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Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months @matthewblack.ca edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta must make upgrades to its restaurant inspection system to improve transparency for diners and impose stricter enforcement on bad eateries

3rd and final part of the Journal & MacEwan U's food venue inspection series is out this morning. Top Edmonton chefs back calls to reform Alberta's food inspection system “It’s not about shutting down businesses. It’s about bringing everyone up to one level and one standard" #yeg

Part 2 of the @edmontonjournal.com collaboration with MacEwan U re: food safety inspections is up! Our team talked with dozens of restaurant workers who painted an ugly picture of kitchen standards with one saying, "We’re told it’s a financial issue to improve health and safety" #yeg

Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Thanks @matthewblack.ca but the investigation was the idea of, and was led by, Karen Kleiss. It was Karen's idea to create a searchable public database, which resulted in the auditor general telling the province they should to. Karen Unland edited the project.

This work was done through @lillebuen.bsky.social's investigative journalism class, with key contributions from the Journal's @keithgerein.bsky.social and @matthewblack.ca. Big thanks to @njgriffiths.bsky.social for his help with the data journalism side of things.

Since Jan, I've been part of a team inc EJ colleagues, @lillebuen.bsky.social & his MacEwan U j-students working on a series re: how food service venues are inspected in AB We uncovered shocking findings re: the state of the system, inspection frequency, & recurring violations. Part 1 out today #yeg

According to the data obtained and analyzed during this @edmontonjournal.com / @macewanu.bsky.social investigation, more than 250 food establishments across Edmonton went at least two years without seeing an inspector. #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

The info and privacy commish has opened 3 reviews into if the province followed ATI rules in withholding from me the early results of Alberta Next surveys OIPC involvement led GOA to release pension survey data to me, 21 months after I first asked edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

Athana Mentzelopoulos lawsuit update GOA: *Claims her recording of AHS board members & LaGrange was illegal & she has 200K pages of records she shouldn't Athana: *Recording was to protect AHS, its whistleblowers, the AHS Board & various politicians edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

Opinion: Will the availability of COVID-19 vaccines be more than an exercise in luck for those who can and cannot pay? Why are physicians not allowed discretion when it comes to immunizations? Where have all the COVID-19 vaccines gone? edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"Those two recommendations centre around the province’s practice of limiting the number of topics in an access to information request, and splitting requests with multiple topics into several new requests at the cost of more fees." #abpoli #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"The other excuse Alberta Finance gave was that the new rules would 'bring Alberta’s policies into alignment with other provinces.’ It’s the equivalent of 'But, mom, everybody else is doing it'" Gunter: UCP receipt policy a blow to government transparency edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #ableg

My latest for @thetyee. Former police commission chair enaged in online bullying, harassment campaign against city councillors. 'Unleashing': Politicians Say Ex-Police Watchdog's Insults Go Too Far via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

From @keithgerein.bsky.social : With 75 days to go (now 74), Edmonton mayoral race missing a front-runner Jaffer? Cartmell? Knack? Walters? Someone else? The mayor's race is still wide open edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #yeg

I was curious about the early results of some of the Alberta Next surveys so I filed a few access to info requests in June, and you're not going to believe this but... edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

Latest from @matthewblack.ca — The Law Society of Alberta has reprimanded one of the leaders of the Albert separatist movement after finding he twice broke professional standards. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"We need all Albertans to put their pride and love of Canada into writing now and put their signature on a petition," campaign leader Thomas Lukaszuk said after Elections Alberta issued a petition for his "Alberta Forever Canada" initiative edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

COLUMN UPDATED AGAIN: Elections officer won't back down. Says he's just doing his job by going to court, after Smith alleges he's violating democracy by asking for ruling on separatist question. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-s... #ableg #abpoli #AlbertaSeparation #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg

UPDATED COLUMN: Smith lands a bombshell on electoral office referring a separatist referendum question to court. She says that's a violation of democracy. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-s... #ableg #abpoli #AlbertaSeparation #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg

Fun read by @matthewblack.ca 'Gizmo', 'Satan,' and 'McLovin' — How RCAF pilots at CFB Cold Lake get their call signs. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... via @edmontonjournal.com

Ex-UCP MLA Peter Guthrie says his efforts to revive the PC Party are now focused on a collaboration with and rebrand of the Alberta Party. "It made a lot of sense to us," he said, also citing a possible spring election & legal threat from UCP edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

In Jan, I reported a majority of responses (~57%) to the govt's survey wanted the old RAM site saved. Then, govt told me those results didn't change its plan to demolish the building. Today, it's opening a new call for pitches to develop the site. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... #ableg #abpoli

Edmonton city council votes 6-5 in favour of a Mayor Sohi motion to keep the maximum number of units for a mid-block lot at 8 units, rather than going down to 6. Had Coun. Cartmell shown up to the meeting he would have changed the result to get the 6 he wanted. #yeg #yegcc

Alberta separatists get scooped - pro-Canada group is allowed to set referendum question. Column calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #Independence #yyc #yeg

Alberta has a deal with a charity to donate to Ukraine its surplus supply of children’s pain meds it imported from Turkey in 2023 AHS: "Preliminary" shipment has already left Alberta. No additional taxpayer costs Meds expire between January-March edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... #ableg #abpoli

“I couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer" Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer is set to announce this afternoon he's running for mayor #yeg

To clarify something I've received emails about: The ~6K replies GOA posted are the response to my FOI request (prompted by the OIPC) which was for answers received in the survey's first 24 hours 94K people did the survey over the 80 days it was open open.alberta.ca/dataset/9f48... #ableg #abpoli

It took 21 months but, this morning I received the results of the Alberta government's pension plan engagement survey: *63% opposed to Alberta Pension Plan (APP) *10% pro-APP *12% undecided/unsure *15% other responses edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

“Permitting questioning regarding records provided ... would be contrary to the public interest and has the potential to create a chilling effect on the general provision of records to the auditor general,” the court filing states edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

Premier Smith's former chief of staff Marshall Smith has filed a $12M lawsuit vs. ex-Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos and the Globe and Mail for what he claims are defamatory statements via @jonnywakefield.bsky.social edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #abpoli #ableg

Alberta government failed to follow access to information rules: "Accountability is the cornerstone of the exercise of good governance," Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod noted in her report released earlier today edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg

Adding this because lots of people are following folks here for the first time: Alberta Today is the first email I read every morning. If you want to comment on #ableg in an informed way, I’d recommend subscribing. Out of context gif from the most comprehensive legislature reporter in the province:

Advanced poll turnout appears to have been higher in Calgary than in Edmonton #yeg rankings (vs all 343 ridings) Riverbend - 129th West - 147th Gateway - 192nd Northwest - 196th Manning - 239th Strathcona - 247th Centre - 254th Griesbach - 275th Southeast - 284th #abpoli #cdnpoli

Updated to include parts of Guthrie's cabinet resignation letter where he accuses the health minister and "possibly even" the premier of deceiving cabinet around when they had knowledge of procurement issues "This deception resulted in the dismissal of the AHS board" #ableg #abpoli

UCP caucus expels outspoken MLA Peter Guthrie "It is also clear that he wishes to continue to publicly voice his opposition to the government" Story: edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

The UCP caucus has expelled MLA and former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie #ableg #abpoli

There's a price for blowing the whistle, standing up to the government. Former minister Peter Guthrie is paying it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ucp #yyc #yeg

Backbench UCP MLA Peter Guthrie is breaking with his party's caucus and calling for a judicial-led public inquiry into the AHS procurement corruption allegations Claims he's under a gag order & on day 48 of what was to be a 30-day caucus suspension edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

Jasper mayor wants more election focus on environment edmontonjournal.com/news/nationa...

In health procurement scandal, UCP is trying to steer the Auditor General to their lawyer when he wants to question an involved official. No way, says Doug Wylie. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-g... #ableg #abgov #abpoli #cdpoli #yyc #yeg

In court for this today. Lawyer for the government is coming out of the gate hot. Says Athana Mentzelopoulos is portraying herself as a "martyr" when she took confidential and solicitor-client privilege docs knowing "full well" she was going to be fired. Calls her actions "Trumpian."

YEGWAVE's Instagram was taken down for a time following a copyright complaint I filed after it used details only I had reported in one of its posts w-out credit. @jonnywakefield.bsky.social digs more into the "culture and entertainment” page that has drawn criticism, and thousands of followers #yeg

Elections Canada issued its final, confirmed list of candidates, including 56 running across 9 Edmonton ridings in the Apr 28 federal election More here: edmontonjournal.com/news/nationa... inc a searchable, interactive Edmonton candidate map here: www.google.com/maps/d/viewe... #cdnpoli #elxn45

"But many Canadians are hopping mad at Premier Danielle Smith and former Reform party leader Preston Manning, who wrote the dumbest election editorial in memory for the Globe and Mail" #abpoli

Moments after Madrano, 43, spoke to court, Mosman said he had "never" seen a person who pleaded guilty "show less acceptance of responsibility for that crime."

Internet: still occasionally great.

Tenants scramble as rent skyrockets at Edmonton heritage apartment building edmontonjournal.com/news/tenants...