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Lloyd Robertson, former anchor of CTV and CBC's flagship news programs, dead at 92 | CBC News

Lloyd Robertson, who delivered the news to Canadians in an authoritative and unflappable manner for over 40 years as anchor for the flagship news programs of CTV and the CBC, has died. He was 92.

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The premise behind One Night Only is so ridiculous to the point it makes me angry

Noticing some folks seem to think writers just say clever things without understanding how the world works, as if we're all naifs who just happen to be good with words instead of people with formal educations and a professional interest verging on requirement in the ability to conduct research

I had an out-of-town medical appointment today and then was stuck in traffic for 2 hrs going 10km/hr because of an accident on the hwy and maybe they should build another hwy overpass-style on top of the current hwy since there is no other place to put it

I think homeowners should do a class action against both provincial and federal governments for relaxing climate change measures, making it so homes will/are no longer be insurable against fire and flood, and causing widespread homelessness www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Estimated 230 homes destroyed by fire near Vernon, Okanagan Indian Band chief says | CBC

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Can I tell you, preparing to move cos our landlord is selling our home of 12 years while my mother is dying and I prepare for probable surgery on both arms is not ideal

Wildfire smoke is upon us

Bluesky CEO: we want to bring in more communities like sport journalists Bluesky users who prefer to react and not read: They want to bring in Nazis!!!!!!

DAY 1 RESULTS: Skywalk defeats Mile Zero sign Chemainus Murals defeat World's Largest Burl Cathedral Grove CRUSHES Forest Discovery Centre 90-10% Goats on the Roof defeat Horne Lake Caves A Cathedral Grove vs. Goats on the Roof Island final seems likely in two weeks Tomorrow: the Battle of Hope!

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d ago

IT'S BRACKET TIME The Search for B.C.'s Best Roadside Attraction is underway! 32 goats and waterfalls and giant trucks and gold pans and giant log men! A bracket I have definitely never done before! VOTE NOW AND EVERY DAY www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

When I go back and forth, deciding if I should repost this in order to get Andrew's hackles up. The evil in me won out

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d ago

The richest person in the world, an avowed white supremacist, today again posted "the next step is getting rid of 'source code' entirely and just making an efficient binary directly with AI" because he has no idea how anything works, not even the basics of industries he is in.

I really wish people read articles before reacting. (This is about the CEO dude and people not reading that he was talking about expanding to discussions about sport)

Had no idea.

The Little House Roku channel has been down all day. We keep it playing cos it helps settle the dogs. They also sleep with it on. Currently, The Baywatch channel is serving as a sub but it's not the same comfort. I'd switch to the Schitt's channel but then I'd get nothing done

The other day, I watched a YT video by a Lost Canadian who moved here about this. They also went into copays, deductibles, etc. Some Americans like to downplay our system by saying, "It's not free! You pay taxes!" Not this amount & still less than Americans also pay in taxes that go to healthcare

Susan Bridges@susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d ago

When I was a contractor I was paying $20,000 a year for my family’s health care out of pocket.

An episode of Call the Midwife is in order before I start packing up my photography career and figure out what I'm going to do with a studio's worth of equipment and props so they can get ready to sell our home of 12 years

Let's do this! I wasnt going to start the pre-launch campaign until Sept 8, but with today's news, I need to have some fun! This the pre-pre-launch. Give a number (1-230) and I'll give you a sentence. Click that Notify Me On Launch button! (Coniah Edgar is me) www.kickstarter.com/projects/jul...

Coming soon: Chasing Cars: A Novel

A coming-of-age novel, based on the author's experiences, about an autistic pregnant trans teen boy in the Canadian foster care system.

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Jules Sherred (he/him)@geekyjules.julessherred.com · 3d ago

During the pre-launch campaign in the weeks leading up to the Kickstarter for CHASING CARS, I was thinking of taking a page out of @peterclines.com's book and posting random sentences based on page numbers you all tell me. Sounds like fun?

It is that amazing time of the year!! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Round 1, Vancouver Island | CBC News

From more than 300 nominations, we're asking you to pick between 32 finalists in this month-long competition to determine the best of this province's roadside attractions.

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I've been tagged on some fundraising requests so consider this an open thread to post gofundmes and other fundraisers, yours or others, so that folks can find them. As always, caveat emptor - check to see they're legit - but otherwise if you're needing a hand, or looking to offer one, here you go.

People treating Jennings like a hero for saying he cares so deeply about trans rights reminds me of Graham Platner fans. Not in terms of the transgressions of these men (they don't compare), but in the way so many people take what these men say they believe at face value, for no good reason.

I don't think Jennings is a monster. But I think his glib, snarky responses to a trans person saying that supporting the NYT is bad demonstrates that he doesn't really give a shit about this stuff. At least not enough to find a different word puzzle site.

A couple people I follow reskeeted Ken Jenning's posts about how he's cares so much about trans people. I'm just like, seriously? You're that gullible? I do not understand why so many people completely lose their ability to smell self-serving bullshit when it's a white dude claiming to be a SJW.

Sometimes I find myself in the Discover feed and it's confusing AF

Normally the actor pipeline is Star Trek to Criminal Minds, but this episode is Criminal Minds to Star Trek (Doug Jones)

Kid1 is currently driving through BC, on his way home for a visit from Sask, in areas adjacent to where wildfires are currently raging. My brain wont stop saying, "At least CN has given him practice driving through fires."

Today Grande announced she is stepping away from the public because of how mean people have been. So I'm sharing this again and begging you read it as it contains excellent info about how to have these convos without doing more harm

Jules Sherred (he/him)@geekyjules.julessherred.com · 5d ago

Before commenting on people's bodies and weight, read this. Remember, people with eating disorders are watching you talk and your words could be harming them ca.style.yahoo.com/a-new-photo-...

Let's do this! I wasnt going to start the pre-launch campaign until Sept 8, but with today's news, I need to have some fun! This the pre-pre-launch. Give a number (1-230) and I'll give you a sentence. Click that Notify Me On Launch button! (Coniah Edgar is me) www.kickstarter.com/projects/jul...

Coming soon: Chasing Cars: A Novel

A coming-of-age novel, based on the author's experiences, about an autistic pregnant trans teen boy in the Canadian foster care system.

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Jules Sherred (he/him)@geekyjules.julessherred.com · 3d ago

During the pre-launch campaign in the weeks leading up to the Kickstarter for CHASING CARS, I was thinking of taking a page out of @peterclines.com's book and posting random sentences based on page numbers you all tell me. Sounds like fun?

We just got notice our house is being sold. We are fucked

Me opening up Project Hail Mary and seeing Canadian content rating of 7+: It's a kids movie! Andrew: It's not a kids movie Me: It's rated 7+! That's a kids movie! [Looks up USA rating] It's PG13 in the USA. What the hell America! Andrew: they would say "what the damn"

I made the mistake of reading the comments. Dear gods

Gabby HC@scriblit.bsky.social · 3d ago

Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x