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Western Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individuality. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me […] [bridged from https://mstdn.ca/@dyckron on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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AIs flunk language test that takes grammar out of the equation https://theconversation.com/ais-flunk-language-test-that-takes-grammar-out-of-the-equation-247177

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Ontario sees another enormous jump in people not paying housing and other bills https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/02/ontario-jump-people-unable-pay-housing-bills/

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Security experts warned Friday about a widespread zero day vulnerability, tentatively dubbed "CVE-2025-TRUMP," that threatens to let Russia backdoor....well, everything.

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Mega IDU vibes here... Garbage policy. Citizen's arrests: Retail group says 'people will get hurt or killed' https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/26/citizens-arrests-retail-group-says-people-will-get-hurt-or-killed/

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“The consequent hate that I am receiving from (The Breakdown’s) readers, listeners and/or followers, as well as the threats made against myself and MHCare, have caused me to be extremely fearful for my safety, my family’s safety and safety of the employees and agents of MHCare and their […]

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Global carrying some water here, since 3rd-party surely isn't the same thing as independent, which doesn't seem to be pointed out. How about a public inquiry? That would provide significantly more assurance. Alberta to announce 3rd-party reviewer to probe health contracts next week: Smith […]

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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it https://theconversation.com/coastal-economies-rely-on-noaa-from-maine-to-florida-texas-and-alaska-even-if-they-dont-realize-it-250016

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Toronto neighbourhood shaming businesses suing over bike lanes https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/02/toronto-neighbourhood-shaming-businesses-suing-bike-lanes/

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This is utterly enraging... Thanks to @thenarwhal for this critically important investigatory reporting! #abpoli B.C. ‘concerned’ about Alberta’s electricity restrictions: docs | The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-alberta-electricity-intertie/

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As Trump complains about Canada, data shows most crime guns seized in GTA come from U.S. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/american-guns-gta-police-data-1.7466092

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Ah, a testament to their properly funded public education system. Patty Hajdu found 'every person knew about Thunder Bay' during a trip to Finland https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/patty-hajdu-found-every-person-knew-about-thunder-bay-during-a-trip-to-finland-10296177

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Eviction notice to your inbox: Alberta updating tenancies act https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/eviction-notice-to-your-inbox-alberta-updating-tenancies-act-10295371

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"In Moscow, the celebratory posts online popped like champagne corks." The day the old American order cracked in the Oval Office https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-order-zelenskyy-trump-1.7472000

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High microplastic levels in bird lungs suggest widespread air pollution impact https://phys.org/news/2025-02-high-microplastic-bird-lungs-widespread.html

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Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/535732/Telus-offers-hundreds-of-buyouts-to-workers-across-the-country

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😞 Bizworld: Vultures to feast on Peavey Mart remains https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/bizworld-vultures-to-feast-on-peavey-mart-remains-10269235

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US lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters https://www.castanet.net/news/World/535870/US-lobster-catch-drops-as-crustaceans-migrate-to-colder-Canadian-waters

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#FeelinTheBern Too bad Bernie is too "radical" or whatever today's neoliberal fairy tale is that works to delegitimize any sort of economic fairness. America must not surrender its democratic values https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-ukraine-bernie-sanders

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Danielle Smith’s Government Sparks Confusion After Quietly Issuing $11 Billion Loan Guarantee for Alberta’s Biggest Financial Institution https://pressprogress.ca/danielle-smith-quietly-issued-an-11-billion-loan-guarantee-for-albertas-biggest-bank-no-one-will-say-why/

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😒 Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/

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Alberta falls short on health-care, education spending: critics https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/not-a-priority-critics-say-alberta-falls-short-on-health-care-education-spending/

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BULLSHIT - did they reinstate the new hospital they cancelled? Cause there hasn't been a new hospital in Edmonton since... 1988? Whenever Grey Nuns was built. SUCH BULLSHIT, Mr. BRAID Paywalled, don't visit That was a terrific provincial budget - for Edmonton | Calgary Herald […]

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русский хуесос, иди на хуй

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2025 Alberta budget cuts AISH funding by $49 million https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/alberta-budget-2025-cuts-aish-funding-by-49-million-10296656

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Canadian North being sold to private equity that now has monopoly on all northern air freight surely won't have an impact on this 🙄 Inuit children in Nunavut face a preventable food security crisis https://theconversation.com/inuit-children-in-nunavut-face-a-preventable-food-security-crisis-250004

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See, I know this is fake news because the UCP have VERY CLEARLY said there is no money laundering in Alberta. So there. Edmonton auto dealership owners charged with money laundering, fraud https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/02/28/edmonton-auto-dealership-owners-charged-with-money-laundering-fraud/

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Thousands of litres of diesel leaked undetected from Irving station, documents show https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/diesel-leak-irving-gas-station-1.7468093

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Drax power plant to cut carbon capture investment despite record £1bn profit https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/27/drax-power-plant-owner-reports-highest-earnings-since-pandemic

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That's seditious heresy in #NeoliberalParadise It’s time we asked: what is the cost not just to the budget, but to society, when the richest are helped to get richer? […]

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Starmer plays royal card as he tiptoes around the madness of King Donald https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/keir-starmer-trump-visit-relations

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$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a 'slap on the wrist,' critics say https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-coal-river-leak-fine-1.7470360

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Podcaster back in court to fight gag order in Alberta health care controversy - The Globe and Mail https://archive.ph/77ueG

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After Winnipeg's sudden thaw, slippery sidewalks create hazard for people with mobility issues https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ice-sidewalks-mobility-winnipeg-1.7469500

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Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk https://theconversation.com/albertas-oil-and-gas-wells-threaten-peoples-health-but-there-are-disparities-in-who-is-most-at-risk-249637

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‘I was causing harm’: author Helen Jukes on motherhood and our polluted bodies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/27/i-was-causing-harm-author-helen-jukes-on-motherhood-and-our-polluted-bodies

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Alberta hired more U.S. lobbyists than other provinces, feds since 2000: data https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-hired-more-u-s-lobbyists-than-other-provinces-feds-since-2000-data-1.7469140

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Tokyo is turning to a 4-day work week in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’ | Fortune https://archive.ph/V20eT

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Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/nauru-climate-citizenship-golden-passport

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Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says https://globalnews.ca/news/11034743/liberals-lead-poll-federal-vote-feb-25/

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I'm just tired of the "anti-whatever" backlash grievance mode we're locked into. So banal. Yay Liberals? 😮‍💨 Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/canada-liberal-party-poll

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“Following the law is not a matter of choice for the board, as our oath of office requires us to uphold all legislation.” And how about norms? Nobody follows that archaic rule any more, why snap to it so obediently? See a convenient cover for reactionary norm-breaking/culture war acceleration […]

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"I also loved the walking culture; there's no need for a car. That's something I never realized I was missing until I lived there." Millennial Moved to Spain for More Relaxed Life, Pays $300/month Rent - Business Insider https://archive.ph/ghE80

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‘CorruptCare Scandal’: Smith Thumped in Legislature | The Tyee https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/26/CorruptCare-Scandal-Smith-Thumped-Legislature/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email

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But they just got all their scapegoats carefully lined up! The housing perma-bubble was successfully cast as immigration's fault, don't mess with the narrative man. Opinion: In this economy? It’s time to welcome foreign students again - The Globe and Mail https://archive.ph/zfDyX

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Drax climate protester says judge ‘bullied’ jury to find her guilty https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/climate-protester-says-jurors-bullied-by-leeds-court-judge-to-find-her-guilty

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Wilmot farmland assembled for future Toyota site | The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-wilmot-land-assembly-toyota/

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The essential grift with Bari Weiss style takes that falsely equate "free speech" or liberty with speech they personally like is pretending no one else is doing it. That's even more true of pro-corporate center right content. It's already a dominant perspective even at WaPo. Now it's even moreso

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🙄 Often election underdogs, Independent and minor party candidates say they shake up the 2025 Ontario vote https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ontario-election-independent-minor-party-candidates-1.7468119

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‘The forests are going up in flames – so is the rule of law’: Argentina’s climate of fear https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/26/forests-flames-argentina-wildfires-patagonia-

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