“The company picked to expand private surgical services in Saskatchewan gave $5,000 to the province’s governing party, according to financial disclosure documents released last week.” #Canada #Cdnpoli #Saskatchewan #Skpoli www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...

If Danielle Smith tries calling her own separation referendum, a judge could declare it invalid because of lack of First Nations consultation — once again. For the third time. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me

The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton will reopen with a temporary visitor centre, after the original was destroyed in a wildfire last year.

Carney clarifies “Buy Canadian” also means public assets

This isn't how our constitution or the Notwithstanding Clause works. There are certain Charter rights that can't be invalidated by a legislative override, and that also includes Section 35 treaty rights. Shouldn't the premier -- especially one who constantly uses the NWC -- know this? #abpoli

For once, the Alberta separatists have a right to be angry. That's because Danielle Smith wasted their time and energy with a petition that was unconstitutional and bound to get set aside by the courts. Now, will they turn their sights on her? #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/o...

That was fast… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

To be clear: the 400,000-plus people who signed the Forever Canada petition don't want a referendum. They wanted to prevent one. So no, Premier Smith, you don't get to add their names to those of the separatists. If anything, they more than cancel them out. #abpoli

Alberta separatists vow to appeal petition denial as soon as US State Department tells them how

Dad escalates economic sanctions against son who will not get dressed

Hantavirus outbreak should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk [BMJ commentary] www.bmj.com/content/393/...

Social concerns part of drive to separate, says Alberta Independence Movement leader Absolute delusional nonsense. #Canada #Alberta 🤪🤪🤪 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli www.ckom.com/2026/05/12/s...

Jordan B. Peterson says the corporate media is woefully corrupt. But his own alt-media empire is accused of shady dealing. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Wednesday’s court ruling blocking Alberta separatists’ efforts to hold a secession referendum this fall is a reminder that treaties are foundational to Canada’s existence, write @ginastar.bsky.social and James Rowe. #canpoli

Great column by Andrew Coyne. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Project Gutenberg has always strived for perfection in the effort to digitize public domain books. Everyone who reads the materials and catches a possible transcription or OCR error is encouraged to help us get the details fixed. Learn more: www.gutenberg.org/help/errata.... #Ebooks #PublicDomain

"This referendum is dead. For the premier to spend taxpayer time and money to resurrect it, would prove what we’ve always known: she’s a separatist." Official statement from the NDP. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

#GenAI’s insidious impact on human intellectual development calls for a return to the foundations of education – reading, writing and debating, writes Shahriar Akter: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/think-again-reclaiming-our-cognitive-debt-ai#GenAI’s#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

New feature coming in #LibreOffice 26.8, in August: keyboard shortcuts can be configured for individual documents (and saved in them). This feature was added by Neil Roberts, who recently joined the TDF team: wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Danielle Smith and the UCP can’t be very happy with Alberta’s chief electoral officer. albertapolitics.ca/2026/05/dani... #ableg #abpoli

1. History isn’t there to be liked or disliked. 2. History is there to be learned from. 3. History offends you? Even better. Then you’re less likely to repeat it. It’s that simple.

Ah yes, here are those promised 90 km/hr gusts. Guess I'll keep writing until the power (probably) goes out. (And then maybe write a little more on laptop battery)

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is proposing a major shift in the way environmental impacts of oil and gas, mining and other projects are assessed. @meyer.bsky.social has the details. thenarwhal.ca/canada-major...

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An extraordinary moment in Canadian federalism when one province sets the terms for climate policy for the entire country. We used to do this with all provinces. Now we just do it between the PMO and Danielle Smith. She’s in charge of Canada’s environmental policy now.

The Beaverton interviews an Alberta Separatist. thebeaverton.com/2026/05/the-...

Local woman looking forward to 23 days between harsh winter and uncontrollable wildfires

Children agree not to get abducted after 8 PM so Amber Alert doesn’t wake anyone up

Putin’s magic is that he can always get close to Trump. But Trump’s magic is that he turns everyone who approaches him into a loser.

Zbigniew Ziobro was one of the authors of the attempt to transform Poland into an authoritarian regime. Ziobro is a wanted man with no passport. The Trump White House just went to a good deal of trouble to bring him to the US. snyder.substack.com/p/copycat-ty...

Is Christian nationalism rearing its head in BC? At a debate last month, a BC Conservative leadership candidate affirmed, "Christian values have an absolute place in this party." pressprogress.ca/christian-na...

“I think a lot of the ads are looking to treat ‘desperate men’ who are looking for anything to try to improve relationships or self-esteem or sexual function,” Campbell said.” #Canada #ED #MensHealth #ReproSky #Misinformation www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...

Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife

A series of ill-fated events led to the poisoning deaths of more than a dozen cattle in the B.C. Interior last fall — and a hefty fine for the company involved. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

At a time when reader trust in journalism has been eroded by misinformation, disinformation and social media echo chambers, keeping AI out of journalism is particularly important. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

Recent research from other jurisdictions has emerged about the effectiveness of gender-affirming care for youth and the harms of restricting access to it. Corinne L. Mason and Leah Hamilton write. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

⚡ Update: Russia targeting energy facilities, defense industry in ‘long-lasting’ mass strike. “Russia, which has rejected proposals for a ceasefire, seeks once again to undermine Ukraine’s resilience,” military intelligence (HUR) stated.

The destruction of US pandemic preparedness, infectious disease research, our withdrawal from WHO, is a five-alarm fire. Want something to be worried about? Should we be faced with another pandemic, we are now more vulnerable than ever. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Having thoroughly damaged America's relationships with Europe, Trump is now getting ready to do the same thing in Asia giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

"With 30 or 40 years of research, we've realized that this is more about hormones and metabolism, not just about the ovary."  #PMOS #ReproSky #Science #WomensHealth www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Prosecute him according to the law. Stop messing around. #Alberta #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@mark-carney.bsky.social Hey Mark, I am a supporter of yours BUT we need legislation ASAP to ban the live export of horses. It’s a no-brainer & lots of MPs have already stood up in chamber to request this legislation. The suffering of these intelligent animals needs to stop now. I AM CANADIAN 🇨🇦🍁

One of the owners of a controversial ostrich farm that defied a government order to cull its flock after an avian flu outbreak is now looking into starting a new farm on Vancouver Island. 🐦 @megvera.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

Time for some Science at the Canadian Society of Zoologists 65th Annual Meeting at Carleton University in Ottawa. #Science #Ottawa #Canada

Oh great. #Ticks #Pathogens #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Five places you may think you are safe from Canada Geese, but aren't. ~ The Beaverton #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaGeese #CobraChicken #TheBeaverton thebeaverton.com

The Russians have built a museum of "Polish Russophobia" at the site of the Katyn massacre, where Stalin murdered tens of thousands of Polish officers. This is all part of a campaign to erase the memory of Stalin's crimes, writes @elpais.com elpais.com/internaciona...

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