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· 1mo ago

Solar Farms Are Having An Unexpected Effect On The Environment "Researchers with the Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (via IOPScience) [...] found that retired agricultural land can produce power while native plants thrive under and around the panels. They quickly saw an increase in the abundance and diversity of native plants and insects, especially pollinators. It's already known that solar panels are having a surprising effect on local wildlife." Source: https://www.bgr.com/2233665/solar-farms-unexpected-ecosystem-benefits-growth/ https://flip.it/N..F.9

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· 2w ago

The U.S., Denmark and Greenland said late on Friday they had entered into an agreement for the U.S. to ‌develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting American adversaries from building their own bases on the island. Source: CBC News World https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-denmark-trump-united-states-deal-9.7350871

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Greenland, Denmark say deal with U.S. will not cede sovereignty | CBC News

Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald Trump said the deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the Arctic island's security, leaving its precise scope unclear.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2w ago

A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas was charged on Sept. 15 with two counts of criminal harassment, as well as two counts of uttering death threats allegedly made by social media posts between the dates of Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. Source: CBC News Ottawa https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/geoffrey-nicholas-griplas-ottawa-mayor-charge-court-9.7348508

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Ottawa mayoral candidate charged for alleged death threats against premier, incumbent | CBC News

A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe earlier this month.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

Scientists May Have Found a Way To Repair Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Two experimental drug molecules promoted myelin repair in MS disease models, pointing toward a possible future route for treating nerve damage rather than only suppressing inflammation.

Source: SciTech Daily

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-repair-nerve-damage-in-multiple-sclerosis/

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 1mo ago

Using rainfall data from the record-breaking July 1 deluge, the [Carleton University] team ran a computer model showing the impact of engineered rain gardens on private property and on the city’s right-of-way along streets. [...] The result? Major reductions in stormwater pooling and hazardous flood water. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rain-garden-crystal-beach-canada-day-storm-9.7323947

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

If you've ever felt the familiar throbbing of a migraine any time wildfire smoke fills the air, a new Canadian study suggests you're not alone. Source: CBC News Health https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/migraine-wildfire-study-9.7282333

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

#CherryBlossoms from our cherry tree. #photography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #PhotographersOfMastodon

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Creative entrepreneurs are finding their way into people's hearts — and mailboxes — by offering snail-mail subscriptions. For a modest fee, subscribers receive monthly or quarterly letters along with some combination of art, photography, stickers, pressed flowers or other mementos.

Source: CBC Radio

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/snail-mail-subscriptions-9.7272378

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

More than 9,100 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement incentive program ahead of today’s deadline.

Source: CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/early-retirement-deadline-9.7281367

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

On Saturday, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke replied to a post on X from former TD Bank executive Eric Thor, who suggested an electoral system of "weighted voting proportional to the amount of income tax you pay," from zero votes for people who don't pay income tax to five votes for anyone paying $500,000 or more.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/shopify-ceo-appears-to-endorse-giving-more-votes-to-wealthy-canadians-9.7286688

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Protesters angry at Doug Ford gathered at Ottawa's human rights monument and elsewhere in Ontario on Saturday as the premier faces scandal and record low polling numbers.

Source: CBC News Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/anti-ford-protesters-rally-in-ottawa-as-premier-s-polling-numbers-dip-9.7284630

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

AI transcriber for use by Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors, auditor finds

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ai-scribe-system-hallucinations-9.7197049

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

One out of every 10 emergency physicians in Canada have left their specialty while the vast majority of others are reducing their hours or taking time off to manage burnout, the results suggest.

Source: CBC News Health

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ed-physician-survey-9.7279736

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

The Carney government's national food security strategy, which acknowledges that 75 per cent of Canada's grocery sales are made by just five retail chains, is trying to both empower farmers and cut into grocery consolidation by pledging a 10-year, $1-billion fund to establish as many as 40 local food hubs across the country. While experts acknowledge this proposal can help wrest control from large grocery chains, some doubt it will help Canadian consumers reduce their food bills. Source: CBC News Politics https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-grocery-competition-carney-food-strategy-funding-food-hubs-food-terminal-9.7282701

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

It’s moments after closing time, and the Halifax coffee shop has turned into a meeting ground. For the next two hours, about half a dozen men will talk about relationships, jobs, society and spirituality all guided by a common goal: men’s mental well-being.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mens-mental-health-support-halifax-9.7279312

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This support group asks men a simple question: How are you, really? | CBC News

"How Are You, Really?" is a meetup at Open Book Coffee in Halifax that aims to support men through their life problems via open and heartfelt conversations. Men meet at the coffee shop after hours to talk with each other in constructive ways.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

A court injunction obtained by Elections Alberta on Thursday has forced an Alberta separatist group to shut down an online database built from an electoral list that contained personal information of millions of Albertans.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-electors-database-9.7182667

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit has been "essentially complete" since February, but a major lawsuit challenging Canada's decision to build it may not reach trial until 2027 or 2028, according to a newly obtained federal briefing note.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gordie-howe-bridge-legal-challenge-opening-9.7216907

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

Calamity (IG: @calamiteases) with flowers. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #StudioPhotographer #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #Photoshoot #PhotographersOfMastodon

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 1mo ago

A flight bound for Toronto was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, Porter Airlines has said. Source: CBC News Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/porter-airlines-flight-to-toronto-cancelled-child-standing-on-seat-9.7300786

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Letellier-Taillefer, an archaeologist studying the theatres of Pompeii, mentioned in passing to Le Guennec how struck she was by the quantity of graffiti in the corridor. Le Guennec, who was finishing her PhD on ancient Roman inns, was in turn struck by how similar they were to graffiti in working-class accommodation. The two decided to further investigate graffiti as a form of popular communication. Source: CBC News World https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pompeii-graffiti-corridor-technology-9.7184868

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 3mo ago

The big-tech backlash is coming. Canada's leaders aren't ready for it Source: Canada's National Observer: Climate News https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/29/opinion/big-tech-backlash-ai-sentiment-canada

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

A major AI infrastructure and software company says the agents fail to produce professionally acceptable work more than 19 times out of 20, and some analysts say the technology is overhyped and being used as an excuse to lay off workers.

Source: CBC News World

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ai-agents-tech-company-layoffs-9.7221069

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

The web is being fundamentally reoriented to accommodate the bots that scrape websites for the information we seek. Source: CBC News Business https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-summaries-chatbots-human-web-traffic-9.7289409

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

As more workers across the country find themselves forced back into the office full time, experts say a recent court decision in British Columbia could have broader implications for remote work — and shows why employers need to implement return-to-office mandates with care.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bc-appeal-court-remote-work-decision-9.7217725

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net @CAWguy@thecanadian.social Agreed! Everyone should be able to have a roof over their head, regardless of their financial situation.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

"The investor-buyer has completely fled the market, and what we as developers now need to focus on is the end user," said Cohen, from the Daniels Corporation. "People who are going to be buying are going to be living in these buildings, so we need to be a little bit smarter and strategic," he said.

Source: CBC News Business

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toronto-condo-market-bottom-9.7192760

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Has Toronto's condo market hit its bottom? | CBC News

Condo sales picked up in April, as lower prices and borrowing costs helped buyers jump into the market. After years of sky-high prices and sluggish sales, one of the country's most expensive housing markets is seeing something of a condo rebound.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

The idea of boosting young people's critical thinking skills is receiving renewed attention amid the steady creep of generative AI into digital spaces already overloaded with information.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/students-critical-thinking-9.7278042

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Highest rates of Lyme disease occurring in Ottawa’s west end, health unit says

"Ottawa Public Health is reminding people to take steps to minimize exposure to blacklegged ticks while outdoors this summer, with the highest rates of Lyme disease occurring among people who live in the city’s west end.

"As of July 20, 118 Ottawa residents have been diagnosed with Lyme disease this year. In 2025, 441 Ottawa residents were diagnosed with Lyme disease."

Source: CTV News

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

On Tuesday, a new deal was announced that will see nine provinces across Canada introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales following an agreement signed by their premiers. [...] But a litany of barriers remain. Here's a look at some key ones and how they hinder the free flow of goods, services and labour between provinces. Source: CBC News Business https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/remaining-interprovincial-trade-barriers-9.7283460

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

A paper published this month from researchers at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania argues that leaders who display stronger narcissistic qualities are more likely to dislike remote work. Source: CBC News Business https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/study-remote-work-narcissism-9.7275176

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Boss wants you back in the office full time? New research suggests there may be personal motives behind it | CBC News

As more employees are being ordered back into the office full time, new research suggests the rationale may be more about bosses' desire for power and status than productivity.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@CAWguy@thecanadian.social that's why I picked that quote. They weren't building places for people to live, they were chasing the almighty dollar. And now they claim they can't build affordable living spaces. I wonder, though, if they are just used to double-digit returns.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

Negotiations are underway for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to acquire a larger mixed fleet of American-made Lockheed Martin F-35s and Saab Gripen-E fighters built in Canada, the sources said.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/f-35-gripen-saab-lockheed-martin-canadian-armed-forces-9.7225549

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Assembly of First Nations chiefs on Wednesday unanimously resolved to oppose the Carney government's sweeping proposed reforms aimed at streamlining major project approvals, if those reforms weaken environmental protections or sidestep Indigenous rights. Source: CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-major-projects-resolutions-9.7270957

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First Nations chiefs vote to oppose Carney government's proposed major projects reforms | CBC News

Assembly of First Nations chiefs unanimously resolved Wednesday to oppose the Carney government's proposed reforms aimed at streamlining major project development if those reforms weaken environmental protections or sidestep Indigenous rights.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

New antibiotic discovered at McMaster could help fight drug-resistant bacteria

"Wright said many large pharmaceutical companies have moved away from antibiotic development because the drugs are typically taken for short periods and are often inexpensive, compared with medications used to treat chronic conditions."

Source: CTV News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/canadian-led-researchers-discover-antibiotic-that-targets-drug-resistant-bacteria/

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

If you asked someone what dead cattle and lobsters have in common, they probably wouldn't guess that they could be used to power homes on Prince Edward Island.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-deadstock-cattle-lobsters-biodigester-9.7217447

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

More than 2,000 individual donors from across Canada have so far contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to restore 24 Sussex Drive, the now derelict official residence of the prime minister in Ottawa. Source: CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/24-sussex-mark-carney-fundraising-public-donor-list-9.7266278

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future.

"It’s a very aggressive tactic by the United States," said international trade lawyer William Pellerin. "This really reinforces the approach that we’ve seen from the United States for a while now, which is simply: We win if you lose."

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/american-offer-canadian-aluminum-steel-companies-tariff-relief-9.7176321

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@CAWguy@thecanadian.social I'd love to see that.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Flood Forecasting and Warning Program

Ontario flood map for those who may need it.

https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/webapps/swmc/flood-forecasting-and-warning-program/#ontarioFloodMap

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 1mo ago

Been mostly offline today enjoying my 28th wedding anniversary. Art gallery visit followed by fresh strawberries and wild blueberries. Nice way to spend the day with my spouse.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires "As wildfire smoke blankets parts of the country and spills into the United States, some U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the Canadian government saying that “sovereignty comes with responsibility.” Source: Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/11968608/wildfires-united-states-canada/

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@hamishb@mstdn.ca you have hit on another issue: what happens in the morning. Before COVID the morning rush was chaotic with packed buses and trains. Having to leave early to account for missing packed buses was normal.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ChrisInToots@thecanadian.social trying to convince people to spend more time and money downtown when most have had a long day just seems to be a losing proposition, not to mention a blatant money grab. The whole point of return to work is not to improve services but to put money in the pockets of downtown businesses and commercial property owners.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 2mo ago

Last week, city council unanimously passed a $29-million transportation plan, with the goal of making it easier for everyone to get around now that public servants are back in the office an extra day each week. [...] It ... includes launching a communications strategy that focuses on downtown Ottawa, with the goal of getting workers and visitors to "extend their time in the area in order to spread the egress from downtown over a longer period." Source: CBC News Ottawa https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/workers-unsure-about-new-campaign-to-keep-them-downtown-after-hours-9.7276711

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca I get the impression from the industry responses that this is a hard No for most. Both the cheaper power and the cost to move production would just not make it worthwhile.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 4mo ago

[R]etailers are betting you'll let AI agents buy that vacuum or pair of shoes for you — no "proceed to cart" required.

Source: CBC News Business

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-shopping-agentic-payments-9.7222389

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@RandomCanuck@cosocial.ca I want to know why they had the data in the first place.

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 3mo ago

Ottawa weather: 110 mm of rain soaks Ottawa, floods roads Source: CTV News Ottawa https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/storms-soak-ottawa-with-70-mm-of-rain-on-canada-day-flooding-roads-and-knocking-out-power/

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 1mo ago

[...] HARRC has developed a guide for people who manage and work at event spaces to recognize and respond to extremist organizing Source: CBC News Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/dominion-society-9.7299728

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D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁 @dkmackinnon@ottawa.place

· 3mo ago

Why Pope Leo has excommunicated a group of conservative Catholics "The decision by Pope Leo XIV to excommunicate members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is the latest twist in a long-running saga between the Vatican and this contentious traditionalist group. It is yet more evidence of the deep polarisation between conservatives and progressives within the Catholic church." Source: The Conversation https://theconversation.com/why-pope-leo-has-excommunicated-a-group-of-conservative-catholics-286775

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