Okay, I am really trying to go to sleep, but I just have to let this out!
I caught the last part of an interview on Radio Active with @jessicacbc.bsky.social this afternoon about an upcoming ESPN doc about Ovechkin giving a winter coat to a gentleman who appeared to be experiencing homelessness.
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When will Highway 93A reopen in #Jasper and what is/isn't opening up for summer in the park: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... π€³
And non-residential starts APRIL 8 (why did they issue the other release in the first place?) #yeg
The City of #yeg just issued this correction:
Residential street sweeping begins APRIL 20
The news #yeg has been waiting for...
Details on the π§ΉSPRING SWEEPπ§Ή
-Starting 4/7, major roadways, BIAs, arterial and high-traffic roads (largely @ night, not affecting parking)
-Starting 4/13, residential areas, WITH parking bans (only where active crews are scheduled)
Premier Danielle Smith claimed Ontario doesn't offer health coverage to temporary foreign workers' families. But that province does, under several conditions. Watch this fact check. #AbLeg
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
In the middle of the tarmac at Pearson
Weirdest flight situation, with the plane from #yeg over an hour and a half delayed to terminal 3 at Pearson Airport bc of a lost landing tire (I think thatβs what it's called).
We're now on a bus, after a jolted landing and waiting in the middle of the runway.
ON THE BOARD! Go #teamcanada ππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌ
less then 10 min to #teamcanada gold-medal women's hockey game! where are we watching from today? i've put the game on at my desk. #yeg
Phase 1 parking ban starts tomorrow 7am in #yeg
With that STELLAR game by Poulin ππΌππΌ and the 2-1 #TeamCanada win over Switzerland, CBC Edmonton's watch party at Wood Buffalo Regional Library in #FortMac is a GOOOOOOO ππΌππΌππΌ
Details ππ₯
β€΅οΈ gonna be a great time this Thursday, Fort McMurray
#olympics
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Careful if you're out walking today, esp in/out of #yeg river valley. SUPER icy today. @cityofedmonton.bsky.social
Ready to ring in the Year of the Fire Horse at West Edmonton Mall today with the Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre!
Come join me and co-host Stephen of RTHK at the Ice Palace for festivities, lion dances and more π§§ππ§§ #yeg
Big ups to ETS Valley Line SE drivers who wait if they see a passenger running to get on, and even open the closest door when you get there π #yeg
Update from Devin Heroux re: #MarkMcMorris π
#teamcanada #olympics
breaking: Mark McMorris stretchered off hill after fall in pre-Olympic snowboard training | CBC Sports #milanocortina #olympics
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Excellent reporting, thanks Janet
I'll be talking about this story on the radio later this afternoon (5:05 p.m. in Edmonton, 5:20 pm in Calgary on CBC Radio 1) about the Alberta government's new approval process for sexual health education resources and outside presenters. #AbEd #AbLeg
8 years into #remission, it's the 1st time I've intentionally shortened my hair post-cancerποΈππ»ββοΈβ‘οΈππ»ββοΈ
Seeing Alice in #Shrinking and Emily in #EmilyinParis also confirms it: 2026 is the year of the cute bobs and short 'dos. #cancer #fkcancer
Last fall, a new vetting process took effect for sex education resources and presenters in Alberta.
Teachers and sex education experts say what has been approved is limited and has significant gaps. And theyβre worried about the effects for students of watered-down sex ed #AbEd #AbLeg
Learned so much from UofA researcher/prof John Ussher, who has been studying GLP-1 drugs for +15yr
Ussher says the future of these drugs lies in increasing their bioavailability as π
He also discusses what happens when GLP-1 useβ‘οΈ muscle mass loss, then you go off the drug...tl:dr not good
#ozempic
Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they were held for more than a week, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. https://cnn.it/46o0gAM
Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night have poorer overall heart health than the average person. Here's what to do to improve your health.
bit.ly/4kf4l03
Texas A&M University is ending its women's and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.
https://cnn.it/3Z7xD7d
Had a fantastic time talking about #GLP-1 #medicines #ozempic with @jessicacbc.bsky.social a few days ago for CBC Radio Active www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
For the past holiday seasons, Catherine O'Hara had been part of getting the word out there about @CBC Make the Season Kind holiday giving campaign.
Here's the 2025 video. She shines here, as always.
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GUTTED over the death of the shining light of Schitt's Creek, π¨π¦'s #CatherineOHara.
Rest in peace, queen of The Crowening π¦ββ¬πποΈ
Thank you for sharing your grace and talent with the world.