Jaimie G

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It took my wife one season of Heated Rivalry to show an interest in hockey. Anyway, we’re going to a game this weekend.

Bet the US GDP looks stronger for these sums!

Immigration could soon drive all of Canada's population growth: expert With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.

shorturl.at/Rkuiw 2026 to be Canada's 2nd consecutive year of zero population growth. Immigration has been the top contributor to our growth since 2000. Feds & provinces need to stop knee-jerk reactions to far-right populist racism & properly plan for all aspects of immigration requirements.

Water-stressed BC towns want the province to stop 'giving water away' to industry

shorturl.at/a2HBJ Most municipalities in BC get water from watersheds open to public & industry. Industry is not shy about using what is available, w lowest industrial water rates 8 - 33x lower than other provinces & squawking for lower yet! BC has cut watershed health & restoration 80%!

Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules - Inside Climate News Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough.

shorturl.at/G3bBn Google’s Response to an Iowa County’s New Data Center Requirements? Annex the Land.
The tech giant is attempting to skirt Linn County’s environmental and economic zoning requirements by redrawing a nearby city’s boundaries.

Residents Rally to Keep AI Data Centre-Fueling Power Plant Out Residents in Olds, Alberta, are organizing to block a 1.4-gigawatt gas power plant slated for construction directly across from their homes.

shorturl.at/p47Jx AI data centre w energy demand equal to > one million homes! 100 metres from their homes. 10 140-MW gas plants, each running on two 50-MW gas turbines and one 140-MW heat-recovery steam generator! Emissions ignored
AI data centres part of dani Smith's plan to grow natl gas use.

Canadian Provinces, Territories Pledge to Boost Grid Infrastructure A new National Energy Corridor Agreement commits 10 Canadian provinces and territories to break down longstanding barriers between provincial grids and enable a more connected, resilient and self-reli...

shorturl.at/P4355 • Id, speed interprov & territorial transmission infrastructure
• Grow electricity trade in Canada to meet growing demand & maximize use of clean, reliable power
• Pitch to Feds for $$ in east-west and north-south transmission corridors
• Partner w Indigenous communities

B.C. Doctors Flag Alarming Health Trends Near Fracking Sites Researchers met with the city of Dawson Creek in British Columbia to share insights about how fracking in the region is affecting public health.

shorturl.at/jlwyi Fracking in BCs Peace region since early 2000's. Dawson City - 23 lung cancers; cancerous in 2023; 10 w lung scarring in lungs; higher industrial chem levels w chromosomal damage; impaired fetal growth, premature birth, congenital malformations, childhood cancer & heart disease

Russia's nuclear giant controls massive weapons production ecosystem ignored by sanctions, report finds Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, operates 21 entities that are directly involved in weapons production but face no EU sanctions, according to a report published March 4 by the Kyiv-based t...

shorturl.at/uIHIX Rosatom oversees 21 entities that are not subject to EU sanctions. Drone components, dual-use equipment while developing Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal.

Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

shorturl.at/b7uwY This month, attacks on 6 trains daily. Ukrainian Railways continues to monitor airspace along train routes in cooperation w the military. If a threat is detected, railway workers change the train route, quickly evacuate passengers from the carriages, and take other safety measures

Ukraine hit 4 Russian ships, killed 3 sailors in March 2 attack on Black Sea port in Krasnodar Krai, SBU source says "There are no 'protected areas' for Russian military facilities," a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.

shorturl.at/UnBkW Incl frigate carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, 2 anti-submarine vessels, minesweeper & onshore military infrastructure. Novorossiysk has become a central base for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Oh my! I can almost smell the needles & turf! 😃

I think of that whenever I watch James Herriott series, "All Creatures Great and Small" as they drive thru the Yorkshire Dales and portray as gorgeous...while I think of what was like before people converted the forests to agricultural land.

Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go” Israel issued a sweeping displacement order for the entire region south of Litani River as it escalated its bombing campaign across Lebanon.

Before dawn on Tuesday Israeli military issued mass displacement orders to 60,000 in dozens of communities in Southern Lebanon & launched wave of heavy airstrikes.
Not new by Israel as they expand their territory in yet another country.

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Blech! As with Rich Old White Men handling tRump, no sense of values!

Ukrainian forces liberate 9 eastern settlements as Russian troops face Starlink disruptions, Ukraine's military says "Three additional settlements in the area have been fully cleared of Russian troops, while fighting continues for several more," the statement read.

shorturl.at/JnSUf Ukraine has liberated nine settlements in the Oleksandrivka sector along the southeastern front line. Ukrainian forces regained more territory in February 2026 than Russia captured during the same period.

Made-in-Canada Renewables Boost National Security Survey by polling firm Opinium found that large majorities of Canadians “connect oil and gas dependence with instability." They “understand that energy security and national security are closely linke...

shorturl.at/CH5Kb Most Canadians see the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy as a way to reduce risk of international conflict and boost our national security. Completely unacceptable for a country to take control of another country’s natural resources & annex land there.

Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.

shorturl.at/UfS7D Carney's MOU w dani Smith incl support construction of a $16.5 Billion CCS project. Tho' knew little about true costs or technical feasibility!
CCS is an out- and-out scam!
We Canadians will get hugely hosed by this Fossil Fuel loving politician!

Australia’s Transition to Renewables is Well Under Way Australia’s transition to renewables is well under way. In the last quarter of 2025, Australia’s renewable energy saw record additions to the grid, new data shows.

shorturl.at/aTdLR Australia Sets New Record, Adds >3 GW of Renewables, Battery Storage!

The Tech Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Data Centres With community opposition growing, data centre backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz.

shorturl.at/htfAN "Clean energy, new jobs, better energy future." Malarkey!
Create far fewer jobs than other industries, study shows developers pocket > $1 Million in state subsidies for each permanent job they create! After built few workers needed. Customers suffer higher electricity bills.

How will Trump's war against Iran impact Ukraine? Zelensky is seeking to curry favor with U.S. President Donald Trump and show that Ukraine is a reliable ally, analysts say.

shorturl.at/2M1ee Zelensky backs U.S.-Israeli war vs Iran.
For Ukraine, choice was logical: Iran is a Kremlin ally that has backed Russia's aggression vs Ukraine & supplied drones to Moscow.
I don't care for any country backing the new war but "The friend of my enemy is my enemy."

Russia shifts to sabotage and terror in Ukraine as battlefield gains slow Russia’s use of terrorism inside Ukraine long predates the full-scale invasion. In 2015 alone, SBU reported preventing hundreds of planned terrorist attacks and arresting 492 suspects linked to sabota...

shorturl.at/CEHum The enemy is deliberately trying to kill Ukrainian police officers who stand every day in defense of people & state. Russia is trying to compensate for its slow progress on battlefield in Donetsk, taking war directly to the Ukrainian population, hoping to break its will to resist

No, he supported it!

Look at here in Canada. I didn’t hear my PM, @mark-carney.bsky.social condemn it.

TEHRAN, IRAN—As groups of families and others gathered Sunday evening at cafes around Niloofar Square—a middle-class area in eastern Tehran—after breaking their fast for Ramadan, a series of explosions struck the area, leveling several buildings and killing over 20 people

It also violated countless international laws. The empire will continue with its’s fuckery until the very last breath.

What REALLY scares me is that 3 of 4 Americans support this rogue action & the murders being committed!
What can people of other countries possibly believe of the morals/ethics/values of the US if only a minority have a heart?
It looks as though you have earned your international reputation!

Love that woman!
And, yes, Americans need regime change at home!
What's that going to take if he is successful breaking the electoral process?

Loonie tunes!