When asked under freedom-of-information law how many Albertans have died while waiting, Alberta Health responded it “no longer tracks the information.” www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #Alberta #abpoli #health

"This animosity that is building between the provincial government and municipal governments I find not only really concerning, but it does not serve the people and it's not addressing the problem." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Congratulations on the silver medal! 🥈🏉 www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby...

"People and organizations from across Canada have taken to social media to share their condolences" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The team is ranked 2nd in the world and has made everything look easy in the tournament so far. Canada went undefeated in pool play, then crushed Australia in the quarterfinal, then smashed New Zealand — champion in 6 of the last 7 World Cups — in the semifinal." www.thestar.com/sports/the-c...

“The AESO & the gov have consistently ... underestimated how much renewable generation there would be in those areas, & therefore haven’t maintained, upgraded & modernized the transmission lines to those areas to ... take advantage of wind & solar...,” Wang said. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rest...

"If it's cheaper to send across an ocean rather than send it across a heavily tariffed border, that's what they'll do," said William Huggins, an assistant professor of finance and business economics at McMaster University. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Cherry Blossoms were originally produced at the Lowney Factory in Montreal, which was built in 1905. Hershey Canada took over the brand in the 1980s, describing the candy as a "cherished treat."" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"...there need to be government investments in non-market and public housing." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Anger is a gift. Use it wisely." www.revervecounselling.ca/blog/anger-i...

"When I owned and led a for-profit company for 18 years, it was fine... In contrast, I found nonprofit leadership to be much more isolating and lonely." www.revervecounselling.ca/blog/the-lon...

"In copies of the tentative agreement obtained by CBC News, the parties are proposing teachers accept the same general wage increase that was voted down by ATA members in June." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a modern form of psychotherapy that helps people live more meaningful, fulfilling lives by teaching them to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or avoiding them. www.revervecounselling.ca/blog/accepta...

"Autism is not caused by a single medication or choice. It is a complex neurodevelopmental difference with a strong genetic basis." Also, diversity is a strength. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

”(Puberty blockers) don’t render a person infertile or sterile. That is not true,” said Dr. Sam Wong, president of the association’s pediatrics section... “It’s such a falsehood and misnomer. It’s quite incredible that she can get away with saying that ... " www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

"Mr. Trump did not destroy the United Nations on its 80th anniversary, to the relief of many. Instead, he may have caused more lasting damage by resurrecting the very ideas it was created to oppose." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

"Our ability to verbally communicate our needs and emotional experiences is one of the most powerful tools we have as human beings. Naming our pain does not make us weak, it makes us aware." www.theglobeandmail.com/life/advice/...

More government overreach from Alberta Conservatives. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Bradley Lafortune, ED of Public Interest Alberta, says lowering the bar for teacher certification could decrease the quality of teaching in the province. He said deprofessionalizing teachers could be a move toward a more American system, where teachers are paid less." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

To improve transit safety (or the perception thereof), the province & city council need to reduce poverty, increase social housing, create more supervised consumption sites & improve access to mental health supports. #Calgary www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Calling for civility is about exerting power. It is a way of reminding the powerless that they exist at the will of those in power and should act accordingly. It is a demand for control." Gift link. I suggest library world reads this. And listens. 📚 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

"It's such a falsehood and misnomer. It's quite incredible that [the premier] can get away with saying that […] the way she's stating it is not true." ~ Dr. Sam Wong, president of Alberta Medical Association’s pediatrics section. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients. It means the decline you would normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment, giving patients decades of "good quality life", Prof Sarah Tabrizi told BBC News."

"Alberta teachers and their employers have reached a tentative agreement that could avert a strike in the province's schools, according to a statement from Finance Minister Nate Horner." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The mission of the UN is often summed up by a quote from the organization's second secretary general, Dag Hammarskjöld: "The UN was created not to lead mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell."" www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

Anger can be a powerful motivator. It can fuel advocacy, personal growth, and meaningful change. But it can also be misused—becoming controlling, explosive, or harmful to yourself and others. www.revervecounselling.ca/blog/anger-i...

"The three [harmful & bigoted] laws serve to ban transgender women & girls from playing in amateur female sports, require parental consent or notification when changing names or pronouns in school, & restrict young Albertans from gender-affirming treatment and surgery." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"It will be up to voters to decide whether they'll support one of the three freshly-minted parties that have appeared on the landscape — A Better Calgary, Communities First and the Calgary Party — or whether they'll choose to support an independent candidate instead." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nonprofit leadership can be lonely, but it doesn't have to be. www.revervecounselling.ca/blog/the-lon...

"...the school [Pacific Link College] course's in-class instruction was put on pause so students could work at Conservative candidate Tamara Jansen's campaign office during a federal byelection..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Canada, Britain and Australia officially recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday... Portugal followed suit with a similar statement later in the day, and France is expected to issue its recognition Monday." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Teachers & school boards might be trying "to keep up with population growth", but Alberta's Conservative government is not trying to keep up at all - it has significantly & intentionally underfunded secular public education for the past 6 years. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

“She has called herself the most freedom-loving politician in Canada. And yet she is systematically stripping people’s freedoms,” said Mr. Nenshi. “She doesn’t believe in freedom. She doesn’t care about people. She is doing what she thinks is popular...” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

To better address "street disorder, homelessness", how about emphasis on poverty reduction and dramatic increases in social housing & harm reduction services? Because, houselessness is a policy failure. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

"There’s a smorgasbord of interesting new EVs [from European markets] for less than $40,000, ready and waiting for us." www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobili...

"The term [antifa] refers to a global, loosely knit collection of people who see themselves as protecting society from neo-Nazis, other white supremacists and homophobes." www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

"An emergency youth shelter in Medicine Hat, Alta., locked its doors Friday after the Alberta government slashed more than half of its funding... 'Youth are going to be sleeping on the streets'" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nothing says ̷f̷r̷e̷e̷d̷o̷m̷ government overreach like banning kids: 1) from gender affirming care 2) from using preferred pronouns and names 3) from playing sports 4) from reading particular library books

"The text of Section 33 of the Charter, the notwithstanding clause, does not indicate limits on its use beyond having to renew it every five years, and a 1988 Supreme Court precedent supported governments’ generally unfettered use of the clause." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

“It is wrong to suggest that migrant labour is a major source of the problems Canadian workers are experiencing today — which are the result ... of Donald Trump’s tariff attacks, lingering high interest rates, the decline of high-wage industrial jobs...” Stanford said www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

"While Canada’s overall homicide rate declined in 2024, women did not share in that trend. Twenty-eight more women were killed than the year before. Nearly half of all women murdered were killed by a current or former partner." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

“Ignoring the harms that hate speech and harassment inflict on vulnerable communities means abandoning those who fear for their safety in the face of that rhetoric,” Ernie Klassen wrote in his statement. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

The use of the notwithstanding clause in Alberta should be a line in the sand for everyone. Wielding such immense constitutional power to preemptively strip Charter rights from one of our most vulnerable minorities is a dangerous and cynical act. Rights aren't a buffet you can pick from.

"The teachers' association, led by president Jason Schilling, said the offer does not adequately fix overcrowding in schools and the wage deal doesn't make up for years of little to no salary adjustments and inflation." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"the federal government urged the court to set limits on how the notwithstanding clause could be invoked ... that the court should be able to rule on whether it can result in the "irreparable impairment" of Canadians' rights." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I was working in a shelter and housing program where staff went to service user homes (with security protocols) when this happened. It was (& still is) an incredibly sad tragedy. Sympathies to Deborah Onwu's family, friends & colleagues. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The UCP is trying to exclude trans girls from sports (because, bigoted misinformation). But the red tape they added to participation is also keeping cisgender girls out of high school sports.

"Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has directed [her Conservative] officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three [bigoted & misinformed] laws that affect [& harm] transgender people" #notwithstanding www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

When UCP says they want, "provincial authority for immigration to bring benefit to our economy, rather than following the federal model", what are the chances they mean teachers, teaching assistants, doctors, nurses, healhtvare aids, & homebuilders? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"...what’s happening now isn’t just right-wing cancel culture, but something much worse: a nationwide hunt of heretics, pursued at the behest of [USA Republican] government, where the power of the state may be engaged to levy punishment." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...