Tim Tierney hasn’t spent a minute of his life walking through intersections. There’s multiple issues at play here. The data on right on reds is pretty clear. But #ottawa gives no fucks about data. A plan that moves people driving as a priority fundamentally overrides any other plan

Strong Towns Ottawa@strongtownsottawa.ca · 15h ago

Hey councillor Tierney, please focus on actual improvements to transportation in our city rather than suggesting we should be endangering pedestrians so you don't have to wait a couple more seconds at a red. Those right turn on red bans are there for a reason. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Parker Wells remembered at City Hall vigil Wednesday evening calgarysun.com/news/parker-...

Grassroots coalitions opposing carbon capture projects have popped up in many places, including Canada and the U.S. New @desmog.com piece from inside this fight by @taylornoakes.com www.desmog.com/2026/08/05/i...

Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines

Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a ‘toxic CO2 dumping ground’.

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It appears that Mike Ellis is weighing in on the removal of the racist banner. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

You guys… This ain’t that. All this OIC means is that the referendum cannot be conducted by mail only. Special ballots are mail in. They are allowed, just not as the only method. And available. And you should sign up. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

So everyone gets it now, right?: You get: That the PM is misleading the Canadian people on behalf of wealthy interests and corporations. Not the other way around. That the only game of chess being played here... is against you. #CDNpoli #ONpoli

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 12h ago

Mark Carney has declined to rule out ever having commuter jets fly into Billy Bishop airport, but said his government is focused on improving Toronto’s transport network in other ways — including an expansion at Pearson airport.

Most AI tools require some sort of privacy sacrifice, so understanding the risk is important. ssd.eff.org/module/priv...

ICYMI: This story is getting lots of hits on our site today. It argues that @markcarney.bsky.social should avoid any attempt to appease Donald Trump since the U.S. president reneges on any deals he makes: theconversation.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Countries that sign deals with the Trump administration are quickly finding out that the stability and certainty they hoped to purchase was an illusion.

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How much water do data centers really use, why do they use so much, and is it a problem? I talked to researchers and industry experts to understand the true water footprint of the AI boom: Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why Do Data Centers Use So Much Fresh Water?

The artificial intelligence boom has inspired one of the largest infrastructure build-outs seen in decades: Tech firms are investing billions into constructing the data centers powering AI. This has m...

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Here's my Cosmo piece about how segregated bathrooms have impacted my own health www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a6...

Avoiding Public Bathrooms Damaged My Bladder—Now, As a Trans Man, I’m Finally Letting Go

Inside the emotional and physical toll of holding it in.

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Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 21h ago

Efforts to police bathrooms are evil and will impact peoples' health. Segregated bathrooms themselves must be done away with, it's the only solution. I reported this question out, years ago for @99pi.org 99percentinvisible.org/episode/wher...

I wrote about how weird and bad it is to have a future AG going around claiming he'll make Dobbs "permanent in every single state"—unless he understands Dobbs to be a national abortion ban, and thinks his job is to force states to comply

Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State

As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting abortion.

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I'm in St. Catharines for the week and all anyone is talking about is the flooding. The consequences of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions everywhere this summer. Floods and fires and heatwaves. It's horrifying that as a country we're going backwards on climate pledges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'It was like a tsunami': Massive flooding in St. Catharines, Ont., leaves residents in grief and shock | CBC News

Amid a state of emergency from the fallout of two storms within a week, people in St. Catharines say they're in shock and grief as they deal with severe flooding in their homes and elsewhere in the ci...

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I love writing Danielle Smith so much because I truly believe this is what she would say if she thought she could get away with it.

Supporters hope Winnipeg's 1st supervised consumption site will expand hours www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Supporters hope Winnipeg's 1st supervised consumption site will expand hours | CBC News

Dakota Hunter believes Manitoba's first supervised consumption site, opening next week, will cut back on the number of overdoses on Winnipeg streets, but she hopes the facility's hours will be extende...

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Madison, WI. Today, 4August Police brought a wheel loader. Protesters clung to what they called "an autonomous zone," where a cop killed Corey Ruiz. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Laura Schulte, captured the scene at 7:44 am (local time). "Police have removed protestors." URL: x.com/SchulteLaura...

💥New Action! Tell your MP: Fix online platforms, don't ban or surveil users! Amend #BillC34 today! The "Safe Social Media Act," bundles healthy platform accountability through a 'duty of care,' and a wide #socialmedia ban enforced by #privacy invasive age verification: openmedia.org/BillC34-bsky

Fix Bill C-34: No Ban. No Surveillance!

Ban illegal harms, not young Canadians! 🇨🇦 #BillC34 should be amended to hold platforms accountable, protect privacy and free expression, and keep young people connected. Tell your MP to fix the bill:...

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Getting real sick of slop midwives pleading for a 'respectful discussion' of AI as relates to the arts. Your use of AI to 'make art' is not respectful. It benefits from stolen art, destroys the planet, and does not make you an artist any more than someone driving 26.2 miles is a marathoner.

Four years ago, then-President Joe Biden and both parties in Congress blocked railroad workers across the US from striking. Railroad workers tell us things have only gotten worse on the job since then.

Railroad jobs have ‘gotten worse’ since Biden and Congress blocked workers from striking

Four years ago, then-President Joe Biden and both parties in Congress blocked railroad workers across the US from striking. Railroad workers tell us things have only gotten worse on the job since then...

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Today on APTN National News: Provincial officials in British Columbia say there are 37 evacuations orders across the province, impacting around 8,000 people.

APTN National News: August 5, 2026

YouTube video by APTN News

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I will never get tired of this video lol. Her name is Dakota and she’s like a professional FX makeup artist now and she’s barely a tween lol iconic

Carney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the ground

Carney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the ground

OTTAWA - Mark Carney has officially given notice that his government will be designating Danielle Smith’s West Coast pipeline a project of national interest, allowing the massive oil and gas project t...

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This highlights a profound impact of Trump — the further normalization of violence against women. Trump got elected in spite of his long history of violence against women. He is not held accountable when he continues to abuse women. 1/2

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago

Max Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."

open.substack.com/pub/albertaw... Framing pub services as commodities drained by newcomers is gov directing struggling Albertans' anger from prov budget decisions to those w no voice. Calgary ER nurse struggles not bc a temp worker saw a dr, but bc the prov gov put corp tax cuts over pub services.

The Mirage of Abundance: Faith, Wealth, and the Broken Moral Floor of Danielle Smith's Alberta

“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of lif...

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Since industrial logging began more than a century ago, most of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests — those capable of growing the large trees characteristic of the island’s rainforests — have been cut. About 20 per cent of those forests remain.

B.C. is logging its last old growth and protesters are trying to stop it

Vancouver Island’s old growth rainforests are among the rarest ecosystems on Earth and protesters are trying to stop the logging there.

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Proposed Alberta pipeline would cross Jasper National Park Beyond the symbolism of running a mega carbon bomb through a community that was burnt down because of a climate disaster, what could go wrong? www.jasperlocal.com/2026/08/01/p...

Proposed Alberta pipeline would cross Jasper National Park - News

A proposed Alberta oil pipeline would pass through Jasper National Park, reviving questions about industrial development in one of Canada's most protected landscapes. According to Alberta&amp...

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‘We've never seen [such] fuel dryness’: B.C. officials struggle to get wildfires under control Hear more on APTN News Brief:

APTN News Brief: "Explosive and extremely dangerous": B.C. fire official says dry conditions unprecedented

Our lead story: as the out of control Bradley Creek wildfire rips through an area near Vernon, B.C.—destroying some 230 homes, including thirty Okanagan Indian Band residences—a provincial offi...

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“Charges laid on July 29 claim the ministry did not ensure the safety of its workers by not adequately training its workers and by failing to adequately assess and control hazards arising from dangerous trees.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Alberta ministry charged in connection with death of man who died battling Jasper wildfire

Alberta’s Ministry of Forestry and Parks is facing six workplace safety charges in connection with the death of a man who was killed fighting a wildfire in Jasper National Park.

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Can’t believe this was a decade ago. If you look around at the state of this country, I think it’s fair to say that Gord was load bearing.

Dave Kaufman@davekaufman.bsky.social · 18h ago

10 years ago tonight, in Winnipeg. Photo by David Bastedo.

RE: Michigan Senate race results. Can’t underestimate the ‘casual’ vote. People who want to vote Democrat now but their awareness goes as far as TV ads, radio ads, and mailers. While great news for the general in the fall, it still means big money almost bought Stevens a seat.

On a new @pressprogress.ca 🔴 SOURCES 🔴 @brishti.bsky.social unpacks how provinces are undermining Canada's healthcare system with @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social, Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, @policyalternatives.ca and more. pressprogress.ca/canadian-hea...

Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue

Guest panelists discuss the ways provinces are undermining Canada's healthcare system

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