Fuck the Alberta government and fuck those who support it. The human race is on the brink of collapse because of the willfull ignorance, boundless desperate greed, and cowardice of those who babble about standing up for freedom, the very meaning of which eludes them. The are an embarrassment.

MLA brands ER diversions 'unacceptable' after Fort St. John and Dawson Creek closure overlap avoided last minute – Energeticcity.ca Northern Health says "unavoidable staffing challenges" caused multiple ER closures over the week of Christmas, and nearly resulted in a double closure in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek.

MLA brands ER diversions 'unacceptable' after Fort St. John and Dawson Creek closure overlap avoided last minute energeticcity.ca/2025/12/29/m...

Man aims to move out of hospital after 16+ years but still waiting for home care funding A man who has been in hospital for more than a decade is hoping a new Ontario home care program could see him live on his own.

He’s been in an Ontario hospital bed for 16 years - after a motorcycle accident- but can’t be discharged because of the long wait for appropriate home care CTVNews @ctv_jon #homecare www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...

After 17 years in hospital, a Renfrew, Ont. man hopes a new program will help him leave. It costs $450,000 a year to keep him in the hospital room he calls a 'prison' because homecare is not available, by Dylan Dyson www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video... @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @avisfavaro.bsky.social

Screenshot of an X post from ABC News stating that U.S. measles cases have surpassed 2,000 for the first time in more than 30 years. Below the text is a close-up photo of a vaccine vial labeled for measles, mumps, and rubella, resting on a medical tray.

This is not making America healthy again. This is sheer lunacy.

Would he be happier with being hated or laughed at?

@uriebay.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @tomlevenson.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @doloresquintana.bsky.social @merlinofcanada.bsky.social @maej43.bsky.social #CovidVaccines reduce hospital visits for #children Shocker.🙄 #CDC H/T @annelaurie.bsky.social

Supreme Court finds government must consider climate change when offering oil and gas tenders The country's highest court says climate change is "a pressing concern" when it comes to oil exploration - but Shane Jones says it must not triumph over energy security.

What PM @mark-carney.bsky.social needs to consider when humouring pipedreams like LNG exports, pipelines, and carbon capture scams.
#nzpoli #cdnpoli
Great news in New Zealand! 👏🏻
@climatemamaclaire.bsky.social
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Would make for a pretty tame podcast though...

Landmark? Seriously? Ballsy statement given the trivial benefit vs harms when you actually read the numbers.

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Albertans are witnessing the deathblow to fair and equitable HC access right here, and all without even a discussion to see if there is a mandate for govt to do this.
This is not hyperbole or fearmongering.

Let's pick 10 quick highlights🧵:
1/15
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I really feel like there must be a course in the public health leadership curriculum on "What to do when you don't know the answer" where the entire content is "Just make something up, everyone who's not one of us is stupid and it's ok if some of them die as long as it protects our authority"

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SRPC supports the CMA’s new policy on integrated health workforce planning and calls for urgent action on rural health.
Read Our Response: srpc.ca/srpc-welcome...
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Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Calls on Ontario to Reconsider CaRMS Policy on International Medical Graduates.
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Beyond Local: Rural Alberta residents fear emergency room closures becoming 'the new normal' With emergency room closures becoming more prevalent across rural Alberta, residents are unsure if or when these problems will be solved. Killam Mayor Richard Krys hopes to see something done.

Rural Alberta residents fear emergency room closures becoming 'the new normal' www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local... via @rmoutlook

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve. Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

The opinion that urgent care centers are going to solve the emergency department crisis is unmitigated ignorant crap. you might want to speak to the experts.

Given it's history, that pretty grim...

Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature in Canada this year as province bakes | CBC News Environment Canada figures show the mercury hit 41.3 C on Monday in the Fraser Canyon community, marking the hottest temperature of 2025 in Canada.

Lytton, BC reached a new record of 41.3°C earlier this week, marking the hottest temperature of 2025 in Canada and a reminder of past disasters.

Many other parts of the province also broke records and continue to face heat warnings.
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There’s something afoot in Iowa! Second flip of a GOP state seat there this year. Well done!

Rural ERs Are Not “Glorified Walk-in Clinics”: SRPC Responds to Globe and Mail Column - SRPC Rural ERs Are Not “Glorified Walk-in Clinics”: SRPC Responds to Globe and Mail Column On July 8, 2025, Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard published a piece titled “Should Every Small-Town Ho...

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YouTube video by Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health Don't Shut the Doors: Why Rural Emergency Departments Must Stay Open

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Physicians getting a 'constant deluge of requests to pick up shifts,' says ER doctor Dr. Fraser MacKay, an ER doctor and a member of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, says staff shortages affect doctors' decisions on how much and how long to work. He tells BC Today hos...

Physicians getting a 'constant deluge of requests to pick up shifts,' says ER doctor
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Hanes: A bitter pill to swallow as Quebec’s family doctor shortage deepens The blame lies squarely with Legault’s cure for the health system: It’s only worsening the prognosis, new statistics show.

Hanes: A bitter pill to swallow as Quebec’s family doctor shortage deepens

Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...

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Arguments from authority carry little weight – authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
Carl Sagan
#MedSky

N.B. hospital patients will jump the line for nursing homes | CBC News Social Development has agreed to put hospital patients ahead of the line for vacant nursing home beds for the next 30 days. The CEO of Horizon sees no other option to relieve the stress on some surgic...

N.B. hospital patients will jump the line for nursing homes
Extreme measure needed to relieve unsustainable pressure on regional hospitals, says Horizon CEO
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