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Are people sicker now than in 2019?

Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.

Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.

This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.

Like many Canadians, I'm rewatching Schitt's Creek, and I have to say that the Cabaret plot is my favourite story arc. #SimplyTheBest

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Poster advertising the Elmdale Public School Bookfest / Affiche annonçant le festival du livre de l'école publique d'Elmdale

Does he speak from the experience of being a national security threat himself? No wonder he's afraid to get his security clearance.

Downtown Urgent Care Family Practice and Walk-In Welcome to our scheduling page. Please follow the instructions to add an event to our calendar.

Are you looking for a family doctor in Downtown Ottawa? A new practice is taking patients. Thanks to @stephanieplante.bsky.social for the tip!

Completed my vulnerable sector check today so I can be part of a sponsorship team for a family of new Canadians. #SaltingTheVibes #OneOfTheTwo

Is it AI? What happens when the students says no? And what does the doubt do to us?

We had no choice but to hear you.
You stated your case time and again.

Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.

Teach like a Luddite! In which I join @philnichols.bsky.social and @anterobot.bsky.social to argue for a Luddite praxis in education grounded in three elements: embracing strategic playfulness; developing localized tactics; and building networks of resistance. Read the article at Kappan:

On my way to church last night, I was blessed to listen to my passionate daughter explain to my mother the difference between affordable housing and housing that is affordable. It doesn't surprise me that this amazing person ended up working to better the world around her. #HousingIsARight

I've seen so many people wearing respirators today. Is the message getting out there?

Le Massif became our go to March Break destination a number of years ago. Quebec March Break is over and it's too far for most Torontonians.

In remembrance:
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#EcolePolytehnique

CHEO reports concerning rise in flu visits | CBC News Ottawa's children's hospital says it's concerned about a significant rise in the number of flu cases it's seen recently. It's urging everyone to get vaccinated.

Nothing has made my daughters more committed to continue masking than seeing their cousin's baby on oxygen for the 3rd time this year.
#MaskUp
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Sign the Petition Demand Access to NovaVax for All Canadians

Everyone must have access to safe vaccination.
Novavax is the safest option for those with Long COVID.
Please help bring back access to this excellent vaccination tool for all Canadians:
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#EduSky

It's stupid that we even have to fight things like this.

The benefit of bike infrastructure in cities is clear. Ensuring there's a lane for everything (cars, transit, bikes, & walking) gives people choice, and when those choices are more space-efficient, that frees up room and eases congestion.

Covid is not over.

It’s still killing & disabling

Our “rush back to normal” has devastated millions of lives

It’s a novel virus. We don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know isn’t encouraging

The good news? You can make a difference

Wear a mask. Clean the air. Get vaccinated.

Make your own DIY air purifier on Monday, Sept 29!
Building materials are provided.

Register through this form: form.jotform.com/252526894774...

A woman wearing a mask and standing in front of a circular tower of books.

Salting the vibes at the Book Tower in Prague

A large black title reads “RIDICULOUSLY” above a white square outlined in black. Inside the square, the word “BASIC” is in a rough, typewriter-style font above a simple green outline of an envelope. To the right of the square, bold black text reads “EMAIL MERGE.” Below, in smaller text: “Mail Merge without the frills. Collects NO DATA. NO PII.” The background is white, with a small lime-green rectangle behind part of the title.

Tired of complicated email merges? Ridiculously Basic Email Merge by Alice Keeler lets you send personalized emails from a Google Sheet with no setup drama. Just email, merge tags, and hits.

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#EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

Everyone should practice the Dutch Reach - opening car doors with the hand farthest from the door.

Adapted from Elshaier et al., 2023 ("Chlorpheniramine Maleate Displays Multiple Modes of Antiviral Action Against SARS-CoV-2: A Mechanistic Study")

Intranasal Chlorpheniramine for Early Symptomatic Treatment of COVID-19 and the Impact on Long-COVID https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12094834/

More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Teacher tip: for ease of communication, pull a CSV file of parent/guardian names and email addresses from your student information system and import it into Google Contacts with a label for this school year. Add in addresses as new students join. Makes life a lot easier!

Woman with short hair and glasses in a Canada Strong N95 respirator mask. Standing in front of a Eurostar train.

Salting the vibes on Eurostar from London to Brussels.

Going all in for Covid Awareness.
If you want to help get the word out please pitch in. $5 goes a long way. gofund.me/7817f5f5

If you’d like to help support my work, and more billboards please do so, we need to educate the public now.

#covid19 #backtoschool #longcovid #mentalhealth #teacher

In setting up Meidas Canada we chose a microphone that carried historic weight.
We picked the altec 639 b.
If it was good enough for Edward R. Murrow and Buddy Holly,
it was good enough for resistance to gangster fascism.
This is an original mic and has never been used.
@meidastouch.bsky.social

Graph showing Canada and Quebec’s estimated daily % of population infected or experiencing long COVID (average error -/+ 10% overall; 7% last 2 weeks) Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 15 (Combined prevalence: Infections, LongCOVID)

Table showing estimated new daily and cumulative Omicron hospitalization costs by province - 5 week rolling averages (average error -/+ 10% overall; 7% most recent 2 weeks) Table available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 17 (Hospitalization costs, burden)

About 2.5% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week.

The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $25.6M.

This image shows gauges with the Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 4.2 - MODERATE Alberta: 7.0 - HIGH British Columbia: 3.5 - MODERATE Manitoba: 3.7 - MODERATE New Brunswick: 3.5 - MODERATE Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4 - MODERATE North: 4.2 - MODERATE Nova Scotia: 3.4 - MODERATE Ontario: 4.1 - MODERATE Prince Edward Island: 3.7 - MODERATE Quebec: 4.2 - MODERATE Saskatchewan: 3.6 - MODERATE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK

About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.