Nostr notes by Andrew Kurjata

First round of results in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection ...

2025-08-19T02:57:02Z

First round of results in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection are in and Poilievre has a sizable lead.

Not pictured is the 200ish independents who are there as part of the longest ballot campaign and have received no votes

"To legislate us back to work 12 hours after we started? ...

2025-08-17T15:07:01Z

"To legislate us back to work 12 hours after we started? I'm sorry, snowstorms have shut down Air Canada for longer than we were allowed to strike."

Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike, union says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-flights-sunday-1.7611078

Trying to figure out why I feel like I've been working out ...

2024-12-02T00:53:08Z

Trying to figure out why I feel like I've been working out when it's been a lazy weekend, then realized I've shoveled 6+ times in the last 2 days, minimum 15 minute sessions and one for an hour, plus pushing someone half a block out of a snowbank and the core workout of just walking on fresh snow

explaining to my cat that when it is winter in the front yard it ...

2024-11-19T03:56:52Z

explaining to my cat that when it is winter in the front yard it is also winter in the back yard

"The word 'humiliation' came up a lot. A lot of the ...

2024-11-16T17:46:24Z

"The word 'humiliation' came up a lot. A lot of the stories were talking about how people just end up staying home most of the time, or they plan meticulously." A small business owner is being praised for opening his bathroom to the public and wants others to do the same https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/public-washroom-access-small-business-1.7384705

In Canada, the city of Calgary got rid of fluoride in 2011. ...

2024-11-08T17:26:05Z

In Canada, the city of Calgary got rid of fluoride in 2011. Within a decade, rates of kids getting infections skyrocketed to the point they are trying to put it back but it keeps getting delayed because of cost https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-plan-to-reintroduce-fluoride-into-drinking-water-pushed-back-to-2025-1.6845098

https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/news-i8koidj5z/-/a-9sdgzIDPRRuMoDE3U0A-ng%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0

The investigation is underway after someone filled a free, ...

2024-11-07T19:31:53Z

The investigation is underway after someone filled a free, natural hot spring with dirt and rocks https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/harrison-hobo-hot-springs-bc-destruction-ministry-1.7376600

In its review to make sure it had counted all votes, Elections ...

2024-11-05T04:36:10Z

In its review to make sure it had counted all votes, Elections B.C. discovered a ballot box of 861 votes, which would not have impacted the final outcome, went uncounted.

Timing probably not ideal...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elections-bc-uncounted-votes-1.7373591

#bcpoli

We knew it'd be close but... Wow. #bcpoli ...

2024-10-20T08:06:20Z

We knew it'd be close but... Wow. #bcpoli

Racist slurs. Sexist, violent language about domestic violence ...

2024-09-20T15:48:36Z

Racist slurs. Sexist, violent language about domestic violence victims. Jokes about using violence against Black people. All that and more in a private group chat among RCMP officers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/racism-sexism-rcmp-chat-coquitlam-1.7327477

I think these new ones are all pretty dang fast. I've used ...

2024-09-18T15:32:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…2klp
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I think these new ones are all pretty dang fast. I've used the one in Bear Lake, a little hamlet north of Prince George, and it is faster than the ones we have here in town

No more range anxiety: B.C. Hydro has completed its task of ...

2024-09-18T15:24:51Z

No more range anxiety: B.C. Hydro has completed its task of making sure there are fast charging stations every 150 km on every major highway in the province. This includes the trip from Prince George up to the Yukon, more than 800 km...