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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 13m

The survey responses in the Ward 13 election duel provide a clear distinction between candidates. Check out what they had to say. #yyc #calgary #yycvote

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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 17h

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo offers the first behind the scenes look at their Animal Care Centre in a decade
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Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo offers rare sneak peak behind the scenes at Animal Care Centre - LiveWire Calgary

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo opened the doors at its Animal Care Centre for the media for the first time in a decade, as part of a behind-the-scenes tour for International Veterinary Technician…

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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 22h

We're kicking off ward election coverage in Ward 11, where there's a hot race brewing for that seat. PLUS: Check out each candidate's responses to our revealing survey questions. Who do you align with?

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Calgary election 2025: Ward 11 candidates have their say on the top issues - LiveWire Calgary

Ward 11 is one of the hotly contested races in Calgary’s municipal election, largely driven by a rematch between incumbent Kourtney Penner and challenger, Communities First candidate, Rob Ward. …

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 1d

On this topic, a recent Freakonomics interview with Canadian author Dan Wang on why China is building these massive projects while the US stalls was fascinating—and also insightful as to the pitfalls of both approaches.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 1d

In the interest of transparency, I voted for the people I thought would best represent the ward I live in, and the mayor I thought would best represent Calgary given what I know about the City of Calgary.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 1d

Day of advance voting in Calgary saw 14,442 advance ballots cast. Lower than 2021, but higher than 2017.

Cumulative vote count for the seven days of advance voting for 2013, 2017, 2021, and to date for 2025 below.

Cumulative advance voting counts for 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025 (up to Day 1 of voting for 2025).

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 1d

Day one of advance voting in the Calgary municipal election, and I’m happy to report I did my civic duty by casting my ballot. This year on the vote bus, which has returned from a pandemic hiatus to provide a mobile advance poll for all Calgarians.

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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 1d

Some want the status quo, some a full repeal, others seek property owner amnesty on Calgary's citywide rezoning. What happens after Calgary's municipal election? #yyc #yycvote #calgary

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What does a potential repeal of citywide rezoning look like after Calgary's election? - LiveWire Calgary

When it was approved in May 2024, Calgary’s citywide rezoning bylaw instantly became the wedge issue prospective 2025 city council candidates were looking for. Surveys had citizens split 60/40, with…

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI (unlikely as that is): Ahead of today's teachers strike, tens of thousands of teachers, students, and parents rallied in both Calgary and Edmonton.

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Tens of thousands of teachers rally across province ahead of strike - LiveWire Calgary

Tens of thousands of teachers across Alberta, including more than 2,000 in Calgary, rallied ahead of the start of a province-wide teachers strike set to begin on Oct. 6. The main message of the rally ...

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

Class sizes, core subjects metro school boards, until the UCP stopped measuring in 2019.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve covered dozens of protests at the provinces’s southern office at the McDougall Centre, but today’s teacher rally was by far the largest by a measure. Truly massive turnout for teachers to express their anger at the government.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say reut.rs/46AfymJ

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 4d

Déja vu all over again? #yyc #calgary #yycvote

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Calgary Party deploys anti-province tactics in municipal election - LiveWire Calgary

You might think the Calgary Party would be picking fights with candidates from other parties, or perhaps the independents. Nope, they want instead to go toe-to-toe with Premier Danielle Smith. Since…

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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 6d

Overall Calgarians are rating their quality of life as being good in 2025 at 66 per cent, but those numbers belie how different demographic groups view the city based on age, income, and gender.

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More Calgarians rate their quality of life as good, but there is a catch - LiveWire Calgary

The Calgary Foundation’s annual quality of life survey has been released and for 2025, it has shown that five percent more Calgarians rate their quality of life as good or excellent than in 2024.…

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 7d

Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Alberta NDP, is set to have a live discussion with Evan Li tonight on YouTube at 8pm.

Li was the high school student whom Bruce McAllister, ED for the Premier's Office said should have been assaulted for his views at Alberta Next.

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Naheed Nenshi

Leader of Alberta’s New Democrats. For Alberta. For all of us.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 7d

Exceedingly unlikely. Smith said they don't have a classroom body problem, they have a space problem and that it will take several years to fix.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 7d

Premier Smith acknowledges that maximum classroom sizes were not on the table in negotiations. That is something that I have heard from many teachers they want as part of the negotiations.

Smith said the government doesn't want caps for maximum flexibility.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 7d

The Alberta Government says they will redirect funding that would otherwise go towards teachers and educational grants for school boards during a strike to parents, saying that funding would be unused.

Not clear what would happen if a negotiated settlement included back pay, as is often the case.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 7d

Premier Smith says that her Executive Director Bruce McAllister's comments were just off colour, and that he has apologized for it and the matter is closed.

Says its common practice to cut people off at Alberta Next panels who aren't on page about talking about relations with Ottawa.

Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 8d

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 8d

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Connie Walker @conniewalker.bsky.social · 8d

The Yukon First Nation Education Directorate's rural nutrition program has provided meals &snacks to hundreds of students...
This year the program has been suspended after YFNED's application for funding through Jordan's Principle was denied by Indigenous Services Canada.
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Yukon's rural nutrition program ends after losing Jordan's Principle funding | CBC News

The Yukon First Nation Education Directorate is appealing the federal government's decision to deny its funding proposal to keep the Yukon's rural nutrition program running.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 19d

#StarExclusive: Tesla used an automated system to make a run on the bank of Canada’s dwindling EV subsidies, outmanoeuvring Canadian dealerships that filed claims manually and were left short millions of dollars, the Star has learned.

Tesla used bots to run the bank on millions in Canadian EV rebates — but didn’t fake sales: Government investigation

Tesla filed more than 8,600 rebate claims in under 72 hours to make a run on the bank of Canada’s dwindling EV subsidies.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 18d

Covering the disability community die in at McDougall Centre this afternoon, and one of the harrowing stories is from an AISH recipient who was offered a MAID form to die rather than being offered provincial emergency housing transition support.

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 19d

Heard from numerous teachers tonight that they'd rather quit than accept what the government bargaining is moving towards. So a deal may be reached, but it may come as a Pyrrhic victory.

LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 19d

ATA bargaining chair resigns hours after meeting with government

ATA bargaining chair resigns hours after meeting with government - LiveWire Calgary

In an email sent to the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s Provincial Executive Council, the association’s governing body, Peter Mackay, the central table bargaining committee chair, has resigned…

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