Erin Ellis
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Avid seeker of facts, supporter of climate action and sane governments.
Iāve already resisted joining or unsubscribed to all services suggested by
@profgalloway.com
. I urge other to do the same. My only holdout is Apple products but, after a lifetime of buying and loving iThings, Iām actively seeking new options.
#Resist&Unsubscribe
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Thank you Canadian leaders for displaying unity and heart in the face of tragedy.
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'Tumbler Ridge is full of grace this evening': PM gives emotional address at vigil for mass shooting victims | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney led federal, provincial and local leaders in offering support and praising the resilience and grace of Tumbler Ridge residents at a vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-vigil-9.7089792
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The level of idiocy in the Trump government is boundless. The rest of the world is moving on. Too bad we canāt let them choke on their own fumes.
#ClimateAction
#DinosaursDiedOut
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Trumpās EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ābillionaire pollutersā
Rollback of governmentās ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families āsicker and less safeā, environmental advocate says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-epa-rollback-pollution-regulation-endangerment-finding?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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Yes! Iāve been saying this forever. Limitless growth is called cancer. Letās get real about saving nature.
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says worldās accounting systems should place true value on the environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/09/global-economy-transformed-humanity-future-un-chief-antonio-guterres?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Charlie Angus
9 days ago
Donald Trump's crimes have never been hidden. The courts, the media, the legal system won't touch him. It falls to ordinary people to keep calling out the crimes and shining a light into the darkness that is the White House.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-falls-t...
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It Falls to Us to Speak Out
The Epstein files are the stuff of conspiracy nightmares, revealing an endless string of backroom connections between the corrupt, the complicit, the evil and the criminally perverse.
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-falls-to-us-to-speak-out/comments?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=post_viewer
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After the historical suffering of Inuit in Canada, it brought tears to my ears to see this delegation to Greenland waving Canadians flags. Their generosity and willingness to help others is unbound.
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'We are one people': Canadian consulate officially opens in Greenland | CBC News
A new Canadian Consulate in Greenland's capital of Nuuk officially opened on Friday in front of an Inuit delegation from Canada, who brought a stern message for U.S. President Donald Trump: "Back off....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inuit-delegation-canadian-consulate-greenland-9.7074387
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Adrienne Tanner
10 days ago
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is zeroing in on one horrific court case to demand Canada give her a say in the way Canada appoints higher court judges. This is cheap politicking that risks undermining trust in Canadian courts.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/05/o...
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Hands off the judiciary, Premier Smith
Zeroing in on one horrific court case to demand Canada make a wholesale change in the way it appoints higher court judges is cheap politicking that ignores reforms to the bail system already in the wo...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/05/opinion/smith-alberta-judiciary-premier-appointments-judges
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Charlie Angus
17 days ago
Alberta is the front line in the fight for democracy. Canadians need to step up to help. Contact your MP and demand a parliamentary investigation into foreign interference to help the quislings threatening Canada.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/if-alberta...
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If Alberta Falls, Canada Falls
Finally. Someone in the public has spoken the word ātreasonā.
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/if-alberta-falls-canada-falls
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Thank you Mr. Premier! I was waiting for someone to speak up.
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Moms Clean Air Force
19 days ago
BREAKING: A federal judge cleared Vineyard Wind to restart construction, adding to a growing list of offshore wind projects beating stop-work orders.
electrek.co/2026/01/27/u...
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Trump's offshore wind pause just lost again ā Vineyard Wind is back to work [update]
A federal judge cleared Vineyard Wind to restart construction, adding to a growing list of offshore wind projects beating stop-work orders.
https://electrek.co/2026/01/27/us-offshore-wind-backlash-grows-as-empire-revolution-wind-sue-trump-admin/
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Thank you for your hard work and joie de vivre, Prime Minister! We have your back.
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22 days ago
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Arresting hundreds of members of the clergy for a peaceful protest? Not a good look for ICE or America.
#standingwithMinnesotans
23 days ago
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk
23 days ago
Alberta separatism isnāt about independence. Itās about becoming the 51āst state. Trumpās eyeing Alberta. Separatists are helping him. Masked ICE militia canāt replace the Mounties. PLEASE, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and join the resistance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Trump cabinet member weighs in on Alberta separatism | CBC News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented Thursday on the separatist movement in Alberta ā making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politic...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/trump-cabinet-member-weighs-in-on-alberta-separatism-9.7058082
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West Coast Environmental Law
23 days ago
There are more than 100 proposals for Indigenous Conserved and Protected Areas
#IPCAs
which could bring Canada closer to its conservation goals if they had the financial support they need. ā ValĆ©rie Courtois, Indigenous Leadership Initiative
#cdnpoli
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Canada falls short of 2025 conservation target | The Narwhal
Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-misses-2025-conservation-target/
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Sue Big Oil
23 days ago
Yet another approach to making fossil fuel polluters pay: Suing them for years of collusion in suppressing renewable energy and electric vehicles. Go team!
#SueBigOil
#MakePollutersPay
#affordibility
#risingcosts
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel sues big oil over ācartelā-like plot to kill clean energy
In a lawsuit expected to be filed today, Nessel alleges some of the worldās largest oil companies colluded to suppress the development of EVs and clean energy to keep Americans reliant on fossil fuels...
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-ag-nessel-sues-big-oil-over-cartel-like-plot-to-kill-clean-energy/
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Sue Big Oil
25 days ago
Evidence is mounting against Big Oil. ā⦠courts around the world are increasingly connecting the dots between fossil fuel production and climate destruction.ā
#ClimateJustice
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Half of worldās CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-firms-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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šš¼šš¼šš¼ to the millionaires and billionaires who favour higher taxes. We need more people like you.
#FairTaxation
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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
26 days ago
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Mark Carney
26 days ago
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
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Itās abundantly clear that oil is the last centuryās fuel. But dinosaurs donāt want to believe it.
#renewables
#greentransition
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Opinion | Trump Is Obsessed With Oil, but Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-energy-china-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.5YmX.dRAlE3kvNDfl&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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ā⦠more than half of the worldās media companies and nine of the top 10 social media platforms are owned by billionaires.ā This is the problem.
#TaxBillionaires
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āBrazenā political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/19/brazen-political-influence-rich-laid-bare-wealth-billionaires-inequality-poverty-instability-oxfam?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
28 days ago
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Charlie Angus
about 1 month ago
In the darkest days of the Second World War, Winston Churchill looked to Canada. It's time for us to step up again.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Canada is the Linchpin of Democracy
In 1939, the odds against the democratic world were massive.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-184377698
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil. Oligarchy in action.
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Brian O
about 1 month ago
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Didnāt we all see There Will Be Blood? Itās here in real life with the latest blood bath over an oil play. Dozens of people have been killed in Venezuela in a senseless U.S. raid.
#EndofOil
#EndFossilFuels
about 1 month ago
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The foolishness of this administration knows no bounds. Intelligent people of the U.S., Canadalians welcomes you to join us creating a better future.
#climateaction
#fightfacism
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Outrage as Trump withdraws US from key UN climate treaty
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as āembarrassingā as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/trump-international-groups-un?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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Adrienne Tanner
about 1 month ago
Carney's tepid response to the abduction of Nicolas Maduro puts Canada squarely in the camp of the US, a country whose president, Donald Trump, is showing himself to be as drunk on power as the Venezuelan president himself.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/o...
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The reason Carney's response to the Maduro abduction is so unnerving
Mark Carney's response to the abduction of Nicolas Maduro puts Canada squarely in the camp of the US, a country whose president, Donald Trump, is showing himself to be as drunk on power as the Venezue...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/opinion/carney-maduro-abduction-trump-economy-sovereignty
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
A direct line connects Trumpās attempted coup five years ago with his incursion into Venezuela last weekend ā and his current threats to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland. Let me explain...
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-threat-to-civilization
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Exactly. Alberta is going to regret its dependence on oil very soon ā but thatās still too late.
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Charlie Angus
about 1 month ago
Donald Trump has made it clear that he is nothing more than a klepto-gangster. The threat is clear. We know what is at stake. Canadians will defend our sovereignty.
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Letās keep pushing
#30by30
. Protecting 30%of Canadaās land by 2030. Itās something we can all agree on.
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Canada promised new parks and nature protection. Has that shifted with Carney in power? | CBC News
Now, environmental groups and others are concerned that the apparent pivot from the Carney government will reverse years of progress made on nature conservation. Among the initiatives now facing uncer...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/conservation-biodiversity-climate-carney-9.7020047
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations Bethany and IJF. Weāll deserved.
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2 months ago
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Bethany Lindsay
2 months ago
More award nominations for
@theijf.org
and our residential schools database!
theijf.org/article/copa...
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The IJF scores 2 nominations for Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Public service journalism
https://theijf.org/article/copa-2025-nominations
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Thanks Adrienne. And thanks to Laura Lynch and the crew of What On Earth. Interested in learning more? Go to
Suebigoil.ca
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2 months ago
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Investigative Journalism Foundation
2 months ago
Weāre hiring an investigative reporter with an interest and expertise in politics and government procurement at all levels! This is a full-time, remote position. Apply today:
zurl.co/tuL95
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Agreed. We need a renewable energy transition not another pipeline. Letās join with forward-thinking nations.
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Canadaās environmental ārealismā looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman
At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/08/canada-environment-new-oil-pipeline?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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Finally some sanity about the need to fight climate change. āThe resolution also urges Canada, Alberta and B.C. to recognize the climate emergency and uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.ā
#NoMorePipelines
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Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal | CBC News
Assembly of First Nations chiefs are demanding the withdrawal of Canada and Albertaās recently announced new pipeline deal and expressing full support for First Nations on the British Columbia coast t...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-assembly-major-projects-9.6999182
3 months ago
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk
3 months ago
CONGRATULATIONS
#ForeverCanadian
volunteers! Elections Alberta just informed me that our Forever Canadian petition is approved! Your hard work and love for Canada paid off! Now, the Premier must do the right thing and call for a vote in the Legislature.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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Citizen Initiative Petition Verification Completed, Results Announced - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON ā Elections Alberta has completed verification for the āAlberta Forever Canadaā citizen initiative petition. Albertaās Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has determined under section 10...
https://www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-initiative-petition-verification-completed-results-announced/
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Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe theĀ laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. Itās not just the hard-won ground lo...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/analysis/pipeline-agreement-alberta-ottawa
3 months ago
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Charlie Angus
3 months ago
Canada should be focused on nation-building. Instead we are getting sucked into a needless pipeline war to appease Moe and Danielle Smith. If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life. And he will lose.
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Scott Robertson
3 months ago
Carney on when he last spoke to Trump: "Who cares. It's a detail. I'll speak to him again when it matters. I don't have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now. When America wants to come back and have the discussions on the trade side we will have those discussions."
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I signed. We donāt need more pipelines. We need a green energy transition.
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3 months ago
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So sick. Now murder is OK but asking fair questions is not. The power of oil money is a threat to us all.
#SueBigOil
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Saudi crown prince MBS unaware of Khashoggi killing, Trump says in White House visit | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of U.S. resident and Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washington-saudi-prince-mbs-salman-trump-white-house-9.6982672
3 months ago
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Brilliant. Honest, hard-working people can defeat the cynical con-men now charge, says
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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UN Environment Programme
3 months ago
We cannot air condition our way out of the heat crisis. Many cooling methods add planet warming emissions, in-turn increasing cooling demand. But solutions exist to make cooling more sustainable & affordable:
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#COP30
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Oil lobbyists have free run at COP30. This is the problem folks.
#climatejustice
#KickBigPolluersOut
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Sue Big Oil
3 months ago
Big Oil logic: āWeāll stop destroying the planet⦠right after we finish destroying the planet.ā If the feds wonāt hold them accountable, our communities can. Make Big Oil pay their fair share. š
suebigoil.ca/declaration
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#KickBigPollutersOut
. The number of oil lobbyists at COP is insanity. They are blocking climate action the world demands.
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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks ā and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firmsā unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop-un-climate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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I couldnāt agree more! Why are reporters giving any credence to his nonsensical musings.
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3 months ago
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This is the way it should be.
#KeepTankerBan
#protectnorthcoast
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B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban along northern coast | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby stood with members of numerous First Nations from B.C.ās northern coast on Wednesday to support and sign a declaration that asks Ottawa to continue a moratorium on oil tankers i...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/david-eby-b-c-coastal-nations-north-coast-protection-declaration-9.6967908
3 months ago
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So very happy to see some good news coming from our neighbours. Congratulations New York!
#NewEra
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Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-transition-team?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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