Bonkers story from @matthewblack.ca: Lawyers for a former AHS board member claim a self-described political fixer, along with an indy publisher, have been paid to smear their client in an effort to discredit & dissuade him from testifying in the wrongful dismissal suit from the agency’s former CEO.

Albertans have already said they don’t want these things. The Alberta Next town halls were nothing more than a marketing tour pushing biased UCP talking points.

Ah… Friday afternoon. Just before I really relax into my weekend, let’s just check the news real quick. … Great. Thanks for that.

The Alberta Next panel chaired by Premier Danielle Smith is recommending referendums on the Alberta Pension Plan, immigration and greater provincial jurisdiction. #ableg #abpoli #UCP edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

In a statement to Postmedia, AHS said the ceremonies will be available again as of March 1, when the peak respiratory virus season is expected to decline. #yeg #abhealth edmontonjournal.com/news/stoller...

“By any means and all means we have to reach out to people, but it is going to take a while for not just Alberta, but right across Canada and globally, to overcome that vaccine hesitancy,” LaGrange said. #ableg #abpoli #vaccine edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest column from @keithgerein.bsky.social — Edmonton's effort against homelessness has a vital new venue, but why was it so difficult? #yeg #yegcc edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

“Citizen initiative petitions are costly and that is why a higher application fee was chosen to discourage frivolous applications and protect Alberta taxpayers." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest from @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box edmontonjournal.com/news/dale-mc...

EPS said it clocked 13 collisions, including three hit-and-runs, one personal injury, and nine counts of property damage between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday. #yeg #yegwx #yegtraffic edmontonjournal.com/news/police-...

Officers were told a woman was riding an escalator when an unknown man came up to her from behind and "intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen onto her back and buttocks." #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/w...

"First, childhood cancer is a tragedy that no family should have to endure, but is the answer really to take away such an important milestone moment from survivors?" edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

'There's no such thing as free parking': Edmonton looking to charge fees at attractions #yeg #yegcc edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Spokesperson Kristi Bland told Postmedia that AHS is aware changes to the bell-ringing ceremony could be upsetting for some families, but said they were done to protect the health and safety of patients who may be immunocompromised. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest from @matthewblack.ca — The Alberta Prosperity Project's Mitch Sylvestre says the group has submitted its paperwork under new initiative laws and is ready to begin gathering signatures in January. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

ATA Prez Schilling: “The 3,000 teachers they were pointing to were already announced. They were already budgeted and counted in the 2025 budget in February, a full eight months before the government legislatively imposed an agreement on teachers.” #ableg #abed edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes on icy highway south of Athabasca edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

"Over the course of his career, I think he's shown to be a very solid goaltender. A lot of metrics that we track, he's done very good on those for many years and a large sample size. So, I just felt it was time for something different." #LetsGoOilers edmontonjournal.com/sports/edmon...

"There were headlines and allegations that the UCP were committed to democracy only when doing so advanced their electoral interests." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Edmonton Oilers send Skinner to Pittsburgh for Tristan Jarry in multi-player deal #LetsGoOilers edmontonjournal.com/sports/edmon...

Alberta NDP Leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social criticized the government's actions over the past six weeks, saying none of the 14 bills introduced addressed the needs of Albertans. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest from @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Man accused of attacking Edmonton sex trade workers pleads guilty to choking, robbing woman edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

Alberta’s auditor general is recommending stronger guidelines for healthcare performance reporting after his office found Alberta Health Services (AHS) had published low-quality, and inconsistent summaries. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...

“When truth comes out, it's healing. There's a justice to this truth and reconciliation that needs to be unfolded." Unpacking history: Indigenous Alberta curator recalls Pope's promise, looks to future edmontonjournal.com/news/indigen...

"He’s too satisfied with his own tricks, and too pleased with sloganeering and soundbites over substance. Poilievre too often comes across as being the brightest sophomore in a university debating society." #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"Drivers drive the way they do because they get away with it. Every time someone speeds through a school zone without consequence, the message is clear: These laws are optional." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"MacEwan’s first-ever journalistic partnership with Postmedia Network and the Edmonton Journal created a three-part series on food safety in the city’s restaurants – and sparked an overhaul to the inspection system." www.macewan.ca/campus-life/...

Latest from @matthewblack.ca — Alberta chief electoral officer warns Bill 14 risks 'significant harm' to democratic trust #abelg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Former cabinet minister and independent MLA Peter Guthrie has officially joined the Alberta Party and will serve as its leader. #abpoli #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

A convicted murderer who downloaded gambling apps, met up with women and stayed at a hotel while on work release has lost a bid to avoid transfer to a stricter prison. #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

Latest from @keithgerein.bsky.social — Though it may not seem like it, council did say no to several motions calling for further spending increases. That said, they also said no to the motions to cut spending. #yeg #yegcc edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Alberta UCP says it won't respond to Opposition MLA in question period #abpoli #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

The exposure period was during the duration of a flight departing from Toronto Pearson Airport at 2:50 p.m., arriving at the Edmonton International Airport at 7:10 p.m. last Tuesday, Dec. 2. #yeg #yyz edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

How does Edmonton have a rental glut in the midst of a housing crisis? #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest footy news — Major League Soccer to Edmonton? Oilers pour ice on rumours of Whitecaps move #yeg #MLS edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

"Wylie said the software they are using is 25 years out of date and needs to be replaced to maintain industry standards and security of information." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"Council’s higher-than-requested tax increase (which, believe it or not, could go higher still), means Edmonton homeowners have had their taxes go up by 22 per cent in just the last three years." #yeg #yegcc edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"The United Conservative Party’s handling of the labour unrest has worsened Albertan’s approval of the party. The poll said 41 per cent of respondents’ approval had worsened, 17 per cent had improved and 31 per cent stayed the same." #abpoli #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

The results of this survey must be *really* bad. Yet another rake this government has stepped on. edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Dave Chappelle's Edmonton show interrupted by hecklers: reports #yeg edmontonjournal.com/entertainmen...

From @matthewblack.ca — "Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner is launching four inquiries into the province’s refusal to release results of its Alberta Next surveys in response to access to information requests by Postmedia." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"It was not possible for the government to spend months in additional arbitration, potentially spend billions more, and still end up with additional strikes at local tables for the next four years." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Pro-independence officers now hold the balance of power on the new board of Alberta’s United Conservative Party after Saturday’s AGM. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

'You start adding 20 to 24, cars for one building at the end of our road, and we may not be able to park in front of our building': Five years after Edmonton made parking optional for infill, rage builds #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Condemned Mustard Seed church burns #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Latest from @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Behiels is in the final stages of a Police Act hearing for leaking case files to a journalist about Abdullah Shah, the convicted mortgage fraudster and alleged drug dealershot to death outside his home in 2022. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

Smith pointed to her government’s support for Edmonton’s LRT system, Downtown event park, and post-secondary institutions. “It’s a unique culture. We’re tailoring solutions to Edmonton that might not exist in other parts of the province." #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"Unfortunately, the government seems to have forgotten — or is practising selective amnesia — as to why the Royal Alex facility was developed in the first place. The UCP’s decision now risks going back to more of those hazardous situations." #ableg #abpoli #yeg

Excellent read here from @keithgerein.bsky.social — UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time #ableg #abpoli #yeg edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025,  the advocate’s office recorded 60 youth deaths and nine serious injuries among young people who had received child intervention services within the two years preceding their death. apple.news/AyqEPphBWQAu...