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Girl Guides of Canada Inclusion makes Girl Guides of Canada stronger. It ensures that girls and youth have a place to build confidence, develop the skills to thrive and connect with a community that sees them for who they truly are. Girl Guides of Canada welcomes all girls - cisgender and transgender - as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in spaces that focus on and are driven by the experience of girls. Learn more about our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility at girlguides.ca/inclusivity

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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Please take ten minutes to email a thank you to your local public or school librarian and copy the superintendent or mayor. Let them know libraries matter to you!

Ottawa’s children’s hospital sees ‘concerning rise’ in flu cases and hospitalizations CHEO is urging children, youth and adults to get their flu vaccine as the children’s hospital sees a “concerning rise” in flu cases in Ottawa.

🚨 INFLUENZA & KIDS

Last month, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario saw
🧪8 X ⬆️in kids testing positive than last year
🚑 2 X ⬆️in hospital admissions -most WEREN'T vaxed

Kids have TINY airways that can get blocked QUICKLY
💉cuts hospitalizations by HALF

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Hey, anyone know if all the Epstein talkers on here are bots or real people?

Chesterfield Royal Hospital reintroduces mandatory face mask rule Chesterfield Royal Hospital says the rule comes after a rise in flu cases.

🦠Tis the season

MASK MANDATES in HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
are spreading FAST

...including jurisdictions in
-Spain
-Japan
-U.S.
-England
-Wales

Shout-out to Canada: Let's MOVE ON THIS !

www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's already clear that some libraries don't have librarians anymore.. Cutting even further will be even more disastrous. Libraries make a difference.

I went by here today. The smell in the air is awful.I can't imagine what it is like indoors.

Costco joins other companies in legal fight to demand refund of Trump tariffs | CBC News Costco has added its voice and heft to a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking to ensure they will be reimbursed for tariffs they've been forced to pay if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Donald T...

Costco of course has refused to stop DEI, and they pay their employees a living wage.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

Such a good idea.

Publisher condemns ‘violent’ use of Franklin the Turtle after Hegseth’s boat strike post US defense secretary posted meme depicting beloved children’s character aiming rocket launcher at set of boats

The Guardian picks up the story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

you need this. I needed this.

Thank you. I did.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

So *that’s* why I bought a pair of red Earth Shoes as soon as I saw them a few years ago.

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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now

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This only works if Doug Ford 1. Accepts Federal money that he has to use for healthcare, and 2. Doesn't, like, misplace the money like he did with a few billion dollars during Covid.

Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery | CBC News U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth turned the beloved Canadian children's book character Franklin the turtle into a bazooka-wielding soldier going after "narco-terrorists" in a social media post Sund...

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

FYI as you head into the holiday season:

Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).

I was one of the people who wrote to Kids Can, to let them know about this. I hope I was one of thousands...

@evilgalprods.bsky.social It worked!

Environment minister disputes Guilbeault’s claim that Canada is cutting climate policies | CBC News Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin is pushing back against claims from Steven Guilbeault, who resigned from cabinet this week over Ottawa’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta...

“Colborne added that there needs to be balance in terms of energy production & hitting emission targets. He said while the balance “swung too far one way over the last nine years," now it’s moving to a place where foreign capital is in play.“ ‘nuf said.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Scientists including former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @nickhedger.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social have uncovered a major clue as to why watching someone on screen makes you wince. www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re... @nature.com

Let's hope so.

The Good Old Days   Pity the poor children of today, with their calendars stuffed with chocolates,   never to know the thrill of opening a small cardboard door and discovering behind it   a picture of a bell. Brian Bilston

This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.

I just wrote to Kids Can Press who publish the Franklin books, to let them know. They have made a lot of money from Franklin over the years. They might do something about this.

Franklin is a character in a series of CANADIAN books. We don't do that.

You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.

You are going to post a picture of your tree full of penguin ornaments, right? (I didn't dream that you do that?)