The word ‘vaccine’ - saw a 601% increase in lookups this year over last. - had continual spikes of attention through the year. - was about much more than medicine in 2021. ‘Vaccine’ is our 2021 #WordOfTheYear. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…

Hello World, Want to learn about the history of the KKK, anti-black racism and hate crimes in British Columbia? Then read my CBC story⬇️

Kiddo gets their vaccine tomorrow. Thanks to Rachel Sanders for sharing this episode of The Dose with Dr. Brian Goldman feat Dr. Christine Chambers cbc.ca/radio/whitecoa…

And less rain?

"Her rights were all the alienable kind, it turned out" by Alexandra Petri washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

📢Indiegraf announces $1 million initiative to help independent community news publishers achieve sustainability. Indiegraf Media is accepting expressions of interest for up to $50K in funding until Dec. 23. Learn more here: indiegraf.com/news/indiegraf…

Be glad you're not cold-blooded. That comes with extra climate change impacts, including this one. cbc.ca/news/science/f…

I donated this morning. This has been a tough year throughout the province. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

The 2021 CBC BC Food Bank fundraising day has now surpassed $2 million (!!!). Actual donations (not pledges) from listeners/viewers/readers and businesses. I’ve seen how hard my colleagues work on this and heard the excitement of donors. All that’s good about this time of year.

Since 2015, more than 500 Canadians have been killed by current or former intimate partners - the vast majority of them were women killed by men. These crimes are traumatic and preventable. A CBC News investigation tracked how many cases had warning signs: cbc.ca/news/canada/wa…

Isn’t the question - what day in December does one start?

To ride out the #Omicron wave: 1. Get 3rd dose as soon as you are eligible. 2. Avoid nonessential indoor crowds. 3. Switch to N95 masks indoors where risk uncertain. 4. Rapid tests before indoor house gatherings. 5. Postpone nonessential travel.

Help a girlfriend out and show 2021 the door with more grace than it deserves: : 2022 Media Girlfriends Student Scholarship gofund.me/76b45cc9

Ontario is rolling out: 1. Free rapid tests for community, small businesses & school-aged kids 2. Expanded 3rd vaccine dose strategy with rapid scale-up If we keep our contacts low, mask, ventilate indoors, we have the tools to protect ourselves/community over the holidays.🙂

“It could be the worst wave of the pandemic” cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

If you've never had to shower like this we'll never truly understand each other

Senator actively getting rich off coal kills climate bill: latimes.com/politics/story…

Food banks in Canada have seen a major surge in visits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, we have raised $2,496,398 and donors are able to contribute until midnight Dec. 31. buff.ly/3xQaA28

Back to work after a great break. Such a satisfying week with the CBC What on Earth team. Laura Lynch Molly Segal @mollyaudio.bsky.social Rachel Sanders and Serena Renner and Mat Wolfsohn.

It is with deep sadness that we share the news today that our colleague Adrienne Pan died Saturday. Adrienne had hosted Radio Active since 2018. Adrienne will be dearly missed by all of us at CBC Edmonton. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…