Fun Until Someone Needs a Hip Replacement

HEARD ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT HACKY SACKS ARE COMING BACK INTO STYLE. Which means somewhere in America, a hospital CEO just bought a third lake house. That’s the only logical explanation. The last time hacky sack was popular I was in high school, standing outside behind the gym with a bunch of other future lower-back-pain survivors pretending we were athletes because we could kick a dirt-filled beanbag six inches into the air while listening to Pearl Jam. Nobody was good at it. That was […]

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/05/15/fun-until-someone-needs-a-hip-replacement/

Ottawa seeks options to replace Canadian military’s aging fleet of tanks
The Canadian military's armoured regiment has been left with a single squadron of decades-old Leopard tanks, which the federal government is looking to replace.
#Canada #CanadianMilitary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847693/canadian-armed-forces-old-tanks/

Trump order impacting gender-affirming care at McGill student clinic, trans rights group says
A group that advocates for trans health care says McGill University’s wellness hub is refusing to provide hormone replacement therapy to U.S. students under the age of 19 because of fears of repercussions from the Trump administration.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mcgill-clinic-trans-rights-9.7194954?cmp=rss

Next stage of Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main replacement construction underway
Work began earlier this year to fast-track a replacement for the Bearspaw feeder main, which suffered its second catastrophic failure in less than two years back in December.
#Canada #BearspawFeederMain #CalgaryCityHall #Calgarywatermainbreak
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844461/next-stage-calgary-bearspaw-feeder-main-replacement-construction-underway/

Next stage of Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main replacement construction underway
Work began earlier this year to fast-track a replacement for the Bearspaw feeder main, which suffered its second catastrophic failure in less than two years back in December.
#Canada #BearspawFeederMain #CalgaryCityHall #Calgarywatermainbreak
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844461/next-stage-calgary-bearspaw-feeder-main-replacement-construction-underway/

Next stage of Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main replacement construction underway
Work began earlier this year to fast-track a replacement for the Bearspaw feeder main, which suffered its second catastrophic failure in less than two years back in December.
#Canada #BearspawFeederMain #CalgaryCityHall #Calgarywatermainbreak
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844461/next-stage-calgary-bearspaw-feeder-main-replacement-construction-underway/

Donation helps Winnipeg restaurant replace windows after suspected hate-motivated vandalism
A donation of windows after an act of vandalism believed to be motivated by hate has put the owners of a Winnipeg restaurant in a new frame of mind.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/habibiz-cafe-windows-replaced-9.7195835?cmp=rss

LHSC to begin replacing University Hospital windows connected to alleged procurement fraud
The hospital's provincially-appointed supervisor announced Thursday LHSC would issue a request for proposals related to window replacements at University Hospital.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/lhsc-to-begin-replacing-university-hospital-windows-connected-to-alleged-procurement-fraud-9.7192343?cmp=rss

Ontario solicitor general sought 3-row, 8-seat replacement after vehicle stolen
Critics argue that the energy Kerzner and his staff spent trying to source him a three-row replacement vehicle was a sign of misplaced priorities.
#Canada #Politics #Fordgovernment #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812936/ontario-solicitor-general-vehicle-stolen-replacement/