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London Calling! Air Canada Keeps Ottawa Connected Year-Round Ottawa-London Heathrow flights continue through Winter 2025-26Only Canadian airline linking Canada's capital non-stop to EuropeWide array of connections at Heathrow across Europe, the Middle East, Ind...

Great news!!! Direct flights London-Ottawa continuing year round! (Wed, Fri, Sun from Nov-March). Now just waiting for that sweet Saturday slot to come back. www.aircanada.com/media/london... #YOW #LHR #Ottawa #London @aircanada.bsky.social @canadianuk.bsky.social @ottawatourism.bsky.social #travel

Solar and wind met all electricity demand growth, leading to a slight fall in fossil fuel generation | Ember Solar and wind outpaced the growth in global electricity demand in the first half of 2025, resulting in a very small decline in both coal and gas, compared to the same period last year.

For the first time on record, renewables have generated more of the world’s electricity than coal.

Let that sink in.

This is a sign of how cheap renewables are transforming the economics of power generation.

Find out more in @ember-energy.org's report: ember-energy.org/latest-updat...

Today Minister Anand offered her sympathies to the victims, their families and the Jewish community following the attack at a synagogue in Manchester, UK. She condemned this blatant act of violence and stressed that antisemitism is unacceptable.

Still rockin' the @ubishops.bsky.social swag 20 years later (! 😐) and across an ocean #fitness #fitover40 #fitnessjourney #UBishops #BishopsGaiters #GaiterNation #BUF (that's my old Bishop's #Ultimate Federation jersey 🥏)

Sadiq Khan hails Ulez success as London under limit for toxic pollutant for first time | LBC The mayor of London has hailed the success of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) as new Government data revealed that the capital has met legal limits for toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for th...

Good news Wednesday! www.lbc.co.uk/article/sadi... #ULEZ #airpollution #London 🫁

Minister Anand meets with Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), on the mar...

Minister Anand meets with Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East

Questions sur les miracles (1765) - Voltaire | WIST Quotations Formerly there were those who said: You believe things that are incomprehensible, inconsistent, impossible because we have commanded you to believe them; go then and do what is unjust because we comma...

"Truly, whoever is able to make you absurd is able to make you unjust." - Voltaire, Questions sur les miracles (1765)

Full quote (original French and translation) and context: wist.info/voltaire/5957/

Canada endorsed the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.

Protecting humanitarian workers must remain a global priority. Yesterday, Canada endorsed the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.

Click the link for more: www.canada.ca/en/global-af...

When global crises erupt, Canadians feel it at the checkout counter and in the job market.

See how Canada's work at the #UN helps keep our communities safe and prosperous.

#UNGA80

We have arrived on Bluesky.

Follow us to learn how Global Affairs Canada works every day to shape a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world for Canadians.

#CanadainTheWorld

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The world can move from coal power to clean energy, and our Solutions Bank shows how.

Featuring 1️⃣7️⃣case studies from 5️⃣ continents, this Bank will contribute to the Action Agenda for COP30.

Launching today at #ClimateWeekNYC. Find out more here ⏩

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Canada endorses Declaration for the Protection of #Humanitarian Personnel, and contributes $400k over two years to the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD), operated by @humoutcomes.bsky.social - www.canada.ca/en/global-af... @canadadev.bsky.social @globalaffairs.canada.ca #DPHP #IHL

Bar chart showing that UK aid spending on nature reached nearly £800m last year, putting it on track to meet the £3bn climate-finance target. The UK’s annual international climate finance spending, £m, by financial year, for the five-year period covering the £3bn nature-finance goal. The light green bar indicates the amount of finance that would need to be provided in order to meet the target in the final year. Source: Carbon Brief analysis, FOI documents.

NEW – Analysis: UK foreign aid for nature hits £800m record due to cash for carbon credits | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/Ug7Znf9

😭😭😭 #Radiohead @radiohead.wastehq.social

And Environment Ministers will discuss #extremeweather prediction, & preparedness and response, advancing the #KananaskisWildfireCharter; driving a #circulareconomy for priority and emerging sectors; int'l #freshwater coord; and conserving and protecting #oceans. www.canada.ca/en/environme... #EEMM

Canada to host #G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto 30-31 October. Energy Ministers will discuss #energysecurity and affordability, building resilient #supplychains & the role of #innovation & #emergingtechnology... @natural-resources.canada.ca

🇨🇦 #Canada announces $3 million #humanitarian funding for 🇦🇫 #Afghanistan to support emergency relief efforts in response to the recent earthquake. www.canada.ca/en/global-af... @canadadev.bsky.social @wfp.org @icrc.org @carecanada.bsky.social

‘The Dubai of South America’: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia Politicians have long promised the critical metal will rescue the economy but Indigenous locals say the push to exploit vast reserves threatens the ecosystem and their livelihoods

I visited the #Uyuni salt flats in 2018, one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I hope, whatever the outcome, that the people and the #environment will be protected. #indigenousrights #criticalminerals #tourism #UNDRIP
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Canada 🇨🇦 invests $5.2 million through @fcm.ca Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative, to support 70 #adaptation projects across the country. 🌳🛠️🌎 💪 www.canada.ca/en/environme... #climateresilience #climateadaptation #climatechange #extremeweather

Statement on World Humanitarian Day The Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), today issued the following statement:

“Canada 🇨🇦 profoundly honours and thanks these workers whose unwavering dedication and compassion change lives around the world. On #WorldHumanitarianDay — and every day— we stand with you.” -Secretary of State for Int'l Dev, Randeep Sarai MP www.canada.ca/en/global-af...

Had so much fun harvesting @canadianuk.bsky.social
#honey last week, thx to all who helped out! #Beekeeping is great for #MentalHealth, #teambuilding, and #biodiversity, w/ all proceeds from staff sale going to @homelesslondon.bsky.social and United Way Canada. myhive.alveole.buzz/high-commiss...

Sabrage Cabaret Show | A Dazzling Spectacle at Lafayette London Experience Sabrage Show at Lafayette in King’s Cross, London—a world-première cabaret blending acrobatics, vintage glamour, and high-end spectacle. Tickets available!

Thoroughly enjoyed #Sabrage last night at Lafayette, King's Cross. Part cabaret, part burlesque, part circus, part comedy, just the right amount of bawdy, all roaring fun!

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Congrats to @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social for this well-deserved #humanitarian prize! #Canada 🇨🇦 is proud to support your work around the world over many years. Keep it up! #landmines

Why it’s time to consider shorts in the office It’s getting hotter — and men need to rethink the way they dress for work

Should men wear #shorts to the office on hot days? Cue the controversy...

My two cents: absolutely, if no external meetings! ☀️🩳😄

But what kind of shoes...? 🤔

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#Canada 🇨🇦 announces $77.6 million in new projects for Peru, Colombia and other South American countries #InternationalDevelopment #aid #ClimateAction #InclusiveEconomicDevelopment #trade

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@canadianforces.bsky.social air drop almost 10 tonnes #HumanitarianAssistance in #Gaza.

#Canada 🇨🇦 has committed more than $355 million in #InternationalAssistance to respond to the #humanitarian and resilience needs of Palestinian civilians since 7 October 2023.

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David Nabarro, who led fight against pandemics, malnutrition, dies / Obituary / The British physician and global health giant coordinated responses to Ebola, COVID-19, and cholera while championing nutrition initiatives that earned him the World Food Prize and a knig...

This is a huge loss - David Nabarro, who led fight against pandemics, malnutrition, dies www.devex.com/news/david-n...

We need an immediate #ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages, and for the Israeli government to allow the sustained and large-scale delivery of #humanitarian aid — and to make this humanitarian access permanent.

#Canada supports a two-state solution, with an independent, democratic, viable and sovereign Palestinian state that excludes Hamas from governance.