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Amy Shantz

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BHK, DipOMP; Osteopathic Manual Therapist & CSEP-Clinical Exercise Physiologist A listening processing disorder (limited filter of background noise), kinesthetic/feeling memory disorder &dysgraphia. Alberta political pundit for wholeness & win-wins

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Wilkie wins women's standing 12.5-km biathlon, capturing Canada's 1st gold at Milano-Cortina Paralympics | CBC Sports Natalie Wilkie won Canada's first gold medal of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, topping the podium in the women's standing 12.5-kilometre biathlon on Sunday.

GOLD FOR CANADA πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

CANADA’S FIRST GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARALYMPICS

Natalie Wilkie has won Canada's first gold medal of these Games as she finishes first in the Women's Para Biathlon Individual event.

It is Wilkie's 4th career Paralympic gold medal.

www.cbc.ca/sports/paral...

08.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 246 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Good point that it has a large spectrum and can be more near or far sighted too. Thanks for sharing that.
It is nice when focusing on including people that other visually impaired athletes and spectators of the sport who are more impaired be able to have a screen reader describe the picture.

08.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We need ALT text descriptions on your pictures so that the visually impaired athlete that you're featuring can learn what the picture is from a screen reader.

07.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FROM CANADA πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

IN HIS SECOND PARALYMPICS

BRONZE MEDALLIST

KURT OATWAY

07.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN

The 2026 Winter Paralympics are officially open. The spotlight is on 611 athletes from around the world, 50 of them from Canada.

Competition starts Saturday morning. Watch every event live on CBC Gem throughout the Paralympics.

06.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The wait is over. The Paralympics are officially here! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Raising the bar and cheering loud for Team Canada. Who’s watching on CBC GEM?

06.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1134 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 2

Trump is spending a billion dollars of your money every day in Iran on the most expensive fireworks show in history.
That's a billion dollars per day that could be spent on giving yoiu health care.

07.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 1050 πŸ” 293 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 17
Forever Canadian Launches New Partnership, Campaign to Promote Canada Unity
Forever Canadian Launches New Partnership, Campaign to Promote Canada Unity YouTube video by Energi Media

Our #ForeverCanadian movement just grew by 260,000 Albertan!

youtu.be/I1ieKwFlLZI

06.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Actor returns award over censorship by Toronto Film Critics Association | APTN News
Actor returns award over censorship by Toronto Film Critics Association | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Elle-MΓ‘ijΓ‘ Tailfeathers will be returning her recent award won from the Toronto Film Critics Association after they censored her recorded acceptance speech once she turned attention to the war in Palestine.

07.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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"You are CRUSHING it!"

Jenny Adams and @drshazmamithani.bsky.social show how it's done on an #InternationalWomensDay edition of #RealTalkRJ...

πŸ‘€ FULL: rtrj.info/030626IWD

🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/030626 #IWD #IWD26 #IWD2026

06.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Alberta Teachers Association has released a statement on their quest for an injunction against Danielle SMith's use of the notwithstanding clause.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

06.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

I like the coffee shop idea! Not a big fan of the many types of sugar sold at an LRT station - maybe at that one some fruit and power bars, bottled water and 80% & 90% dark chocolate.

04.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflictβ€”and 9000
miles from North Americaβ€”makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

04.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 13502 πŸ” 4975 πŸ’¬ 543 πŸ“Œ 296
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

03.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 24790 πŸ” 6086 πŸ’¬ 1098 πŸ“Œ 759

Can you do this with ALT text please to allow approximately 10% of the population that use screen readers to have the picture descriptions read to them.

03.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Idaho considers an 'apocalyptic' choice for disabled people and families Difficult budget decisions in a number of states are threatening vital programs for disabled people at home and caregivers in the workforce.

Whenever there are healthcare cuts, disabled people suffer.

It’s eugenics.

They see us as expendable.

Many think we’re β€œbetter off dead”.

It’s no surprise that when they need to save money, it’s taken from Disability services.

Home care saves lives. This is awful.

03.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Chocolate bar that says on the front of the package: 100% Coco Total Blackout

Chocolate bar that says on the front of the package: 100% Coco Total Blackout

Oh ya! It's my day - chocolate in the way that I like it!

02.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Did Trump say in '98 Republicans are dumb? A meme claims Trump told People magazine Republicans are "dumbest group of voters in the country."

It's a fake quote in other memes too. This article has different interesting history:
www.rgj.com/story/news/2...

01.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. accounts for 71% of our exports and their trade actions have made 2025 a difficult year.

But we're diversifying markets, we're investing billions in infrastructure, we have the most foreign investment in 18 years, and employment is growing. We'll win this trade war.

01.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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These slop accounts are garbage. City council did NOT extend transfer window. They asked admin to start work on it + report back in Apr for council to decide. Accounts like these scrape headlines, have 100,000+ followers & often get it wrong. Meanwhile legit news orgs are banned by Meta. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ #yyccc

25.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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"We will not sit back and watch as this government lays out the welcome mat for making Alberta the 51st State in breach of our Treaties."

Mikisew Cree First Nation has filed a lawsuit for Danielle Smith’s flagrant disregard for Treaties.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

27.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11

And of course the "Blacks aren't apes" sign held up by Al Green, a Democratic Representative black man. #USPoli

25.02.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And "release the files" sticker and shouting of "You killed Americans". #USPoli

25.02.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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DECLARATION OF SUPPORT | Liberal Party of Canada Find an event near you to get involved with the Liberal Party of Canada

Are you a registered Indigenous Liberal? If you are, I was asked to run for the Indigenous Peoples’ Commission policy. I need to acquire more signatures. Can you forward to any Indigenous Liberals in your circles? secure.liberal.ca/event/declar... #LPC

25.02.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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TRUMP: I ended 8 wars. Isn't it funny?

DEMOCRAT: It's a lie! It's a lie!

TRUMP: Sick people

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Trump’s second term has been disastrous. He has forced us into an affordability crisis, terrorized American cities, and stripped millions from health care coverage and food assistance.

25.02.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

This Congressman is unimpressed. #USPoli

25.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Here's another message for Trump. #USPoli

25.02.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A lady wearing a pin with Donald Trump's face on it with a long nose sitting facing forward.

A lady wearing a pin with Donald Trump's face on it with a long nose sitting facing forward.

Three women sitting facing forward, the one on the left wearing the Donald Trump long nose pin.

Three women sitting facing forward, the one on the left wearing the Donald Trump long nose pin.

Donald Trump at a mic with JD Vance and the Speaker sitting behind him on either side.

Donald Trump at a mic with JD Vance and the Speaker sitting behind him on either side.

This pin on the women who's sitting at Donald Trump's state of the union speech says it all. #USPoli

25.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

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