Re-upping this piece from June 2025 — shortly after Israel launched an air strike on Iran, and just before the U.S. did the same. 🎁🔗

Very strange reply to my request for comment from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

“To put it simply, the faster the ocean floor warms, the faster we lose fish,” said Shahar Chaikin, a marine ecologist at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Spain and the study’s lead author. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dams have blocked salmon from making their traditional migration through the Columbia River Basin, so these First Nations are sharing fish eggs across the colonial border to help the salmon on their journey. From our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-salmon...

In other news 👀 🎁🔗

“Pointing the finger at Ottawa is nothing new, but the Premier has decided in this case, one week away from a budget that will likely show a massive deficit, it is the number of people moving to the province who are the problem.” Minister of Scapegoating was not available for comment. #ableg 🎁🔗

Big Genesis energy in Alberta

Last week, I learned an adjudicator had sided with me in 5 inquiries re: the province refusing to release results of its Alberta Next surveys GOA published the multiple choice results in Dec but has been ordered to give me 213 pages of open-answer replies that haven't yet been shared #ableg #abpoli

At least 10 people, including a four-year-old girl, killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza overnight.

Union letters claim civilian Edmonton police staff facing workplace sexual assault, harassment #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/01/22/c...

I am biased but today’s episode of CBC’s West of Centre is going to be interesting, and includes a great one-on-one @kathleenpetty.bsky.social did with Alberta separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre that really should be heard.

"I learn things."

Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Israeli forces raided a Palestinian wedding ceremony in occupied East Jerusalem, firing live ammunition and stun grenades at attendees. Several men, including the groom, were detained.

Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November https://aje.news/1ryphy

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🕵️‍♀️Minor job update. Send me stuff!

“(Cpl. Mathew) Howell of the RCMP said he can’t speak to ‘what pushed the breaking down of the door’ in this specific instance, but said in general ‘there’s a few different aspects that can come into play,’ including ‘officer safety’ and the ‘need to secure evidence.’”

Today's my last workday of 2025. Before the year wraps up, here's my 10 favourite files from the Alberta legislature for @edmontonjournal.com over the past 12 months. Thread 🧵: #ableg #abpoli

Jenn Vanderlaan, senior communications advisor for Acute Care Alberta, said "there is no legal requirement for public reporting of acute-care outbreaks." United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith said health officials are “morally obligated as supposed trustees of our public health.”

“The way the (Mine Financial Security Program) is set up means that the government will come asking companies for a security deposit well into the future, (said U of A prof. Andrew Leach), ‘when they get much closer to bankruptcy. ‘That should raise red flags.’” #ableg #abpoli

Edmonton double homicide victims identified #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

“Auditor-General Doug Wylie made his assessment in a report..,that found data used to validate the early success of Ms. Smith’s plan to improve the province’s health care system were inconsistent and were selected to make ‘performance look better than it actually was.’” #ableg #abpoli

It’s been frustrating as a journalist, and a member of the public, to watch as publicly available data on the health-care system has dwindled over the years. The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:

As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

"In 1977, the average 25-34 year old man earned over twice that of a man aged 65+. In 2023, for the first time in recorded history, senior men now earn more, on average, than their 25-34 year old counterparts." Via @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social: 🔗: www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/what-happe...

What a coincidence

Jason Kenney in 2021 vs. Jason Kenney in 2025

Holiday songwriters: Don’t tell me that Christmas is merry, jolly, here, whatever. Show me.

Striking “democratic” is an…interesting touch. #ableg #abpoli

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🧵👇🏼 #ableg #abpoli

#yeg police: Also #yeg police:

“Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner received the Edmonton police AI-powered facial recognition pilot project assessment 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 the bodycams launched on city streets, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭.” #yeg

Gift Link 👇 #ableg #abpoli

NEWS: An Edmonton police officer has been charged for allegedly entering a woman's home while on duty and sexually assaulting her. He and the service are also facing a $1.5 million lawsuit. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Massive restructuring chaos, overcapacity hospitals and low immunization rates with flu and Covid season approaching creates the "perfect storm" for a crisis in Alberta's healthcare system. 'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Today we’re asked to make some big decisions. #yeg #yegvote Chief among them: Do I go to Kind or Made by Marcus for election ice cream?

IT’S SNOWING #yeg #yegwx

I have just returned from watching the latest Edmonton mayoral debate, this one at University of Alberta in front of about 200 people. Michael Walters, Tim Cartmell, Andrew Knack and Rahim Jaffer were the participants. I have a thread on what happened. #yeg #yegelxn 1/13

“‘It's early days, but I already have people ready to apply to collect signatures, and just people with a little more spare time than normal that are really interested in helping out,’ she said.” 👀👀👀 #yeg #yyc #abed #ableg #abpoli

Since Jan, I've been part of a team inc EJ colleagues, @lillebuen.bsky.social & his MacEwan U j-students working on a series re: how food service venues are inspected in AB We uncovered shocking findings re: the state of the system, inspection frequency, & recurring violations. Part 1 out today #yeg

Sept. 27, 2025 @ 1:45 p.m. - Both the funicular and elevator are online. This was my first trip. #yegfunicularstatus

SCOOP: A consultant advising Alberta Health Services on private surgical facilities simultaneously negotiated with AHS on behalf of a company vying to open such a clinic, according to a confidential report obtained by The Globe. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

NEW: The Alberta Teachers' Association and employers are returning to the bargaining table Friday. See short decision from the LRB, to resolve the complaint the government filed earlier this week. Note the outstanding issues: two pay items and coverage of COVID vaccines. #AbLeg #AbEd

My latest. "This plan looks less like streamlining and more like risk stacking: more data on more cards shown to more people, with unclear guardrails and unfunded administrative burdens. "...The citizenship marker project will likely be scuttled on the shores of logic, logistics or law."

ICYMI: 'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Big scoop from @jack-farrell.bsky.social and @reportrix.bsky.social at The Canadian Press www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...