Elizabeth Ball

Former three term Councillor for the City of Vancouver | Arts,Culture & Heritage | Children & Youth | Safe Streets | BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Starwalk

[Taylor Swift Updates @TSUpdating]

🚨Taylor Swift will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame TODAY.

At 36, she becomes the youngest woman in history to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

[Elizabeth Ball @Elizabeth_Ball]

@Eman_8282 B

[Juno Beach Centre @JunoBeachCentre]

We’re pleased to welcome Garry Keller to the Juno Beach Centre Association Board of Directors.
Garry is Vice President of Government Relations at StrategyCorp, bringing extensive experience in public affairs, strategic communications, and policy development.

[☆Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes ★☆  @_Ralph_Fiennes_]

As a UNICEF UK Ambassador, I am driven by a profound responsibility to support children worldwide confronting cancer. Their bravery demands more than sympathy it demands action. Through advocacy, awareness, and collective compassion, I strive to help deliver vital care and ensure that every child is given the chance not only to survive, but to live with dignity and hope.

[CineLost @thecinelost]

Ralph Fiennes doesn’t just act. He disappears into every role.

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Good morning, from Canada.
This rainbow was a spectacular double arch, uncannily bright, but what I love best was how the rainbow's end silhouetted our rippling flag. The Maple Leaf, Forever.

[Spencer Chandra Herbert @SChandraHerbert]

The K’ómoks Treaty Act has passed Second Reading at the BC Legislature! We are one step closer to ratifying this historic treaty.
@BCTreaty

[Dr. Hedy Fry @HedyFry]

The fed govt is working to advance Canada’s critical minerals strategy and strengthen our economic future.

From mining to clean technology, Canada has the resources, talent, and workforce to lead. 🇨🇦

https://t.co/sflAtj1U9k

#cdnpoli #CriticalMinerals

[Jordan Armstrong @jarmstrongbc]

WATCH: Kicked out of BC Place by FIFA, @BCSportsHall offered space at @CityofVancouver Hall.

But the offer appears to be too late.

#bcpoli

[TrafficTrish 🚁 @TrishJewison]

Beautiful #Vancouver from above 🚁

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Barney Frank was one of a kind. For more than three decades in Congress, he fought tirelessly for the people of Massachusetts, helped make housing more affordable, stood up for the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, and helped pass one of the most sweeping financial reforms in history designed to protect consumers and prevent another financial crisis. Barney’s passion and wit were second to none, and our thoughts are with his family today.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Many villages across the UK have repurposed iconic red telephone boxes into tiny community libraries, where you can take a book and leave one for someone else to enjoy too if you want to

[Dr. Hedy Fry @HedyFry]

#JewishHeritageMonth

Hon. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, OQ served for 16 yrs as MP for Mount Royal. In 2000 he was appointed special advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the International Criminal Court and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003–06. He tabled Canada's first-ever National Justice Initiative Against Racism, and in 2014 was one of thirteen Canadians banned from travelling to Russia under retaliatory sanctions—a ban he wears as a badge of honour.

His extraordinary career has spanned law, academia, and human rights activism. He represented Nelson Mandela at his trial and advocated for Canada's adoption of the Magnitsky Law. He continues his work on advancing Human Rights in Canada and globally.

[Dr. Hedy Fry @HedyFry]

Congratulations to Hon Louise Arbour on your appointment as GG. An inspired choice by PM. Sterling reputation as a jurist in Canada and internationallly. Brings credibility and years of experience and wisdom to the role of Vice Regal that's more than just ceremonial.

[Dr. Hedy Fry @HedyFry]

#JewishHeritageMonth
Dr. Robert Krell, Professor Emeritus at UBC, survived the Holocaust in hiding as a young child in the Netherlands before immigrating to Vancouver in 1951. In the decades since, he has become a leading expert in child and family psychiatry, focusing on the long-term impacts of trauma on survivors and their families in his research and private practice.
He established early Holocaust education programs in the 1970s and worked with survivors globally to start support groups. He went on to found the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre in 1994. In 2012, he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in a keynote speech for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Dr. Krell has devoted his life to preserving Holocaust memory, advancing human rights, and ensuring future generations understand our shared history—and do not forget.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1909, Don Messer was born.
A folk music icon, he hosted Don Messer's Jubilee on CBC from 1959 to 1969, which was the second-most watched show in Canada in the 1960s. The cancellation was protested in Canada, including in Parliament.
He died in 1973.

📸 NS Archives

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Fill out your census by May 12, 2026.
It helps you, your family, your community and historians like myself.
Your census information determines a lot of things, and can help historians and your descendants tell your story a century in the future.

@StatCan_eng

[The Scottish Banner @Scottish_Banner]

Wishing all the great #Mums around the world, and in heaven, a very #HappyMothersDay!
#ScottishBanner #MothersDay #Màthair #TheBanner #Mum #LoveYerMum #Mom

[Adam Schwarz @AdamJSchwarz]

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister.

Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

[House of Commons @OurCommons]

The Canadian Tulip Festival starts today!

Spring is in bloom across Ottawa, and Parliament Hill is no exception. At the festival and across downtown, tulip season is officially here! 🌷