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Snippet from a CBC news article about how birdwatching may build better brains according to a recent study.

Birding isn't just a great hobby - it may also help keep your brain sharp!

In a recent CBC article, Bob McDonald discusses the results of a new study where MRI scans compared expert birders with beginners.

Former CBC host Travis Dhanraj tells MPs of internal conflict over sources and political bias Travis Dhanraj, who hosted the program “Canada Tonight,” previously filed a human rights complaint alleging discrimination, harassment and bullying as a person of colour.

Good reporting from @calvileon.bsky.social, who gets David Cochrane on the record, and gets the CBC to explain some of how TV actually works. The Canadian right went crazy over Travis Dhanraj’s testimony today, which was a farce. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Loblaw says some customers affected by data breach The company says data related to passwords, health information and credit cards were not compromised.

Loblaw says some customers affected by data breach

Ontario’s $20-million plan to merge conservation authorities | The Narwhal The Ford government’s final plan for amalgamating 36 conservation authorities removes some controversial mergers

The Doug Ford government’s proposal to amalgamate conservation authorities received 14,000 public comments. Ontario now has a $20-million final plan to make it happen.

thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...

Substack is at the Gambling Stage of Desperation Big tech's political agenda is coming for you, and your wallet.

This article on substack & polymarket is really worth reading.

"These guys are all about trapping you, me, all of us into a permanent state of braindead catatonia in which all we do all day is doom scroll and click buttons that send money to billionaires."

open.substack.com/pub/speterda...

What Can You Do with Used Plastic and 3D Printers? Meet Two Pros | The Tyee Brayden and Angela Rogers figured out which plastic waste can be made into home goods, and how.

What Can You Do with Used Plastic and 3D Printers? Meet Two Pros

Imagine this was your city.

In Manitoba, a growing bison herd welcomes new members | The Narwhal As a group of once-endangered Alberta wood bison join a larger herd in Skownan First Nation, hope for the future of the culturally vital species grows

On the Skownan First Nation bison ranch in Manitoba, new members of the herd are helping to revive a culturally vital species. Via @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/skownan-firs...

Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react A proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County could use between 2 million and 8 million gallons of drinking water per day, according to an executed agreement between the developer and the W...

one google data center in virginia

two million gallons of water per day

information only released under court order & risk of contempt

Like a breath of fresh air

Want more ‘Buy Canadian’ food? These companies are trying to help YouTube video by CBC News: The National

How three companies are pivoting to get more Canadian-made products on grocery store shelves. #Canada #BuyCanadian 🇨🇦🍁💪🏻

youtu.be/XwPppkdD_p0?...

This should be a huge fucking wake-up call to every level of government playing footsie with fascists and their pals in ‘law enforcement.’
These people are by far the biggest threat to public safety - not protesters, not encampment dwellers, not people using drugs. Fascists.

He campaigned on increasing funding for CBC 😡

I worked on a reality show with Donald Trump and he had a famous tagline he would say at the end of every episode: “You’re appointed as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas!!”

Calls to Ontario's gambling helpline up 317% after privatization of online betting: study | CBC News After online gambling was privatized in Ontario, contacts to Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems increased 317 per cent in men and adolescent boys aged 15 to 24, a new study...

"Study found that among boys and men aged 15-24, the mean monthly rate of gambling-related outreach per mil people rose by 317% from the time before ON's launch of PlayOLG to the period after the privatization of online gambling. Prior to policy changes, rates were stable

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

OpenAI's deal with Trump is putting Canadians at risk too Which leaves us with the current predicament: a US government that is openly hostile to large swaths of its own people and a frontier AI company more than willing to supply the government with the too...

here’s my latest:

Unlike traditional surveillance that requires humans to analyze mounds of data that spans different datasets, AI surveillance can automatically analyze vast, disparate data points — automatically and at scale without any human oversight. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/04/o...

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

Full moon above cottage on hill with smoke coming from a chimney, trees in silhouette either side. Lights are on in the windows of the cottage. The painting is a very deep teal blue.

Goodnight.
🖼️ Moonlight, Thomas Lamb.

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay. This year's theme is Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.
Reconnect with Ontario's edible plants and check out our free Northern Forest Foraging Guide here:
onnaturemagazine.com/northern-for...

#forage #guide #ontarionature

Matt Elliott: What Doug Ford’s ritzy new Science Centre is really costing us and our kids The Ford government’s current cost estimate for the new Ontario Science Centre is much higher — for a building with a smaller footprint than the old location.

My @thestar.com column this week: there’s no science that can make sense of Doug Ford’s decision to move the Science Centre.

The new facility will cost more and deliver less — and waste a whole bunch of time that parents and kids will never get back.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Rare Canadian rainforest at risk from logging | The Narwhal Two forestry companies hold licences to log in B.C.’s rare rainforest, home to ancient trees, endangered caribou and rare lichens. Could a provincial park preserve the region?

Forestry companies hold licences to log in Canada’s inland temperate rainforest, home to endangered caribou and rare lichens.

A proposal for a new provincial park now has renewed interest, via @sarahkcox.bsky.social

thenarwhal.ca/rare-canadia...

Widely recognizable in Canada too.

New in BC Permanent Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday, March 8

When we turn the clocks ahead on March 8, it will be the last time change ever for BC. We're changing to a permanent daylight saving time, simply called Pacific Time (PT).

Learn more: News.gov.bc.ca/33415

#LunarEclipse FAQ:

Q: Is it safe to look at?
A: Absolutely! Unlike a solar eclipse, there's no UNsafe time to look at a lunar eclipse.

Q: Do I need a telescope?
A: Nope! Best view is with naked eye. Just look up!

Q: Does the eclipse portend terror & doom?
A: Not at all! The news has that covered.

Lots of academics I really respect are highlighting this misunderstanding, which I’ve apparently also fallen prey to.

But there’s an important point here:

What did Carney think laymen would take away from his speech when he spoke of taking a sign out of a window in the face of a bullying regime?

The Enshittificator Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…

Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside

Norway comes for the #TechBros

www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree

vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

So beautifully written, by Vinay Menon (not on here):
"...this is what young people now want from male characters: less Rambo and more Ted Lasso. Less detached violence and more emotive connective tissue. Less go it alone and more coming together."
Bravo

Algonquin College program cuts back on the table | CBC News Algonquin College is again planning to cut 30 more programs pending approval by its board of governors next week. It had postponed the decision on the cuts after provincial funding changes.

Ford’s corruption is harming the people of Ontario at every turn. No money for students but lots for his developer cronies to build things we don’t want or need.

Spas, highways, greenbelt, shoppers drug mart over health clinics, tunnels, beer, and now a science center

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford calls the new Science Centre design “stunning.” It comes with a $1B price tag. The original building could’ve been repaired for $40M. #cdnpoli
“That billion could be better spent solving hallway healthcare, getting students OSAP & solving challenges in education.”
Trump's Ballroom = Ford's SC.

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?