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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻

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Reporter-Editor @ The Canadian Press | other: Global Edmonton + CBC Edmonton + CHSJ News | DM for Signal/WhatsApp | He/Him | Maritimer on the Prairies

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Dec 20

Hey, you! Yeah, you! Cool person!

Care to follow me on other platforms to keep up with Alberta news or the random quirky post? I gotchu!

X/Twitter: @JournoSousa
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Reddit: @CPSousa

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · 1d

Court heard the 76-year-old woman had been living with the couple in a home north of Edmonton when she fell and remained on the floor for over a week.

Paramedics reported her as being caked in her own waste.

From me today: globalnews.ca/news/1147400...

Alberta couple found guilty in death of senior who spent days caked in feces, urine - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

June Briggs and Richard McElroy were convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life and criminal negligence in the 2023 death of Briggs’s mother, Dianne Simmons.

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · 4d

If Adrien Dominguez were teaching this week, he'd be introducing physics to a class of 38 high school students.

Instead, the math and science teacher from High Prairie, northwest of Edmonton, is at home trying to figure out how he'll keep paying his bills.

From me today:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta teachers look for ways to make ends meet as historic strike in second day | CBC News

Some Alberta teachers are trying to figure out how to make ends meet without their regular paycheque as a provincewide strike entered its second day Tuesday.

www.cbc.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · 27d

Josh Ross caught lightning in a bottle as his serenading single about unrequited love propelled him to double wins at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, while newcomer Cameron Whitcomb took home two trophies.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb win big at 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards

KELOWNA - Josh Ross caught lightning in a bottle as his serenading single about unrequited love propelled him to double wins at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, while

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oh, Simon. I'm so, so sorry. You've done so much, and as someone who went through this same thing last year, my heart breaks for you. Take care of yourself. ❤️

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 6

Edmonton police officer charged in shooting of stabbing suspect

A third piece from me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Edmonton police officer charged in shooting of stabbing suspect

EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says an Edmonton officer has been charged in the shooting of a man suspected in a bar stabbing.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 6

Alberta boy, 12, charged with attempted murder in stabbing of younger brother

Also from me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Alberta boy, 12, charged with attempted murder in stabbing of younger brother

LETHBRIDGE - A 12-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after his seven-year-old brother was repeatedly stabbed in their home in southern Alberta.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 6

It comes after two men, aged 18 and 20, died of hypothermia near the former Ranch Roadhouse in south Edmonton.

Recommendations also include clear definitions on over-serving and steps to get intoxicated patrons home safely.

From me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/judge-recomm...

Judge recommends Alberta bars have heated shelters after freezing deaths

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge says bars need measures like heated outdoor shelters and free coat checks to keep patrons from dying in the cold after leaving.

ca.news.yahoo.com

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 5

ICYMI: 'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Sep 5

Suspect in deadly mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation killed in crash with Mountie www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/sus... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Suspect in deadly mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation killed in crash with Mountie

WINNIPEG - A brother and sister are dead and several others injured, including a Mountie, after a mass stabbing Thursday on a small, tight-knit First Nation northeast of Winnipeg.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Aug 23

'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture

Your Saturday read from me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/its... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture

EDMONTON - Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Aug 19

Police in Alberta are telling the public be wary of strangers after a string of distraction thefts making their way across Canada.

They say thieves will strike up a seemingly innocent conversation with vulnerable people before stealing jewelry off them.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say

EDMONTON - Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or sharing sob stories after three people were arrested in a string of "distraction" thefts across

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Jul 23

You know that feeling during a carnival ride when you're hurtling through the air at breakneck speeds? Turns out, it's physics.

Crazy, I know.

And if that's not enough, meet the man riding a ferris wheel for 54 hours straight for charity!

From me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Thrill of the carnival ride comes down to physics: Calgary professor

EDMONTON - Gregg Korek knows a thing or two about roller-coasters.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Jun 28

Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender health-care bill www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender health-care bill

EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has put on hold a provincial law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · Jun 27

Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children’s medicine. The drugs, purchased for $70-million, donated to a charity and some will be sent to Ukraine, by @journosousa.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children’s medicine

Province only received about 30% of shipment, has sat on 1.4 million bottles since spring 2023

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Jun 28

New from me: Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children's medicine www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/alber... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children's medicine

EDMONTON - Three years after Alberta's government paid $70 million for children's pain and fever medicine, its front-line health provider says it has worked out a deal to off-load what

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Jun 26

Decades after making headlines for faking a radio interview, driving under the influence, and breaking federal lobbying rules, a former member of Parliament says he's looking to throw his hat back into the political ring.

From me today: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Former federal politician who once faked radio interview looks to re-enter politics

EDMONTON - Decades after making headlines for faking a radio interview, driving under the influence, and breaking federal lobbying rules, a former member of Parliament says he's looking to throw

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · Jun 20

A rockfall at a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park killed one person and sent three to hospital Thursday, as rescue crews searched for others who might be missing.

From me and @mattscace.bsky.social.

www.townandcountrytoday.com/alberta-news...

One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

LAKE LOUISE — A rockfall at a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park killed one person and sent three to hospital Thursday, as rescue crews searched for others who might be missing.

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Canadian Media Guild - La Guilde canadienne des médias @cmglaguilde.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 29

Day 2 of being on the wildfire beat with @jeremysimes.bsky.social. Thinking of everyone in Manitoba who are fleeing the flames.

Please stay safe: www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 27

In remote, rural areas from Alberta to Manitoba, wildfires forced residents from their homes Tuesday, while others remained on edge as flames inched closer to their communities.

From me and @jeremysimes.bsky.social: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/res...

Residents across the Prairies flee, others on edge due to wildfire threats

In remote, rural areas from Alberta to Manitoba, wildfires forced residents from their homes Tuesday, while others remained on edge as flames inched closer to their communities.

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 23

Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison.

It comes after his conviction was quashed in February and a new trial was ordered.

From me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-judg...

Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered

EDMONTON — Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison.

ca.news.yahoo.com

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 21

An Alberta woman is on the lam after Crown prosecutors say she was wrongfully released from an Edmonton area jail last month with allegedly fake release papers.

From me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/arrest-warra...

ca.news.yahoo.com/arrest-warra...

Arrest warrant issued for Alberta woman released from jail with fake documents

EDMONTON — An Alberta woman is on the lam after Crown prosecutors say she was wrongfully released from an Edmonton area jail last month with allegedly fake release papers.

ca.news.yahoo.com

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 15

Bitsy the cat was born with nine lives, six legs and one loving heart. Now, Christine Koltun says the one-year-old cat is well on her way to having a new lease on life.

Also from me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/edmonton-cat... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Edmonton cat born with six legs on the mend after surgery

EDMONTON — Bitsy the cat was born with nine lives, six legs and one loving heart.

ca.news.yahoo.com

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Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 15

U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

From me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/prosecutors-... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Prosecutors seek prison for men guilty of human smuggling in Manitoba border deaths

FERGUS FALLS — U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

ca.news.yahoo.com

Aaron Sousa ✍️📻 @journosousa.bsky.social · May 13

The union represents about 23,000 people in jobs ranging from administrative work and law enforcement to social work and Alberta Wildfire.

From me and Fakiha Baig today: ca.news.yahoo.com/cp-newsalert...

Thousands of Alberta civil servants vote to strike to back demands, says union

EDMONTON — The union representing thousands of Alberta government workers has voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.

ca.news.yahoo.com

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