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ADAMS: I Went to the Conservative Convention. Here’s What Really Stood Out. I wore their merch, shook their hands, and watched a movement curate its own delusion. They lost the election. They blame everyone but themselves.

“The goal is to have a grievance available for every occasion. When you need to attack immigration, we're being stolen from. When you need to attack welfare, we're lazy. The subject—young people—aren't actually the subject.”

Quite the expose of the CPC.
#Canada
provincialtimes.ca/adams-i-went...

From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research - Nature Metabolism Non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) is now metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), emphasizing the key metabolic factors of obesity, insulin resistance, vascular dysfunction and dyslipidaemia. Here, we discuss impacts on the existing body of clinical and preclinical liver disease research and on research moving forward.

#Throwback 🧪

COMMENT | From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research
C Hsu & R Loomba

Could the regenerative power of the lungs help to reverse disease? The ability of the lungs to rebuild themselves has long been underappreciated, now researchers are raising the possibility that it could help to tackle chronic disease.

A Nature Outlook feature explores how researchers have started exploring the regenerative abilities of the lungs in earnest and that the findings are changing how scientists see the organ. #medsky 🧪

Glyphosate use in B.C. forests continues, despite NDP promise | The Narwhal The use of glyphosate in B.C. forestry has declined, but a group advocating for a ban says spraying even small areas can have an outsized impact

Herbicide use is B.C. forests has declined, but some companies are still using chemicals, including glyphosate, to clear away vegetation that might compete with planted trees. thenarwhal.ca/bc-glyphosat...

Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized | The Tyee ‘Scapegoating vulnerable groups does not make communities safer,’ says a municipal councillor in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy.

Almost immediately, the tragedy was pulled into the public domain and repackaged, writes municipal councillor Ken Matheson.

Not to support the grieving or help a traumatized community heal, but to advance ideological positions and turn suffering into rage farming. #TumblerRidgeShooting #bcpoli

Corb Lund’s Drive to Block Coal Mines Gets the Green Light | The Tyee Elections Alberta approves a citizen initiative petition drive.

Country music artist Corb Lund is preparing to launch a provincewide signature campaign aimed at halting new coal mining along Alberta’s eastern #RockyMountain slopes. Somia Lohia reports. #abpoli

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms? - Alberta Politics Whatever became of those elusive “triage liaison” docs who were supposed to be a Band-Aid on the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms while the United Conservative Party Government figured out...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city ERs? albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/what...

Justin Ling: President Trump, I’ve got a bridge to sell you There are many Canadians who want to believe there’s a cheat code for making the Trump administration act rationally. There isn’t.

Canada is no longer taking Trump's threats seriously, and that's a good thing. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Got to wonder if SaskPolytech is in serious financial trouble. Provincial support for post secondary education has always been tepid. Federal restrictions to foreign students also a factor. Ridiculous treatment of current students.
#Saskatchewan #skpoli #Saskatoon #Regina

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms? - Alberta Politics Whatever became of those elusive “triage liaison” docs who were supposed to be a Band-Aid on the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms while the United Conservative Party Government figured out...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city ERs? albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/what...

This looks really interesting from the Scott Holley lab. They do proteomics of itga5 complexes in zebrafish

Into the Weeds: Dewayne ‘Lee’ Johnson vs. Monsanto Company The powerful story of a former Bay Area groundskeeper who took on Monsanto after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

If there ever was a recent documentary that showed why big corporations (eg Monsanto) must never regulate themselves or their industry, or get so big they do what they want, this may be it.
#Canada #RoundUp #Herbicides

www.cbc.ca/passionateey...

Hand placing a wooden sign labeled 'Gluten Free' in front of a basket filled with various gluten-free bread loaves.

Ever wonder why gluten bothers some people but not others?

This new study suggests that taking antibiotics can change gut bacteria. And that may lead to different immune reactions to gluten.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/777950YeiU9 APS Publications AJP-GI #APSselect 🧪
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.

Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained “Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people

Ok, I know promised a thread on the fascinating and important new research explaining what happened with the rare, serious side effects of AstraZeneca's and Johnson&Johnson's Covid-19 vaccines.
So, @science.org story is here and 🧪🧵 is coming:
www.science.org/content/arti...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave!  - Alberta Politics A recent Angus Reid Institute poll that suggests three quarters of the significant majority of Albertans who want no part of Alberta separation would leave the province if Alberta separated from Canad...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/shou...

Justin Ling: In the face of horror in Tumbler Ridge, these are the questions we need to be asking Van Rootselaar’s social media history doesn’t explain why the shooting occurred. But it hints at how it might have been prevented.

I spent yesterday combing through the social media history of Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old responsible for a horrific school shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

It paints a picture of a tragedy that could have been averted.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Group Sending Canadian Right-Wing Media Personalities on Free Trips to Israel Quietly Funded by the Israeli Government Israeli foreign ministry granted Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring ‘Canadian influencers and policymakers’ to Israel, documents show

NEW: Group sending Canadian right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel quietly funded by Israeli government

Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel

The energy boom is thirsty for Great Lakes water | The Narwhal How the region powers its growth, on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, will determine the future of the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup, from skyrocketing data centre demand to a nuclear energy boom. Along with U.S. media partners, we’re kicking off a series on what this means for the lakes' water. thenarwhal.ca/energy-boom-...

FCHo2, not talin, enables inside-out activation of integrin ɑvβ5 in curved adhesions
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bedbugs has become an issue also even though it’s not talked about
Could be because of overcrowded hospitals with not enough staff
More then a few people have mentioned they have seen them

NDP calls for action after image shows hallway health care at St. Paul’s Hospital.

Damn disgraceful and demeaning for patients in Saskatchewan. Where are you Premier?
#Saskatoon #Saskatchewan #Canada #Healthcare
www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...

Family/Grandparents Emergency Scam doing the rounds in Saskatoon again The Saskatoon Police Service Economic Crime Section says police have received reports in recent days of frauds...

“The police advise that fraudsters contact the victims by telephone and claim to be a family member, often a grandchild, in an emergency as a result of a traffic collision or drug possession. Payment is then demanded in cash or cryptocurrency”
FYI #Saskatoon

www.cjwwradio.com/2026/02/11/f...

"Smaller newsrooms are also acknowledging the AI wave. PressProgress includes in its journalistic standards that it does not use generative AI to create any editorial content, using AI solely in assistive features that exist within other tools. The Local also recently released an AI policy acknowledging the use of AI-assistive tools and committing overall to human-verified, fact-checked journalism."

Very much appreciate @thetyee.ca taking the time to compile this explainer looking at AI policies in Canadian newsrooms

Also glad to see @pressprogress.ca's AI policy cited in this round-up – don't worry, only humans create our editorial content:

thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

Albertans join lobby to get feds to stop two-tier health care - Red Deer Advocate ‘Step up and protect our treasured public health care before it is too late’: Friends of Medicare

“Bill 11 brings two-tier, American-style health care to Alberta. It will mean that Albertans will experience a system where those who have money will be able to pay to have access to quicker care & the rest of us will be left waiting longer or go without," said FOM's Chris Gallaway.

Conservatives built the Alberta separatist movement. Now they have to break it Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire he helped start. Will any of his Conservative coll...

“If Conservatives can’t summon the political courage of a guy they spent a decade maligning as one of the worst leaders in Canadian political history, what does that say about them?”
~Max Fawcett
#ableg #abpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...

Calgary requires at least $5.7B over next 10 years for critical infrastructure - Calgary | Globalnews.ca The report shows 11 per cent of the City of Calgary's assets are rated in poor or very poor condition, with $5.7 billion required to repair the most critical infrastructure.

NEW: Calgary requires at least $5.7B over next 10 years for critical infrastructure
globalnews.ca/news/1166314...

Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S . President Donald Trump has threatened to halt the opening of a international bridge linking Windsor and Detroit, excluding Canadians from country that they have absolutely no ...

www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/trum...

NDP calls for action after image shows hallway health care at St. Paul’s Hospital The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for action after an image was released that shows portable beds occupying an area previously used as a registration space at Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Hospital.

Remember- these patients are being cared for in a hallway because other beds are filled with people waiting discharge to home care or long term care
-https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/ndp-calls-for-action-after-image-shows-hallway-health-care-at-st-pauls-hospital/ @ctvnews

My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star