Rev Barb

Rev Barb

@revbarb.bsky.social

Chocolate and coffee lover. Retired Anglican priest. Prairie girl. 🇨🇦

7.6K followers3.2K following4.4K posts

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Aaron Wherry
@aaronwherry.bsky.social

I don't know anything about Toronto politics anymore, but from afar Olivia Chow's rise from 23% in 2014 to 37% in 2023 to 54% in 2026 seems fascinating.

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Charles Rusnell
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social

Very keen to hear Mickey Amery explain how the hiring of his cousin Sam Mraiche's nephews would square with this DEI policy, and for Danielle Smith to explain what experience Michaela Frey, who stepped aside to give her a seat in Brooks, had to be hired in the premier's office as a policy advisor.

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The Watchdog
@thewatchdog.ca

A chaotic and controversial far-right mayoral candidate was rejected by voters in Pickering, Ontario Lisa Robinson, a local city councillor and convoy movement influencer, was at the centre of numerous controversies over the last four years

thewatchdog.caA Chaotic and Controversial Far-Right Mayoral Candidate was Rejected by Voters in Pickering, OntarioLisa Robinson, a local city councillor and convoy movement influencer, was at the centre of numerous controversies over the last four years

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

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Scott Robertson
@sarobertson.bsky.social

Mark Carney on abolishing the Indian Act: "The federal government will start a process with First Nations, with provinces to review options for it. And it's a process. It's not a process with a fixed conclusion, but it's a process to evolve from there."

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦
@jvipondmd.bsky.social

Because of course it is. Not housing. Not the drug crisis. Of course not the climate crisis. Just Fossil Fuel profits

CTV News Vancouver@ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social

B.C.’s premier-designate says supporting new pipeline is first order of business

bit.lyB.C.’s premier-designate says supporting new pipeline is first order of businessB.C.’s premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said the first calls he plans to make in his new role are to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to throw his support behind the Pacific Link Pipeline.

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PA Daily Herald
@padailyherald.bsky.social

Crop Report for the period Oct. 13 to Oct. 19 #Agriculture #CommunityNewspaper #PADailyHerald #ruralroots https://paherald.sk.ca/crop-report-for-the-period-oct-13-to-oct-19/

paherald.sk.caCrop Report for the period Oct. 13 to Oct. 19 - Prince Albert Daily HeraldFavourable weather allowed producers to make good harvest progress. Provincially, harvest is 97 per cent complete, with only a small number of acres of later-seeded crops remaining in the field. Harvest is 99 per cent complete in the southwest and west-central regions. The northern regions are 97 per cent complete. The east-central and southeast regions

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Over the past four years, the occupied West Bank has undergone a profound transformation at the hands of Israel’s outgoing government. Particularly in the wake of October 7, 2023, Israel has intensified its military operations, expanded settlements and outposts, imposed sweeping restrictions on

972mag.comHow Israel’s outgoing government remade the West BankExpanded land seizures, military restrictions, mass displacement, and over 100 new Jewish settlements have transformed an already fragmented territory — and the very fabric of Palestinian life.

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Courtney Theriault
@ctheriault.bsky.social

UPC MLA Scott Cyr confirms that the UCP riding association in Bonnyville- Cold Lake- St Paul has voted in favour of having a leadership review on Danielle Smith. Fun fact- Mitch Sylvestre is the president of this riding association.

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David Hamer
@davidhamer1951.bsky.social

B.C. politics has always been crazy. But this time, the voters there didn't so much side with the ramshackle protofascist party of nutbars now calling itself 'Conservative,' as react with repugnance to a foolish NDP blundering into a cynically opportunistic election call. 🤷🫢🤷

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Megan Castellan
@revlucymeg.bsky.social

Sigh. I would calculate exactly how wrong this is, but I guess algebra doesn’t exist. I would tell you exactly how many brain cells this man seems to be using, but I suppose the number zero doesn’t either. I’m stuck over here.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Ricky Davila
@therickydavila.bsky.social

Legendary musician Neil Young is suing the orange felon for $10M over copyright infringement for continuously using his song “Rockin’ In The Free World” at midterm MAGA Nazi rallies. Good, more artists need to do this.

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elcanaco.bsky.social
@elcanaco.bsky.social

Isn't it interesting that Doerkson has a political record, and yet, Canadian news media described him as an "unknown but likeable guy." If the below list had been discussed by news media, would NDP voters have stayed home, or would they have held their nose and voted? #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Nick P
@npilon.bsky.social

I really appreciate Max’s forthrightness in calling out how unnecessary and even inappropriate the approach journalists have taken to covering the referendum is. News media had a story they wanted to tell and they kept looking for a way to make it real.

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social

The separatists in Alberta lost. Badly. Why we don't have to go around pretending otherwise -- and why those who keep trying to platform their voices and reason with their unreasonable grievances are doing more harm than good. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/26/o...

nationalobserver.comWe don’t have to listen to the separatists any moreAlberta's separatist movement spent months collecting signatures, attracting attention, and rallying their vote — all to end up exactly where they've always been. It's time to stop giving them the att...

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Mashed Potato
@kristadb1.bsky.social

I know Albertans who refused to vote at all because the AB NDP were "too centrist" and "too pipeline friendly" and they wanted to teach Rachel Notley a lesson. Some lived in ridings the UCP won by a hundred votes. Now they post on FB whining about the UCP constantly. Lost so much respect for them

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Eric Alper
@thatericalper.com

Susan Saint James, the Emmy winning actress known for “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie,” has died at 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, closing out a career that also included decades of work with the Special Olympics. zurl.co/Fi2tz

zurl.coSusan Saint James, Beloved Star of “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie,” Dies at 80 - That Eric AlperThe television world is remembering Susan Saint James, the Emmy winning actress best known for her work on “The Name of the Game,” “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie,” who died on October 26, 2026, at the age of 80, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born Susan Jane Miller on August 14, 1946, […]

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Scott Robertson
@sarobertson.bsky.social

Mélanie Joly: "We received late last night a reply from Cleveland-Cliffs and Stelco. My message to the CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs is clear: what I want is a plan to bring back the jobs, and I want a timeline."

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Visible Cricket 🇨🇦🇮🇪🛶🥾🎿🥌
@visiblecricket.bsky.social

The enormous power requirements for making aluminum have meant that Canada, where abundant hydropower has kept electricity prices in check, has supplied about 70% of U.S. aluminum imports in recent years. #CanadaUSATrade www.wsj.com/business/alu...

wsj.comAmerica Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.Smelters in Quebec run on cheap hydroelectric power. The Trump administration’s 50% tariff has pushed up prices for American industry.

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Pat
@pat112.bsky.social

Farmers that failed to provide the required information caused delays to hiring temporary foreign workers leaving some P.E.I. farms short-staffed this harvest #Cdnpoli #PEI www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caChanges to temporary foreign worker rules leave some P.E.I. farms short-staffed this harvest | CBC NewsSome P.E.I. farms have struggled to bring in enough temporary foreign workers this year because of changes to federal requirements, leaving them short-staffed during the harvest season.

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Stephen Lautens
@stephenlautens.bsky.social

Another bald-faced lie from Trump to try to avoid mid-term losses. Easy to say, but no confirmation from Canada. Prime Minister Carney has already said we'll wait out Trump and make a deal when the US comes to its senses. #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1212115...

globalnews.caTrade war with Canada could end ‘pretty soon,’ Trump says during rally - National | Globalnews.caTrump told a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday that Canada had been "ripping off" the U.S. on trade and that the U.S. had no choice but to impose levies on Canadian goods.

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Paul Dechene
@pauldechene.bsky.social

Here's the fucking thing… before there was AI, the band posters didn't suck. Most kinda ruled, actually. Same goes for event posters & shit. AI isn't making your things any better. It's just making everybody dumber.

Paul Dechene@pauldechene.bsky.social

Good piece in Exclaim about the problem of AI generated band posters. exclaim.ca/music/articl...

exclaim.caConcert Posters Are Forcing Canadian Venues Into the Battle Against AI Art │ Exclaim!"It's not supporting our local artists, who are just as important as the musicians in our community"