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Good morning from the front porch at Baldwin’s Mills, Quebec. Lac Lyster is still frozen solid and Mont Pinnacle is obliterated by the snow! But the birds are still singing and I’m warm and cozy in Cantons-de-l'Est kept company by the magicians at CBC Radio Daniel Greaves.

My niece Emily is a young nurse just starting her career in Ottawa. Less than a month after starting her new job, she has Covid. She’s on isolation in a new city, on her own. Her parents - my sister and brother-in-law - drove 8 hours to bring Easter to her doorstep. So proud.

New ep tonight where we talk to front line workers across Canada. Barenaked Ladies drops by, so does Celeigh Cardinal and Catherine Reitman. Oh and a very, very cool surprise. Tonight at 8pm - 8:30 in NL on CBC TV and CBC Gem. Set your PVR's, find it on youtube or shag it get a torrent.

Announcing Orion’s new series, Together Apart: Letters from Isolation. Every week, we eavesdrop on curious pairs of authors, scientists, and artists as they redefine their relationships from lockdown. First exchange is between Amy Irvine & @pam_houston: tinyurl.com/rdqlste

With so much bad news these days, we’d like to share something more positive by highlighting some recent conservation success stories. Learn how Rwanda achieved just over 30% forest cover in under 10 years, becoming a restoration leader ow.ly/b8CN50zeFcA #ConservationWorks

In times of crisis, we need culture more than ever! As #COVID19 enforces barriers, virtual traveling breaks them down. Explore the amazing wonders of #EgyptFromHome. ⏰ 7:00 GMT +1 🗓️ Every day ℹ️ on.unesco.org/2XFZAo4 #StayAtHome #StaySafe Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

To mark #EarthDay2020, we’ve assembled a selection of fifty articles from our archive that respond to the call first made on April 22, 1970, to pay attention to the environment, and take action to protect it. bit.ly/3czflRM #earthday50 #publicscholarship

Beyond the blues – poet Mary Ruefle's stunning color spectrum of sadnesses, the most wonderful and life-affirming thing I've read in an epoch of the heart brainpickings.org/2020/04/30/mar…

May 9 is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. Last fall, a study co-authored by our National Zoo's Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center scientists showed bird populations in the U.S. and Canada have declined by 29 percent since 1970. But you can help #BringBirdsBack. s.si.edu/3dlFvYD #WMBD2020

It’s #NationalNursingWeek — let’s all thank the nurses who are doing exceptional work every day, and in particular, during the fight against #COVID19. Thank you for all that you do to help keep us safe and healthy. You are true heroes.

#Seagrass is so so important. And also beautiful. The only flowering plant in the ocean. #StopBottomTrawling.

You DO know that Orion is 100% ad-free, that we've been this way for ~40 years, and that we can only remain to be this way because of subscriptions AND donations from lovelies like you, right? Keep ads out; keep quality in. Help sustain this vision: orionmagazine.org/donate-now/

RT J Cameron: I laughed and cried this morning at @caroloffcbc’s 2018 The Walrus talk. youtu.be/H1kjkfq60rI via YouTube

If any journalists need a break right now, (2020 has been incredible/terrifying/overwhelming with news.) I'm a recent grad from BCITJournalism and I want to be in a newsroom right now. I can help. I can write. CBC Vancouver @NEWS1130 The Discourse The Tyee The Walrus

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Over 400 million migratory birds are predicted to take flight tonight. If you can, turn off your porch light, pull the shades, and extinguish decorative lights. Every bit helps!

RBG ad worth a watch until the very end and retweet