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Review: Look Ma, No Hands is a celebration of writing and a sensitive exploration of chronic pain Gabrielle Drolet’s memoir chronicles her journey with chronic pain as she built her career as a writer and an artist

Looking for a good recent book to read by a Canadian author (or perhaps a Christmas gift or general gift for someone else)? I suggest Look Ma, No Hands by Gabrielle Drolet. It’s also available as an audiobook.

@gabrielledrolet.bsky.social

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Affaire Epstein | L’ex-prince Andrew subit des pressions pour témoigner au Congrès américain La pression augmente pour que l’ancien prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, du Royaume-Uni, témoigne devant un comité du Congrès américain enquêtant sur le délinquant sexuel condamné Jeffrey Epstein, au...

Le premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer, a suggéré que l’ancien prince Andrew devrait témoigner au congrès américain.

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Congratulations to you and to the Queen’s University community.

Why Quebec’s proposed constitution has legal experts, civil rights groups sounding the alarm | CBC News The legislation tabled last month has been the subject of growing consternation among legal experts and civil liberties groups, who warn it would centralize power, weaken judicial oversight and infrin...

Québec is a distinct society. I understand laws & a provincial constitution that protect its distinctness such as protecting the French language & secularism (separating church & state). But preventing public employees from wearing required religious items goes too far.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ arrives with a message on fighting fascism 'Wicked: For Good' arrives with a message on fighting fascism Opinion | Viewers can't miss the film's politics. But movie-goers may be looking more for escapism than social commentary.

'Wicked: For Good' arrives with a message on fighting fascism

South Africa says a declaration was adopted at the start of the G20 summit despite US opposition JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa

It is cynical of me to say this, but maybe it is a good thing that the US (as obstructionist as it is now under Trump on climate change & trade & as much as it is committing war crimes now) is not participating this year in the COP30 & the G20 meetings.

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Teachers fight off grizzly bear attacking schoolchildren A grizzly bear attacked a group of elementary schoolchildren and their teachers on a walking trail Thursday in British Columbia, injuring 11 people,

Teachers are heroes.

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Ontario education minister delays release of EQAO test results Ontario’s education minister has delayed the release of EQAO results from the last school year, prompting one teachers’ union to repeat its call to end the standardized testing.

“The minister could release the information and then still analyze it. Nothing stops him from analyzing it once it’s made public.” - Chandra Pasma, NDP Education Critic

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Bonne chance. Merci de représenter le Canada si bien devant les autres nations.

Le sport professionnel féminin en plein essor au Canada Le sport professionnel féminin est en pleine effervescence au Canada, avec deux ligues professionnelles.

La saison de hockey de la Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin (LPHF), en anglais Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), commence aujourd’hui.

Je suis une fan de la Victoire de Montréal.

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Amnesty International Canada condemns Alberta's use of Notwithstanding Clause to prop up anti-trans policies In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to protect a trio of laws that affect

Amnesty International Canada condemns Alberta’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canada’s Charter to prop up Alberta’s new anti-trans laws & policies.

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And rabies is up in bats in Canada and so one has to worry about bats in the daytime. 😳

Timber is so cute! Is that the way she looks at you?

MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam & other NDP MPPs have done a lot of work & been very effective in bringing attention to addressing the epidemic of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ontario. 👏

Today we honour the memory of trans and gender-diverse people whose lives were lost to violence.
We commit to building a world where all trans people can live freely and safely. 🕯️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransDayOfRemembrance

Cette semaine a marqué la fin du mandat de mon cher ami Bob Rae aux Nations Unies. Ce fut un honneur de travailler à tes côtés. Merci pour ton travail acharné, ton leadership et tout ce que tu as accompli pour le Canada et les Canadiens.

Ontario government passes controversial education bill. Here are some of the highlights Bill 33, the Ford government’s controversial education omnibus bill, has passed third reading and is set to receive royal assent this week. Here’s a rundown of some of the changes the bill will bring ...

As Bill 33 becomes law in Ontario, Education Minister is already hinting at using the government’s new powers to take over more school boards.

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Join a protest against Sobeys in major cities across Canada on November 29.

Mark Carney à Abou Dabi | Une visite controversée pour stimuler les investissements Le premier ministre du Canada, Mark Carney, est arrivé mercredi à Abou Dabi, où il cherche à renforcer les liens avec les Émirats arabes unis dans des domaines comme l’intelligence artificielle, alors...

Le premier ministre du Canada est arrivé à Abou Dabi où il cherche à renforcer les liens avec les Émirats arabes unis.

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Bonne Chance! Merci de bien représenter le Canada.

Promotional poster for nationwide protests organized by Animal Justice at Sobeys locations, advocating to "Make Cages History." Features images of chickens and a group of demonstrators with signs. Dates and cities listed.

🔥 NATIONWIDE SOBEYS PROTESTS: MAKE CAGES HISTORY!
🗓️ Saturday, November 29, 2025
📍 Calgary, Charlottetown, Edmonton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John’s, Toronto, Vancouver, & Winnipeg
📣 Join us: animaljustice.ca/sobeys-protest

It's time for Sobeys to STOP selling caged eggs!

Catherine McKenna, one of Canada’s most successful federal Environment Ministers (who led Canada in ratifying the Paris Agreement in 2016), has a new podcast called WLOC (Women Leading Climate).

Here’s the iTunes link:

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I subscribed through iTunes. I’m really enjoying your new podcast.

This is great news because religion indoctrination does not belong in public schools.

Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown “Operation Charlotte’s Web" is ongoing in North Carolina.

The movement of ICE into another US city, where masked ICE officers use racial profiling to enforce a law focused on non-whites without due-process is unconscionable. The resulting fear resulted in tens of thousands of school absences earlier this week.

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Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.

😢

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Thank God for the ACLU!

This is very good news. Religion does not belong in public schools.

It starts at 28:45. I’m really impressed by how you turned what happened to you from Global into such an important and effective media force that you are through Bubble Pop. I really appreciate your journalism.

PR Tactics from Big Tobacco: How Sobeys Justifies Cage Cruelty Exposed: Sobeys uses Big Tobacco–style PR tactics and “consumer choice” messaging to justify cage cruelty and walk back its cage-free pledge.

SHOCKING: Sobeys is now using Big Tobacco–style PR tactics to excuse selling eggs from caged hens.

Canadians deserve better than deceptive marketing—& hens deserve freedom from cruel cages 🐔🚫