How much can you donate to a political party in Alberta? It depends. Here’s how some people in the province are using personal and corporate contributions to maximize their political spending.

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‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada

Danielle Smith has a plan to destroy public health care in Alberta—and she’s not doing it alone.

Documents and lobbying records reveal the government is consulting directly with Canada’s private insurance giants on how to implement two-tier health care, reports @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social

The UCP Tried to Kill a Health Story with Claims That Didn’t Stand Up | The Tyee The government cited numbers that its own data contradicted.

After the @theijf.org found Edmonton paramedics’ overtime jumped 81% in three years, staff from Premier Danielle Smith’s office messaged reporters and editors, claiming data was omitted and asking the story be rewritten or deleted.

At least one news outlet complied. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archiving In January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed th...

I'm quoted in this for signing & sharing a testimonial about an incident in which Vancouver Police edited their press release after I'd published an article about it to make it look like I had lied.

Anyway, long live the Wayback Machine!

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Alberta to scrap new electoral map, launch expedited redraw with more MLAs A government motion calls for a redrawn map from the one presented three weeks ago; the number of MLAs would rise to 91.

The UCP govt is rejecting the electoral map proposed 3 weeks ago.

A govt motion that could come as soon as this morning outlines the new process which will be overseen by a UCP-led committee, will not allow for public input, and grow the number of MLAs from 87 to 91

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Nurses' union says Saskatoon hospitals dealing with more overdoses after PHR closure | CBC News "(Nurses) are having to adjust and focus more on this patient population, which also takes away patient care for many of the others experiencing emergencies," said Saskatchewan Union of Nurses preside...

Nurses' union says Saskatoon hospitals dealing with more overdoses after PHR closure
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Stats cited by Danielle Smith’s office to kill story on EMS overtime contradicted by government’s own data

Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination. Discrimination based on sex is expressly prohibited under Montana’s unique Nondiscrimination Clause––“[n]either the state nor any person, firm, corporation, or institution shall discriminate on account of . . . sex . . . .” Thus, Article II, Section 4 is unequivocal in its intolerance for discrimination based on sex. Because sex discrimination involves a fundamental right under Article II, the appropriate level of judicial review is strict scrutiny. Snetsinger, ¶ 17. ¶28 Being transgender is also a suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause of Article II, Section 4,––“[n]o person shall be denied equal protection of the law.”

MONTANA SUPREME COURT: “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” and is subject to strict scrutiny under the Montana Constitution.

Stats cited by Danielle Smith’s office to kill story on EMS overtime contradicted by government’s own data Government attempts to influence story raise concerns about transparency and accountability

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“Fixing the health-care system is hard work, and this government doesn't seem to be overly committed to that. And the response isn't to manipulate the data to make it look like you did succeed....
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This is a very troubling story via @brettmckay.bsky.social.

Alberta’s government asked media to edit or delete our story on Edmonton EMS overtime. We filed access to information requests and fact-checked them instead.

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Alberta’s stuffed gopher museum popping up in Calgary as it searches for permanent home Alberta’s World Famous Gopher Hole Museum still hasn’t found a place to call home, but its director says the team is making the most of pop-up exhibits while it fights to stay open for the 2026 season...

Alberta’s World Famous Gopher Hole Museum still hasn’t found a place to call home, but its director says the team is making the most of pop-up exhibits while it fights to stay open for the 2026 season.

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Edmonton police emails, documents provide new information on Canada-first AI facial recognition bodycam pilot | CBC News Key details include a “critical fault” system outage, possible extension of pilot project and that facial recognition model was supplied by Corsight AI, a company whose technology has reportedly been ...

SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza.

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Two more Alberta First Nations ask court to block separatist referendum, citing treaty infringement Athabasca Chipewyan focused on the impact an international border would have on the Treaty 8 nation, which spans Alberta, Saskatchewan, NWT.

From court today: Two more Alberta First Nations ask court to block separatist referendum, citing treaty infringement edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Revealed: Danielle Smith’s Private Meeting with Right-Wing School Groups | The Tyee Invitation-only event included private and religious schools along with conservative think tanks and parental rights groups.

Alberta’s premier and education minister held a private meeting in February to discuss school funding and education policy.

Documents released through an access to information request show attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

Fraser called the actions of the EPS “reprehensible” and made it clear that he also felt threatened and that the police may have crossed the line into criminality. “The veiled threat that they may release more information about this matter if they are not happy about the sentence I impose comes dangerously close, and may actually cross the line, into an attempt to wilfully obstruct, pervert, or defeat the course of justice in a judicial proceeding,” Fraser said in his ruling.

A judge in this case said Edmonton Police may have crossed the line into criminality by attempting to bully him and the prosecutor on a plea deal. 1
Lawyers Group Wants a Criminal Probe of Edmonton's Top Cop via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Alberta Justice Minister curtailed election regulator when Sam Mraiche was under investigation Mickey Amery’s legislation shortened watchdog’s window of time to pursue sanctions for alleged political finance violations

SCOOP: Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery curtailed Elections Alberta's power to penalize when Sam Mraiche was under investigation.
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Justin Ling: Danielle Smith should be pitching Canadian unity. Instead she’s playing to a crowd of separatists and conspiracy theorists The Alberta premier did little to contradict some outlandish claims.

The Premier of Alberta, who helped usher in a vote to declare independence from Canada, talked up Ivermectin at a Forum obsessed with thinly-veiled antisemitic conspiracy theories about international bankers. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Great scoop here, and repeats what's become a pattern of advocacy groups directly leading to restrictive policy in the province.

Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books Private and faith-based schools, along with right-wing think tanks and parental rights groups, were invited to discuss education

NEW: Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books

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Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books Private and faith-based schools, along with right-wing think tanks and parental rights groups, were invited to discuss education

“attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups involved in a campaign to “conservatize” Alberta school boards, as well as private and religious school associations.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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That's home. That's us.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.

Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books Private and faith-based schools, along with right-wing think tanks and parental rights groups, were invited to discuss education

NEW: Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books

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Right-wing groups and think tanks had a private audience with Alberta's premier and education minister in February to discuss education policy. Check out what our access to information documents show.

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The CRA says the main activity of an Alberta charity was providing loans to businesses owned by the charity’s primary director, a lawyer in Edmonton.

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Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says Avi Lewis’ energy policies don’t reflect the needs of people in her province. But contributions data show nearly half of Sask. residents who donated to NDP leadership campaigns put their money behind him.

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Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year Province says it’s dealing with an increase in ATIPP requests, but NDP leader is concerned that the mounting problems may be intentional

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year.

Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional.

The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:

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Three Canadian Provinces are on Board with Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios. Here’s How Implementation is Going. Manitoba just tabled legislation, while BC and Nova Scotia have implemented ratios through collective agreements.

It seems like a no-brainer: a set number of patients that is safe for one nurse to look after in any given hospital unit.

Nurse-to-patient ratios are proven to reduce nurse burnout and improve patient care in other countries. In Canada, it's slowly gaining traction:
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Three quarters of data centre sites planned in Alberta are in high water stress areas Canada’s National Observer analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in the province, and found that three quarters of them are in regions where water use is already in shorter supply...

We analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in Alberta.

Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.

Everything about this week’s record-shattering western heat wave is extreme An astoundingly strong heat wave is not just setting records across the western U.S.—it’s pulverizing them

Really cannot overstate how bonkers the heat wave out West is. Just obliterating records. 🧪