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Ottawa based. Montreal born. Arctic Issues Consultant. Runner. Rugby fan. Antique typewriter + electronic music collector.

Ottawa Beigetreten Mart 2011
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Science girl
Science girl@sciencegirl·
Luxembourg has become the first country in the world to make all standard public transport completely free, covering buses, trams, and trains nationwide. Funded through taxes instead of fares, the policy aims to ease heavy traffic and cut emissions by encouraging people to leave their cars behind. By removing ticket costs and barriers, public transport is treated more like an essential public service, simple, accessible, and open to everyone, including visitors and cross-border commuters. The results have been noticeable: more people are using public transport, roads are less congested, and urban air quality has improved. While premium first-class rail still requires payment, everyday travel is now seamless, just get on and go. This bold approach has positioned Luxembourg as a global example of how making transport free can help shift habits toward greener, more sustainable travel.
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Dralone&_DR145@draloneboy·
Ontario Premier Doug Ford just canceled Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and banned all U.S. companies from government contracts in response to Trump’s economic war with Canada. “It’s done, it’s gone,” Ford said. “We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.” And just to be clear: “They only have President Trump to blame.” So Trump starts a trade war, and now American businesses are getting locked out of Canada. This isn’t “tough negotiating”—this is our closest ally shutting the door on us while Trump pretends he’s “winning.” MAGA wanted an economic war? Well, they just got one. And it’s American companies and workers who are about to feel the pain.
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Toronto Railway Museum@TORailwayMuseum·
Apr 22, 1976: @CNRailway's Turbo Train sets a Canadian land speed record of 140.6 mph (226 km/h) travelling eastbound between mileposts 104 and 84 of the Kingston Subdivision—roughly between Prescott and Cornwall, Ontario. 1/2
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... Opinion – Trump’s war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever, by Fawaz Gerges ... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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... fantastic post ... please remember to plan for WINTER with months of SNOW, freezing temperatures ... ie not the same climate as Spain, France, & Japan ... current VIA Rail user — it has its charms, but being on time isn't one of them 🚂 ...
amish chadha@TheBuddhasLaugh

🧵 🚆 ALTO Canada has run five separate studies on high speed rail between Calgary and Edmonton since 1985. ALTO, connecting Toronto to Quebec City, is now in active public consultation. Decades of analysis. Barely any track. The problem isn’t the analysis. It’s the lens.

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Kings coach D.J. Smith showered with broken glass during playoff game vs. Avalanche - The Athletic share.google/1AoY6zPJ3EoaAM…
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Massimo
Massimo@Rainmaker1973·
Italy is that country where, when you dig to replace the gas pipes, you find a mosaic from the IV century. Happened in Montorio, Verona.
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NXT EU@NXT4EU·
Finland's has just opened one of the world's longest pedestrian bridges. It is called Kruunuvuorensilta and spans 1,191 metres, exclusively for pedestrians, public transport and bikes. Europe builds grand 🇪🇺
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