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Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract
The 2.5-year collective agreement includes annual wage increases and all sorts of benefits.
albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...
Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract
The 2.5-year collective agreement includes annual wage increases and all sorts of benefits.
albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...
Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract
The 2.5-year collective agreement includes annual wage increases and all sorts of benefits.
albertaworker.ca
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract
The 2.5-year collective agreement includes annual wage increases and all sorts of benefits.
albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...
Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract
The 2.5-year collective agreement includes annual wage increases and all sorts of benefits.
albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...
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Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
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We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
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Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
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January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
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One tiny supervised consumption site in a hospital had more visits than the virtual supervised consumption app launched via sole-source contracts & advertised for 4 years.
The data show that one site probably reverses more overdoses in one year than the app has been involved within in 4 years.
The data show that one site probably reverses more overdoses in one year than the app has been involved within in 4 years.
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
One tiny supervised consumption site in a hospital had more visits than the virtual supervised consumption app launched via sole-source contracts & advertised for 4 years.
The data show that one site probably reverses more overdoses in one year than the app has been involved within in 4 years.
The data show that one site probably reverses more overdoses in one year than the app has been involved within in 4 years.
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Incredible – Minister Rick Wilson told CBC in November he was closing the Royal Alex Hospital supervised consumption site because it wasn't being used enough.
In 2024, drugs were consumed at the site 1,212 times – 55% more than the total DORS app sessions. DORS still has an operating contract.
In 2024, drugs were consumed at the site 1,212 times – 55% more than the total DORS app sessions. DORS still has an operating contract.
SCOOP 🧵
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
Overdose app falters as Alberta government accelerates war on supervised consumption
Launched to government fanfare on sole-source contracts, the Digital Overdose Response System app is barely used most days and has registered just 51 ambulance dispatches over four years –– around 0.1...
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Incredible – Minister Rick Wilson told CBC in November he was closing the Royal Alex Hospital supervised consumption site because it wasn't being used enough.
In 2024, drugs were consumed at the site 1,212 times – 55% more than the total DORS app sessions. DORS still has an operating contract.
In 2024, drugs were consumed at the site 1,212 times – 55% more than the total DORS app sessions. DORS still has an operating contract.
Amber Bracken, a journalist who was illegally arrested by the RCMP while trying to report on protests against Coastal GasLink in 2021, is finally getting her day in court.
Trial begins for journalist suing RCMP for arrest at pipeline protest camp near Prince George, B.C. | CBC News
Photojournalist Amber Bracken and The Narwhal say RCMP violated Charter rights when they unlawfully arrested and detained Bracken at a Coastal GasLink pipeline protest camp on Wet’suwet’en territory i...
www.cbc.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Amber Bracken, a journalist who was illegally arrested by the RCMP while trying to report on protests against Coastal GasLink in 2021, is finally getting her day in court.
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SCOOP 🧵
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
Overdose app falters as Alberta government accelerates war on supervised consumption
Launched to government fanfare on sole-source contracts, the Digital Overdose Response System app is barely used most days and has registered just 51 ambulance dispatches over four years –– around 0.1...
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
SCOOP 🧵
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
The DORS app was supposed to keep people safe while using drugs at home. But in 4 years, it has activated just 51 ambulances.
The app isn't used 41% of days.
Meanwhile, the AB govt is dismantling the option that works: supervised consumption. 1/
drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
Alberta senator Paula Simons is urging the federal government to take some action regarding the X/Grok situation. X Corp's generative AI, Grok, has been producing and distributing non-consensual pornographic images of women—and even child sex abuse material—for months.
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X (formerly Twitter) has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Alberta senator Paula Simons is urging the federal government to take some action regarding the X/Grok situation. X Corp's generative AI, Grok, has been producing and distributing non-consensual pornographic images of women—and even child sex abuse material—for months.
If you've been meaning to sign the petition to stop public funding from going to private schools, petitioners will be collecting signatures in Edmonton tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you've been meaning to sign the petition to stop public funding from going to private schools, petitioners will be collecting signatures in Edmonton tomorrow.
On the 24th, public health advocates Friends of Medicare will be hosting a town hall at the Parkdale Church in Calgary to discuss Alberta's worsening health care crisis. Dr. Paul Parks, an ER doctor from Medicine Hat and former Alberta Medical Association president, is listed as the key speaker.
An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Calgary
www.friendsofmedicare.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
On the 24th, public health advocates Friends of Medicare will be hosting a town hall at the Parkdale Church in Calgary to discuss Alberta's worsening health care crisis. Dr. Paul Parks, an ER doctor from Medicine Hat and former Alberta Medical Association president, is listed as the key speaker.
A quarter of all lobbying in Alberta last year was run through three big agencies: Alberta Counsel, which is packed with former Kenney-era conservative electeds; Canadian Strategy Group, which also boasts many ex-politicians but from the PC era; and the conservative-aligned Global Public Affairs.
Beyond Local: 3 firms accounted for 25% of lobbyist registrations in Alberta
While more than 500 organizations and consultant lobbyist firms appeared in the provincial registry in 2025, three well-connected firms accounted for about 25 per cent of all lobbying efforts.
www.rmoutlook.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
A quarter of all lobbying in Alberta last year was run through three big agencies: Alberta Counsel, which is packed with former Kenney-era conservative electeds; Canadian Strategy Group, which also boasts many ex-politicians but from the PC era; and the conservative-aligned Global Public Affairs.
An anonymous activist claiming to hail from Edmonton, Alberta has put up a new website tracking which Alberta MLAs are supporting the Alberta separatist movement. The website, clearly in opposition to separatism, links out to local recall campaigns against those MLAs.
Is My MLA a Separatist? | Alberta Watch
albertawatch.ca
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
An anonymous activist claiming to hail from Edmonton, Alberta has put up a new website tracking which Alberta MLAs are supporting the Alberta separatist movement. The website, clearly in opposition to separatism, links out to local recall campaigns against those MLAs.
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Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients. #ableg @theglobeandmail.com
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow
Call follows deaths of three patients in Grey Nuns Community Hospital emergency on Dec. 22
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients. #ableg @theglobeandmail.com
"That lawyer, identified in court records made public Tuesday as Bryan Ward, has acted a number of times for Sam Mraiche, an Edmonton-based medical equipment entrepreneur whose companies are at the centre of a procurement controversy that has roiled Alberta politics for the past year."
NEW: A podcaster accused of harassing a former AHS director said he was hired by an Edmonton lawyer, court docs show. That lawyer has ties to Sam Mraiche, who owns companies at the centre of Alberta's procurement controversy.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Podcaster accused of harassing former AHS board member says he was hired by Edmonton lawyer, court records show
Legal documents identify Bryan Ward, who has acted for Sam Mraiche on multiple occasions, as the lawyer
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
"That lawyer, identified in court records made public Tuesday as Bryan Ward, has acted a number of times for Sam Mraiche, an Edmonton-based medical equipment entrepreneur whose companies are at the centre of a procurement controversy that has roiled Alberta politics for the past year."
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
sign.abfundspublicschools.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
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SCOOP: Nine RCMP officers broke into Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam’s house on Christmas Day.
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
RCMP break into Chief Allan Adam’s home on Christmas - Alberta Native News
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was in Fort Chipewyan celebrating Christmas with his...
www.albertanativenews.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
SCOOP: Nine RCMP officers broke into Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam’s house on Christmas Day.
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
Edmonton police quietly replaced their surveillance plane in 2023 with an unusually expensive model marketed as a luxury aircraft, an access to information request reveals.
Edmonton police have replaced their secret surveillance plane with a multimillion dollar “luxury flying SUV”
EPS has replaced their former surveillance aircraft with a multimillion dollar new plane that the manufacturer describes as a "luxury flying SUV."
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January 3, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Edmonton police quietly replaced their surveillance plane in 2023 with an unusually expensive model marketed as a luxury aircraft, an access to information request reveals.
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Foreign corporations or citizens can’t own more than 20 acres of land in Alberta, unless the government grants an exemption. Brett McKay has a look at who gets to bypass the rules.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Foreign corporations or citizens can’t own more than 20 acres of land in Alberta, unless the government grants an exemption. Brett McKay has a look at who gets to bypass the rules.
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“We cannot continue on hearing stories of people dying in the back of ambulances or waiting for nine hours in an ambulance or waiting 29 hours on a hospital floor,” Danielle Smith told the CBC, and vowed to fix Alberta's health care within 90 days.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Alberta orders review after man dies waiting in Edmonton emergency department | CBC News
Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones said on social media Friday that he had directed Acute Care Alberta to work with Covenant Health to review the circumstances and potential ...
www.cbc.ca
December 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“We cannot continue on hearing stories of people dying in the back of ambulances or waiting for nine hours in an ambulance or waiting 29 hours on a hospital floor,” Danielle Smith told the CBC, and vowed to fix Alberta's health care within 90 days.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
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Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Plus lots more -->
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Former AHS board member obtains rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcasters
The order allows Sandy Edmonstone to search and seize records and electronic devices from David Wallace and James Di Fiore
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Danielle Smith's efforts to marginalize and restrict access to the COVID-19 vaccine have paid off: a mere 6.8% of the province got their shots this year, down from last year's already embarrassing rate of 14%.
How does Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination rate compare to other provinces? We asked | CBC News
Alberta's declining COVID-19 vaccination rate is sparking more concern as it becomes clear how uptake in the province compares to other parts of the country.
www.cbc.ca
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Danielle Smith's efforts to marginalize and restrict access to the COVID-19 vaccine have paid off: a mere 6.8% of the province got their shots this year, down from last year's already embarrassing rate of 14%.
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Grassy Mountain (version 1) is officially dead.
A long time coming.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social
A long time coming.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Grassy Mountain (version 1) is officially dead.
A long time coming.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social
A long time coming.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social
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The province receives recommendations from panels all the time, and premier & gov't take or leave ideas as they please.
But this is different.
This panel was *chaired* by Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But this is different.
This panel was *chaired* by Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta Next panel recommends referendums on immigration, leaving Canada Pension Plan | CBC News
An Alberta panel aimed at finding ways the province can strengthen its autonomy has offered up seven recommendations, including options for referendum topics.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The province receives recommendations from panels all the time, and premier & gov't take or leave ideas as they please.
But this is different.
This panel was *chaired* by Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But this is different.
This panel was *chaired* by Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
If you 'enjoyed' our recent two podcasts about the ANDP-Leap conflict and the federal NDP's leadership race, you're going to 'love' digging into the federal party's just-released 2025 campaign post-mortem.
www.ndp.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you 'enjoyed' our recent two podcasts about the ANDP-Leap conflict and the federal NDP's leadership race, you're going to 'love' digging into the federal party's just-released 2025 campaign post-mortem.