Otter Raft
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Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•What are some physical items that should be available at libraries for people to borrow?English
1·23 days agoDefinitely, mine has been sitting around for the majority of the time but I still need it every now and then.
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•The Royal Canadian Mint recently released the "Canadian Symbol: The Beaver – Fine Silver Coin"English
7·1 month agoFor those that might not have clicked through:
Be on the lookout for any colourful toonies in your change — you could add Canada’s newest circulation coin to your collection.
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its latest $2 commemorative circulation coin honouring the work of Indigenous artist Daphne Odjig on Thursday.


The toonie is limited to a mintage of three million coins, of which two million are coloured. It begins circulating on Thursday, Sept. 4, so keep an eye out for it in your change.
The other variant:

Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•‘It costs nothing to dial 911’: Toronto man expresses gratitude to Good SamaritanEnglish
2·1 month agoI accidentally posted this twice and I’m going to delete this one since it has less activity. If you’d like to copy your comment to the other one: https://lemmy.ca/post/52811741
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are some uBlock Origin filters you're using to make the internet nicer to use?English
2·1 month agoTry enabling some optional filters in the settings. There are some for common annoyances
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are some uBlock Origin filters you're using to make the internet nicer to use?English
3·1 month agoDepending on what you are zapping, you can likely add some wildcards to the URL portion to cover all the fandom sites for example. You might even be able to edit it to just
fandom.comto cover all the fandom sites
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Montréal’s bike infrastructure hardly takes up any space from cars on city roadsEnglish
4·1 month agoI actually use lemmy-schedule for these posts, which seems to do it in this format. Maybe I can add the other communities to the post body to make discoverability easier :)
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Popular clothing brand [Arc’teryx] blasted for China fireworks stunt [in the Tibetan Plateau]English
4·1 month agoI’ll edit the title further to remove the “Canadian”
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.English
1·2 months agoWe do manufacturer some cars
The government justified its “tariff fortress” by pointing to China’s extensive industrial policy, such as subsidies, that artificially lower production costs. The tariffs were claimed to protect domestic producers by offsetting the cost advantage enjoyed by Chinese EV manufacturers.
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dyingEnglish
3·3 months agoPer capita as well but it varies by region, there is an interactive graph on the article
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario health agency informed of cyberattack more than 2 months before telling patients | Globalnews.caEnglish
5·3 months agoIn his letter Friday to Kosseim, Shamji said that nearly one-third of all home-care patients in the province had their data compromised.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/data-breach-ontario-health-at-home-mpp-1.7572411
I couldn’t find specifics, but maybe you’ll be contacted now if you were affected?
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Northern B.C. shows how big resource projects can strain rural health careEnglish
2·4 months agoYup, I think the article is about making sure the healthcare side is accounted for when building, rather than not building
Major infrastructure projects contribute to both local and provincial economies. When managed well, the economic benefits of such projects can positively contribute to community health.
But when not managed properly, the pressures that major infrastructure projects place on local health-care services can be significant. Therefore, we strongly urge governments and businesses to consider their impacts on overburdened and hard-working health-care providers in rural and remote communities.
On site medical attention would help as well:
How well a project manages its health service impacts clearly matters. When project workers resided in well-managed camps supported by competent onsite medical service providers, the pressures on the local system were less than when workforces did not have adequate accommodation and health supports.
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canada needs a national AI literacy strategy to help students navigate AIEnglish
4·4 months agoAI is American hoax to win over China.
What do you mean?
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canada needs a national AI literacy strategy to help students navigate AIEnglish
53·4 months agoLearning about how AI works and what it is/isn’t good at, is a good thing? It will most likely make kids use generative AI less, and be careful about what they use it for
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Shrubs are taking over the Arctic. Will caribou suffer?English
2·5 months agoMy bad, I didn’t proofread it
It’s fixed now, thank you!
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ban flavoured vapes now, anti-smoking groups urge Carney’s government - National | Globalnews.caEnglish
5·5 months agoWhat do you want to be banned…the smoking or the nicotine?
In this case I saw the news article and I wanted to hear people’s thoughts on it. I learned a lot from the comments, and appreciate you adding your perspective, thank you :)
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•There is a recall for Audi Q5s (2022 2023 2024), see link for full detailsEnglish
1·5 months agoMore of a PSA for the ones that I come across, in case it helps anyone
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Recall issued over ineffective radon detectors sold online: Health Canada - National | Globalnews.caEnglish
2·6 months agoThanks! I added a direct link to the list in the post
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Election Day Discussion thread [Monday April 28]English
1·6 months agoThank you, I’ve added that link to the top of the post
How busy was it when you went?
It’s a good idea to have extra staff available. Advanced polls already set records for the number of voters, and the day is just getting started.





















Neat! Good to know :)