@EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

It's Oct. 5, which means Quebecers are heading to the polls today to shape the province's political future and determine who will lead the next government.

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· 1w ago

British Columbia schools have started banning smart glasses due to privacy and academic integrity issues

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/09/25/some-b-c-schools-ban-smart-glasses-following-student-concerns/

Des écoles en Colombie-Britannique ont commencé à interdire les lunettes intelligences à cause de problèmes de vie privée et d’intégrité académique

// Article en anglais //

#BC #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Education #Meta #MetaGlasses #Privacy #ViePrivée

mobilesyrup.com

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· 1w ago

Canada 🇨🇦 funds the Explore Second Language Program, that allows you to immerse into a second language and experience life in another part of the nation

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/explore.html

Le Canada 🇨🇦 finance le programme d’immersion en langue seconde Explore, qui vous permet de vous immerser dans une deuxième langue et de vivre la vie dans une autre partie de la nation

https://www.canada.ca/fr/patrimoine-canadien/services/financement/explore.html

#Canada

canada.ca

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Cyclists cycling 🚴‍♀️

Des cyclistes qui roulent 🚴

#Montréal #Cycling #Cyclisme #UCI

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Live liver donor needed for Ottawa man who risks dying on waitlist

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/09/22/live-liver-donor-needed-for-ottawa-man-who-risks-dying-on-waitlist/

Un donneur de foie vivant est nécessaire pour un homme d’Ottawa qui risque de mourir sur la liste d’attente

// Article en anglais //

#Ottawa

CityNews Ottawa

Ottawa man risks dying on liver wait list unless donor is found

“Your living donor is your only chance at survival.” That was the message Philip Vanwissen’s doctor had for the 59-year-old after he had been living with a progressive liver disease for over a decade. However, it wasn’t until 2025 that his life started changing dramatically, his wife Wendy Hayes told CityNews in an interview. Vanwissen, […]

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

Oh… my train just changed destinations

D’oh… mon train vient de changer de terminus

#Montréal #REM

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· 2w ago

Tourisme Montréal extends free guided tours of neighbourhoods due to strong interest

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/09/22/tourisme-montreal-extends-free-guided-tours/

Tourisme Montréal prolonge les visites guidées de quartier gratuites à cause du fort intérêt

https://lp.ca/uPkCC7

#Montréal

CityNews Montreal

Tourisme Montréal extends free guided tours due to strong interest

Montrealers will have additional time to join a free-guided tour as Tourisme Montréal announced that due strong interest from the community, it is extending its initiative. The free tours will now be available for three extra weeks from Oct. 2 to Nov. 22. Tourisme Montréal said on Tuesday that since announcing the program last week, […]

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@mayintoronto@beige.party My mission here is complete! 😆

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· 1w ago

Replying to

@cazabon@mindly.social Let’s make that 15km and you have a sale!

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· 1w ago

Replying to

We’re moving again

On bouge à nouveau

#Montréal #REM

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

There’s a severe slowdown.

This is at Bois-Franc station. And if it’s to be believed, there is no service to A3 (Anse-à-l’Orme) right now.

And service to A1 is in 19 minutes instead of every 4 min.

Il y a un sérieux ralentissement.

C'est à la station Bois-Franc. Et si l'on s’y fie, il n'y a pas de service à A3 (Anse-à-l'Orme) en ce moment.

Et le service vers A1 est dans 19 minutes au lieu de toutes les 4 minutes.

#Montréal #REM

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@CStamp@mastodon.social Canada still funds the Explore program. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/explore.html I never participated, but my friends did. Now, I have ragrets!

canada.ca

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· 1w ago

The ARTM transfers all paratransportation services in Metro Montréal to the STM

https://www.stm.info/en/press/news/2026/paratransit-is-evolving-toward-a-metropolitan-model

L’ARTM transfère tous les services de transport adapté dans le Montréal métropolitain à la STM

https://www.artm.quebec/le-transport-adapte-evolue-vers-un-modele-metropolitain/

#Montréal #Paratransportation #TransportAdapté #exo #RTL #STM #STL

Société de transport de Montréal

Paratransit is evolving toward a metropolitan model

The STM will thus gradually take over the operation of paratransit services throughout the ARTM’s entire territory. “The STM is pleased to be able to contribute to the optimization of public transit in the metropolitan region and to be gradually responsible for providing paratransit services in the region. This major milestone demonstrates not only the expertise and recognized quality of service of our employees in providing paratransit, but also the ability of transit agencies to rethink their

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca @VE2UWY@mastodon.radio I think it has to do with congestion. That road is CONGESTED as badly as Roméo Vachon North.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca I geard what she said on the (radio) news yesterday… I was in disbelief 😢 Destroying the planet just because of one province… it seems to disproportionate and disconnected from reality.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@jay@social.zerojay.com I’m very confused… how is that they can be at two places at once… 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@mayintoronto@beige.party Let’s make it -1 days! 😆

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@jay@social.zerojay.com I see… this is really foreign to me 😅

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@xavsworld@mas.to On air exchangers, to my knowledge, none. The building is older than me 😥 Like I said, the board is very absent this year… I have administrative tickets open since March with crickets for an answer. And I don’t want to fight… I’m exhausted. I definitely won’t have a 70% increase. I bought it at the peak of the 2020 inflationary crisis. @jerome@jasette.facil.services @stephanie@ottawa.place

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca If this is to be believed, they’re gone! https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/paratransit/press-release/55266501/societe-de-transport-de-montreal-stm-stm-to-transfer-paratransit-minibus-services-to-external-partners-in-2026

STM to transfer paratransit minibus services to external partners in 2026

Mass Transit

STM to transfer paratransit minibus services to external partners in 2026

The agency says transferring its minibus paratransit services, which makes up 10 percent of total paratransit trips, will make more vehicles available for all users and allow ...

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca A3 AàO

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· 2w ago

STM’s new beta website is available

https://beta.stm.info/en

Le nouveau site de la STM en test est disponible

https://beta.stm.info/

via: https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/mobilite-outils-numeriques/10582/260?u=edwing

#Montréal #STM

beta.stm.info

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@jerome@jasette.facil.services J’ai jamais entendu parler d’une chose pareille au Québec 😥 Notre recours, c’est de les congédier à la réélection annuelle. @xavsworld@mas.to @stephanie@ottawa.place

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Canadian government says they won’t backtrack on digital services tax, streamers’ Canadian content payments

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/21/carney-says-he-wont-backtrack-on-digital-services-tax-streamers-cancon-payments/

Le gouvernement canadien dit qu’ils ne reculeront pas sur la taxe sur les services numériques, et les paiement des diffuseurs pour le contenu canadien

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #DST #TSN #CanCon

Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments

CityNews Toronto

Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won’t change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to on mastodon.social

@CStamp@mastodon.social I respect people that set those boundaries. A lot of praise to those people. I have my personal emails on my mobile phone. When I changed jobs, my decision was “no work accounts on my mobile”. It became a hard boundary for myself, one earned by deep cuts. If my employer needs me, my manager, or other people that I allowed to in the exercice of my/their functions, know how to reach me.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Frost is possible in the Ottawa region overnight

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/09/21/temperatures-drop-dramatically-overnight-with-frost-possible/

Du gel est possible dans la région d’Ottawa au cours de la nuit

https://meteo.gc.ca/fr/location/index.html?coords=45.403,-75.687

#Ottawa #YOWwx #MétéoYOW

Frost risk overnight for first day of fall in Ottawa

CityNews Ottawa

Frost risk overnight for first day of fall in Ottawa

It seems as if Mother Nature is ushering in fall across Ottawa with a possible frost risk overnight Monday. Environment Canada is saying that conditions are favourable for frost development overnight as temperatures drop quickly into the evening. Patchy frost is likely for Tuesday morning — the first official day of autumn. The weather agency […]

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

The International Language Academy of Canada has ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving all of its students in complete limbo

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/language-school-bankrupcy-9.7351082

L’ILAC a cessé ses opérations avec effet immédiat, laissant leurs étudiants•tes dans le néant

// Article en anglais //

#Toronto #Vancouver #ILAC

CBC

Language school files for bankruptcy, stranding Vancouver students | CBC News

A notice posted to the International Language Academy of Canada's website says it has ceased operations effective immediately and cancelled all classes.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca There are no buses https://www.stm.info/en/paratransit/about-paratransit/transport-adaptes-handbook-customers

Société de transport de Montréal

Transport adapté's handbook for customers

Paratransit service handbook To find out more about Paratransit services, consult the different sections of our guide. Paratransit Paratransit is a door-to-door public transit service that operates by reservation only. The eligibility criteria are set by Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable. It’s available to people: who live in the Greater Montreal area; who live with a significant and persistent disability that limits their ability to carry out normal activities; and whose limite

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca 3 words: Certificate authority expired

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca The way I read it is as follows:

Collecting your personal information (defines personal information)

We collect financial and other information about you from time to time such as: information establishing your identity (for example: name, address, phone number, date of birth, etc.) and your personal background

Disclosing your PI (how they use it)

We share this information with the operators and participants of payment networks to process payments […]

We (RBC), paymt net (MC, VS)

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Does macOS support 256TB volumes?

// Post in French //

macOS prend-t-il en charge les volumes de 256To?

https://www.journaldulapin.com/2026/09/25/volume-256-to/

#Apple #macOS

journaldulapin.com

Peut-on formater un volume de 256 To sous macOS ? | Le journal du lapin

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

@ami_angelwings@urusai.social Throw at enemies. I don’t know what’s in it, so it might be deadly. @mayintoronto@beige.party

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Marlen Reusser 🇨🇭 wins women's elite individual time trial title at UCI road cycling world championships in Montréal

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/road/uci-road-cycling-montreal-world-championships-recap-day-1-9.7351265

Marlen Reusser 🇨🇭 remporte le titre individuel des femmes élites en course contre la montre aux Championnats du monde de cyclisme sur route UCI à Montréal

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2285494/marlen-reusser-contre-montre-mondiaux-montreal

#Montréal #Cycling #Cyclisme #UCI

CBC

Marlen Reusser wins women's elite individual time trial title at road cycling world championships | CBC Sports

Switzerland's Marlen Reusser wins the women's elite individual title at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Alberta politics :flagab: : Health / Politique albertaine :flagab: : Santé

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· 2w ago

Information security in Québec : compliance progresses, but the lack of internal expertise continues to be the main weakness

// Article in French //

Cybersécurité au Québec : la conformité progresse, mais le manque d’expertise interne demeure le principal point faible

https://moncarnet.com/2026/09/21/cybersecurite-au-quebec-la-conformite-progresse-mais-le-manque-dexpertise-interne-demeure-le-principal-point-faible/

#Québec #Bill25 #Loi25 #InfoSec #Cybersécurité

Cybersécurité au Québec : la conformité progresse, mais le manque d’expertise interne demeure le principal point faible

Mon Carnet

Cybersécurité au Québec : la conformité progresse, mais le manque d’expertise interne demeure le principal point faible

Un nouveau rapport consacré à l’état de la cybersécurité des entreprises québécoises arrive à une conclusion qui devrait retenir l’attention des dirigeants : les organisations ont renforcé leurs mé…

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca Her credit card is tied to either Visa, Mastercard or NonEx. Her bank accounts are still open, but the banks can’t issue her cards on those companies networks. So she should have access to Interac in a no-Interac nation. 😵‍💫 That’s a Europe-wide issue, they are very USA payment network centrered, even if I know they’re trying to move away from them. Same for the Internet. https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/canadian-icc-judge-says-trumps-sanctions-wont-stop-her-from-doing-her-job/article_d382f539-a9d0-5f76-bee9-e651366460ce.html I’ll note that Canada also doesn’t have an indy credit card network… we only do debit.

thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Replying to

Alberta politics :flagab: : Health / Politique albertaine :flagab: : Santé

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Go! Beanz brand Roasted Broadbeans (Ketchup and Salt & Pepper flavors) recalled due to undeclared milk. They were sold in New Brunswick , Ontario and Québec

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/go-beanz-brand-roasted-broadbeans-ketchup-and-salt-pepper-flavors-recalled-due

Rappel de gourganes grillées (saveurs de Ketchup et Sel & Poivre) de marque Go! Beanz en raison de la présence non déclarée de lait. Elles étaient vendues au N.-Brunswick , en Ontario et au Québec

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-gourganes-grillees-saveurs-ketchup-et-sel-poivre-marque-go-beanz-en-raison

#Canada #Recall #Rappel #GoBeanz

recalls-rappels.canada.ca

Go! Beanz brand Roasted Broadbeans (Ketchup and Salt & Pepper flavors) recalled due to undeclared milk - Canada.ca

Go! Beanz brand Roasted Broadbeans products (Ketchup and Salt & Peper flavors) recalled due to undeclared milk.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

The other political parties running in Québec’s provincial election 🗳️

Les autres partis politiques qui se présentent dans l’élection provinciale du Québec

// Article en anglais //

#Québec #QCelxn #QCelxn2026

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca I’ll bet on neither. I suspect it’s a random machine learning algorithm

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to on mastodon.social

@FoodieKenobi@mastodon.social Tired! 😅 At least, I’m going to see a friend this weekend. I can look forward to that :)

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca Because I’m not satisfied with only NBC, RBC has a similar and more precise section in their credit card agreement on page 11 (2nd column). It covers both Mastercard and Visa. https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/credit-cards/cardholders/additional-documents/rbc-royal-bank-credit-card-agreement.pdf

rbcroyalbank.com

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca Not anymore… when they issue a card, they do send all your info to the payment processor. I chose NBC at random… see section 3.2 of the privacy policy: https://www.nbc.ca/privacy-policy.html#how-use-share-your-information-with-whom

nbc.ca

Privacy policy | National Bank

Policy on confidentiality, security and respect for information exchanged between National Bank of Canada and its clients.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

It feels so weird to watch the UCI on the telly and recognize the places they’re going through.

Like the Du Quartier LRT station

C'est vraiment bizarre de regarder l'UCI à la télé et de reconnaître les endroits qu'ils traversent.

Comme la station SLR du Quartier

#Montréal #Brossard #Cycling #Cyclisme #UCI

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jfmezei@cosocial.ca I noticed it between Ruisseau and Bois Franc. The train was originally going to Deux Montagnes.

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2d ago

Replying to

@DanielPatrick@social.vivaldi.net Ho and welcome to Mastodon! I have personally landed on Ivory as an Apple device app, for the way it synchronizes across devices and how it flows with the way I used to use Twitter. It’s just reliable. It’s a paid subscription app though. @markwyner@mas.to @TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world @fname@kamloops.social @zazzoo@mstdn.ca

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 2w ago

Ottawa has voted to replace the name of Trump Avenue

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/trump-avenue-ottawa-rename-city-council-9.7355064

Ottawa a voté de remplacer le nom de l’avenue Trump

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2286442/ottawa-avenue-trump-donald-conseil-municipal

#Ottawa

CBC

Ottawa to rename Trump Avenue | CBC News

Ottawa city council voted Wednesday to rename a street that was named after U.S. President Donald Trump more than 20 years ago.

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· 2w ago

Replying to

Élections Québec ruling requiring to send bilingual voter reminder cards extended until 5 October 2026 at 23:59

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/09/21/quebec-judge-extends-bilingual-voter-card-ruling/

Le jugement exigeant qu’Élections Québec envoie des cartes de rappel d’électeur bilingues prolongé jusqu’au 5 octobre 2026 à 23h59

https://www.lapresse.ca/elections-quebecoises/2026-09-16/jugement-de-la-cour-superieure/elections-quebec-doit-preparer-ses-prochains-documents-en-francais-et-en-anglais.php

#Québec #QCelxn #QCelxn2026

Quebec judge extends bilingual voter card ruling until election day

CityNews Montreal

Quebec judge extends bilingual voter card ruling until election day

A Quebec Superior Court ruling that ordered Élections Québec to prepare voting reminder cards in both French and English has been extended. Last Wednesday’s ruling by Justice Sylvain Lussier suspended provisions of Quebec’s Charter of the French language for 10 days – until Sept. 26 – so that the provincial agency overseeing the elections could […]

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca

· 1w ago

Smarter Snacks brand Vegan Protein Puff Chili & Lime Flavored contains undeclared milk

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/smarter-snacks-brand-vegan-protein-puff-chili-lime-flavored-contains-undeclared-milk

Présence non déclarée de lait dans « Vegan Protein Puff Chili & Lime Flavored » de marque Smarter Snacks

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/presence-non-declaree-lait-dans-vegan-protein-puff-chili-lime-flavored-marque-smarter

#Canada #Recall #Rappel #SmarterSnacks

recalls-rappels.canada.ca

Smarter Snacks brand Vegan Protein Puff Chili & Lime Flavored contains undeclared milk - Canada.ca

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people who are allergic or sensitive to the affected product not to consume the affected product because it contains milk which is not declared on the label.

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