Woke up to the news about Glen Hansard. So many memories from home. The endless Valentines gig in Whelans, front row at Witness, the acoustic gig in Cork? Galway? where he wondered why we were at his gig when Van Morrison was playing down the road.

Glen Hansard: A powerhouse of self-belief and passion

Back in Dublin's scuzzy early nineties music scene, nobody was quite sure what to make of Glen Hansard.

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Javier and Landon tell us about what made a shift memorable: experiencing the hospitality of Swan River First Nation, 6 am swims in Lesser Slave Lake and, inevitably, the woes of rough roads. friresearch.ca/news/data-by...

Data by Day, Slave Lake Always - fRI Research

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Be part of a team conducting applied research on aquatic ecosystems in Alberta. Build models, publish and present findings, and make a difference for threatened fish species in Alberta. Closing date: July 31, 2026. Full details on our website. friresearch.ca/news/job-opp...

Job Opportunity: Water and Fish Scientist - fRI Research

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We have a great crew this year!

fRI Research@friresearch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What fuels fieldwork? Everyone has their own go-to snacks. In a blog post, all ten members of the caribou crew share their favourite field foods, a bit of their own backgrounds, and some warnings on what you should definitely NOT do. friresearch.ca/news/introdu...

As an immigrant in Alberta I'm feeling all the warm and fuzzies right now from the provincial govt. Nice to hear what they think of me and all the other immigrants contributing to Albertas economy (and paying taxes).

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a woman in a black dress is smiling with #schitts creek written in the corner

Alt: Catherine O'Hara n a black dress is smiling and blowing a kiss with #schitts creek written in the corner

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A slightly sunny sunrise at Newgrange this morning. 10/10 Neolithic architecture solstice orientation. www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...

Crowds gather to celebrate Winter Solstice at Newgrange

Around 2,000 people have gathered at Newgrange to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

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And another 42 hours with no Dr on site in the Hinton ER again this week...

Parksy@pfparks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is a HUGE safety issue.

Psa: The oscar nominated The Quiet Girl (An Cailín ciúin) is now on CBC gem. Its in a mix of English and Irish (with subtitles for the Irish parts). Its a nice, simple, but emotional film

a woman is walking down a dirt road next to a car .

Alt: a girl is running down a dirt road to a car. She jumps into the arms of a man and hugs him

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This week Hintons ER has no on site Dr for 42 hours straight!! In fact we only have a Dr on site a total of 24 hrs this week. 🫠 Has it been 90 days yet? @pfparks.bsky.social @thebreakdownab.bsky.social

Excited to hear today the news from home today that this land has been secured from development by @npwsireland.bsky.social The Glen of the Downs is a sliver of calm in an increasingly busy area. The has some beautiful native woodland. iwt.ie/goodnewsfort...

Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen - Irish Wildlife Trust

Press Release  26th November 2025  Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen  The Irish Wildlife Trust has welcomed the news that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased 100 ...

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New #mammal conservation #PhD: "Understanding and Addressing Rural Hedgehog Population Declines". @srucnews.bsky.social EastBio CASE project in partnership with (and co-supervised by) @ptes-org.bsky.social. Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Act fast - applications close 15 December. 🦔🦔🦔

This is good news from Ireland Also, new SI unit just dropped

Pádraic Fogarty@whittledaway.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Good news, but does NPWS have the capability to manage all this land? Its current (excellent) rewilding initiative is only a small fraction of the existing National Park www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and...

Not sure what sort of spell these moose are casting on our snow stake...but I have a bad feeling about it 🪄 @friresearch.bsky.social #cameratrapping

Is this deer still considered an unmarked individual if it has such a distinctive (and stylish) coiffure? @friresearch.bsky.social #cameratrapping

This new paper led by the excellent Erin Tattersall is well worth a read

Cole Burton@coleburton.bsky.social · 10mo ago

PhD candidate Erin Tattersall led this perspective on upholding Indigenous data sovereignty in an era of open science - particularly important for emerging collaborative wildlife surveys with camera traps and other sensors doi.org/10.1002/pan3... (2/6)

It's the last day at #TWS2025 but we've got a pretty good finale lined up. ✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring ✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends ✔️where are the moose and where are they going?

Sad to read this news. I enjoyed his posts and books. And his advocay for Gaeilge. Focail na mBan is beautiful. And I loved Tree Dogs... RTE news : Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55 www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

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Sad to read this news. I enjoyed his posts and books. And his advocay for Gaeilge. Focail na mBan is beautiful. And I loved Tree Dogs... RTE news : Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55 www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

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I am scoring the CBC news anchor a 3/10 for their Irish pronunciation of mo chara this morning

Sad to hear about the passing of Dr Markland - he was such a strong, compassionate, and honest voice from the front lines of healthcare in our province. Thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

Whelp This is the final edition of our local newspaper in Hinton. Sad to see it shutting down. Losing more local journalism from local sources, which is needed more than ever in rural Alberta right now. Link to final edition⬇️ share.google/nEgnvudJEX60...

Sadly I live in Alberta where Health Canada is ignored. Even HC workers and elderly might not have access to this. And if they do they'll have to pay 🫥

Sabina Vohra-Miller@sabivm.bsky.social · last yr.

Health Canada has authorized the LP.8.1 variant adapted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 6 months and older. The updated COMIRNATY® vaccine targets the Omicron LP.8.1 variant, one of the most recently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages. It will be made available this Fall across Canada.

"Unlike comments made by non-scientists such as Premier Danielle Smith that the vaccine “doesn’t work very well,” an intervention that reduces deaths, ICU visits and development of long COVID is real and impactful." Excellent Editorial please read👇

Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health-care delivery

All Albertans should have the choice of all available options including the COVID-19 vaccine.

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fRI Research@friresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

Ordered a de-calf double-double? No? Sorry, moose-t’ve been a mistake. #TrailCamTuesday

Late last fall, we sent over 1000 hair samples – a year of hard work by the grizzly bear team – to the lab. But we were holding our breath for one sample in particular: a bear of the size and colour typical of grizzly bears and head features that looked more like a black bear's.

As a caribou biologist living and working in Hinton, 50% of these are high on my priority list We have had no Dr in our our ER overnight nearly every night in 2025 And sometimes no Dr after 1pm Luckily for him our MLA doesn't live in Hinton, so it's not on his high priority list

Parksy@pfparks.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey Rural Albertans... 3 outta 4 of these endangered items might not be too high on your priority list... But the one you care most about might be the first one to go extinct... There is NO PLAN... govt will spout "record doctor numbers"... you seeing them in rural?

The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈 Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada! wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

On behalf of @makeway.org’s Board of Directors, I am so pleased to share this exciting news. Please meet Alex Sardar, MakeWay’s new President & CEO.

MakeWay@makeway.org · last yr.

MakeWay is thrilled to share that Alex Sardar has joined the organization as our new President and CEO. A lifelong advocate for democracy, human rights, and community-led change, Alex brings over 20 years of experience supporting social movements around the world. makeway.org/in-the-news/...

It's time for another guess the bear; this one even tricked some of our biologists! Before we sent its hair off to the lab for DNA sequencing, we made our guesses. Before we reveal the answer, see if you can figure it out. We'll post the answer in a week! #trailcamtuesday