For anyone into numerology, the first 56 days of Feb and March are identical / mirrored.

Gotta say, I'm pleased to see other Canadian premiers speaking out againist Alberta's premier and her taste for separation.

Flying Canoë Volant is almost upon us!  Bundle up and take in live music, dancing, storytelling, and magical light exhibitions! When: Jan. 28–31 Where: The French Quarter & Mill Creek Ravine Cost: Free! wintercityedmonton.ca/event/flying... #WinterCity #YEGwinter #YEG

Do Crows Like Lemon Cupcakes? Sabine Kearns 2025

Lively build-up for @thebeaverton.com @winterruptionyeg.com

Despite all the goodness of Heated Rivalry, I think Canada should boycott the Olympic Winter Games as a protest to our current moment.

Wintering Billie Rae Busby 2022

THURSDAY SCHEDULE! 1. Wrestling on the southside Rec Room 2. All ages Montreal hardcore at 9910 3. New York/ Berlin electro at Starlite 4. Calgary, Toronto and locals punk rock it up at the Dive Bar Wristband holders are good to go everywhere, but should arrive a little early for FAZE at 9910.

This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: To Noem Is To Love ’Em

Edmontonians and fans of small, indépendant music venues, The Aviary has sustained fire damage and needs community support.

Lots of live local music going on this weekend at DEEP FREEZE #yegmusic Saturday, Jan 17: Noon – 10:00 pm Sunday, Jan 18: Noon – 6:00 pm Fireworks are on Saturday night at 9pm!

Check out the LPs we couldn’t get enough of in 2025: www.cjsr.com/2026/01/best... #bestof #LPs #music #yegmusic #radio #bestmusic

"Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore's 'Tragic Magic' Is for Getting Lost" 🌹@exclaimdotca.bsky.social dotca @rdassaly.bsky.social 🌹

Snowed In Rick Grandmaison n.d.

Alberta organizes banned book buyback to keep streets safe

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Next up in the Music Doc Series presented by us and Blackbyrd Myoozik... Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery It's screening at Metro Cinema on January 28 at 6:45pm with live musical performance at 6:15pm by Dana Wylie and Kirsten Elliot. #yeg #yegmusic #movie #yegfilm metrocinema.org/event/lilith...

Bow River in Banff Park Alan C. Collier n.d.

Hear Dr. Shokrollah Elahi share about his research into how and why women are more likely than men to get Long Covid: on.soundcloud.com/WKdijOpugRVN... #Covid #LongCovid #Alberta #Health

A MAJOR snowstorm hits Alberta Wednesday (including the Edmonton area). Heavy snow, gusty wind (near-blizzard conditions for some areas) and cold. Here's a timeline on all that & a closer look at the impacts of the storm system - Tue WxBlast video: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid... #yegwx

BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Whiteout David Thauberger 2024

Hanging On 24” x 24” Acrylic on canvas 2025 This vivid abstract landscape was inspired by a friend’s photo of the changing light on the open fields in Alberta in the winter. ❄️ 💕 At Canada House Gallery, Banff, Alberta canadahouse.com/collections/...

Terrible news about the end of CHUO, The University of Ottawa's campus station. This is the result of the removal of the student fee levy that partially funded the station. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Midnight Light Rita Letendre ~ Abenaki 1970

New "must listen" albums! All handpicked by CJSR’s Music Librarian. Tune-in Tuesdays at 12-1pm MT when Matthew samples from all new releases for the week. 📻 88.5 FM in Edmonton 💻 stream via listen.streamon.fm/cjsr #yeg #yegradio #newmusic #music

Smears of Jam, Lights of Jelly Mary Pratt 2007

Another claim: “Docs will just do private cases evenings and weekends.” In a system already facing burnout, short-staffed shifts, and vacant nursing positions, banking on everyone happily adding a second job is… optimistic. They'll pick one. And it won't be public.

I spent most of the weekend photographing the Parkland Institute's 29th annual fall conference. This year's theme was Democracy Under Siege: Strengthening the Safeguards. The overall theme was the rise of autocracy and misinformation, and how this is causing democracy to crumble. -- #yeg

This week's MUST LISTEN new releases handpicked by CJSR's Music Librarian Matt Gooding. Tune-in at 12pm MT today (and every Tuesday) to hear from these and other fresh LPs. 💻 stream at listen.streamon.fm/cjsr 📻 local radio waves at 88.5 FM

"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."

Pedestrian Tunnel Christopher Pratt 1991

Missing the clean processor experience of word 2003.

Thanks to everyone who listened or donated to my FunDrive show of Exit Music For Films last night on @cjsrfm.bsky.social! Remember, you can still donate to CJSR by calling 780.492.2577 x0 or going online at cjsr.com/donate! In case you missed the FunDrive show, it's now uploaded to Mixcloud:

Special thanks to @sarahkrichel.bsky.social for introducing me, an elder millennial, to the world of cat soap operas for this essay on AI slop nostalgia and how the recent past feels quaint now 🥹 thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

*NEW* Airtight (our monthly newsletter) debut! It features 📻 a show announcement, FunDrive launch 🚀 details, new 🎸 local music releases + heaps more: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=083c10f019...

The days ahead will be crucial. Not just in terms of public opinion, but in terms of political culture. Champions of human rights and the constitution must not only outnumber the premier's supporters. They must persuade Albertans that these positions are dominant, piercing the populist bubble.

The drive itself is over, but you can still donate and grab some sweet stuff. cjsw.com/donate/

For your perusal...

Logged Over Country Emily Carr 1935

Creators of AI-generated actress unsure if coolest part is the creepiness or the stealing

Fight for Education October 5, 2025 Alberta Legislature Thousands of teachers and supporters on World Teachers' Day, the day before teachers go on strike province-wide for the first time in Alberta's history. -- #yeg #ableg #abed #teachers #education #students #protest

The road to reconciliation begins with truth Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe c. 2022

The October-November edition of Boyle McCauley News is online! Here is a look at what you can find at bmcnews.org. #yeg

In his first poetry collection since 2019, acclaimed author Billy-Ray Belcourt of Driftpile Cree Nation challenges readers to imagine new political possibilities. By @rdassaly.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/billy-ray-be...

Documentary on restoring a work of art created in 1999 to commemorate the 14 women murdered at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Dec 6, 1989. www.edmontonarts.ca/blog/a-visio... Original work: A Vision of Hope by Michele Mitchell in 1999 in Mary Burlie Park: www.edmontonarts.ca/public-art/a...

"Julie King-Yerex, co-owner of Magpie Books in Edmonton, said people have come into the shop 'asking for our vicious compliance section.'"