#Quebec steel plant workers faced with layoffs due to #Trump #tariffs on #Canada steel have voted to reduce and reorganize their schedules so no one is laid off.

Tarifs sur l’acier : les employés de Canam Lévis votent pour éviter des mises à pied https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2148143/canam-levis-partage-heures-acier

The #Framework Laptop 13 is a slightly unusual size and aspect ratio. So, instead of getting a case that "kind of" fits, I had one custom made from this great #Canadian artist from #Quebec on #Etsy who specializes in making things from kimono fabrics. This is my second one from them and the quality of both is excellent. If you are in the market for a new case, please give their shop a look:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MofLeema

@frameworkcomputer

UPDATED: #Quebec #SARSCoV2 variants.

Only 50 & 20 samples for weeks of 2/23, 3/2

Of the 20,
XEC.*: 45% ( 18%; 29.8%)
LP.8.1.*: 20% ( 6%; 4.3%)
KP.3.1.1.*: 5% ( 22%; 23.4%)
LF.7.7.2: 25% ( 28%; 23.4%)

https://ratnegative.tumblr.com/QCVariants #COVID19

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Of the samples collected in Quebec on these weeks, the prevalence of significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 3/2 - 3/8 - (20 samples; no threshold)
• XEC.* (incl. XEC.5, ".9, ".11): 45%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 25%
→ LP.8.1.*: (incl. LP.8.1.1): 20%
→ KP.3.* (only MC.10.1): 5%
• LF.7.* (incl. LF.7.7.2): 30%
→ LF.7.7.2: 25%

- 2/23 - 3/1 - (50 samples; 4% threshold)
• XEC.* (incl. XEC.2, ".9, ".13): 18%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 38%
→ LP.8.1.* (only LP.8.1.1): 6%
→ KP.3.* (only KP.3.1.*, ".3.3.5): 32%
→ KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1.2, ".10.1.*, ".11, ".13.2.1, "28.1.1): 22%
→ MC.1.* (only MC.1.2): 10%
• LF.7.* (incl. LF.7.1, ".7.2.1, ".7.7.2): 40%
→ LF.7.7.2: 28%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.
X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar. Please see "Notes on Usage" section.

"Canada giving US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere."

For fans (?) of my Canadian Alternatives list: https://codeberg.org/Taffer/canadian-alternatives

I'm probably going to migrate my website/email from Dreamhost to CanSpace; the previous front runner (whc.ca) seems to have ghosted me. They won't answer the question "Do you offer discounts if I pre-pay for multiple years."

#introductions
I also love #videogames. Some Games that I loved playing :
- God of War (2018)
- God of War Ragnarok
- The Witcher 3
- Ghost of Tsushima
- The last of us part I

I’m from #Quebec #Canada https://mastodon.social/@amineca/114158376436469507

Québec grows bananas in limited quantities.

Opinion: TIL. This is bananas!

// Article in French //
- - -
Le Québec fait pousser des bananes en quantités limitées.

Opinion: Aujourd’hui j’ai appris. C’est malade!

https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/2025-03-12/fruits-exotiques-en-serre/des-bananes-de-saint-eustache.php

Je me suis abonné pour une nouvelle saison aux paniers de légumes bio de la Ferme des 3 Samson. Je ne peux plus envisager l'été sans fermiers de famille. https://3samson.com/

Lufa Farms has the right idea - building rooftop greenhouses for fresh veggies above hyperstores/supercenters. They currently serve #Quebec and #Ottawa

https://montreal.lufa.com/en/about

(rooftop solar panels: also a good idea)

Pole overexposure

So a podcaster I listen to decided a number of years back to live in Oregon, because they figured that would be the best place to live during a fascist coup/rebellion. Remains to be seen whether they are right, but it was a wise thing to consider.

#Alberta, for instance, is not likely to be the centre of the resistance. Alberta will be the location of our new Kapital city, I predict. AB constitutes a big thick wall (never mind the Rockies) and puts BC out of the running.

I've lived in #Saskatchewan. Forget about it, never happen. Conformists all the way down.

No, for all our internal emnity over the years,
in spite of their periodic threats to balkanize our country in some culture war serving this or that Farage-type grifter,
despite their racist-as-fuck provincial policies, petty linguistic oppressions, & maybe because of the brutality of their biker gangs,

#Quebec is where the resistance will organize.

Govern (and perhaps relocate) yourselves accordingly.

A case of measles has been confirmed at a Montreal Canadiens #hockey game on March 3.

Quebec measles outbreak: 31 cases, experts blame low vaccination

The following people may have been exposed:

spectator(s)s in the red sections 111 to 117;

Workers in these same sections;

Tim Hortons and Pizza Pizza workers at the #BellCentre.

#montreal #canada #cdnpoli #measels #publichealth #medmastodon #quebec #healthcare #maskup #elbowsup #hockey

https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/measles/measles-outbreak

Official measles exposure case information at the NHL game in Montreal (Tim Hortons/Pizza Pizza).

"Lieux, dates et heures d’exposition

Les personnes suivantes qui étaient au Centre Bell le 3 mars entre 17 h 30 et minuit sont considérées comme des contacts de rougeole :

Les spectateurs assis dans les sections rouges 111 à 117
Les travailleurs dans les sections rouges 111 à 117
Les travailleurs du Tim Hortons et du Pizza Pizza du Centre Bell

Cependant, il est possible que d’autres personnes ayant fréquenté le Centre Bell le 3 mars dernier entre 17 h 30 et minuit aient également été exposées à la rougeole. Ces personnes ne sont pas considérées comme des contacts de rougeole et des consignes différentes s’appliquent (voir la section recommandation). "

https://ciusss-centresudmtl.gouv.qc.ca/actualite/avis-la-population-exposition-la-rougeole-au-centre-bell-le-3-mars-2025-entre-17-h-30-et-minuit

Quebec author Louise Penny cancels U.S. book launch, opts for Canada
Amid tensions between Canada and the U.S. over tariffs, acclaimed Quebec author Louise Penny cancelled the launch of her latest novel at Washington's Kennedy Center.
#politics #book #trade #author #Quebec #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6678483?cmp=rss

New on the blog today – some hot takes on Montreal's Eastern Tramway proposal: https://heliomass.com/posts/2504-montreals-eastern-tramway-proposal/

"You're not our favourite Wayne anymore."

#canada #usa #vivelecanada #edmonton #montreal #vancouver #ottawa #calgary #winnipeg #toronto #quebec #proudlycanadian #WayneGretzky
https://www.tiktok.com/@ed1019/video/7479466410263973125

(English follows) Nous étions des milliers rue Sainte-Catherine à #montreal à l'occasion de la journée des droits des #femmes et pour dire notre opposition aux politiques menées aux États-Unis, en cette année d'échéance électorale au #Canada.
8 minutes de silence d'une qualité étonnante, et une magnifique chaîne humaine.
Avec des rassemblements similaires dans une quinzaine de villes ailleurs au #quebec et à #ottawa.

Thousands of us gathered on Sainte-Catherine Street in #Montreal to mark #Women's Rights Day and to voice our opposition to the policies being pursued in the United States, in this canadian election year.
8 minutes of silence of astonishing quality, and a magnificent human chain.
With similar rallies in some fifteen cities elsewhere in #quebec and #ottawa.

#yeswestand #democracy

Des chaînes humaines pour dénoncer les politiques de Trump : https://lp.ca/x3CZ6a

People protesting in Québec city in front of the #USconsulate. Event organized by Mères au front (Mothers at the front) on #internationalwomansday . There was similar protests in many cities in #Quebec.

#uspol is affecting us like never before.