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Public Interest Alberta and an activist group called the Alberta Civic Integrity Project are hosting multiple protest rallies in Edmonton this weekend, coincident with the UCP annual general meeting at the Edmonton Expo.
Rally of Resistance at the UCP AGM
www.pialberta.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Public Interest Alberta and an activist group called the Alberta Civic Integrity Project are hosting multiple protest rallies in Edmonton this weekend, coincident with the UCP annual general meeting at the Edmonton Expo.
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Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
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The new mayor and council's decision to backpedal on rezoning has delayed over $100 million in funding for affordable housing—and a $64 million grant next year is at risk, too.
City email indicates that CMHC said future installments of Housing Accelerator Fund proceeds are on pause until citywide rezoning issue is resolved. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Tens of millions in housing funding 'paused' with citywide rezoning repeal: Email - LiveWire Calgary
Roughly $129 million in federal housing cash is paused until Calgary clarifies the future of its citywide rezoning bylaw, according to an internal email obtained by LWC. The email, sent by Chief…
livewirecalgary.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The new mayor and council's decision to backpedal on rezoning has delayed over $100 million in funding for affordable housing—and a $64 million grant next year is at risk, too.
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Deloitte breaks silence on Newfoundland and Labrador healthcare report
Consulting firm says it is “fully responsible for the quality of our work."
Consulting firm says it is “fully responsible for the quality of our work."
Deloitte breaks silence on N.L. healthcare report – The Independent
Consulting firm says it is "fully responsible for the quality of our work"
theindependent.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Deloitte breaks silence on Newfoundland and Labrador healthcare report
Consulting firm says it is “fully responsible for the quality of our work."
Consulting firm says it is “fully responsible for the quality of our work."
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Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
Alberta tables legislation aimed at blocking $1.3 billion claim against AIMCo
Alberta has tabled a new bill that would shield the province from a $1.3 billion claim launched against AIMCo.
edmontonjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
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“[Interprovincial free trade] has been hyped up intentionally, to get provinces...to [reduce] the role of government to watch over the kinds of goods and services that are available..." said @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher Stuart Trew. #cdnpoli www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
'Keep the momentum going': Deal on recognition of goods hailed as step toward interprovincial free trade
The federal government, provinces and territories moved one step closer to free internal trade this week. Find out more here
www.whitecourtstar.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“[Interprovincial free trade] has been hyped up intentionally, to get provinces...to [reduce] the role of government to watch over the kinds of goods and services that are available..." said @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher Stuart Trew. #cdnpoli www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
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Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant and a suggestion from Tantramar mayor on how it may be stopped
Report by Bruce Wark
nbmediacoop.org/2025/11/24/p...
Report by Bruce Wark
nbmediacoop.org/2025/11/24/p...
Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant and a suggestion from Tantramar mayor on how it may be stopped
About 130 people attended a public information session at the Sackville United Church on Sunday to hear about opposition to
nbmediacoop.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant and a suggestion from Tantramar mayor on how it may be stopped
Report by Bruce Wark
nbmediacoop.org/2025/11/24/p...
Report by Bruce Wark
nbmediacoop.org/2025/11/24/p...
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Notice how the same people who tell us capitalist competition breeds innovation and lower prices will fight *tooth and claw* against any new attempt to compete with Canada’s oligopoly of grocery stores. Just watch!
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue
ricochet.media
July 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Notice how the same people who tell us capitalist competition breeds innovation and lower prices will fight *tooth and claw* against any new attempt to compete with Canada’s oligopoly of grocery stores. Just watch!
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Canada’s drug laws are facing a constitutional challenge from the founders of a Vancouver compassion club.
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
Canada’s Drug Laws Face Challenge from Founders of Vancouver Compassion Club
'You feel lost and powerless, because you are,' Drug User Liberation Front co-founder testifies on day one of weeks-long hearing
pressprogress.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Canada’s drug laws are facing a constitutional challenge from the founders of a Vancouver compassion club.
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
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INFO | Le Service de police de la Ville de Québec fait du profilage racial et intervient de façon plus agressive auprès des minorités visibles, selon un rapport.
Par notre journaliste Francis Hébert-Bernier
À lire au complet ➡️ pivot.quebec/2025/11/12/l...
Par notre journaliste Francis Hébert-Bernier
À lire au complet ➡️ pivot.quebec/2025/11/12/l...
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
INFO | Le Service de police de la Ville de Québec fait du profilage racial et intervient de façon plus agressive auprès des minorités visibles, selon un rapport.
Par notre journaliste Francis Hébert-Bernier
À lire au complet ➡️ pivot.quebec/2025/11/12/l...
Par notre journaliste Francis Hébert-Bernier
À lire au complet ➡️ pivot.quebec/2025/11/12/l...
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
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On day one of this weeks-long trial, Jeremy Kalicum testified about the bureaucratic catch-22 that prevented DULF from being a fully legal entity, in addition to saving lives.
He also shared his personal story.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
He also shared his personal story.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
On day one of this weeks-long trial, Jeremy Kalicum testified about the bureaucratic catch-22 that prevented DULF from being a fully legal entity, in addition to saving lives.
He also shared his personal story.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
He also shared his personal story.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social music reviews from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, comics from @hausofdecline.bsky.social and more
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
In a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social music reviews from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, comics from @hausofdecline.bsky.social and more
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social music reviews from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, comics from @hausofdecline.bsky.social and more
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
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Raise your hand if you knew that MLAs had the ability to pull voter records to use to smear people like this. Even we did not know this was possible.
Dale Nally's recall petitioner says he doesn't listen to constituents and cites his concerns over the notwithstanding clause.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Raise your hand if you knew that MLAs had the ability to pull voter records to use to smear people like this. Even we did not know this was possible.
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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
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ICYMI: @ccpa-on.bsky.social political economist @ricardotranjan.bsky.social criticizes #Ontario’s defence of Bill 60. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ICYMI: @ccpa-on.bsky.social political economist @ricardotranjan.bsky.social criticizes #Ontario’s defence of Bill 60. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
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“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
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Bill 60 "creates this slippery slope towards [water] privatization" in Ontario, a water campaigner tells @pressprogress.ca.
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Bill 60 "creates this slippery slope towards [water] privatization" in Ontario, a water campaigner tells @pressprogress.ca.
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Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
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This video features the National Farmers Union keynote talk in Moncton by Charlie Angus and Brit Griffin, who spoke about their decades-long relationship and their experiences in social justice movements.
It also includes interviews with NFU president Jenn Pfenning and other convention-goers.
It also includes interviews with NFU president Jenn Pfenning and other convention-goers.
'Never give up supply management': Farmers talk food sovereignty, tariffs and authoritarianism
YouTube video by NB Media Co-op
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This video features the National Farmers Union keynote talk in Moncton by Charlie Angus and Brit Griffin, who spoke about their decades-long relationship and their experiences in social justice movements.
It also includes interviews with NFU president Jenn Pfenning and other convention-goers.
It also includes interviews with NFU president Jenn Pfenning and other convention-goers.
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Rizek Abdel Jawad is a photojournalist based in Gaza City. He is part of the Connecting Gaza initiative, which helps families in Gaza survive. You can support them by going to www.connectinggaza.org/donate.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Rizek Abdel Jawad is a photojournalist based in Gaza City. He is part of the Connecting Gaza initiative, which helps families in Gaza survive. You can support them by going to www.connectinggaza.org/donate.
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First-ever amputee football league kicks off in Gaza Strip
'Championship of Hope' meant to revive sports activity and boost morale
Photo essay by Rizek Abdel Jawad
'Championship of Hope' meant to revive sports activity and boost morale
Photo essay by Rizek Abdel Jawad
Photos: First-ever amputee football league kicks off in Gaza Strip
Editor's note: Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist from Gaza City whose work was previously featured in these pages, has contributed
nbmediacoop.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
First-ever amputee football league kicks off in Gaza Strip
'Championship of Hope' meant to revive sports activity and boost morale
Photo essay by Rizek Abdel Jawad
'Championship of Hope' meant to revive sports activity and boost morale
Photo essay by Rizek Abdel Jawad
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