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2025.12.16 Civically Speaking - This Week's News and Technology Trends in our Civic Arenas

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Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. This two-part episode of Civically Speaking brings together what’s happening right now and what it means for civic life moving forward.

In Part 1, we walk through the most important stories from the past week, moving from global events to local City Hall decisions, including:

Major earthquakes and tsunami warnings in Japan

Severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia

Solar flares and space weather affecting global systems

Canada’s federal government moving one seat away from a majority, raising…

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