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Last week, DHL Express Canada locked out workers and started bringing in scabs, just days before federal anti-scab legislation comes into effect. Now, DHL is asking the government for an exemption from the law. I spoke to workers on the picket line in Richmond, BC for @pressprogress.ca

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PressProgress is doing a June member drive, and I'll be honest, we're behind our targets. But the good news is that it's not by a lot—we set out to recruit 50 new members by the end of June. We're part of the way there. It's only $7 a month to join. Below is a thread on how that money is used:

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Sustain nonprofit journalism by helping @Pressprogress.ca with their June membership drive. They need only 50 more members to reach their goals: pressprogress.ca/become-a-mem...

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"Nasa has revealed a dramatic rise in the intensity of..events such as droughts & floods over the past 5 years. The study shows that..extreme events are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting & more severe" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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103 cyclists suffered major injuries in crashes with cars in the last year on record in Alberta. 5 died. In 73 of those collisions, the driver made an "improper action" vs. 30 who were "driving properly." 🔗: open.alberta.ca/dataset/2502... Anyway, here's the RCMP reminding cyclists to stay safe:

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they make it sound like the grizzlies have been talking to orcas

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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

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Alberta announces shift in COVID vaccine coverage, including having the general public outside of higher risk groups pay for their dose. www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

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Over 200 people dead, no survivors known so far. How many people have to die before we hold profit-deadly corporations like Boeing accountable? How many whistleblowers is it going to take?

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Hi Calgary friends, some independent media folks are making their way to our city to host a free conference this coming Friday and Saturday. Should be a great time, see you there! www.eventbrite.ca/e/progressiv...

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Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship bound for Gaza

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Wealthy countries meeting to plan how to expand resource extraction while having a plan for wildfire evacuations is just… idk man.

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I've been dreading the smoke. It's been threatening to come, especially for the last few days—and I've been in denial. When you can smell it, you know the licking flames of hell are here. May the smoke sting the noses of the G7 leaders so they finally get [screams into a pillow] a bloody move on!!!

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Four seasons are now fall, winter; spring, and smoke

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I never felt more Western alienation until that one summer a few years ago when Toronto got a taste of the smoke and suddenly the world was ending.

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If you’re watching TV and wondering if some D.C. figure has a jawline that’s newly strong and square … well, you might be right. Inside the plastic surgery procedure booming among Washington men 👇

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today

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I said yesterday that with every passing day it feels like we're background characters in a DC movie supervillain's story arc, and now I don't know what movie we're in.

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Anyone else's weather apps not predicting these random rain showers with strong winds we now seem to be getting almost daily in Calgary?

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With every passing day, it feels like we're helpless background characters in a DC supervillain's story arc.

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Jonathan Joss' husband Tristan has released another statement saying that donations to their old home GoFundMe are not needed at this time and would ask for everyone to direct their energy towards spreading the message about how he was in fact murdered in a hate crime

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We really need to start caring about lying, as a society

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Oh dear, Canada.

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The Manitoba legislature has passed Bill 43, adding gender expression to the provincial human rights code. In this doom and gloom climate, it's important to mark victories like this, to remember that despite the rise of the far right, we can still organize and win for 🏳️‍🌈 people.

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Jonathan Joss's death for Natives is like having one of your favorite white actors die. Now imagine that was the ONLY representation you had growing up. And it was animated. And we lost him from a HATE crime. In the most violent and tragic way possible. We deserve so much better than this.

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Odd that in the article Mamdani does answer the question. Why is the social media post about the article different?

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This is NOT a joke

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Man witnesses his husband, a famous voice actor, shot and killed by a man shouting homophobic slurs. Texas police report there is “no evidence” that it was a hate-motivated killing. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Check out how this incident was initially described by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team in its news release. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The Bay didn't die. It was murdered by private equity. jacobin.com/2025/06/huds...

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Team bonding @stephenmag.bsky.social @emmaarkell.bsky.social @romygarrido.ca @goldsbie.bsky.social @lukelebrun.ca

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On my walk tonight, as the wind storm raged, it's pretty obvious @cityofcalgary.bsky.social crews will be busy cleaning up broken branches for a couple of days, so I wanted to thank them for all they do in advance. 🙏

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Nice of @cajournalists.bsky.social to recognize @davidpugliese.bsky.social’s decades of public service journalism Last year, former Conservative MP Chris Alexander hid behind parliamentary privilege and spread completely unhinged lies about Pugliese and his work pressprogress.ca/former-conse...

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‘Ashes falling like snow’: New evacuations due to Manitoba wildfires #ClimateCrisis www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

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Congrats Emma Arkell for winning the Silver CWA Canada+CAJ Award for Labour Reporting for "Canadian teachers face harassment in wake of ‘parental rights’ policies!" Félicitations Emma Arkell pour avoir remporté le Prix SCA Canada+ACJ argent pour les Reportages sur le travail https://loom.ly/SD5Bge8

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