Man there are a lot of people in Toronto severely bummed that Halloween is almost over

Canadians Want Prudence, Not Pain, Ahead of Budget 2025 - Abacus Data %

Recent polling suggests this isn't a popular course for the Liberals.

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Great intel here from @davidcoletto.bsky.social

Health promises walked back in run-up to Carney’s first budget The federal Health Minister said it’s “impossible” to release the $4B promised for health projects, for now.

Wrote a thing canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Syrian MPs hold cautious hope for a democratic future Interim legislature will sit until security situation calms enough for full-scale elections

“The first thing I want to do is ban clapping.”

Syria’s newly elected MPs hope to keep President al-Sharaa’s government in check - even as they still don’t know when the legislature will sit, or what its powers will be.

My report from Tartus

Hi Doug!

Pharmacie Alexandria, 26 Main Street North has flu vax avail now, Mon-Fri: 9-6pm, Sat: 10-4pm
P: 343-474-0113

Helene's Pharmacy at 439 Main Street South - you can call on Monday, P: 613-525-3333

IPA at 347 Main Street South doesn't have flu + covid vax but has a waitlist, P: 343-668-2526

Andrew you are a such a kind man. I just find it scary that with so few people trying to get the shots they still Don't have a supply.

#ONTARIO - #COVID19 and #flu vaccines available for the general public (as of Oct 27): www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

If you have any questions or tips feel free to reply! Perhaps the still coviding community can find each other via this thread 😄

(Go Jays Go!)

Andrew used the Shoppers Drug Mart system to book and appointment in Alexandria Ontario only to arrive to find they wouldn't have any vaccine for a week.

'That punk' is 'going to want a security guarantee': How Steve Bannon influenced Trump's combative meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy It's reported by ABC's Jonathan Karl in his new book, "Retribution."

Paul so ffed up to read Donald Trump called DIRTBAG Steve Bannon for info to attack Ukraine President at that infamous Oval Office meeting abcnews.go.com/Politics/pun...

The man formerly known as Prince. Canadian Royal Tour 1976

Heavy attacks on #Kramatorsk and ##Slovyansk today. Four confirmed deaths due to drone and rocket strikes on civilian homes and thermal power plant. Power cut to both cities for a while. Ongoing strikes, more power cuts expected. #Ukraine #putin #Russia

Today our teams across the #GazaStrip were treating severely wounded patients in attacks by Israeli forces, causing alarming civilian casualties. We have seen injured patients in Al Aqsa, Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals.

The Government Is Closed. The President Is MIA. Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.

“The president loves the idea of DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM—written in gold letters—etched in the White House. (He recently told reporters that he would not name it after himself, and, if you believe that, we’ve got a fully intact East Wing to sell you)” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

After tough talk online, Trump comes face to face with Carney Leaders exchange pleasantries at dinner hosted by South Korean president

“The two men acknowledged each other at the Wednesday dinner when Mr. Trump sat down. They made finger guns at each other and smiled, exchanging pleasantries.”

Kramatorsk Odyssey: Modern War. As Russia’s offensive in Ukraine continues, Noosphere contributor @reflextv.bsky.social latest dispatch from Kramatorsk features an Ukrainian military unit developing its own drone weaponry.

🎬 From Academy Award-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi + Jimmy Chin, “Love+War” offers a “real, raw, and deeply human” (@thewrap.com) portrait of @lynseyaddario.bsky.social, a Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photographer, as she struggles to balance the dangers of her job with her role as a mother.

Tickets for #LoveAndWarFilm are now on sale in select cities:

➡️New York: www.ifccenter.com/films/love-w...
➡️Los Angeles: www.laemmle.com/film/love-war
➡️San Francisco: www.landmarktheatres.com/

IFC Center - Love + War Wednesday, October 29 at 7:15: Q&A with film participant Lynsey Addario Thursday, October 30 at 4:45: Introduction by director Chai Vasarhelyi Thursday, October 30 at 7:15: Q&A with director Chai Vasa...

🎟️ Tickets for #LoveAndWarFilm are now on sale in select cities:

➡️New York: www.ifccenter.com/films/love-w...
➡️Los Angeles: www.laemmle.com/film/love-war
➡️San Francisco: www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/10000...

🔴 The latest UN report exposes Russia’s systematic use of drones and deportations drive civilians from their homes across Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

These are war crimes and crimes against humanity, part of a state policy of depopulation.

My comment ⬇️

Creative bullshit: Why 'journalist' Amit Segal calls Haaretz Israel's greatest threat | Opinion ***

"Segal is channeling a well-worn populist right-wing trope: the problem isn't reality, but the journalists reporting on it."

www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela More U.S.-military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.

Admiral Alvin Halsey left his post atop the Pentagon’s Southern Command after a tense meeting with Hegseth over Caribbean boat strikes

Since then, the U.S. has moved far closer to war in Venezuela. The next step could be attacks on land www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Notes from the ER in an Anti-Science Age These conversations are increasingly common. And increasingly exhausting.

“The lives saved, the pain managed, the recoveries that looked like miracles — none of it came from celery juice or good vibes. It came from drugs. From ventilators. From the kind of brutal, unglamorous science these frauds now mock while calling doctors like me pharma shills.”
@canadahealthwatch.ca

My Dear Brother Paul Conroy @reflextv.bsky.social _Please stay Safe from that fucken #WarCriminalPutins thugs.A recent photograph of a dead #Ukrainian Senior Citizen with her goats will be burn't in my mind forever. There is a special place in HELL for these Ruskie Punks.

The Kramatorsk Diaries part 34 Then cometh the autumn...

The Kramatorsk Diaries part 34
#Ukraine #Kramatorsk #Putin #War

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The Kramatorsk Diaries part 34 Podcast version Then cometh the autumn...

And heres the podcast version
#Ukraine #Kramatorsk #War #Putin

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Wastewater Virus Signals graph for Ontario

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with October 12 data
- Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, PEI, QC, SK, YT

wwater.ca

Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

The darkness around us Podil was hit badly two nights ago, it was the second night in a row that we had been having strikes in the city center. Considering, anybody living in the heart of Kyiv is very privileged: we can …

About the awful week we have had here in Ukraine.

emmanuellechaze.com/2025/10/24/t...

Wounded in the attack were #PaulConroy, @reflextv.bsky.social a British photographer for The Sunday Times who worked with Ms. Colvin; a Syrian translator, #WaelOmar, and a French freelance reporter who was on assignment for Le Figaro, #EdithBouvier. #Putin #Assad

Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

French judges have issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian ruler, and six senior officials of his ousted regime, for killing and wounding a group of journalists, including the American #MarieColvin, in 2012
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...

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5 goals, big performances from Ekitike and Wirtz. Just the kind of game to lift the gloom enveloping Liverpool these days. The Reds aren’t dead yet. The challenge for Slot is to build on it and make the hard calls on the lineup. #YNWA