Unbelievable that antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy could cost over $4,000, or could be completely free, depending on what province you happen to live in. Yet another reason we need universal, comprehensive, national pharmacare ASAP. www.jogc.com/article/S170...
have signed this important open letter and you should too! www.instagram.com/p/DVbe1zZjstG/
Protecting women in sports somehow constantly ends up at creating barriers for women in sports
The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.
Libraries are the best. Hard to believe their funding has been unchanged since 2010 and the BC NDP refuses to increase it.
The greater metropolitan area of Helsinki is about 1.5 million.
ηιͺ Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet du Premier Ministre Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region." February 28, 2026
βCanada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.β
Well. For those of us wondering if heβd walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.
Nope.
Iβm now hearing up to 80 students. Iβm sure those kids will be presented as threats somehow, but theyβre little children with hopes and dreams and people who loved them and they're the exact people who are used tokenisitically in demands for regime change.
Rich alludes here to the wisdom of the judges at the Nuremburg trial: βTo initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole."
smh can't believe you would smear the Carmen Sandiego franchise like this
A researcher in Ontario interviewed 36 farmers to learn how extreme weather is impacting their mental health. Hereβs what she learned: thenarwhal.ca/farmer-menta...
It's astonishing to me how little Minister Solomon seems interested in regulating AI, even as it's become obvious that AI is being used to create a fountain of porn and misinfo deepfakes, scams, and all sorts of other deeply antisocial content.
What a wonderful time to have a senile sociopath as president and a talk show drunk as defense secretary.
everyone loved the tech industry's free music and friendship machines of 20-30 years ago. it's unclear what could be causing people to feel the opposite about the industry's new racism and insanity machine
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes βI love struggling, it makes me feel aliveβ is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
I just got back from Whistler and overheard *so many* conversations from people all over the world about not going to the US. A Dane said βI was planning to go to Vegas this year but then the Greenland thing happened.β One Aussie said to another βI donβt want to wind up in an ICE concentration campβ
I listened to several of these and across all of them two things are standard- the simpering nature of these calls which are always "oh I dont know theyre nice I'm sure why don't you lock them in a cage just in case" & how ENRAGED they get when they simply have their own words repeated at them
βAs Karen got to know the guards at the Northwest ICE Processing Center where she was held, she kept hearing the same thing from them: that ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. βIndividual ICE agents get money per head that they detain β the guards told me that.ββ
Someone is strapped to an electric chair. Itβs connected to a button in front of you. If you press it, you get $1 million and are not charged for their death.
Do you press it?
As a matter of fact, we press that button every day β especially every election day, writes @crof.bsky.social. ππ¨π¦ #canpoli
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
Oral contraceptives are taken safely by millions of Canadians. Advocates say the prescription requirement turns birth control into another bottleneck in a strained health system.
Why do Canadians need a prescription for birth control when most of the world doesn't? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-prescription-birth-control-9.7074160
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After watching the clause-by-clause hearing, it is apparent that Bill S-209 is not a bill primarily focused on pornography sites. If it was, it could be drafted with those directly in mind. Rather, it is a trojan horse online harms bill targeting social media.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/cour...
Every American needs to watch this:
In 2024, Premier Susan Holt promised to make contraception free by signing onto national pharmacare, but more than a year later thousands are still paying for it.
Health advocates call for Holt government to sign onto pharmacare https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pharmacare-free-contraceptives-9.7068501
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Two HRW employees that make up the entirety of the organization's Israel and Palestine program are stepping down after the leadership blocked a report that deems Israelβs denial of Palestinian refugees the right of return a "crime against humanity." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
NEW: Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game, two progressive city councillors want the city to pre-emptively boot US Immigration and Customs Enforcement β ICE β off the pitch.
"Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he wonβt pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents."
The π¨π¦ government is looking to amend & pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Minister, you might want to have an opinion.
Strong work from those who pressured them!!
Poilievre just told #CP26 "There's never been a referendum crisis or a national unity crisis when Conservatives have been in power It's an interesting coincidence isn't it" False. BQ was the product of Mulroney's time in office. Borden - WWI conscription crisis. Sir John - Louis Riel. C'mon man.
