Israel's foreign minister is now working with Canada's opposition to directly undermine the Canadian government's stance against atrocities in the West Bank and Gaza -- while complaining of Ottawa's 'interference' in their domestic politics. You can't make this up.

Well said. It's an entirely baffling silence on the explanation and accountability fronts. Again.

Brigitte Pellerin@brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 2h ago

We sold the old library. We can't open the new one so we're renting the old one back. And the final lease extension has just been used up. randomactsofurbanism.substack.com/p/ottawas-in...

🔴 Russian forces attacked Ukraine's capital overnight, hitting residential areas and a school. UNITED24 reported Jamal Marcelin reports from the scene.

OTD in 1944 the first Nazi V2 rocket hit London. Used against civilians by a genocidal country that had lost on the battlefield, the hope was to terrorise a population into surrender. Imagine that happening today...

There are a few species in Canada so ubiquitous that “common” is a part of their name, but are they still that common? rabble.ca/environment/...

How do we ensure that common animals remain common?

There are a few species in Canada so ubiquitous that "common" is a part of their name, but are they still that common?

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Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

It says here that former PM Chrétien will also be in attendance. I rather look forward to the two of them meeting.

Congratulations to MapQuest for becoming the #1 navigation app in the App Store. And thanks for being the navigation app of the resistance! ✊

The way everyone SCREAMS Ontario.

Blue Rodeo@bluerodeo.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're proud Canadians, folks!

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint

If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.

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It’s not “an oil deal with Venezuela.” It’s Trump kidnapping an autocrat, refusing to hold elections, then leaving the remainder of the regime in place but only if they allow him to pillage their natural resources, which they are doing to remain in power oppressing the people.

Does replacing parking with bike-lanes hurt restaurant business? Of course not, as this new peer-reviewed STUDY of 15 years of Montreal data showed. ACTUALLY, downtown experienced significant restaurant growth after bike lanes were installed. @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...

Charlie Angus just UNLOADED on Trump over his latest attack on Canada: “Your fight with Canada is the beginning of your end.”

A lot of truth in this new cartoon from Nova Scotia's Bruce MacKinnon. BTW, King Dumbass is claiming (as usual, with no evidence) that Dolly Parton was a "huge fan" of him. Yeah, right.

Hasn't Hit Me Yet comes to mind this afternoon. "And out in the middle of Lake America" just doesn't have the same ring to it - best to stick with the original, @bluerodeo.bsky.social

For no particular reason I am just sitting here looking at map of the Great Lakes, and noticed this. (Sh, nobody tell him.)

Underreported is the grim reality that Russian attacks on Kyiv continue, on homes, schools and infrastructure, day after day after day...

UNITED24 Media@united24media.com · 2w ago

🔴 Debris and a deep crater filled the yard of a Kyiv school hit by a Russian overnight attack just days before the start of the new academic year. UNITED24 Media reporter Louis Beaudemont reports from the scene.

Today’s Canadian painting is “Maligne Lake, Canadian Rockies” painted by Sir Frederick Banting in 1936.

Trivia: the famous bald eagle screech is actually a red-tailed hawk call that was added by Hollywood sound designers. It’s true. The Canada Goose honk is all real, baby.

I was just thinking about the fact that Dolly Parton and Donald Trump were the same age

Dean Barnett@darsb1.bsky.social · 2w ago

@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Hi All, the Substack Live I just did with Bob Rae is available for viewing. It was a detailed discussion of Canadian views of the trade/sovereignty dispute, the future of US-Canadian relations, and of Canada's place in the world. I learned alot. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/live-with-...

Live with Phillips P. OBrien and Bob Rae

A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video

phillipspobrien.substack.com

Author asks “the question of whether Trump might himself be a Russian asset. Is it just that he enjoys the company of tyrants & envies their supreme power, or do they have embarrassing kompromat… Harding concludes with a question: If Trump were a Russian agent, what exactly would he do differently?”

Betrayal by Luke Harding review – could Donald Trump be a Russian asset?

A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it

theguardian.com

Hard to imagine a more perfect recipe for boosting Canadian nationalism than a trade war with the Americans escalating on the same weekend everyone is reminiscing about the Tragically Hip's last show. If TSN re-aired Game 8 of the '72 Summit Series, we'd probably fall into a patriotic sugar coma.

The whole world needs to stand up to this out-of-control, corrupt, narcissistic bully and criminal, who literally doesn’t care that he’s imploding the US economy, hurting countless families and businesses, and dragging the entire global economy down with him. It actually may be his specific intent.

U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks fall apart | CBC News

The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute tr...

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⚡️Russia strikes shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, at least 5 dead, more than 90 injured. Russian forces launched a daytime drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on August 21, killing at least five people and injuring more than 90 others, including six children, local authorities said.

Russia strikes shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, at least 5 dead, more than 90 injured

The full extent of the casualties and damage is still being assessed.

kyivindependent.com

"Lucy definitely won't pull the football this time" —the Canadian business class

Daniel Munro@dkmunro.bsky.social · 3w ago

So maybe the U.S. and Canada reach a deal today. Okay. But how many hours until Trump gets annoyed at the way beavers build dams or Canada geese shit in upstate New York before he imposes 125% tariffs on Degrassi High reruns?

Chlorine is eating Sarah's hands.

Last month we cycled to the National Gallery of #Canada via Quebec to avoid downtown #Ottawa for a nicer cycling experience. The reason for our visit was an extensive exhibit of Canadian #Impressionist paintings by Helen McNicoll, well worth the trip. Here’s the story: #ottbike

A bike ride to the National Gallery of Canada to visit a very special exhibit - Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond

In July 2026 we cycled to downtown Ottawa to admire the works of Canadian born impressionist artist Helen McNicoll at the National Gallery.

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Changes the federal government is considering would render the Species at Risk Act — and the protection it provides — "meaningless," according to scientists. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist | CBC News

The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they...

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