Premier Doug Ford claims that #Highway413 is the key to ending GTA gridlock - but his own gov't's modelling says otherwise. MTO documents that were obtained by TheTrillium.ca last week show bumper-to-bumper traffic is what we can expect with the 413. thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

Enormous enzymes expand the limits of molecular biology: chemistryworld.com/opinion/enormo… #biology #chemistry #science #SciChat

Federal tracking on COVID-19 hospitalizations & deaths gives a FALSE sense of security It IGNORES the LONGTERM impacts on heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, cognitive decline & mental health. SCIENCE is ignored at our own risk. 🧑‍🦯 🇨🇦 🧑‍🦯‍➡️ thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Sometimes mushrooms look weird for a very specific reason: it’s called a rosecomb mutation. Think of it like a hernia but on a mushroom cap where fertile gill tissue from underneath is pushed up through the cap forming a fungal bubble! Here are a few examples!

I am so glad Brandi Morin is adding her voice to this ongoing human rights disaster. We have entire generations growing up without clean water in Neskantaga and many communities in the north. Need all the attention we can get 👇🏽

If you read anything today, this should be it: Almost everyone failed her. Then she vanished. The heartbreaking story of the girl in the Rosedale dumpster thestar.com/news/gta/almos… From Jennifer Pagliaro and Wendy Gillis for @torontostar

Imagine when the Wolastoq/Saint John watershed supported 50-100k salmon returns- now at < 1000 😢

The Avenu proposal makes zero sense. An additional 600 residential units to our community with just over 11,000 people in Scugog? We already have over 922 homes in the development pipeline.

Intrigued by this feather I found in the sand on a remote stretch of beach towards the tip of Point Pelee. Any guesses?

Honey bees may play role in spreading viruses to wild bumble bees esa.org/blog/2024/08/2…

With over 230 threatened or #EndangeredSpecies, Ontario is currently losing more biodiversity than we are conserving ✋ But we can change this. We need to urge the government to restore the integrity of the endangered species act: ow.ly/1SKE50T2sEv #ONpoli

Hope you enjoy our review on toxicogenomics! It’s the silver anniversary of our field! The term was coined 25 years ago by Nuwaysir et al. and the field has matured into a staple of modern toxicology. Huge thanks to the incredible team that helped put this together!

It’s depressing how many journalists of colour have recently left or been pushed out of the Cdn media industry. It’s even more maddening to see white male journalists use their privilege to attack, discredit and force out the few voices that remain.

Reminder: Highway 413 is literally setting fire to your money.

Open Letter from Chief Kelly LaRocca of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Regarding #MZO request for 600 unit development on wetlands and shoreline with Lake Scugog. thestandardnewspaper.ca/post/open-lett…

GRAD POSITIONS: Want to do exciting field & lab work to answer important questions in the conservation & restoration of aquatic diversity? Check out the CRADLES project 👇. Contact Dr. Jackie Litzgus to apply: laurentian.ca/faculty/jlitzg…

Can someone please ask my MP Nate Erskine-Smith to unblock me? He blocked me when he was running for prov lead because I was bringing receipts of him supporting 1% @bradmbradford. But surely I should be able to see what my MP is tweeting now that he's not running, right? #cdnpoli #topoli

Hot off the press! Check out the 6th edition of "Biological Control Programmes in Canada" edited by M Vankosky of AAFC Canada & V Martel of Natural Resources reviewing all biological control in Canada over the last 10 years! cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10.10…

The White Mountain Apache Tribe's profound knowledge of land & water management, & intimate knowledge of waterways, living by & interacting with rivers has been pivotal in restoring Apache trout numbers. eu.azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Two MSc exit seminars today in our lab. Cole MacLeod and Mike Dusevic share their work on behavioural guidance of eels and shoreline habitat alteration impacts on biodiversity, respectively. Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences American Fisheries Society Both were NSERC / CRSNG partnership projects. Dr. Andrea Kirkwood 🌊 🛶