Liam Newbigging
@liamnewbigging.bsky.social
Reporter @edmontonjournal.com | Former news editor @thegriffmag | Bylines in CBC @globeandmail @EdifyEdmonton |
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Doing a story callout!
Is anyone worried about/prepping for porch robbers in #yeg this year? Or maybe you've experienced porch robbers in the past already.
Feel free to give me a shout if you want to talk about it for a possible story.
[email protected]
Is anyone worried about/prepping for porch robbers in #yeg this year? Or maybe you've experienced porch robbers in the past already.
Feel free to give me a shout if you want to talk about it for a possible story.
[email protected]
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Doing a story callout!
Is anyone worried about/prepping for porch robbers in #yeg this year? Or maybe you've experienced porch robbers in the past already.
Feel free to give me a shout if you want to talk about it for a possible story.
[email protected]
Is anyone worried about/prepping for porch robbers in #yeg this year? Or maybe you've experienced porch robbers in the past already.
Feel free to give me a shout if you want to talk about it for a possible story.
[email protected]
First story in the Edmonton Journal!
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Started on Monday as a fulltime general assignment reporter, in case you missed that.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Started on Monday as a fulltime general assignment reporter, in case you missed that.
Space crunch at public schools beyond suburbs, hits central Edmonton
A persistent space crunch continued last year at Edmonton public schools. But now capacity issues are showing up in mature neighbourhoods.
edmontonjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
First story in the Edmonton Journal!
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Started on Monday as a fulltime general assignment reporter, in case you missed that.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Started on Monday as a fulltime general assignment reporter, in case you missed that.
I know there is no shortage of news today, but...
Proud to say after being done classes since summer, today I got to officially graduate from J-school!
Also, big career-type news coming soon....stay tuned.
Proud to say after being done classes since summer, today I got to officially graduate from J-school!
Also, big career-type news coming soon....stay tuned.
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I know there is no shortage of news today, but...
Proud to say after being done classes since summer, today I got to officially graduate from J-school!
Also, big career-type news coming soon....stay tuned.
Proud to say after being done classes since summer, today I got to officially graduate from J-school!
Also, big career-type news coming soon....stay tuned.
I'm going to be working the news desk at CBC Edmonton for the next bit here.
Got news? Send tips to [email protected]
Got news? Send tips to [email protected]
July 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm going to be working the news desk at CBC Edmonton for the next bit here.
Got news? Send tips to [email protected]
Got news? Send tips to [email protected]
Read yesterday's piece in The Globe and Mail here: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Indigenous groups in Alberta step up legal action over possible separation referendum
The Onion Lake Cree Nation says it is going ahead with a challenge to the province’s sovereignty legislation in response to separatist rhetoric, which it says threatens treaty rights
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Read yesterday's piece in The Globe and Mail here: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
From me yesterday in The Globe and Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta public-sector workers poised to strike after resounding vote
Of the 80% of eligible Alberta Union of Provincial Employees members who voted, 90.1% were in favour of a strike
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
From me yesterday in The Globe and Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Reposted by Liam Newbigging
Here's my debut article @thetyee.ca.
"David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER."
Thanks to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social for his guidance and support!
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
"David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER."
Thanks to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social for his guidance and support!
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
An Alberta Energy Regulator’s Close Ties to Danielle Smith | The Tyee
David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER.
thetyee.ca
May 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Here's my debut article @thetyee.ca.
"David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER."
Thanks to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social for his guidance and support!
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
"David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER."
Thanks to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social for his guidance and support!
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Reposted by Liam Newbigging
Now for something completely different: I wrote about YEGWAVE edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
The mystery of YEGWAVE, Edmonton's most controversial social media account
Instagram account YEGWAVE has drawn controversy in Edmonton for videos of fights, arrests and other clickbait, amid concerns of Russia connections.
edmontonjournal.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Now for something completely different: I wrote about YEGWAVE edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Fears around U.S. tariffs fueled a timid Alberta budget that has funding for post-secondary mostly plateau in 2025.
Read my latest in the Griff here:
#thegriff #MacewanU #ableg
thegriff.ca/a-cautious-a...
Read my latest in the Griff here:
#thegriff #MacewanU #ableg
thegriff.ca/a-cautious-a...
“A cautious approach” Alberta’s 2025 budget buckles up for tariffs - The Griff
Spending on higher education plateaus Budget 2025 sees Alberta’s spending slow down as shrinking oil prices, and looming tariff threats are expected to deflate revenue. Ahead of the budget announceme...
thegriff.ca
February 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Fears around U.S. tariffs fueled a timid Alberta budget that has funding for post-secondary mostly plateau in 2025.
Read my latest in the Griff here:
#thegriff #MacewanU #ableg
thegriff.ca/a-cautious-a...
Read my latest in the Griff here:
#thegriff #MacewanU #ableg
thegriff.ca/a-cautious-a...
Check out my latest on Mark Carney for the Griff: thegriff.ca/macewan-meet...
MacEwan, meet Mark Carney: Liberal leadership and prime minister candidate launches campaign from Edmonton - The Griff
Mark Carney stood in front of a crowd of Liberal supporters and remembered the sounds of tapping skates. In Laurier Heights in Edmonton’s west end, next to the rink where Carney used to play, he paint...
thegriff.ca
January 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Check out my latest on Mark Carney for the Griff: thegriff.ca/macewan-meet...
My interview with #yeg Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=xng4...
Courtesy of the awesome team at the Griff.
Check it out and see what's next for Edmonton's mayor.
youtube.com/watch?v=xng4...
Courtesy of the awesome team at the Griff.
Check it out and see what's next for Edmonton's mayor.
youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My interview with #yeg Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=xng4...
Courtesy of the awesome team at the Griff.
Check it out and see what's next for Edmonton's mayor.
youtube.com/watch?v=xng4...
Courtesy of the awesome team at the Griff.
Check it out and see what's next for Edmonton's mayor.
Wild times to be a Canadian rn
January 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Wild times to be a Canadian rn
Service is now back! Still, can't remember the last time I was without internet this long.
Shaw internet has now been down for almost 36 hours in Queen Mary Park in YEG. Apparently, a fibre had been cut. Cause is listed as "vandalism."
December 23, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Service is now back! Still, can't remember the last time I was without internet this long.
Shaw internet has now been down for almost 36 hours in Queen Mary Park in YEG. Apparently, a fibre had been cut. Cause is listed as "vandalism."
December 23, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Shaw internet has now been down for almost 36 hours in Queen Mary Park in YEG. Apparently, a fibre had been cut. Cause is listed as "vandalism."
Today, I spoke with Mayor Amarjeet Sohi about 2024, his time on the job, and what comes next.
He hasn't decided on if he will run for re-election yet.
Also, an official downtown Education District near Norquest and MacEwan might be in the future.
Stay tuned for the whole interview, and more.
He hasn't decided on if he will run for re-election yet.
Also, an official downtown Education District near Norquest and MacEwan might be in the future.
Stay tuned for the whole interview, and more.
will.run
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Today, I spoke with Mayor Amarjeet Sohi about 2024, his time on the job, and what comes next.
He hasn't decided on if he will run for re-election yet.
Also, an official downtown Education District near Norquest and MacEwan might be in the future.
Stay tuned for the whole interview, and more.
He hasn't decided on if he will run for re-election yet.
Also, an official downtown Education District near Norquest and MacEwan might be in the future.
Stay tuned for the whole interview, and more.
I'm here!
Give a follow for some YEG news type stuff focused around MacEwan and downtown Edmonton.
Give a follow for some YEG news type stuff focused around MacEwan and downtown Edmonton.
December 13, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I'm here!
Give a follow for some YEG news type stuff focused around MacEwan and downtown Edmonton.
Give a follow for some YEG news type stuff focused around MacEwan and downtown Edmonton.