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Conservatives call for probe into health benefits for asylum seekers The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services.

Pierre Poilievre spends all of his energy punching down. He is a copycat, unserious and mean. Conservatives call for review into asylum seekers' access to health care share.google/zyG8wDMC3RUk...

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision

Onishi has been right every step of the way

Libraries offering unlimited ‘Heated Rivalry’ audiobook access - Toronto | Globalnews.ca The Toronto Public Library is the latest institution to make the "Heated Rivalry" audiobook available without a waiting list, joining other libraries in Canada and the U.S.

Libraries offering unlimited ‘Heated Rivalry’ audiobook access #Ontario

Abbott says they’ve blown past the 100 downloads typically allotted to this type of agreement, so they’ve had to renew the deal several times over.

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So basically Canadians have to decide if they're Team Hiccup or Team Rupture

Canadian PM Carney: Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.

Ottawa sees dramatic drop in speed compliance after photo radar scrapped City of Ottawa data from a handful of former photo radar sites show a steep drop in driver compliance through school and community safety zones.

File under: no sh*t

The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous

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I hope all the dads choose to stay home with their babies during this lockdown, so the moms can go do their essential work

Ford is great if you're into gambling, beer or roads

Image 1 is of Kevin from Home Alone film walking in front of a work van being driven. Image two is a child in front of a large pick up truck.

Home Alone could've had a very different ending if it was made more recently.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

Every location with a data centre is losing millions of gallons of water a year, and energy costs for people in those areas are soaring. Consumers end up paying to power the data centres.
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Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019 QUEEN’S PARK - After resale tickets to the Blue Jays’ World Series immediately skyrocketed into the thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference to place the blame solely on...

Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

We're making significantly less than the great depression era on average when adjusted for inflation

Genius!

Dr. Jen Gunter Answers 10 Frequently Asked Questions About Your Vagina

This led me to look for her post and I found this, which is great:

Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution

“Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules.
Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution.” #ClimateCrisis

🇨🇦? @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli

Of course he does. What he really wants is Trudeau back.

Every city needs this ⤵️

Alberta gets head start on life as a U.S. state by banning books “Next we’ll get started on for-profit prisons!” Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Ian MacIntyre and Nile Seguin) dive into the Throne Speech, including the absurdity of hearing a hereditary monarch...

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That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI | CBC News A series of AI-generated videos that show a white man complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada have been taken down by TikTok, following inquiries made by the CBC News Visual Inves...

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Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced that he will cease all discussions with Canada over any new trade agreements, before immediately following that up stating that disc...

Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

He cut off the question period

Report says Ford government obfuscated Greenbelt records through code words Ontario's information and privacy commissioner says Premier Doug Ford's government broke its legal, record-keeping obligations when it removed lands from the Greenbelt

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Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example

"A 10cm increase in bonnet [hood] height, from 80cm to 90cm, raises the risk of death in a crash by 27% for pedestrians and cyclists, according to a Belgian study."

This article is about SUVs in the UK, never mind the huge trucks people drive in North America.

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