🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 Just call me Darla

My painting 'Northern Reflections' is available as a unique wooden jigsaw puzzle from The Puzzle Lab! puzzlelab.com/collections/...

In January, ActiveHistory.ca launched a special series examining the Indian Act and it history. I wrote a short piece, as an introduction, that lays out some of the basics and included a selected reference list: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...

Thank you to everyone who worked during advance voting and election day! There were close to 10,000 election officials at more than 1,350 voting places today supporting Toronto’s 2026 municipal election. Thank you for helping your community vote and for supporting democracy!

My @thestar.com column: Today we get to decide our most direct kind of government. Your vote will decide things like street sweeping frequency, the wait for dead raccoon pick-up, and whether a washroom door is locked when you need it So don’t miss your chance — vote www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #Alberta #Wainwright #TeamCanada

The issues in our schools are enormous. With both grown kids as educators I hear about it all the time and no solutions in sight. www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/l...

🇨🇦🇺🇸 Trump officials accuse Canada of U.S. election meddling, yet Trump has endorsed candidates in several foreign elections. CBC examines the double standard as tariffs become a midterm issue. Where should diplomacy end and election interference begin?

Governments and industry have big plans for the Port of Churchill. First Nations are gathering to sort through what it means for their territories. Via @evawasney.bsky.social:

October is LGBTQ+ History Month. The month celebrates the achievements, history and civil rights movements of the LGBTQ+ community. Today, it is the story of Marie-Marcelle Godbout

Is it wrong for me to prefer when they're on recess? At least I get a mental break from the dismantling of our province.

Did the referendum have unintended consequences, despite Alberta separatists losing? On the latest APTN News InFocus, we hear from journalists who covered the vote and explore where the province goes from here. Listen: youtu.be/ACjBzrqslfY

‘Ford’s promise for 58,000 new or renovated nursing home beds led to just 11,000 spaces’ www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I always taught these themes on social justice walks. What does City Hall do? Thanks to @graphicmatt.com for #politicalliteracy column.

Local woman wakes up, creates a hyper colour type flag for Alberta classrooms that looks like a provincial flag to conservatives but reflects the identities of the students in that room on any given day, makes oatmeal.

Local citizen implores you to VOTE

After letting a few private career colleges rip off the OSAP system with impunity, the Ford govt used the scam as an excuse to cut OSAP grants for all students, accusing them of wasting money on “basket weaving courses” & “fancy watches & cologne” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #onpoli

The new National Heat Pump Rebate will help eligible households switch to efficient electric heating. 👉 Sign up to receive updates on launch dates, eligibility, rebate amounts and how to apply. 🔗 Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/4zQV84M

@winnipegfreepress.com column on today’s First Nations (really AFN)-First Ministers meeting and the growing resistance that is starting to sure look like 2012 and Idle No More all over again. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Get ready, get set and go vote today! Voting places open at 10 a.m.. Find everything you need at toronto.ca/Elections #TOVotes26 #TorontoVotes2026

The American owned Sun is promoting a vigilante as the face for Canada's most multicultural and open city. This is same American owned paper that said crack-smoking Rob Ford should be elected mayor. Toronto - you're better than this. Let's get out the vote for Olivia Chow.

Multiple lawyers, including renowned Joel Bakan, confirm that the Bradford plan to commercialize water in Toronto very much opens the door to privatization: www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit.... Shrill denials from Bradford and his billionaire backers are a clear tell. #toronto #canlab

Olivia Chow is a passionate defender of Toronto. She is someone who never stops working for the community and the people of the city. Let's bring this home friends.

one thing's clear to me -- the guy who claims (ha!) to ride 10,000 km per year but also wants to put bike infrastructure in the ravines is a crazy and dangerous populist who's trying to ride the "bikelash" wave into the mayor's office please vote carefully tomorrow #Toronto

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, WCK invested in local capacity. Through our Community Kitchen program, we equip local community centers with the tools they need to cook for their neighbors—ensuring that families can prepare the meals they love. #ChefsForUkraine

NO trespassing we're tired of hiding the bodies #Halloween #TOphoto

I feel ill.

The IDU is an international syndicate for far-right authoritarians, and Canada’s Conservative Party is actively aligned with it. Keeping membership in this organization is a direct betrayal of democratic values. An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.

Fred DeLorey: "All of these separatist 'leaders,' not a single one of them have been elected to anything. Go put your name on a ballot. Try to become an MLA. Try to create the movement through a democratic process. You had your chance. It failed."

One home could become 24 in Vancouver.

And remember...

It has been some time. But welcome to a fall edition of #RavineRambles Today we traverse thru Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve between Lawrence & Eglinton. Starting on West slopes of valley & returning on up on East Slopes To begin we pass under the Rainbow tunnel #LoveTheRavines #DonValley

Man this UCP ‘government’ sucks. #DanielleSmithResign #UCPFail #abpoli

Gender-diverse people are not new to our Nations. They are our children, grandchildren, siblings, aunties, uncles, cousins, relatives & community members. Our laws & responsibilities require us to care for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. #Abpoli #HumanRights #FirstNation www.gofundme.com/f/saddle-lak...

So sayeth the Globe.

#BradBradbrad wants to hand over our drinking water to Dougie.