Dr. Rita McCracken, MD PhD🇨🇦

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Daycare that is affordable, close to home and provides safe and supportive care for little ones.

And, school-located before and after school care.

This is what working parents need.

Hoping this post will get at least as much engagement as a previous post about ailing starfish 😬

B.C. paramedics in crisis: Deaths by suicide soar as a third receiving mental health treatment The union representing British Columbia’s paramedics is addressing a disturbing surge in deaths by suicide among their members, and say that as a profession they “desperately need help.”

The most important healthcare story in BC this week

Condolences to their coworkers and loved ones

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Donations for Gaza All donations collected today will be sent directly to the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

Worried about hunger in Gaza?

This Vancouver-based parents group has made it easy to donate to a food/kitchen provider.

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I was glad to speak to The Early Edition this morning. Homelessness has jumped 12% on ABC's watch. Their approach is failing. But instead of changing course, they're doubling down.

I don’t mind it. Like the overview page and how easy it is to move things between accounts.

Study finds more women opted for IUDs after B.C. made birth control free A new study shows more women opted for long-acting birth control methods after British Columbia began covering the cost, which researchers say is strong reason for Ottawa's pharmacare plan to do the same.

Study finds more women opted for IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

Just back from a camping trip with my massive family.

FYI. This is how big your pots need to be to make spaghetti + tomato sauce for 19 people. (12oz coffee mug for scale)

And, wow, is BC beautiful🏕️

“Splendor sine occasu”

(BCs motto? Means “splendor without dininshment”)

As seen on the Needles cable ferry on #ArrowLake in the #Kootneys

What a treat it is to ride the #seabus in Vancouver
Public transit is the best.
@translink.ca

In 2018 the BC government committed to universal $10 a day child care. 7 years into its 10-year plan, BC is not close to delivering on its promise. In fact, according to @policyalternatives.ca‬ B.C. is "the worst performing province or territory in the entire country". bit.ly/4o1ggA8

Yet nobody is talking about the single biggest line item in the federal budget: Old Age Security. A retired couple with $180,000 of combined income currently receives $18,000 in OAS income supports. Yet 400,000 seniors live in poverty and now cuts to First Nations social programs. Reform is needed!

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Congratulations to DFM professor Meredith Vanstone on being named a 2025 University Scholar! Learn more about Meredith and her fellow 2025 University Scholars brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/uni...

DFM researchers explored how diabetes monitoring and management changed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in a newly published study. This research paper won NAPCRGs Distinguished Paper Award in 2024. Read the full article here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40510009/ @mihoward101.bsky.social

Get Tickets » There’s No Place Like NaloxHome Gala in Vancouver Join a Wizard of Oz-themed evening for a cause in Vancouver August 14, 2025 at the "There’s No Place Like NaloxHome" gala.

GET TICKETS 🌈 Join a Wizard of Oz-themed evening for a cause in Vancouver on August 14th at the "There’s No Place Like NaloxHome" gala.

Includes dinner, and a panel with @guyfelicella.bsky.social and others.

Miss604 just signed on as a sponsor.

Coal, Parliament Hill’s last feline and ‘symbol of Canadian compassion,’ dies at age 17 The last cat to have officially lived on the same grounds as the House of Commons died peacefully on Tuesday

😻😿Best (and saddest) news of the day?

“He was a symbol of Canadian compassion,” Mr. Taurozzi says, “a gentle presence that touched the hearts of countless people. He will be deeply missed, but never forgotten.”

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A slide that says "People walking & cycling are more vulnerable" and then cites "4.5% of collisions, 69% of serious injuries, 82% of fatalities" with some charts and citations backing up those statements.

From today's Transportation Update by staff. This is why we need strong action towards the Vision Zero goals. #BikeYVR

Done.

For Translink: www.translink.ca/about-us/cus...

For The City of Vancouver: vancouver.ca/your-governm...

A screenshot of Daily Hive with the headline: Pedestrian safety shouldn’t rely on wearing bright clothing, suggests Vancouver city councillor Byline is Kenneth Chan

Damn straight.

So delicious.
Cannot get enough. 🫐

Many of you still seem to think the solution to generational inequality is for younger Canadians to work harder and save smarter. We're here to present the hard truth of our broken generational system. (2024 CREA and StatsCan data adjusted for inflation) #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/broken_gener...

‘Think about those kids’: Start of summer means an end to school lunch programs for students The end of the school year also means an end to school lunch programs for the summer. Charities that provide food for those in need say they are worried about the difficulties this could present for c...

For decades food banks have grown across Canada.

Yet, politicians ignore the underlying cause - salaries not keeping place with inflation.

And political wonks act surprised when divisive, angry politics wins the publics attention and often their vote.

#cdnpoli #canada #UBI

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STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

21 Things™ - Books by author Bob Joseph Continue the journey started with the bestseller 21 Things®️ You May Not Know About the Indian Act and join the conversation.

I turn 49 on July 1 and the meaning of sharing a birthday with “Canada Day” has changed over my lifetime.

I started my learning with ‘21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act’ by Bob Joseph.

As you celebrate tomorrow, make a plan to learn:

#LandBack #CDNpoli #CanadaDay #Reconciliation

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Canada now has more doctors per capita than when boomers were young, yet research shows that investments in housing, child care, income and a clean environment do more to promote health than medical care. Let's demand smarter spending in provincial budgets! Join us: www.getwellcanada.ca/

Donate - BWSS Donate to BWSS and help us stay on the frontline to bring safety to survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence.

In honour of today's #Canucks trade, I have traded some of my cash for a donation to Battered Women Support Services (BWSS). I encourage all fans to do the same.

🗣️We need trans inclusive elder care, supportive housing and long term care all across 🇨🇦

No one should need to misgender themselves just to be able to access care from a heteronormative health care system.

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#bcpoli #cdnpoli