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Cannons – Heartbeat Highway
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Eating on the road: Steak in Saskatoon
My last meal in Saskatoon was on a Monday night, which is not a great night for many fancier restaurants as they tend to be closed Sunday/Monday to give the…
Energy Transition and Electrifying The Vehicles
So, this past week, Canada’s environment minister, Steven Guilbeault unveiled plans that would ban the sale of new ICE vehicles in Canada by 2035. Of course, the usual suspects are…
Eating off the Hill: Steak in Saskatoon
My last meal in Saskatoon was on a Monday night, which is not a great night for many fancier restaurants as they tend to be closed Sunday/Monday to give the…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jackie Ruryk reports on the push by public health officials to have people take precautions against COVID-19 and seasonal illnesses only after…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Katherine Wu discusses how the U.S. is facing a particularly grim set of winter illnesses as people have failed to get vaccinated against…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat with company.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ryan Meili discusses how a blinkered focus on austerian “efficiency” and exit strategies prevents the development of care systems capable of meeting…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Geoffrey Johnston examines how the latest wave of COVID-19 is swamping Ontario’s health care system while its cumulative effect is reducing life expectancies.…
Losing International Support
International support is an interesting phenomenon. Generally speaking, for most of my life, Israel has had pretty much unconditional support from all the “western powers”. It hasn’t been subjected to…
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Bully – Days Move Slow
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Damian Carrington confirms the consensus among climate experts that the outcome of the fossil-dominated COP28 was an utter failure, while Paige Vega interviews…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cozy cat.
Eating on the road: Asian fusion at The Odd Couple in Saskatoon
The people's business took me to Saskatoon last month, and I quickly dusted off the dining recommendations I had received during my impromptu layover on The Canadian and did some…
Eating off the Hill: Asian fusion at The Odd Couple in Saskatoon
The people’s business took me to Saskatoon last month, and I quickly dusted off the dining recommendations I had received during my impromptu layover on The Canadian and did some…
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Elderbrook – Numb
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Matthew Rosza reports on the continued toll of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including over 1,000 deaths per week in the U.S. alone along…
Israel Is A Study In Collective Trauma
Israel, as a state, was formed as a Jewish state. As such it was formed with the collective generational traumas that Jewish people have experienced over centuries, and in particular…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Adam King discusses how governments and employers have memory-holed some of the most important lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as to the…