E.C. Bell
@ecwriter.bsky.social
I don't know what I am, anymore. I'll get back to you if I ever figure it out.
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Alberta government staffers tour a building; a few months later a private businessman with ties to that government buys it; then he leases it to the Métis Nation for use as an addiction recovery centre.
Another story about Sam Mraiche - by
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Another story about Sam Mraiche - by
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions | The Tyee
Not long after Addiction Ministry representatives toured the property, Mraiche bought it. Now it’s a detox centre leased to Métis Nation of Alberta.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Alberta government staffers tour a building; a few months later a private businessman with ties to that government buys it; then he leases it to the Métis Nation for use as an addiction recovery centre.
Another story about Sam Mraiche - by
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Another story about Sam Mraiche - by
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Went into town to sign the recall petition for Jackie Armstrong- Homenuik yesterday. She is the UCP MLA for Fort Sask- Vegreville. If she's your MLA and you'd like to petition her out, the next opportunity is Jan 9 from 1 - 4pm in Lamont at 4809 51st. Near the post office. #abpoli #ableg
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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The stepdaughter of a First Nations man who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the Yukon government and the shelter’s operator over his death.
Step-daughter files lawsuit over man’s death at Whitehorse emergency shelter
The step-daughter of a First Nations man who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the Yukon government and the shelter’s operator over his death.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The stepdaughter of a First Nations man who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the Yukon government and the shelter’s operator over his death.
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Colleague Jo Horwood and I tried to find out, how many books were pulled off Alberta school shelves as a result of the gov't order? And what books were they?
Turns out, the names of the books are a secret #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Turns out, the names of the books are a secret #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta school divisions remove handful of titles from shelves as new school library rules take effect | CBC News
A newly enacted provincial order on school literary materials prompted some divisions to remove a couple of dozen books from school shelves, but the names of those titles are secret.
www.cbc.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Colleague Jo Horwood and I tried to find out, how many books were pulled off Alberta school shelves as a result of the gov't order? And what books were they?
Turns out, the names of the books are a secret #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Turns out, the names of the books are a secret #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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News: Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta gov over steps taken to enable a separatist referendum, saying it did so despite knowing it would violate treaty.
Suit also contains a summary of statements from separatists re: seeking Trump admin support edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Suit also contains a summary of statements from separatists re: seeking Trump admin support edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation sues over independence referendum, claims government 'conspired' with separatists
A First Nation in northwest Alberta is suing the provincial government ahead of an anticipated separation referendum.
edmontonjournal.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
News: Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta gov over steps taken to enable a separatist referendum, saying it did so despite knowing it would violate treaty.
Suit also contains a summary of statements from separatists re: seeking Trump admin support edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Suit also contains a summary of statements from separatists re: seeking Trump admin support edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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There are a bunch of Jane Glatt's boxsets but I'm going to highlight this new one specifically, which has FOUR series starters! Get a taste of four different fantasy series in one. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Enchanted Adventures ebook by Jane Glatt - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Enchanted Adventures Four Fantasy Series Starters" by Jane Glatt available from Rakuten Kobo. Explore the fantasy worlds of Jane Glatt in this collection of four series starters.
Thief - Book 1 ...
www.kobo.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There are a bunch of Jane Glatt's boxsets but I'm going to highlight this new one specifically, which has FOUR series starters! Get a taste of four different fantasy series in one. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Well look at that! My "extremely Fucking Canadian" books on sale until the 29th.
(Thanks for the mention, @skyladawn.ca )
(Thanks for the mention, @skyladawn.ca )
Also Extremely Fucking Canadian (look, there are dozens of us...dozens!), here's the Marie Jenner paranormal mystery series set in Edmonton, and you can grab both volumes for twenty bucks!
Vol 1 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Vol 2 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Vol 1 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Vol 2 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
The Marie Jenner Mysteries ebook by E. C. Bell - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Marie Jenner Mysteries Books 1-3" by E. C. Bell available from Rakuten Kobo. Marie wants a normal job—a normal life. She isn’t going to get it.
This omnibus includes the first three novels o...
www.kobo.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well look at that! My "extremely Fucking Canadian" books on sale until the 29th.
(Thanks for the mention, @skyladawn.ca )
(Thanks for the mention, @skyladawn.ca )
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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“Using workers’ own pension surpluses to finance their departure sets an extraordinary and dangerous precedent…No employer should ever be permitted to unilaterally appropriate workers’ deferred compensation and repurpose it for its own purposes.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa to shift nearly $1-billion from public-service pension fund to general revenues
Unions have long criticized the practice, with one vowing to ‘oppose any attempts to unilaterally allocate these funds’
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Using workers’ own pension surpluses to finance their departure sets an extraordinary and dangerous precedent…No employer should ever be permitted to unilaterally appropriate workers’ deferred compensation and repurpose it for its own purposes.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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He's back!
Elections Alberta says @CorbLund has filed a notice of intent on his anti-coal mining petition, meaning he won't be subjected to the increased cost of filing a citizen driven initiative.
He has until Jan 18 to resubmit formal application
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta says @CorbLund has filed a notice of intent on his anti-coal mining petition, meaning he won't be subjected to the increased cost of filing a citizen driven initiative.
He has until Jan 18 to resubmit formal application
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Notice of Intent Received - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received a notice of intent to apply for the issuance of a citizen initiative petition for a legislative proposal. The notice of inten...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
He's back!
Elections Alberta says @CorbLund has filed a notice of intent on his anti-coal mining petition, meaning he won't be subjected to the increased cost of filing a citizen driven initiative.
He has until Jan 18 to resubmit formal application
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta says @CorbLund has filed a notice of intent on his anti-coal mining petition, meaning he won't be subjected to the increased cost of filing a citizen driven initiative.
He has until Jan 18 to resubmit formal application
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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The freeze-up in the Hudson Bay (Canada) has been one of the latest on record for #Arctic sea ice. This is consistent with the long-term trend of a lengthening open water season.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The freeze-up in the Hudson Bay (Canada) has been one of the latest on record for #Arctic sea ice. This is consistent with the long-term trend of a lengthening open water season.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
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even though the Ban Coal in the Eastern Slopes petition is postponed, you can start to put your name forward as a canvasser for signatures, today.
www.coalpetition.ca
www.coalpetition.ca
Water Not Coal | Citizen Initiative Petition
Help prohibit coal mining in the Alberta's Rockies. Register to sign the petition.
www.coalpetition.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
even though the Ban Coal in the Eastern Slopes petition is postponed, you can start to put your name forward as a canvasser for signatures, today.
www.coalpetition.ca
www.coalpetition.ca
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""Following a careful assessment of Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Skate Canada has determined that we are unable to host events in the province while maintaining our national standards for safe and inclusive sport," the organization said in a statement emailed to CBC News."
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
""Following a careful assessment of Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Skate Canada has determined that we are unable to host events in the province while maintaining our national standards for safe and inclusive sport," the organization said in a statement emailed to CBC News."
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When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Edmonton sees record increase in frostbite amputations, despite innovative treatment | CBC News
Advocates call for more support and changes to policy as new data shows frostbite numbers increased again in Edmonton last winter, with the majority performed on people without housing.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Once roaming the Prairies in the millions, plains bison are now threatened in Canada. 🦬
Your symbolic adoption helps protect prairie grasslands and the wildlife that depend on them.
Adopt today: giving.natureconservancy.ca?utm_campaign...
Your symbolic adoption helps protect prairie grasslands and the wildlife that depend on them.
Adopt today: giving.natureconservancy.ca?utm_campaign...
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Once roaming the Prairies in the millions, plains bison are now threatened in Canada. 🦬
Your symbolic adoption helps protect prairie grasslands and the wildlife that depend on them.
Adopt today: giving.natureconservancy.ca?utm_campaign...
Your symbolic adoption helps protect prairie grasslands and the wildlife that depend on them.
Adopt today: giving.natureconservancy.ca?utm_campaign...
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Unfortunately, after repeatedly using time allocation motions to limit debate, Bill 11 just passed third reading in the legislature.
Read more here: www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill_11_brin...
Read more here: www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill_11_brin...
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Unfortunately, after repeatedly using time allocation motions to limit debate, Bill 11 just passed third reading in the legislature.
Read more here: www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill_11_brin...
Read more here: www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill_11_brin...
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🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Nothing better than a ghost story for the holidays. Even better if the ghost is Grand Duchess Anastasia.
On sale on Kobo for 99 cents: Waking Anastasia by Timothy Reynolds: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
🇨🇦 Setting; 🇨🇦 Author
On sale on Kobo for 99 cents: Waking Anastasia by Timothy Reynolds: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
🇨🇦 Setting; 🇨🇦 Author
December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nothing better than a ghost story for the holidays. Even better if the ghost is Grand Duchess Anastasia.
On sale on Kobo for 99 cents: Waking Anastasia by Timothy Reynolds: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
🇨🇦 Setting; 🇨🇦 Author
On sale on Kobo for 99 cents: Waking Anastasia by Timothy Reynolds: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
🇨🇦 Setting; 🇨🇦 Author
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What the hell is wrong with people! Leave the wildlife to be wild. Social Media is just ruining absolutely everything.
#Saskatchewan
Sask. conservationists say trend of live-baiting snowy owls for photos endangers the birds
FFS people leave the wildlife alone, don't feed them, Canada has Conservation efforts across the country, stop trying to get a photo op for social media.🤬
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. conservationists say trend of live-baiting snowy owls for photos endangers the birds
FFS people leave the wildlife alone, don't feed them, Canada has Conservation efforts across the country, stop trying to get a photo op for social media.🤬
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. conservationists say trend of live-baiting snowy owls for photos endangers the birds | CBC News
Saskatchewan wildlife watchers are worried snowy owls are being put in danger as photographers use live bait to lure them closer for better pictures.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What the hell is wrong with people! Leave the wildlife to be wild. Social Media is just ruining absolutely everything.
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And let's get December going!
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023
#Art #Painting
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023
#Art #Painting
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
And let's get December going!
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023
#Art #Painting
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023
#Art #Painting