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Good Morning #Canada
OTD in 1866, the Fenian Brotherhood crossed the Niagara River to invade Canada. This group was an Irish American organization that was dedicated to freeing Ireland from British rule, and they believed that if they captured Canada, they could use it as a bargaining tool. We could have become a nation of red-headed brawlers who were terrible hockey players.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://qormuseum.org/history/timeline-1856-1899/the-fenian-raid-1866/

Fire smoke from Canada
2025-06-01
#ClimateEmergency #Canada #USA
https://…

"A Weaponized AI Chatbot Is Flooding Canadian City Councils with Climate Misinformation"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

A Weaponized AI Chatbot Is Flooding Canadian City Councils with Climate Misinformation
Thousands of councillors in more than 500 municipalities have received AI emails from a group called KICLEI, a name that mimics the international network ICLEI.

There's still time. Get out and vote, Canada.
It's a big one.
#Election #Canada #Vote

Good Morning #Canada
Former privateer, a polite name for a pirate, Martin Frobisher left England on May 31st, 1578, for his 3rd voyage seeking gold and the elusive Northwest Passage. On this voyage, he also held the 1st Thanksgiving in North America when he and his crew landed safely in Nunavut on the shore of Hudson Bay. Ultimately, the ore he mined was not gold, and the Northwest Passage remained elusive, but he had a bay named after him.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/frobisher_martin_1E.html

Good Morning #Canada
It's a golf day, playing 9 holes with my daughter in Toronto, so obviously, some golf content is appropriate for this morning's post. I'd like to introduce you to the regional director of Ontario for Golf Canada. Amaya Athill is a rare jewel, being both female and Black, and she is opening up the sport to a wider demographic. She is the founder of Black Women in golf, which provides lessons and encouragement to new golfers.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Golf
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/opinion-shireen-ahmed-black-women-golfers-may-27-1.7543822

Anyone familiar with general travel insurances in Canada?
Does the travel advisories on the Canadian government website matter in determining if a region is eligible for coverage while travelling?
#canada #insurance

Canada's northern Prairies are ablaze and now there are firefighters trapped in northern Alberta. 2 of 3 Prairie provinces are under states of emergency.
#Wildfire #ClimateChaos #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #Drought #Canada #BCWildfire #ABWildfire
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-1.7547941

Video (can’t be in same post) #Bochum #Canada #goslings

Hello #birding mastodon. I saw a bird ground feeding yesterday (no photo) that I can only identify as a painted redstart, but that would be wildly unusual here in southern #Ontario #Canada. It was red-brown un…

On Friday, we saw the largest gathering of Canadians I’ve ever seen in the Ruhr area #Bochum #Canada 🐥🐥🐥

Good Morning #Canada
The Battle of Jumonville Glen, OTD in 1754, between French Canadian and American military forces, was notable because it was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, the 1st combat action for 21 year old George Washington, and ultimately led England and France into conflict in the global Seven Years’ War. The assassination of the French-Canadian commander would also darken Washington's reputation for life.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Colonialism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jumonville_Glen

First Canada Goose babies and the Baltimore Orioles are chattering up a storm. Must be early May in south-central Ontario.
#canada #birds

Good Morning #Canada
On May 27, 1957, at 6:00 a.m., the CHUM radio station (1050 AM) increased power from 1,000 watts to 2,500 watts and switched from a daytime station to 24 hours. At that same moment, radios all over Toronto started playing Elvis Presley singing “All Shook Up” as the "New CHUM" became Canada’s first Top 50 music format. The station launched hundreds of careers and introduced new music to young and old alike.
#CanadaIsAwesome #MusicHistory
https://chumtribute.com/chumtribute-history.html

This is an official petition of the Parliament of Canada to bar Donald Trump from entering the country on the grounds that he is a convicted criminal, and that he has made threats to Canada’s security and independence. Nothing these are typical grounds to deny entry to the country.
It can be signed by any resident or citizen of #Canada.

#TheAmericanFascist made a post threatening annexation approximately 1hr 40min after the King of Canada left Ottawa. (Possibly within minutes of the King leaving Canadian airspace)
So that worked well.
#canpoli #usa #canada #cdnpoli #never51

Good Morning #Canada
In May of 1733, the government of Quebec City upheld the right of Canadians to hold Indigenous slaves. This decision, though controversial, reflects the broader practice of #Slavery in New France and later Canada, particularly the enslavement of Indigenous people, alongside enslaved Africans. This serves as a reminder that Canada was complicit in the practice of slavery until abolished in 1834.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/slavery-of-indigenous-people-in-canada

Good Morning #Canada
Today is National Geek Day, so expect your social media feeds to be filled with gobbly-gook acronyms and combinations of words that make you select the translate function. There's no scientific measurement of Canadian GPM (Geeks per million), but Canada does have an award winning #Candy called NERDS Gummy Clusters. I have not tried them, but apparently, non-technical people are allowed to consume it as well.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Geeks
https://www.narcity.com/nerds-gummy-clusters-berry

Good Morning #Canada
#HappyBirthday to Harold Jay Smith, born May 26, 1912. Better known by his stage name Jay Silverheels, he is mostly recognized for his role as Tonto in the TV series The Lone Ranger. Silverheels was born on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, near Hagersville, Ontario, and was an accomplished athlete before being discovered and starting his acting career.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianLegends
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jay-silverheels