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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42562799

Lucy is featured in this documentary filmed in Canada, the US, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina and Swaziland, the docu-film contrasts the difference between elephants confined in zoos with elephants thriving in their natural habitat. The film is centered around Lucy, Edmonton Valley Zoo's 50-year-old elephant, and the work of animal rights advocates as they attempt to have Lucy moved from the Edmonton zoo where she can live with other elephants.

Lucy is featured in this documentary filmed in Canada, the US, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina and Swaziland, the docu-film contrasts the difference between elephants confined in zoos with elephants thriving in their natural habitat. The film is centered around Lucy, Edmonton Valley Zoo's 50-year-old elephant, and the work of animal rights advocates as they attempt to have Lucy moved from the Edmonton zoo where she can live with other elephants.

Got to my local voting station at 4:30 and was out at 5:00. Most of that was waiting in line with about a dozen people in front of me. I don't think they were expecting this many people, or maybe I just happened to be there at a busy point. The vote itself was quick with just a single ballot for the MPs.

Advanced voting is still open until 9:00 PM today, with the main election day on April 28. Check https://www.elections.ca/ for your info.

Signs and information are the front door of the TTC. When thousands of international tourists visit for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, we want them to be taking public transit.

Easy-to-use TTC information and signs will not only benefit visitors to the city, but encourage all Toronto residents to take transit again in the future.

You shouldn’t get lost while taking the TTC! Ask Toronto City Council to invest in upgrading signs and information across the TTC, including up-to-date schedule information on trip planning apps and the TTC website.

The TTC is creating a new "wayfinding" strategy, but it lacks funding. Wayfinding means the signage, information, and audio announcements that guide you through the transit system.

Vote Compass is a tool developed by political scientists to help you explore how your views compare with those of the parties.

CBC also has interactive tools for reading the parties' policies and promises: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2025/federal-party-platforms

And a poll tracker: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

The Pickering robotics teams is representing Canada at the FIRST Lego League Worlds tournament in South Africa. They qualified at the Ontario provincials and are raising funds for their trip to Worlds.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/705-cn-pickering-team-canada-goes-to-south-africa-worlds

This isn't about Canada specifically, but it feels like required knowledge given our proximity to the US

Basel Adra has been documenting the expulsion and decimation of his community in the small mountain village of Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank since childhood. Adra’s early memories as a child are plagued with images of Israeli soldiers raiding his home, witnessing his father Nasser, a Palestinian activist, being arrested, and the ongoing Israeli military occupation and settler aggression. By picking up his camera, Adra continually speaks truth to power as he tirelessly documents his reality: impending forced removals, bulldozers destroying homes, and the violence that inevitably follows. The film takes place prior to October 7, 2023, when attention to the region was in shorter supply.
During Adra’s fight to preserve his mountain village community, he forms an unexpected friendship and alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, who joins his resistance efforts. It is clear this bond is not one grounded in equity, with Adra living under occupation and Abraham’s freedom of movement. Yet the relationship that develops between the two — showing deep care, humanity, and above all how solidarity can break down barriers, even during occupation — is at the heart of this piece.
Made under extreme duress and unimaginable production hardships, this film comes from a Palestinian-Israeli activist collective formed of Adra, Abraham, Rachel Szor, and Hamdan Ballal. For its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, No Other Land earned the top documentary jury and audience prizes in the prestigious Panorama section. This film would stand out in any year, but now it feels even more urgent.

Imagine Cinemas' Carlton location is a small theatre that usually screens movies that are offbeat, indie, classics, anime, and documentaries, in addition to the latest releases. The company is local to Ontario and family-owned. They have $5 deals on movies regularly, especially when they're showing classics.

I'm a regular there and at their Market Square location too. This week I watched "Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants", an excellent documentary about the plight of elephants in zoos, and a hope for their future in sanctuaries. The Canadian filmmakers are hosting Q&A's at all the 6:50PM showings this week (another thing that Carlton often does).

To be clear, I'm not affiliated with them. I'm just a movie lover :)

https://imaginecinemas.com/cinema/carlton/