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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 21h

This is like "Sopranos" style stuff here.

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 21h

ATM theft in Peachland leaves hole in side of bank #Peachland

ATM theft in Peachland leaves hole in side of bank - Peachland News

There was a heavy police presence in Peachland Wednesday morning as officers worked around what appears to have been a stolen ATM machine.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 21h

Public funds for public services. Period. #ableg

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Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

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Rob Ashton for NDP Leader @rob-for-ndp-leader.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a great day for workers. With Bill C-247, the NDP is standing up for the right to strike and bargain freely - rights generations of workers fought for.

It’s time Ottawa remembered who keeps this country running. It’s time for workers to have a voice in Ottawa.

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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 1d

Manitoba legislature approves $18,000 fine for former premier Heather Stefanson #Manitoba

Manitoba legislature approves $18,000 fine for former premier Heather Stefanson - Canada News

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson has been fined $18,000 for violating the province's conflict of interest law.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

So many truckers are practically slaves who are worked to exhaustion by their bosses. Good on the Bloc! #cdnpoli #bchwy1

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 1d

MPs launch probe of trucking sector after Bloc calls out labour standards (Canada)

MPs launch probe of trucking sector after Bloc calls out labour standards - Canada News

A House of Commons committee is set to launch a study of labour standards in the trucking sector today after the Bloc Québécois called on the government to end what it calls exploitative practices.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1d

Declining literacy rates aren’t a new issue for B.C. — or Canada.

Standardized test results have been on a downward swing countrywide for over 20 years. What’s the fix?

Second in a series. By @kehyslop.bsky.social. #bced #bcpoli #canpoli

Math and Reading Scores Are Declining in BC. Why? | The Tyee

And what’s the fix? Second in a series.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

I do this all the time now, too. It's a reflex where I don't need to even think about doing it.

Radish Doodles @radishdoodles.bsky.social · 1d

I feel morally correct doing this.

A photo of my blurry hand flipping off a dumb ass cybertruck

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

Motion carried 48-3 with the support of the NDP and Green caucuses plus Independent MLA Elenore Sturko, opposed by the OneBC caucus (Brodie and Armstrong) and Independent MLA Jordan Kealy #bcpoli

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

Here's what the chamber looked like during the Yay vote (in support of Arora's motion to condemn ARPA's views

Conservative side was empty (the head you can see in the foreground on the right is Green house leader Rob Botterell)

The interior of BC's legislative chamber for a standing vote on Motion 38, Views and Policies of Association for Reformed Political Action

The chairs on the opposition side of the house, where the Conservative caucus would sit, are mostly empty

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Yes

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 2d

Should sharing intimate images without consent be considered a form of sexual violence?

Should sharing intimate images without consent be considered a form of sexual violence? - Poll

British Columbia's attorney general says the government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent, a crime she describes as a form of sexualized violence.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

#bcndp

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 2d

ER at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital closed until Tuesday morning #Kamloops

ER at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital closed until Tuesday morning - Kamloops News

Interior Health is advising of an immediate, temporary closure of the emergency room at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater.

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 2d

Coca-Cola Coke Zero

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2d

US Gov't it slowly taking over Canadian mining companies. @charlieangus104.bsky.social

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 2d

U.S. government to take 10-per-cent stake in Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals (Business)

U.S. government to take 10-per-cent stake in Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals - Business News

Vancouver-based Trilogy Metals Inc. says the U.S. government will take a 10-per-cent stake in the mineral exploration company, which has mining interests in Alaska that Washington wants to see developed.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2d

So you aren't allowed to use your own seeds? Why?

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Dan Vie @danvie.bsky.social · 2d

Bread and Puppet Theater on what to do when stopped by police.

ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 2d

i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

Big crowd out on the legislature lawn today for a rally in support of striking workers

The public sector strike escalated today with the addition of government licensed professionals, members of the Professional Employees Association, per the PEA executive #bcpoli

The lawn of the BC legislature full of protesting public sector workers with yellow and blue flags and aignd

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see #Banff Town Council putting Banff Field Unit's feet to the fire on overcrowding.

Rocky Mountain Outlook @rockymtnoutlook.bsky.social · 2d

NEWS: Council will talk overcrowding, congestion with Banff park superintendent

Council will talk overcrowding, congestion with Banff park superintendent

“It’s really important as you go through this process that everyone keep an open mind, every single tactic’s on the table and discussed – everything – at least within our legal frameworks and bookends."

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B.C. Green Caucus @bcgreencaucus.bsky.social · 2d

At noon, @robbotterell.bsky.social joined the @bcgeu.bsky.social rally on the Legislature Lawn, alongside BC Green Leader @emilylowan.bsky.social

#solidarityforever #bcpoli

BC Green Leader Emily Lowan, BC Green MLA Rob Botterell, and striking BCGEU workers on the BC legislature lawn.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Trump dodged the Vietnam draft and made a disastrous deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The image is an X post by Aaron Rupar (@atrupar
) on X.com, quoting Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand." The post includes a photo of Trump speaking to an audience in Navy uniforms.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is eating a piece of chocolate .

ALT: a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is eating a piece of chocolate .

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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 2d

JOIN ME tomorrow @ Rally for #Public #Education in #Canmore from 11 am - 2 pm.

My @albertandp.ca colleagues & I will continue to push for this government to treat #teachers w/ respect + properly invest in our classrooms.

📞📩STAY LOUD Alberta! Call & Email the premier, Ed Minister + CC your MLA!

JOIN ME tomorrow at the Rally for Public Education in Canmore from 11 am - 2 pm - Albertans are continuing to stand with teachers and stand up for the public education our kids deserve!
Leading up to today's first day of a Teachers' Strike, I heard from a lot of constituents concerned about a what a strike will mean for their families. Yesterday on World Teachers Day, 10s of 1000s of Albertans attended public rallies in Edmonton & Calgary, forming a massive sea of #RedforEd that was unlike anything I have ever seen before!
The UCP should not be surprised by this, after years of failing to properly plan for this contract negotiation. The UCP government is now spending a lot of time (and our money) on a media campaign trying to explain to us why they won’t invest more in education for our kids. My colleagues and I are calling on the Alberta government to invest properly in Education, "They need to come back to the table to negotiate in good faith and offer a deal that works to ensure Alberta teachers are valued and treated fairly" said Amanda Chapman, Shadow Minister for Education.
Continue to raise your voice on this issue. We will continue to push for the government to come back to the table, treat teachers with respect, and properly invest in Alberta’s classrooms.
#mla #banffkananaskis #canmore #event #rally #education #teachers #students #strike #abpoli #abed

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2d

I have read enough. @rob-for-ndp-leader.bsky.social is what the NDP needs. Also, anyone who is an FC St. Pauli fan is good in my books. I'm getting a #NDP membership and throwing my support behind him. #canlab

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 2d

“So why now? I’m tired of Conservatives and Liberals lying to workers, telling them they’re going to make their lives better. All we see happening is our lives getting worse.”

@isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Rob Ashton who is joining the race for the NDP leadership. #canpoli

‘We're All Getting Screwed. I’ve Had Enough’ | The Tyee

He was a dockworker, then a labour leader. Now Rob Ashton wants to lead the federal NDP. A Tyee Q&A.

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