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M31🍁

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🇨🇦Canadian author by day, potato by night • fantasy nerd • book enthusiast • magical • Harvard alumna • part owner of Canada • my life is an absurd musical • Lake Ontario forever

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Jimmy Carr sorry for killing joke Will Smith sorry for smash mouth Louis CK sorry for the strokes Defective peroxide sorry for 4 non blondes Daylight savings sorry for taking back sunday Misogynists sorry for everything but the girl UK beef industry sorry for madness US government sorry for megadeth

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Scientists have known for decades that dirty air and dementia seem to be connected. But new research is exploring whether the materials it carries, such as silica, metals, soot and other debris, could be physically reshaping the brain. https://wapo.st/4dZvJxd

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🚨 Canada’s time change is almost here — but does everyone have to turn back time? The Weather Network’s Nicole Karkic breaks down which provinces and territories have permanently stopped changing their clocks and which still switch back and forth. 🇨🇦⏰

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Had to get up at 6 for book promo and it’s so pitch black out there that I found myself thinking that maybe switching the clocks isn’t so bad. This is what it’s like to get old and sell out all of your values.

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Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has released a new track taking aim at Donald Trump and his choice to change the name of a great lake. The single, “Lake Ontario,” was released as part of the musician’s new album How’s It Goin www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

ctvnews.caBryan Adams releases new song slamming Trump, Lake Ontario name changeCanadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has released a new track taking aim at Donald Trump and his choice to change the name of a great lake.

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Carved in marble in the 4th c. BC, this owl once served as a support for a seat in the Odeion of Perikles in Athens It depicts a little owl (Athene noctua), a species that still inhabits the Acropolis area, linking ancient and modern Athens. On display at the Acropolis Museum 📷me

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Oh fun! Alberta is spending 25.8 million to build new school buildings for schools that are either religious or religious adjacent… Including one is Sylvan lake. Whose student body is made up of almost 3/4 home schooled kids it supports the home schooling of.

Watching the usual Halloween lineup of the Halloweentowns and all the Ghostbusters. Throwing some odd ones this year, James and the Giant Peach and Pride and Prejudice zombies. 

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Danielle Smith is introducing new vehicle license plates with a “Strong & Free” dog whistle slogan for separatists. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with our #ForeverCanadian license plate frame. Order it here for a great Christmas, stocking stuffer: store.forever-canadian.ca/collections/li…

Time has almost expired for the holder of a $40 million Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County to cash in on their fortune. Lotto Max draw will expire by the end of Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 if no one steps forward to claim the prize www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

ctvnews.caUnclaimed $40 million Lotto Max ticket in Grey County set to expire WednesdayOntario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) said the winning ticket from the Oct. 28, 2025 Lotto Max draw will expire by the end of Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 if no one steps forward to claim the prize.

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“Forget tainted candy: The scariest thing on Halloween is parked in your driveway. More American child pedestrians die on Halloween from cars than on any other day of the year.” Via @vox.com. It’s also a key time to discuss SAFER streets & neighborhood design, for kids, and FOR EVERYONE. #Halloween

vox.comForget tainted candy: The scariest thing on Halloween is parked in your drivewayMore American child pedestrians die on Halloween from cars than on any other day of the year.

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TODAY IN CANADA: In 1887, Saskatchewan's first telephone exchange (not pictured) opened in a bookstore in Regina, transforming communication across the Canadian Prairies. ☎YOUR SAY: Do you still have a landline? Why or why not?

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Walter Koenig as Oro in the Canadian sci-fi series The Starlost. The Canadian produced show was filmed in Scarborough, and only aired for 16 episodes in 1973. Due to budget cuts and production difficulties, show creator Harlan Ellison left before the first episode aired.

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On this day in 1946, Ivan Reitman was born. He began his career with CITY-TV in Toronto. His films include Animal House, Meatballs, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Kindergarten Cop and Twins. He was an Oscar and Emmy nominee. He died in 2022. 📸 Matt Sayles