My son is in Ontario on Remembrance Day (our name for Armistice Day in Canada) for the first time and he was shocked it wasn’t a public holiday like it is in B.C.

He was disappointed to be in Ottawa, just a few minutes away from the National War Memorial by metro, but couldn’t attend because he has classes today.

I agree with him. It is very strange that this day, of all days, is not a national day.

So instead he rushed through his class so he could at least get to the small ceremony held on campus.

How sad that there is so little time and space made for it in our largest and most populous province.

Even in our nation’s capital.

#ontario #canada #remembranceDay #armisticeday #nov11 #lestweforget #canpoli #onpoli

I couldn't find an existing list of Canadian alternatives to American Internet services, so I've started one:

worktree.ca/taffer/canadian-al…

Please spread far and wide, and let me know if you have any updates for the page!

#canada #cira #internet #cloud #alberta #british_columbia #bc #manitoba #new_brunswick #newfoundland #labrador #newfoundlandlabrador #northwest_territories #nwt #nova_scotia #nunavut #ontario #prince_edward_island #pei #quebec #saskatchewan #yukon #buycanadian #elbowsup

canadian-alternatives

A collection of Canadian alternatives to common Internet services in the spirit of the various Awesome lists.

^Worktree

Fellow Canadians, would you like to sign up to be a FluWatcher and help the government track covid and flu cases?

They send out one short survey each week that asks if you’ve had symptoms like a fever or cough. It takes me less than 30 seconds to fill out: cnphi.canada.ca/fluWatcher/reg…

#Canada #Ontario #Quebec #Saskatchewan #BritishColumbia #PrinceEdwardIsland #Yukon #Nunavut #Alberta #Manitoba #NewBrunswick #NovaScotia #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #NorthwestTerritories #Covid #Influenza

wow!
A team of researchers from Western University in London, #Ontario have discovered a potential path toward a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as #ALS.

london.ctvnews.ca/it-is-a-game…

Western University researchers unlock potential 'cure' for ALS

New research out of London, Ont.'s Western University is shedding light on a potential cure for ALS, with the goal of conducting human clinical trials within the next five years.

^London

Lots of people are sharing beautiful eclipse photos today taken with high-end equipment.

For the rest of us, let me share the blurry pic I took by tilting my phone up for half a second and shooting through the clouds in Prescott, ON.

#eclipse #Ontario

As part of their training, a crew of Canadian service dogs watched Billy Elliott: The Musical at Ontario's Stratford Festival theatre.

#Ontario #Canada #DogsOfMastodon

Hey friends! ottawa.place is now open for signups 🎉🇨🇦❤️

@andrew and I built it as a hosted-in-Canada, capital-region-focused (but open to all Canadians) instance.

Please boost so folks can find us! 👀

#fediverse #twittermigration #canada #ontario #ottawa #canpoli

ottawa.place

Mastodon instance for residents of Ottawa, Gatineau, and surrounding regions. Instance de Mastodon pour les résidents d'Ottawa, de Gatineau et des régions avoisinantes.

^{Hometown hosted on ottawa.place}