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Varina Crisfield

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Plant ecologist/conservation researcher. PhD candidate at Université de Sherbrooke. Also passionate about urban sustainability. Anti-doomerism. “Si le chemin est beau, ne nous demandons pas où il mène”

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The long 2010s are finally over

26.02.2026 13:15 👍 6106 🔁 856 💬 79 📌 92
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After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have spread online | CBC News Anger and false claims are being directed at transgender people after Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspected shooter, who RCMP identified a...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

12.02.2026 22:05 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Did you check the sound on this episode? On my player it became completely garbled and unintelligible after the first 30 minutes.

06.02.2026 12:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Your quads must be so ripped.

25.01.2026 23:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yikes. It was -30C here this morning. How about you send us some of your extra heat, and we'll send you some of our extra cold?

25.01.2026 17:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Look at that fabulous bike lane though. Stay warm!

23.01.2026 00:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.

After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.

Only members can vote for leader.

link below:

21.01.2026 19:50 👍 167 🔁 59 💬 10 📌 5

What a bizarre-assed thing to do to a coffee.

01.01.2026 12:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fantastic if bike-gliding is in fact the goal.

11.12.2025 23:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's *actually* only the 30th of November (I got ahead of myself), but my point stands...

30.11.2025 16:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's the first of December today. I don't mind the long nights at this time of year. It's the pallid, sullen quality of the daylight that we do have, that gets me.

30.11.2025 11:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Guilbeault wasn't a typical labour minister by any means. He was environment minister before being moved to labour, and is basically a career environmental activist before moving into politics.

28.11.2025 23:48 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They call it 'mainstream', we call it 'peer-reviewed'.

25.11.2025 22:00 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Does anyone else feel like nothing is working very well these days? Like, it feels like pulling teeth to get any business/professional to answer your call/email, follow up, or do anything in a remotely timely manner? Or is it just me?

25.11.2025 21:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Calisse de merde, va chier with your othering.

23.11.2025 00:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

19.11.2025 22:04 👍 12557 🔁 2492 💬 338 📌 172
A snowy trail in a snowy forest

A snowy trail in a snowy forest

16.11.2025 15:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Time to figure out where I put the cross-country ski boots!

16.11.2025 13:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC

Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.

It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.

12.11.2025 09:23 👍 656 🔁 325 💬 16 📌 45
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Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.

A lot about Alberta is embarrassing, sadly. I really, really miss it sometimes. Then I see things like this.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

11.11.2025 13:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A least weasel. It fits in the palm of the hand.

A least weasel. It fits in the palm of the hand.

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”

02.06.2025 06:30 👍 5330 🔁 1315 💬 79 📌 116

Another Oils lyric demystified for this non-Australian.

09.11.2025 17:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From the CBC article: The MP said he was "deeply grateful" for those who have reached out to him in recent days while also urging people to "please not attempt to contact my family during this time."

That last bit tells a story...

07.11.2025 11:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We can look forward to ... possibly a whole month of it here.

02.11.2025 11:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I reckon the Four Nations cup final could still give tonight's game a run for its money.

01.11.2025 15:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures | CBC News Former deputy premier of Alberta, Thomas Lukaszuk, started his campaign as a counter to separatists wanting a referendum on Alberta independence.

Good job Alberta!! I don't say that very often, hah.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

28.10.2025 18:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The researcher in me is giving SERIOUS side eye to the colour ramp used in this figure. It seems designed to highlight relatively small changes within a given range (you need to click the link to see the legend).

The active transport nerd in me loves it anyway. Improved air quality is always a win!

28.10.2025 12:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
WINTER CYCLING Tips For Folks Who EXPERIENCE Actual WINTER
WINTER CYCLING Tips For Folks Who EXPERIENCE Actual WINTER YouTube video by BikeBike Rides

Winter cycling tips for people that experience snowy winter conditions #wintercycing youtu.be/mCpen27DkBQ

18.10.2025 12:43 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Is it over?

18.10.2025 15:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

You gotta give ‘em hop.

13.10.2025 13:32 👍 16344 🔁 3877 💬 312 📌 131