Vigorous cold front incoming for the BC Lower Mainland & Whatcom County WA — Moderate to heavy rain is associated w/ the front while a bolt of lightning in the mtns & N Shore isn’t out of the qn. Some detected N of Coquitlam. CASAG - Super-Res Reflectivity 1 18:35 #BCStorm #wawx #BCwx #BCstormwatch

Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦 Alberta is #ForeverCanadian

This is wonderful news 🇨🇦

My cat Winston has to listen to the news a lot, so sometimes he has a face like this. Greetings from #Kyiv, friends!

Fraser Valley is home to 5 of the world’s top scientists Read more at: abbynews.com/2025/10/23/f...

C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice. (Worth reading? ✅️)

Here’s the first edition of a weekly podcast episode of This is Vancouver that me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social are planning to do in the lead up to next year’s local elections. On today’s 30 minute episode — Ken Sim’s housing loss, budget news, and Richmond’s election begins. Hope you enjoy!

“Climate change is turning global wildfires into monsters” phys.org/news/2025-10... - @sciencex.bsky.social #Amazonia #Australia #CAFire #ClimateChange #Congo #COP30 #LosAngeles #SouthAmerica #Wildfires

the last thing you see before the end

Shout out to @todmaffin.com and our BC gov on their recruitment efforts for BC and Vancouver Island!

It’s time to build, take control of our own future, and win.

She read the news and is not impressed. #Cat #Photography

Good Thursday Night, bluesky.

We should talk more about how getting through this is going to involve rebuilding most of our information institutions completely from the ground up (at the very least news media/journalism, universities, and the entire technology sector; libraries seem fine). Whole scale capture by disinformation.

At night, Cohen. “It’s torn where there’s beauty, it’s torn where there’s death. It’s torn where there’s mercy, but torn somewhat less.”

My new emotional support cat, Arthur. #Caturday #AdoptDontShop

Autumn Calm - Alouette Lake - Golden Ears Provincial Park, Maple Ridge, British Columbia 🇨🇦 #reflection #lake #autumn #calm #mapleridge #britishcolumbia #explorebc #panorama #pano #stunday #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mountains #outdoors #hiking #camping #yourbcparks #bc #canada

To all the Canadian food producers, thank you for your hard work. This Thanksgiving weekend, we’re thankful for the abundance of safe food on our tables.

“When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set.” - Lin Yutang, Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, & translator. Shadows grow long only when the light is fading. It's a warning sign. #autocrat #wykyk #ykwya #regime #impeach #47Sucks

#BritishColumbia Vancouver wildlife photographer eclipses global competition with dramatic shot during solar event Liron Gertsman wins Bird Photographer of the Year title for The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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New design option for #P.E.I. licence plates honours #Mi'kmaw community in the province Plates will be available for all passenger vehicles Oct. 15 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A classic Moraine Lake view near the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦 Used to be able to drive up in your own car to see it anytime. #morainelake #banff #photography #canadianrockies #nationalparks #lakelouise #valleyoftenpeaks Prints —> adamjewell.com/featured/mor...

Gordon Lightfoot read about a shipwreck. Then he wrote one of music's most unusual hits. Read how in this exclusive excerpt from 'The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' 📖 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

This little poem wrecks me.

What is your favorite English-language novel? (Free spaces for Middlemarch, Pride and Prejudice, and Moby Dick -- what else you got?)

Randy Bachman turns 82 today He said “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” was written as a joke. “I started to hear it getting played & I was embarrassed. .. My wife would say, ‘At last, they’re playing a song of yours.” He told his label, “OK, release it [as a single.] I bet it does nothing.’” It hit #1

I am not the best at math, but if I figured things out correctly, this week marks my 2600th #CATURDAY! AKA my 50th orbit around our star 😮. In honor of this I offer Fizbit AKA the prettiest cat sourced from a Hardees drive through (that I know of) #Cats #SexyAndSheKnowsIt

Hundreds gather to remember Darren Markland: beloved doctor, cyclist and health advocate edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world’s oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems. /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

'I'm a problem solver': Meet the mayor whose plan to attract family doctors is turning heads across Canada | CBC News share.google/yoqeyHQVquMA...

I wouldn't tell people if I won the lottery, but there would be signs... #BookSky #Books #Library

It’s about to be Redford Fall. So many glorious favorites to rewatch. And such a range of them.

Look at him😍

My 12 year old just told me that she’s ‘obsessed with the aesthetic of the early 2000s’ 💀

Rest in peace, Rick Davies. One of my favourite bands growing up. Saw them twice in the late 70s (Crisis What Crisis? and Even in the Quietest Moment tours). Supertramp were exceptional.

Goodbye, stranger. It's been nice. Hope you find your paradise. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

11:58 Sep 08 2025 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT for Interior and Northern British Columbia Expires: 01:56 Sep 09 2025 Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain. ... Visit https://weather.gc.ca for details

Canadian-made water bomber back in production to fight wildfires #WaterBombers #Canada is rushing to build more capacity to fight wildfires, and De Havilland factories in Calgary are pushing to get new DHC-515 Firefighters back in the air www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

One of the most ominous and yet progressive songs of my youth. Five Man Electrical Band. Canadian icons. youtu.be/CeVhhHRDcQU?...

We now have over 4000 #ForeverCanadian signature collectors across Alberta. This movement is growing like no other before, but we need more of you to pitch in. Please, join our team and let’s make history. Let’s show our love for Canada.🇨🇦 #ableg #cdnpoli #Yeg #Yyc

ICYMI: I wrote a 3,500+ word deep-dive guide on how to read data breach notices. By knowing what to look out for (and what to ignore) and understanding what these notices actually mean, you can take meaningful actions to protect yourself and others. For premium subscribers ❤️ this.weekinsecurity.com

Eddie Vedder covered Canadian Indio’s (Gordon Peterson’s) song for the movie “Into The Wild” and came nowhere close to doing it justice. Here is the original. youtu.be/JuwmZJ6I8-0?...

B.C. server jumps into ocean mid-shift to rescue drowning baby raccoon #BritishColumbia #MeanwhileInCanada Happy Friday, if you need a reason to smile, look at the photos in this story. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE: “The Grant County Health District says mosquitos captured during routine testing were positive for West Nile Virus.” www.kxly.com/news/mosquit... - @kxly.com #GrantCounty #MosesLake #WashingtonState #WestNileVirus

Damn. As a polio survivor, I take these reports very badly: www.cidrap.umn.edu/polio/papua-...

Meet Mittens, the deaf cat spreading joy at #Vancouver’s English Bay Beach www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Graham Greene (1952-2025) #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞