"As of Oct. 1, free COVID-19 and flu shots can be accessed by vulnerable populations including seniors living in long-term care, people aged 65 and over, health-care workers and people with underlying medical conditions." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Elders I’ve been so blessed to spend my week with. 🧡🪶🧡 #NationalGatheringofElders #NGE2025 #Wiikwemkoong

It's official: Alberta now has the lowest minimum wage in the country. 🏅 The minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2018, and Danielle Smith has no plans to change this.

As of today, Alberta officially has the lowest minimum wage in Canada. It hasn't increased since 2018, and that is unacceptable. The UCP's refusal to act has left too many Albertans struggling to make ends meet for too long. We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Now.

Alberta has the lowest minimum wage in the country. Alberta has the highest youth unemployment in the country. This is a very strong argument AGAINST the idea that raising the minimum wage increases youth unemployment. Why did Smith say the opposite - she is lying or incompetent. #AbLeg

The #UCP payout to parents will be 3x what an average teacher makes oer week. 150 per kid x 30= 4500 pw Teacher gets 1538 per week (average salary of 80,000) Fair wages not political games! #abpoli #abteachers #AlbertaTeachers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hey Edmonton, get your vote in early! Advance voting starts from October 7 to October 11. Find your closest voting station through the link below: https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/municipal_elections/for-voters

Let me be clear. I don’t care about tax cuts if you are gutting and privatizing services that I rely on.

So the UCP have spent millions on anti-teacher propaganda and now they're paying parents Why don't they just talk to the teachers and fix the problems? Maybe because working to make things better for regular Albertans goes against their ideology #ableg

I can tell you from personal experience caring for children like this that pertussis in a young infant is one of the most wicked diseases you can imagine. It’s why we recommend that people get vaccination boosts both if pregnant or living in close proximity to young children.

You can check out #yegcc candidates' thoughts on Truth and Reconciliation thanks to Taproot! #yeg edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/...

Impressive quick turnaround on this.

Alberta's crude oil production hit an all-time high in July 2025, reaching 4.32 million barrels per day, but the province still has one of the highest unemployment rates in Canada at 8.4%. Pumping more oil with less workers helps the corporation shareholders but doesn’t help working Albertans.

Still people who believe this isn’t a thing?

Today we honor the children taken, the survivors, and the strength of our Nations. Truth and Reconciliation Day is a call to listen, learn, and stand with us. The path forward is built on truth, respect, and action, together.

One week left to order!

It would be funny if this YouTube interview got more views than the Alberta Next live feed. 😉

10 years later and just 14 of the TRC's 94 Calls to Action are complete. Ask your local leaders and political representatives what they are doing to change this. www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

Very Serious Land Seal.

Stick tap to @janisirwin.bsky.social who posted these responses to the parental teacher strike stipend on her Facebook page. The government has the money, they just want to break the teacher's union. #ABPoli

Thank you @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social CKCU, Ottawa for special episode of Stranger Songs to mark #Sep30 #OrangeShirtDay #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation feat. several Willie Dunn songs and many other important #Indigenous voices in our #music community today

She defends poverty wages. She defends people dying on healthcare wait lists. She defends kids being crammed 40 to a classroom. Nothing shitty she won’t defend if it puts money in her cronies pockets. She’s easily one of the worst people in Alberta. And she’s the Premier.

Li said the only other time he has been spoken to like that was when elementary school bullies picked on him.” "It's embarrassing for Alberta to be viewed in this way," he said. "We are a robust democracy where every voice should be given an equal chance to be heard." Well said, Evan.

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. www.youtube.com/@naheednensh...

The Alberta NDP say that leader Naheed Nenshi will be interviewing Evan Li, the student whose mic was cut off last night when he tried to speak at an Alberta Next panel, live on YouTube tonight at 8:00pm on Nenshi's channel (linked below.)

So, I see the theme for the #birdoftheday is any #bird whose main colour is #white. So today I’ll stick with some shots I took of #pelicans. I’m pretty sure these qualify, no? #birds #photography 🪶#birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #BirdLife

In honour of my goofy friend Dr Darren Markland. He showed up at my house one time like this.

Paraphrasing Paul Virilio (French philosopher), "When you invent the book ban, you invent the book ban party." Sherbrooke Liquor is hosting a wine pairing and book ban convo on October 17. edmonton.taproot.events/calendar/202...

They cut off his mic. We’re giving him the floor. Join Evan Li and me for a conversation tonight! ⏰ 8 PM 📺 YouTube Live: youtube.com/@naheednensh...

Worksheets aren't classrooms. Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal. youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...

Over 5000 Elders registered for the #NationalGatheringofElders! I feel so wonderful in their presence. #OrangeShirtDay #Yeg

Adoptable kitty Gemma’s confidence is continue to build, look at this dollie enjoying her lap pets and giving so many kissies! Gemma is a lovely girl, sweet as can be, and she is going to be a wonderful forever family member! This cutie is 3 years old and she is looking for a calm and quiet child

Remember this fuck face? Yeah, Danielle Smith let him perform on the steps of our legislature. #ABPoli

Without some amazing teachers throughout the years I would have NEVER become a doctor. Without the amazing PUBLIC education system I wouldn't be where I am today (my family could NOT have afforded private eductation streams). I stand with our teachers and for our future students!

Things Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on: ✅ Advertising war against teachers ✅ Distributing worksheets Things Danielle Smith won't spend any public dollars on: ❌ Improving public education

Danielle Smith pushes for "parental rights" and "protecting kids," as justification to block teens from accessing lifesaving gender-affirming care. All the while, she hires people who publicly tell teens they should be beaten. The trend here? Smith and her staff pushing for stuff that hurts kids.

I like to use this image of Neil DeGrasse Minion as a cautionary tale

Even books with fancy (expensive) sewn "lay-flat" bindings are never going to be as satisfying in this regard as a stapled comics pamphlet is (which is why people get seduced into it -- a pamphlet lies flat and the art looks awesome and contiguous). It's a law of nature.

You will not figure out a new-fangled way to cheat the templating so this works (many have tried). It can't be done on books with glued bindings, which is the vast majority of books. Accept that DPS designs always have to put key visuals on the left or right, and lean into the dynamism of imbalance.

We all love the obvious graphic power of a monumental, centered image on a double-page spread, but artists, please, heed the words of someone who's been doing this for a long time: if your work will EVER be published in book format, the entire concept of designing a DPS this way is off the table.

Registration is now open for our next Affirming Fitness Class! We are partnering with Every Body Stronger to offer free classes, open to all trans and gender diverse folks. Tuesday, October 7th | 5pm to 6pm Every Body Stronger (2501 Alyth Rd SE) https://www.skippingstone.ca/fitness

Reminder: Bruce McAllister doesn’t respect Albertans. The Premier knows this and is paying him $825,000 to berate citizens in these so-called “town halls.” We deserve better.

The UCP govt of Alberta is going to pay parents who need childcare during the looming strike. $30 a day. Per child. They have money for that but don't have money to give teachers raises? Or to hire more teachers to fix overcrowded classrooms? This is just bs. BS. Fuck them. #ableg

Very quiet on the lake this morning. Buck Lake, Alberta, 🇨🇦

This is Bruce in August. His apology might frame last nights abuse of speakers as a one off, but his contempt for Albertans isn’t a one off, it’s a pattern. And one that Smith tolerates and endorses. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

To mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous artist Lance Cardinal will display a miniature version he created of St. Martin's Catholic Mission School at the Royal Alberta Museum. Cardinal's grandparents attended the school. #EveryChildMatters www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Rant warning In 2019 the UCP slashed the corporate tax rate from 12% to 8% claiming it would create job by encouraging industry to come to Alberta It has worked as poorly as expected Industry did NOT rush to AB Imperial Oil is cutting 20% of their workforce #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Kent Monkman cementing his position as one of this country’s greatest artists.

Utter contempt and disrespect from Bruce McAllister. Cutting off the kid's mic and limiting his freedom of expression is one thing, but saying he should be spanked is a fireable offense from a supposedly neutral moderator. Bruce needs to be removed immediately.