I did a deep-dive into Ben Mulroney's extracurricular activities: At the same time as Mulroney is filling-in as host of The West Block, he is also working for two registered lobby groups and as an adviser to several companies – some of whose CEOs he's interviewed on Global News 640 Toronto radio

"Alberta’s chief justice is investigating the conduct of two judges after @theijf.org uncovered evidence suggesting they gave money to the United Conservative Party after being appointed to the provincial court bench. Partisan behaviour like this would run against the ethical standards for judges."

One of the judges, Gordon Hatch, is facing a complaint for briefly jailing a 36-week pregnant woman who showed up a few minutes late for court

New scoop at @theijf.org from @brettmckay.bsky.social and me! We've uncovered evidence to two sitting judges in Alberta donating to the United Conservatives. Experts say this kind of partisan conduct would "undermine public confidence in the impartiality of our judges” theijf.org/alberta-judg...

Exclusive: Alberta’s chief justice is investigating the conduct of two judges after we revealed evidence suggesting they gave money to the ruling United Conservative Party after being appointed to the provincial court bench. zurl.co/GErEQ #abpoli

I compared 22 identical climate-related posts on Threads vs Bluesky over the last 3 months, and the difference is shocking. Normalized engagement on Threads dropped nearly 2/3 + my following dropped, while Bluesky engagement held steady + following quadrupled. What’s driving this? Read on! 🧵

A conference on refugee healthcare lost sponsors, and a talk for employees at Canada's public health agency was cancelled, after Palestine advocates were labelled "antisemitic." A look at the campaigns targeting doctors who want to discuss the health crisis in Gaza: pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

We take you inside Big Tech’s playbook for fighting laws that compensate news outlets for their content. Read our investigation with other media outlets into the actions of companies like Meta and Google that run public campaigns and make threats to stop serving news.

The 911 calls that Alberta rerouted to a non-urgent health line only freed up 19,000 ambulances — far less than the province’s claim of 50,000. And it caused response delays. Our reporter Brett McKay tells you more. #ems #abpoli

To recap: the site “Charlie’s Murderers,” which targeted those critical of Kirk and shared their personal info, went down Sunday night. It was replaced by “Charlie Kirk Data Foundation,” which never had an accessible database or functioning submission portal, and is now also gone

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg

Premier Smith touts new citizenship markers on driver’s licenses and provincial IDs as means of preserving “election integrity” and “streamlining services.” Those justifications aren't borne out by evidence, leading critics to conclude there's an ulterior motive. @jaredwesley.ca writes. #abpoli

Internal documents obtained by the @theijf.org show that thousands of calls referred to Health Link were returned to EMS after the patient’s needs were determined to be serious and thousands more were sent back to EMS because of “transport needs.” #abpoli

We uncover how Google paid the media millions to avoid regulations, signing more than 2,000 secret contracts with publishers. A critic calls it “renting your enemy.” Our investigation into Big Tech lobbying continues with other news outlets around the world. buff.ly/SK9YCx2 #BigTechsInvisibleHand

We take you inside Big Tech’s playbook for fighting laws that compensate news outlets for their content. Read our investigation with other media outlets into the actions of companies like Meta and Google that run public campaigns and make threats to stop serving news.

NEW: Majority of 911 calls diverted to Alberta’s non-urgent health line returned to EMS theijf.org/majority-of-...

There's great news about Bison restoration and its impact on the ecosystem. 🧪

#Delayed & #Diverted A closer look at the data shows that the majority of the calls referred to the health line bounced right back to #EMS #CorruptedCare #AbPoli #AbLeg #HealthLink #UnethicalAb

Our reporter @brettmckay.bsky.social tells you more. www.tiktok.com/@theijf.org/...

The 911 calls that Alberta rerouted to a non-urgent health line only freed up 19,000 ambulances — far less than the province’s claim of 50,000. And it caused response delays. buff.ly/a1Pv02s #abpoli #EMS

NEW: Majority of 911 calls diverted to Alberta’s non-urgent health line returned to EMS theijf.org/majority-of-...

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

🥤 Hidden risks in bottled water A review warns nano- and microplastics from single-use bottles can infiltrate the body, raising risks for respiratory, reproductive, neurological, and cancer outcomes. Stronger regulation is urged. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #SciComm #Plastics 🧪

NEW: Arkansas announced plans for a mega prison in a rural town. Since then, locals are organizing to stop it. At first they opposed it in their own town. But some now say they've taken a more critical look at how we incarcerate in the country. make time for this new feature, you won't regret it

Tuesday, in Alberta: Head of Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association likens Edmonton police's threat to release details of its investigation of the case to extortion.

Alberta Energy and Minerals Chief of Staff Marciano and Travis Olson, now a lobbyist with Alberta Counsel, have been the primary contact and CFO of the political third party ARAF since the group registered in 2021. They both signed ARAF's annual financial return in March 2025.

NEW: The chief of staff to Alberta’s minister of energy and minerals is also the head of the political third-party advertiser Alberta Resource Advocacy Foundation. The group’s chief financial officer is named in lobbying records actively lobbying the energy ministry on more than two dozen accounts.

Since Dale Mountain’s resignation as chief financial officer, at least nine other Athabasca executives have either quit the university or resigned from management to rejoin the AU faculty as professors. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abed #abpoli

B.C.’s oil and gas watchdog says its inspectors don’t have the knowledge to manage “long-term contamination” just as its liquefied natural gas export sector ramps up. Read more in the follow-up to our investigative series with The Narwhal. buff.ly/56kDzxn #energy #bcpoli

We’ve joined 17 news outlets from around the world to dig into how big #tech companies have tried to stall, delay or kill legislation aimed at regulating them. Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we publish the reports from this nine-month investigation. buff.ly/Ewl6EzM #BigTechsInvisibleHand

Another conflict of interest! The Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that Vitor Marciano, chief of staff to Alberta's energy minister, is the head of a lobbying company whose CFO is actively lobbying the energy ministry on more than 2 dozen files. theijf.org/alberta-ener... #ABLeg #ABPoli

“The chief of staff to Alberta’s minister of energy and minerals is also the head of the political third-party advertiser Alberta Resource Advocacy Foundation (ARAF).” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theijf.org/alberta-ener...

NEW: The chief of staff to Alberta’s minister of energy and minerals is also the head of the political third-party advertiser Alberta Resource Advocacy Foundation. The group’s chief financial officer is named in lobbying records actively lobbying the energy ministry on more than two dozen accounts.

The chief of staff for Alberta’s energy minister heads up an advertising group that has a CFO who is actively lobbying his ministry. Read what we found. buff.ly/PvENdFX #abpoli

going to keep saying: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

“These are keystone species — very important ones,” said the study’s lead author. “And when a keystone species decreases in abundance, it always has consequences on ecology and biodiversity. The food web is going to change.” https://to.pbs.org/42grwPB

Listen to our reporter Brett McKay talking about Alberta’s book ban on the CBC’s Front Burner podcast. And, go to theijf.org to read his extensive coverage. buff.ly/d1SBRct #bookban #abpoli

The RCMP has paid out nearly $1 million in compensation for injuries caused by police service dogs. Find out more in our story. #cdnpoli #RCMP

Brett McKay of @theijf.org discusses Alberta's book ban on Front Burner with Jayme Poisson www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Some background on Danielle Smith and professional regulators like the law society, which may become relevant again.

An accelerating new source of CO2 is adding to the already massive and growing emissions of CO2 caused by humans burning fossil oil, gas and coal.

The Law Society of Alberta has disbarred both John Carpay and Jay Cameron of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms for hiring a private investigator to surveil Manitoba Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal. documents.lawsociety.ab.ca/wp-content/u...

The Alberta government is pausing its school library book ban, which was to be in place by Oct. 1. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Impact of Misinformation on Social Media in the Context of Natural Disasters infodemiology.jmir.org/2025/1/e70413 "...highlights the significant impact of misinformation in the context of natural disasters..." Urgent need for "targeted interventions such as real-time misinformation detection."

Again and again, well-intentioned experts in the government suggested clear answers and were immediately shut down by more senior — and more political — staff trying to cover for the government, which had cut funding for the program, @jameswsthomson.com recounts.

Americans are deeply submissive, conformist, power-worshipping, establishment-worshipping people who cover up this shameful truth with a delusional belief that they are a society of iconoclastic, uncompromising, rule-breaking rebels.

We’re making Edmonton’s full list of banned books completely searchable. Now, you can find all 221 books, including titles from Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley and more in one place. See which books will be removed from Edmonton school libraries this fall. buff.ly/LzkVnYw #abpoli #bookban