted Taliban forces in Afghanistan's Kabul, border regions; UN chief says civilians also impacted.

Pakistan has declared "open war" on Afghanistan after the Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid declared attacks against the Pakistani military along the Durand Line, which separates the two countries. #Infograph

The Supreme Court ruling comes after Israel said it would ban 37 aid groups from Gaza for failing to follow new rules.

New @pressfreedom.bsky.social report shows that a record 129 journalists, media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, with Israel responsible for over two-thirds of those killings. And drone killings of journalists spiked from two in 2023 to 39 in 2025 — with Israel responsible for 28 of the 39.

Again: trans people are a very small minority. If your *KNEEJERK* reaction when you encounter these rare & beautiful butterflies is *ANYTHING* other than “What can I do to make your life a little brighter?” you need to interrogate yourself. Impede the life of trans ppl & you’re in danger, from me. ❤️

For years, contract workers at SFU have complained of bullying & harassment and workload issues. One janitor even died on the job. Despite organized advocacy from SFU faculty and staff to bring the workers in-house, nothing has changed. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

An advocacy hub that has served Calgary’s disabled community for nearly three decades is closing after the province ended its funding contract a year early. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #Calgary #Alberta #abpoli

News from Afghanistan, DR Congo and Nepal today. From an excellent global newsletter, Proximities, by Barry Malone. open.substack.com/pub/proximit...

My confusing day: Government claims the new, smaller proposed building will actually have more "exhibition space" than its shuttered predecessor, despite releasing numbers showing it in fact has less -- and then couldn't explain itself. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

If you want a really enjoyable few minutes watch this man explain how he got chased by turkeys on the streets of Ottawa. www.youtube.com/shorts/xltUk...

Longtime LLRIB chief reconsiders decision to step away from politics #ChiefTammyCookSearson #CommunityNewspaper #PADailyHerald #politics paherald.sk.ca/longtime-llr...

NEW! For TVO @therundowntvo.bsky.social I look at a convention convened by American abolitionist John Brown in Chatham in 1858 that served as a prelude to his raid on Harpers Ferry the following year - one of the events on the road to the Civil War #BHM #cdnhistory www.tvo.org/article/how-...