Concern this will exacerbate tensions between family drs and the province, given how generous NP compensation is relative to MD compensation and the less protracted nature of these negotiations compared to those with drs.

This video is unbelievable.

Students and teachers are being arrested for protesting US support for atrocities in Gaza. Now reporters are getting assaulted and arrested for covering the protests. But remember, democracy is on the ballot.

Columbia’s own website has a page about how the last time they called for a mass arrest of student protesters, they were in the wrong and fucked up their reputation for decades

Thrilled to see Harbour Air's partnership with magniX to convert its seaplane fleet to electric engines!We've helped them get off the ground and initiatives like this means we're flying closer every day to a clean economy while supporting innovation in the aviation industry. 🛩️⚡

Coal electricity in Alberta dropped to 70 MW at one point today and may have been even lower. Full phase-out is coming soon! ✌️🏭💨⚡️

To continue reducing electricity emissions, Alberta needs to abate emissions from gas plants, like with carbon capture. pembina.org/pub/zeroing-in

❗️EXTRAORDINARY MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE
Almost 40C in CYPRUS
39.3 Morphou,hottest April day in Cyprus history

Up to 45.5C in ISRAEL ❗️and 42C in JORDAN.
Tomorrow the heat will worsen and expand:hundreds of records will be brutalized in several countries.
Absolutely exceptional.

Alberta: 174 prisoners had to be evacuated in the Peace Region of Alberta after a wildfire broke out.

Crews, helicopters, and air tankers have been working the fire all day. Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said that the fire is definitely a fire of concern right now and

Busted! Globe outs Danielle Smith’s unpublicized pandemic data ‘task force’ headed by physician who attacked COVID restrictions. albertapolitics.ca/2024/04/busted… #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #COVID19

Alberta is phasing out coal years ahead of schedule 🎉

Learn how #Alberta ’s experience can serve as an example for accelerating coal phaseout across Canada. ⬇️ #cdnpoli #ableg
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The North Atlantic has never been this warm this early, including an extreme Category 4 marine heatwave off the coast of North Africa.

This could have major consequences for marine ecosystems and the hyperactive hurricane season predicted later this year.

TL;DR: time to update the SARS-COV-2 booster to a JN.1 lineage

There will likely be pictures of me and others not wearing masks at certain events so I am sharing my risk assessment up front. If seeing maskless pictures upsets you, please feel free to block/mute me in advance. (4/)

Pandemic preparedness & response plan:

Wait
Wait
Wait
Do something (but only once it’s so bad that we need refrigeration trucks)
Do nothing
Do nothing
Declare endemic
Done

'Amid BC’s record-setting flood, wildfires, and heat domes in the last few years, the city approved this bylaw as part of its Climate Energy Action Plan...'

#ClimateEmergency

Vancouver enforces first-of-its-kind bylaw to reduce building emissions vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/21/van…

Councillors say colleague Coun. Sean Chu is participating via camera online, but couldn't explain the lack of in-person attendance at Calgary's citywide rezoning public hearing. #yyc #calgary #yyc cc

livewirecalgary.com/2024/04/24/que…

Excited and a bit nervous....looking forward to this event. Incredibly honored to be part of this ceremony.

Turkey 🇹🇷 has just hit a high of +39.2°C (102.6°F). This is the highest temperature recorded in the month of April for Turkey.

It is extremely hot in Africa too. Both Niger 🇳🇪 and Chad 🇹🇩 equal their respective April national records.

Meanwhile the chill continues in Europe...

Long Covid 'extremely debilitating' for teachers.

A union speaking out. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

NEW:

AHS confirms measles case in Edmonton, says patient was in the following public locations. #yeg #yeg cc

'Three and a half million Canadians have long COVID symptoms, but you hardly hear from them or about them, mainly because they work from home, if they work at all. Some symptoms are non-stop exhaustion, breathing difficulty, pain, headaches, insomnia, dizziness.'
Heather Mallick