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I'm a science and medical writer curious about the world. I like to share what I find out. I also write for kids, teens and specialty audiences. Remember Ask Pippa in the Toronto Star? That's me. Also Medscape, Medical Post, CHN, Globe&Mail, Vice, etc

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Paralysed man can feel objects through another person's hand Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move objects by controlling another person's hand via a brain implant. The technique might one day even allow us to experience another person's body over long distances.

Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move objects by controlling another person's hand via a brain implant.

26.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE plans round-the-clock social media surveillance of immigrants, activists Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is establishing dedicated social media surveillance teams at two facilities, with plans to hire nearly 30 private contractors to monitor online platforms to g...

Technology news. ca.news.yahoo.com/ice-plans-ro...

26.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.
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mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives

An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives

26.10.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I remember the good old days when we turned on the TV, and all the stations that came in on the air waves were free! Yeah, air waves. Later, we could record shows on tape, and then watch them whenever we wanted. Still free.

26.10.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to see her again! Northern Cardinal, adult female. Photo Β© Enrique Shore
#wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature #beauty #wildlifephotography #pictureoftheday #cardinalbird #animallovers #birdsphotography #birdsinflight #feathers #bird #birdphotography #orange #ladycardinal

24.10.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

New England Journal of Medicine & Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) to begin publishing β€œpublic health alerts”

β€œ...will basically serve to be a way to convey the info. that once was shared in the MMWR,” to be published in new section of NEJM Evidence as needed w/ free accessπŸ›Ÿ

24.10.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud

Trump to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and road construction in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...

24.10.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7
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Team Canada is awesome: N.I.C.E. Agent welcomes US tourists in Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ€­πŸ’™

22.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 489    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 25

It would be interesting if other countries created ads relating to tariffs too...

24.10.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Scrabble tiles.

24.10.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doug Ford says Ontario spending $75M to run anti-tariff ads in U.S. featuring clips of Reagan Ontario Premier the province will spend $75 million to run ads in the United States slamming the impact of tariffs and featuring clips of Ronald Reagan.

Some background about why it was made. This article also lets you view the commercial. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

24.10.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doug Ford says Ontario spending $75M to run anti-tariff ads in U.S. featuring clips of Reagan Ontario Premier the province will spend $75 million to run ads in the United States slamming the impact of tariffs and featuring clips of Ronald Reagan.

You can see it in this article. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

24.10.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doug Ford says Ontario spending $75M to run anti-tariff ads in U.S. featuring clips of Reagan Ontario Premier the province will spend $75 million to run ads in the United States slamming the impact of tariffs and featuring clips of Ronald Reagan.

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

24.10.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's Reagan. You can find the whole speech on YouTube -just search for Reagan tariff speech, 1987. It's about 5 minutes long.

24.10.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says he's terminating trade negotiations with Canada over Ontario anti-tariff ad | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post, that he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement by the Ontario government that uses the late U.S. pr...

Uh-oh. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

24.10.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What is Lost When Private Equity Moves In? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today What is Lost When Private Equity Moves In? | The Rundown

Big money is buying small Canadian businesses. @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, what’s at stake and whether or not the government is paying enough attention.

23.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parkland-Sunoco deal receives Investment Canada Act approval Parkland Corp. says the federal government has granted Investment Canada Act approval for Sunoco LP’s proposed takeover of the company, a key regulatory milestone for the deal

Concerned that an important company in the energy sector is being sold to a US company with awkward political ties with a Canadian government ok. #@mark-carney.bsky.social

www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...

23.10.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WordPerfect Office | Free Trial See why WordPerfect Office is a legendary leader in office suites! Whether you're a student or professional, if you want true office suite power, WordPerfect Office has an option for you at the price ...

Alternatives to MS Word. WordPerfect by Canadian company Corel (yes, it still exists #BuyCanadian). Or, LibreOffice and Open Office -- both are free, I use LibreOffice and am very happy with it.
www.wordperfect.com/en/

23.10.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Wikipedia Conference Took a Dark Turn. Unfortunately, It’s Not a Total Surprise. An armed man at a gathering of the website’s volunteers is just the latest reminder: Editing the internet’s encyclopedia has never been riskier.

slate.com/technology/2...

23.10.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Renewables have started generating more electricity than coal The planet has achieved a historic first as, in the first half of 2025, renewables produced more electricity than coal. Global electricity demand actually grew in that time - but a surge in new solar...

"The planet has achieved a historic first as, in the first half of 2025, #renewables produced more #electricity than coal. Global electricity demand actually grew in that time - but a surge in new solar and wind capacity more than covered the increase." www.weforum.org/videos/renew...

22.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β€˜silver tsunami’ of business exits is comingβ€”here’s how to keep them Canadian A combination of rising U.S. tariffs, a weakening Canadian dollar and a generation of business owners nearing retirement has created the perfect storm for a wave of foreign takeovers. SCP's Michelle A...

Regulations and government programs that are supposed to help keep businesses independent and in Canada need to be updated.
socialcapitalpartners.ca/a-silver-tsu...

22.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β€˜silver tsunami’ of business exits is comingβ€”here’s how to keep them Canadian A combination of rising U.S. tariffs, a weakening Canadian dollar and a generation of business owners nearing retirement has created the perfect storm for a wave of foreign takeovers. SCP's Michelle A...

Regulations and government programs that are supposed to help keep businesses independent and in Canada need to be updated. socialcapitalpartners.ca/a-silver-tsu...

22.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Private equity firms are buying up dental clinics, vet practices, and other small businesses. What do new owners mean for costs and the quality of services? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, tonight at 8pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough

22.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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What can Canada do to keep tech workers and founders here? And what do we lose when they go? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Kelsey Hahn (Monark) and Abdullah Snobar (DMZ) tonight at 8pm on The Rundown. | Producer: Mike Attenborough

22.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Secure Cloud Storage & Internet Storage Services | Sync Secure cloud storage and collaboration that helps you stay secure and connected in the cloud. Learn about our online storage options today!

If you're looking for an alternative to US owned DropBox or iCloud for storage and file sharing, consider Canada's Sync. While many places use US-based servicer, ALL of Sync's servers (which store your data) reside in Canada. #BuyCanadian www.sync.com

22.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Secure Cloud Storage & Internet Storage Services | Sync Secure cloud storage and collaboration that helps you stay secure and connected in the cloud. Learn about our online storage options today!

How about Canada Post modernizing by creating an email service that can rival Gmail? Add in cloud storage from Canada's Sync.ca which has all of its servers IN CANADA, and an office suite from Canada's Corel (or build something from Open Source LibreOffice)? With end-to-end encryption.

22.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Secure Cloud Storage & Internet Storage Services | Sync Secure cloud storage and collaboration that helps you stay secure and connected in the cloud. Learn about our online storage options today!

How about Canada Post modernizing by creating an email service that can rival Gmail? Add in cloud storage from Canada's Sync.ca which has all of its servers IN CANADA, and an office suite from Canada's Corel (or build something from Open Source LibreOffice)? All with end-to-end encryption.

22.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney Pushes for Sovereign Cloud as Canada Navigates Quantum Future The Prime Minister has directed Canada’s new Major Projects Office to develop a sovereign cloud as part of the country’s agenda.

Under-appreciated part of @mark-carney.bsky.social's announcement yesterday: the intent to pursue a "Canadian sovereign cloud." In a digital world, digital sovereignty matters. thequantuminsider.com/2025/09/12/c...

12.09.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Long term medical costs of motor vehicle casualties in Alberta (1999): a population-based, incidence approach - PubMed The purpose of this paper is to estimate the long term medical costs attributable to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) for all persons in Alberta, Canada in 1999, primarily using observational data. Injury claims with personal identifiers for 1999 were reported by the automobile insurance companies. Th …

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15350887/

22.10.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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