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

In the first three months of 2026 alone, the CRA revoked the registrations of five charities with connections to retired Vancouver lawyer Blake Bromley and his firm, the Benefic Group. Another four were revoked last year. zurl.co/YLlhJ

The company picked to expand private surgical services in Saskatchewan gave $5,000 to the province’s governing party in 2025, and has contributed more than $35,500 since first being contracted. zurl.co/3vb3Z

Edmonton City Coun. @aaronpaquette.bsky.social — "The state should not be stepping in to act as the universal gatekeeper for families who are perfectly capable of making those choices." #yeg #yegcc #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

The Canadian Mining Journal retracted a lengthy article that quoted made-up people and cited made-up facts about deep-sea mining. Observers aren't surprised.

In several provinces, international students have access to public healthcare at no additional cost. In BC, however, they have to pay. And those fees have amounted to more than $400 million since 2020. pressprogress.ca/internationa...

This would be a good time for a pollster to ask Albertans whether they would prefer the RCMP, or the UCP govt's proposed provincial police service, to be investigating the voter list privacy breach, and the massive ongoing procurement scheme scandal. Which police service would you trust more?

My latest investigation is out. A well-known Canadian digital strategy firm has begun openly selling "surrogate online communities" of social media users to undisclosed clients. The users come for the viral content and are pushed up an "activation ladder." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/i...

Alberta's privacy commissioner calls for law changes after alleged voter list breach by separatists Updates to come: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Important new information on who knew what when. substack.com/@jengerson/n...

Wiiiiild *Elections Alberta gets court injunction for separatist group to pull down its searchable voter list *Court told the list was provided by Republican Party of Alberta, an upstart separatist party *Unauthorized use of voter list: Really, really illegal! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Chuffed to say I've been nominated for a National Magazine Award for investigative reporting, for this look into who owns delinquent oil and gas wells in Alberta. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...

SCOOP: I attended the launch of David Parker’s Centurion Project last night. I happened to step outside when an Elections Alberta investigator and the cops arrived. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

The Narwhal has learned Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner is among the ranchers who receive taxpayer dollars for oil and gas operations on public grazing lands. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-nath...

Dozens of Alberta school divisions have pulled more than 170 books from libraries this year to comply with a provincial book ban order, including award-winning graphic novels, a sex-ed comic book and the film and graphic novel adaptations of George Orwell’s “1984.” @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

NEW: The Canadian government has unveiled two new oil and gas subsidies as part of its Spring Economic Update, including a carbon capture tax credit that aims to boost production from the Alberta oil patch.

"Canadian poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur’s books have sold millions of copies and been translated into 43 languages. They have also now been banned by four school divisions in Alberta." #abpoli #cdnpoli

For @thetyee.ca's Weekender edition, I wrote about the politics of fitness (and about learning how to deadlift): thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Search Alberta's most banned books (so far) from the 2025-2026 school year. theijf.org/article/sear...

Dozens of school districts have removed books to comply with Alberta’s book ban order. Our latest story takes a look at which titles were taken off library shelves and how the ban has been implemented in schools throughout the province. zurl.co/UbSsJ

Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.

V for Vendetta is the most banned book in Alberta schools theijf.org/article/41-a...

41 Alberta school divisions banned books to comply with provincial order: theijf.org/article/41-a...

How much can you donate to a political party in Alberta? It depends. Here’s how some people in the province are using personal and corporate contributions to maximize their political spending. zurl.co/QYUMF

Danielle Smith has a plan to destroy public health care in Alberta—and she’s not doing it alone. Documents and lobbying records reveal the government is consulting directly with Canada’s private insurance giants on how to implement two-tier health care, reports @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social

After the @theijf.org found Edmonton paramedics’ overtime jumped 81% in three years, staff from Premier Danielle Smith’s office messaged reporters and editors, claiming data was omitted and asking the story be rewritten or deleted. At least one news outlet complied. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

I'm quoted in this for signing & sharing a testimonial about an incident in which Vancouver Police edited their press release after I'd published an article about it to make it look like I had lied. Anyway, long live the Wayback Machine! www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/jour...

The UCP govt is rejecting the electoral map proposed 3 weeks ago. A govt motion that could come as soon as this morning outlines the new process which will be overseen by a UCP-led committee, will not allow for public input, and grow the number of MLAs from 87 to 91 #ableg #abpoli

Nurses' union says Saskatoon hospitals dealing with more overdoses after PHR closure www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Stats cited by Danielle Smith’s office to kill story on EMS overtime contradicted by government’s own data

MONTANA SUPREME COURT: “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” and is subject to strict scrutiny under the Montana Constitution.

theijf.org/article/s... “Fixing the health-care system is hard work, and this government doesn't seem to be overly committed to that. And the response isn't to manipulate the data to make it look like you did succeed.... 1/2

This is a very troubling story via @brettmckay.bsky.social.

Alberta’s government asked media to edit or delete our story on Edmonton EMS overtime. We filed access to information requests and fact-checked them instead. zurl.co/R8T9Y

Alberta’s World Famous Gopher Hole Museum still hasn’t found a place to call home, but its director says the team is making the most of pop-up exhibits while it fights to stay open for the 2026 season. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #Alberta

SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza. www.cbc.ca/9.7157991

From court today: Two more Alberta First Nations ask court to block separatist referendum, citing treaty infringement edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta’s premier and education minister held a private meeting in February to discuss school funding and education policy. Documents released through an access to information request show attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

A judge in this case said Edmonton Police may have crossed the line into criminality by attempting to bully him and the prosecutor on a plea deal. 1 Lawyers Group Wants a Criminal Probe of Edmonton's Top Cop via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

SCOOP: Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery curtailed Elections Alberta's power to penalize when Sam Mraiche was under investigation. www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/cana... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

The Premier of Alberta, who helped usher in a vote to declare independence from Canada, talked up Ivermectin at a Forum obsessed with thinly-veiled antisemitic conspiracy theories about international bankers. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Great scoop here, and repeats what's become a pattern of advocacy groups directly leading to restrictive policy in the province.

NEW: Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books theijf.org/article/albe...

“attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups involved in a campaign to “conservatize” Alberta school boards, as well as private and religious school associations.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theijf.org/article/albe...

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

NEW: Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books theijf.org/article/albe...

Right-wing groups and think tanks had a private audience with Alberta's premier and education minister in February to discuss education policy. Check out what our access to information documents show. zurl.co/P25Fl

The CRA says the main activity of an Alberta charity was providing loans to businesses owned by the charity’s primary director, a lawyer in Edmonton. zurl.co/Cz9Za

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says Avi Lewis’ energy policies don’t reflect the needs of people in her province. But contributions data show nearly half of Sask. residents who donated to NDP leadership campaigns put their money behind him. zurl.co/dtTME

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year. Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional. The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...