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Permaculture, food security, snark, Canadian pride, and a dash of content strategy. If you’re looking for hope, try a garden. 🪴
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Trump says Canada having more friends is bullying
Trump says Canada having more friends is bullying
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States President Donald Trump has blasted Canada’s recent cozying up to the European Union, going as far as to say that forging the new partnership is tantamount to picking o...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Trump says Canada having more friends is bullying
This is several months old but just as relevant now that we’re officially in an “it’s complicated” relationship with the EU.
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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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September 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is several months old but just as relevant now that we’re officially in an “it’s complicated” relationship with the EU.
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How is Edmonton – the “Gateway to the North” – uniquely positioned to support economic and social development in northern communities, the region, and beyond?
Find out at MacEwan University presents The Walrus Talks North of Now. https://thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-north-of-now/
Find out at MacEwan University presents The Walrus Talks North of Now. https://thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-north-of-now/
September 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
How is Edmonton – the “Gateway to the North” – uniquely positioned to support economic and social development in northern communities, the region, and beyond?
Find out at MacEwan University presents The Walrus Talks North of Now. https://thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-north-of-now/
Find out at MacEwan University presents The Walrus Talks North of Now. https://thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-north-of-now/
Errata: he fled Homs, not Damascus. But the point still stands.
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Errata: he fled Homs, not Damascus. But the point still stands.
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This is a no-till garden and a brilliant food security measure. Food costs for remote and northern communities are higher, especially for nutritious foods, and the rates of diabetes are also higher. This is a solution along with harvesting wild foods.
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‘Nobody goes hungry’: First Nation grows 1,000 pounds of food to reduce grocery costs
Onion Lake Cree Nation grew more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables, including cauliflower, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage, in a small, no-till garden plot that the community decided to trial this year.
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September 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is a no-till garden and a brilliant food security measure. Food costs for remote and northern communities are higher, especially for nutritious foods, and the rates of diabetes are also higher. This is a solution along with harvesting wild foods.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Now that we’re Associate Europeans, let’s talk critical details. Where are we with French wine, German beer, and Dutch cheese?
September 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Now that we’re Associate Europeans, let’s talk critical details. Where are we with French wine, German beer, and Dutch cheese?
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Canada just changed its Facebook status to “in a relationship with the EU”. Exciting times. 🇨🇦🇪🇺
September 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Canada just changed its Facebook status to “in a relationship with the EU”. Exciting times. 🇨🇦🇪🇺
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Seen a lot of these, but this one is my favourite 😎
September 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Seen a lot of these, but this one is my favourite 😎
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BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
September 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
September 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
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a friend’s nonprofit contracted someone for $25,000 for strategic planning work and got back 100 pages of ChatGPT slop
please write it into your contracts that this is not what you’re paying for
please write it into your contracts that this is not what you’re paying for
September 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
a friend’s nonprofit contracted someone for $25,000 for strategic planning work and got back 100 pages of ChatGPT slop
please write it into your contracts that this is not what you’re paying for
please write it into your contracts that this is not what you’re paying for
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Our UNPLUG AMERICA directory of Canadian alternatives to American technology isn't just a basic list on the Internet.
My team deeply researches each individual company that requests to be listed:
🔎 Where they store their data
🔎 Who owns the company
🔎 What money they've taken
✅ unplug.todmaffin.com
My team deeply researches each individual company that requests to be listed:
🔎 Where they store their data
🔎 Who owns the company
🔎 What money they've taken
✅ unplug.todmaffin.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Our UNPLUG AMERICA directory of Canadian alternatives to American technology isn't just a basic list on the Internet.
My team deeply researches each individual company that requests to be listed:
🔎 Where they store their data
🔎 Who owns the company
🔎 What money they've taken
✅ unplug.todmaffin.com
My team deeply researches each individual company that requests to be listed:
🔎 Where they store their data
🔎 Who owns the company
🔎 What money they've taken
✅ unplug.todmaffin.com
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You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
September 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
September 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
Dropped off kid at uni dorms. Spent too much time wondering how she’s doing, then woke up to this and she’s clearly going to be just fine.
September 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Dropped off kid at uni dorms. Spent too much time wondering how she’s doing, then woke up to this and she’s clearly going to be just fine.
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Anthony Howe is a kinetic sculptor who creates wind-driven sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices. This one is in downtown Montreal.
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September 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Anthony Howe is a kinetic sculptor who creates wind-driven sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices. This one is in downtown Montreal.
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What a great idea! An in-person, public recipe exchange. Curators of food-related museum exhibitions and public librarians everywhere: over to you!
What’s cooking, London? 🍽️
Join us at Central Library for a recipe exchange. Bring one or two favourite recipes to share, or contribute digitally through the online form.
📅 Oct. 3, 11am–1pm
📍 Central Library
Learn more: buff.ly/0G7kS7D
Join us at Central Library for a recipe exchange. Bring one or two favourite recipes to share, or contribute digitally through the online form.
📅 Oct. 3, 11am–1pm
📍 Central Library
Learn more: buff.ly/0G7kS7D
September 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
What a great idea! An in-person, public recipe exchange. Curators of food-related museum exhibitions and public librarians everywhere: over to you!
True story. No exaggeration. The people of Newfoundland are the best of us.
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NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11
YouTube video by Historica Canada
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September 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
True story. No exaggeration. The people of Newfoundland are the best of us.
youtube.com/watch?v=wCjs...
youtube.com/watch?v=wCjs...
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Do it. It may not mean all that much but we can at least annoy them a lot.
September 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Do it. It may not mean all that much but we can at least annoy them a lot.
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Why America Keeps Coming for Canadian Culture
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers. #cdnpoli
macleans.ca/politics/why...
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers. #cdnpoli
macleans.ca/politics/why...
Why America Keeps Coming for Canadian Culture - Macleans.ca
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers
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September 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Why America Keeps Coming for Canadian Culture
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers. #cdnpoli
macleans.ca/politics/why...
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers. #cdnpoli
macleans.ca/politics/why...
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New logo just dropped.
September 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New logo just dropped.
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September 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: ICE returned to its warehouse scheme, awarding GardaWorld $17.3 million Thursday to convert an agency-owned warehouse in San Antonio into a detention and processing facility. It used the Navy WEXMAC TITUS contracting program Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in June DHS had stopped using.
ICE Awards GardaWorld $17.3 Million to Convert San Antonio Warehouse Into a Service Processing Center
ICE bought the work through a Navy program the Department of Homeland Security said in June it had abandoned.
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August 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🚨 BREAKING: ICE returned to its warehouse scheme, awarding GardaWorld $17.3 million Thursday to convert an agency-owned warehouse in San Antonio into a detention and processing facility. It used the Navy WEXMAC TITUS contracting program Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in June DHS had stopped using.