Alexander Quon
@alexanderquon.bsky.social
Provincial affairs reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. CAJ National Director, Saskatchewan Region, Data, politics & freedom of information requests. Cat dad. He/him.
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
Sask. NDP introduces rent control legislation, but government says it won't happen
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Sask. NDP introduces rent control legislation, but government says it won't happen | CBC News
The Saskatchewan NDP has introduced a long-promised bill that, if passed, would introduce rent control to the province, but the provincial government has maintained it will not vote for rent control.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sask. NDP introduces rent control legislation, but government says it won't happen
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A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
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Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
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November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
It’s budget season. Councillor Rashovich asked admin what would need to be cut to make the city’s mill rate reduced by 5 per cent. Regina’s floral conservatory is ONE of those proposed cuts.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s budget season. Councillor Rashovich asked admin what would need to be cut to make the city’s mill rate reduced by 5 per cent. Regina’s floral conservatory is ONE of those proposed cuts.
Fans heartbroken, angry as Winnipeg's Valour FC announces suspension of operations
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Fans heartbroken, angry as Winnipeg's Valour FC announces suspension of operations | CBC News
Winnipeg's professional men's soccer club, Valour FC, announced Friday it has suspended operations.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Fans heartbroken, angry as Winnipeg's Valour FC announces suspension of operations
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
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We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
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We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
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I guess if we ask Americans to read this story by colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social it could make the president mad. But she talked to several American entrepreneurs in small manufacturing businesses about how tariffs are hurting them and their companies specifically. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
The hidden victims of Trump’s attacks on Canada? Small U.S. manufacturers - The Logic
Companies that make things in the U.S. say Trump’s trade offensive has sent their costs soaring—and pushed away Canadian customers
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I guess if we ask Americans to read this story by colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social it could make the president mad. But she talked to several American entrepreneurs in small manufacturing businesses about how tariffs are hurting them and their companies specifically. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance weighs in on Canadian multiculturalism as he links immigration to lower living standards.
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
U.S. Vice President JD Vance weighs in on Canadian multiculturalism as he links immigration to lower living standards.
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women
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Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women | CBC News
Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck remains suspended with pay, as required under the province's Police Act. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women
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Coming up on The Early Edition - CBC's Marketplace has been tracking ER wait times across Canada - the news is not good.
Worse is the number of Canadians who are just bailing before they see an ER doctor.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/hO_Fedd...
Worse is the number of Canadians who are just bailing before they see an ER doctor.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/hO_Fedd...
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Coming up on The Early Edition - CBC's Marketplace has been tracking ER wait times across Canada - the news is not good.
Worse is the number of Canadians who are just bailing before they see an ER doctor.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/hO_Fedd...
Worse is the number of Canadians who are just bailing before they see an ER doctor.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/hO_Fedd...
NDP calls on province to halt use of Regina motel with 'deplorable' conditions for social services clients
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NDP calls on province to halt use of Regina motel with 'deplorable' conditions for social services clients | CBC News
The province is adding $20 million to the Provincial Approach to Homelessness (PATH) project over the next three years to boost supports for the growing number of Saskatchewan residents who are homele...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
NDP calls on province to halt use of Regina motel with 'deplorable' conditions for social services clients
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1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
BC Premier David Eby tears into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith + Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe over pipeline negotiations with Ottawa
“I almost fell out of my seat when I heard Scott Moe say that he was part of these conversations.”
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“I almost fell out of my seat when I heard Scott Moe say that he was part of these conversations.”
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B.C. premier blasts ‘secret’ talks on proposed North Coast pipeline between Alberta, Sask. | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby is sharply criticizing Sask. Premier Scott Moe over supposed “secret conversations” with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ottawa on an energy plan that could include a new oil...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
BC Premier David Eby tears into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith + Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe over pipeline negotiations with Ottawa
“I almost fell out of my seat when I heard Scott Moe say that he was part of these conversations.”
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“I almost fell out of my seat when I heard Scott Moe say that he was part of these conversations.”
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Past Regina city councils have repeatedly kept the mill rate artificially low, according to acting city manager Jim Nicol.
That was politically advantageous but now the bill is coming due and council is weighing a 15.69 per cent
mill rate increase
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That was politically advantageous but now the bill is coming due and council is weighing a 15.69 per cent
mill rate increase
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City of Regina says property tax needs to go up 15.69 per cent next year to maintain current service levels | CBC News
Acting city manager Jim Nicol emphasized that the estimated rate increase, which would correspond to an increase of $33 a month for the average Regina homeowner, was only a forecast. City council will...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Past Regina city councils have repeatedly kept the mill rate artificially low, according to acting city manager Jim Nicol.
That was politically advantageous but now the bill is coming due and council is weighing a 15.69 per cent
mill rate increase
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That was politically advantageous but now the bill is coming due and council is weighing a 15.69 per cent
mill rate increase
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The City of Regina has an Indigenous framework. It was endorsed by this council.
Council could learn from and utilize it. Instead, some councillors ask paternalistic questions like this.
Council could learn from and utilize it. Instead, some councillors ask paternalistic questions like this.
Toward the end of yesterday's discussion of Regina's Safety, Wellness & Homelessness report, Clr Tsiklis had some questions he wanted to ask with "utmost sensitivity". Always a good sign when you have to start your questions w/ a variation on "don't take this the wrong way but…" #yqrcc
Nov 19 2025 - Clr Tsiklis asks why we haven't heard from Regina's Indigenous partners
YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene
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November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The City of Regina has an Indigenous framework. It was endorsed by this council.
Council could learn from and utilize it. Instead, some councillors ask paternalistic questions like this.
Council could learn from and utilize it. Instead, some councillors ask paternalistic questions like this.
It's an interesting approach. Will it land well with city council? Budget debates are scheduled for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
… about that proposed 15.69% mill rate increase… Admin includes this slide towards the end of their presentation doc. "Forecast, not proposed budget." #yqrcc
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's an interesting approach. Will it land well with city council? Budget debates are scheduled for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Just in: Regina city administration says a mill rate of 15.69 per cent is forecasted in order to keep current service levels.
That's because of a funding gap for operations of $51.8 million
Budget deliberations are set for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
That's because of a funding gap for operations of $51.8 million
Budget deliberations are set for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just in: Regina city administration says a mill rate of 15.69 per cent is forecasted in order to keep current service levels.
That's because of a funding gap for operations of $51.8 million
Budget deliberations are set for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
That's because of a funding gap for operations of $51.8 million
Budget deliberations are set for Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.
Moe says Sask. involved in discussions about deal for potential B.C. pipeline
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Moe says Sask. involved in discussions about deal for potential B.C. pipeline | CBC News
A senior federal government official has told CBC's parliamentary bureau that a deal is likely to include some language about a path forward for an oil pipeline in northwest B.C.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Moe says Sask. involved in discussions about deal for potential B.C. pipeline
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Sask. Premier Scott Moe returns from D.C. trade mission where he met with with U.S. Cabinet officials
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Sask. Premier Scott Moe returns from D.C. trade mission where he met with with U.S. Cabinet officials | CBC News
Moe said all of the discussions were focused on how best to restart trade talks between Canada and the United States.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sask. Premier Scott Moe returns from D.C. trade mission where he met with with U.S. Cabinet officials
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A reminder that HAF funding was approved unanimously by the previous city council.
Rashovich: I want to do this slower. When we accepted that HAF money there were people in my area who weren't happy about that b/c we changed zoning across the city. And if we're doing that again here… #yqrcc
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that HAF funding was approved unanimously by the previous city council.
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“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” said Reid Pillifant, an attorney specializing in public records and media law.
NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
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We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” said Reid Pillifant, an attorney specializing in public records and media law.
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On Alberta, trans youth, and the Danielle Smith’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th Charter rights override in a month:
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ANALYSIS | Alberta's notwithstanding clause triple play on trans youth rights | CBC News
The Alberta premier's second, third and fourth uses of the constitution's nuclear option come after she repeatedly said trans policy bills struck balance on rights. Then it became clear the courts mig...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On Alberta, trans youth, and the Danielle Smith’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th Charter rights override in a month:
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A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada.
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P.E.I. man facing what police say are 1st terrorism charges laid in Atlantic Canada | CBC News
A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada.
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