Housing Minister John White announced Tuesday the First-time Homebuyers Program, a four-year pilot that will lower the usual five per cent down payment to two per cent for participating first-time buyers. www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/02/n-s-... #nspoli #housing

Stacey Ross, 55, died on Jan. 16 after her family said she waited 11 hours after being admitted to the emergency room at St. Boniface Hospital. globalnews.ca/news/1165055... #mbpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare #wait_times

An area near the Township of Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, is being eyed to house the country's first deep geological repository. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #Nuclear_waste

The province’s three chief justices said in a rare public statement that democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other’s role. globalnews.ca/news/1164001... #abpoli #UCP #Chief_justices

IEEFA writes that taxpayers could ultimately be burdened with paying the costs of another such project www.theenergymix.com/breaking-rep... #cdnpoli #abpoli #TMX #taxpayers_expense

After more than four months and a byelection since his April defeat, Pierre Poilievre has made one thing abundantly clear: his song will remain the same. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/03/o...

“I cannot state enough how insane it is that the same old debunked arguments from the same old debunked individuals are actually emerging in the year 2025” www.desmog.com/2025/09/01/m... #cdnpoli #USA #lies #climate_denial #debunked

The new Canada Disability Benefit that is supposed to lift thousands of Canadians with disabilities out of poverty, pays Mark Davison $53.36, who after a stroke struggles to walk and use his left hand www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #disability #benefits

As long as federal and provincial governments are separated in their poverty reduction and financial strategies, Danielle Smith will always opt out of federal programs www.cochraneeagle.ca/opinion/lett... #abpoli #poverty #UCP_ignoires

The number of orphan wells in need of cleanup nearly doubled over the last year to reach 3,388 compared to 1,719 the previous year www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli #orphan_wells #abandoned #Cleanup

"Got to get the fascists out, got to clean the White House out," and "There's big crime in D.C. at the White House." www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y... #cdnpoli #music #NeilYoung #trump #crime

There should be ample pipeline space to get Canadian crude oil to market until at least 2030 without the need for a whole new project being built from scratch globalnews.ca/news/1135458... #cdnpoli #abpoli #No_new_pipelines

The court did not halt the tariffs but instead said they would remain in place until mid-October, setting up a further legal challenge in the US Supreme Court www.bbc.com/news/article... #cdnpoli #trade #tariffs #illegal

Big Oil is awash with profits, and the last thing any government needs to do is to continue to subsidize their operations or plow public money into their long-overdue efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the oil sands rabble.ca/environment/... #abpoli #cdnpoli #fires #ClimateChange

Canada is a nation-state. Canadian is a personal state of being. And as proud Albertans and loyal Canadians, we felt a dual identity. We believed that this was the same as most of our fellow Albertans kenchapman.substack.com/p/why-foreve... #abpoli #ForeverCanadian #RebootAlberta

Officials travelling with the PM told reporters that bringing Canada and Europe closer together is a top priority for the Carney government globalnews.ca/news/1134747... #cdnpoli #trade #ukraine #poland #Germany #Latvia

“This criminal that’s wanted by the police breaks into this guy’s house, this guy gives him a beating, and this guy gets charged. Something is broken,” globalnews.ca/news/1134240... #onpoli #ford #intruder #victim_charged

They’re also going to make you go through the same excessively bureaucratic process to get an influenza shot this fall, by the way, but no one will have to pay for that one … yet albertapolitics.ca/2025/08/dani... #abpoli #vaccines

This would almost certainly be seen as gerrymandering that would guarantee a UCP sweep of Lethbridge’s representation in the Legislature daveberta.substack.com/p/ucp-mla-na... #abpoli #UCP #rural-urban-ridings

“Dangerously short sighted.” That’s how the President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, describes the Alberta government’s new COVID-19 vaccination strategy globalnews.ca/news/1133007... #abpoli #covid #vaccination #shit-out-of-luck

Nahirniak believes Poilievre will sweep the byelection, but he's unsure residents like him will benefit from the change www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli #BRC #byelection #poilievre #unsure

The drought in Nova Scotia and its link to climate change www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/t... #nspoli #environment #ClimateChange #drought

He said the proposed fire administration office, which could be staffed by one or two people, would ensure that personnel and equipment are appropriately dispersed across the country in the event of wildfires www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #wildfires #national_agerncy

Earth’s core is leaking material. This stuff is making its way right up to the surface, potentially ferried through two monster-size blobs sitting at the core-mantle boundary www.quantamagazine.org/earths-core-... #world #science #environment #earth

Garcia-Herrero believes the U.S. tariffs will ultimately be "detrimental for the U.S. in the long run" and will lead to "payback." www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n... #cdnpoli #world #TradeWars #politics #recession

The formation of one such cloud was caught on video. www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-c... #environment #ClimateChange #GrandCanyon #FireClouds

Jeffrey Rath was reprimanded and also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs after conceding he twice breached professional standards edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #abpoli #separatist #Rath #fined

The prime minister went on in his letter to reiterate comments he’s made in recent weeks that the federal government would continue to negotiate with the U.S., but would focus on “building Canada strong.” globalnews.ca/news/1131469... #cdnpoli #trade #tariffs

Man, 52, who lost four of his fingers is fitted with ‘Hero Gauntlet’ by UK firm www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/nationa... #world #give-me-a-hand #fitted_fingers

Ken Schwartz likes to hike around Miner's Marsh — normally a large, lush wetland and a favourite spot for birdwatchers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #nspoli #Kentville #MinersLake #CimateChange

This is the court case that could kneecap most Trump tariffs | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/t... #cdnpoli #trump #tariffs #legality_questioned

About 210 candidates were registered to run as of Monday on Elections Canada's website www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #abpoli #Battle-River-Crowfoot #debate

Across all nine “must-have” traits tested, Prime Minister Mark Carney outperforms Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, not just with his base, but among accessible, swing voters davidcoletto.substack.com/p/what-canad... #cdnpoli #carney #poilievre #winner #politics

Alberta stands ready to partner with the U.S. to achieve our global energy ambitions.” abpolecon.ca/2025/07/21/a... #abpoli #news #politics #duties #events

MANS is an industry lobby group. It receives a subsidy from the Nova Scotia government (a subsidy for an industry lobby group? You’re kidding, right?) www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/m... #nspoli #MANS #government_subsidy #industry_lobbyist

APGNS issued warnings to Nova Scotians making public comments about all “natural resource (mineral and non-mineral) development” in the province, and also to anyone who heard these comments, or repeated them www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-... #nspoli #APGNS #warning #uranium #NO_democracy

Do oil pipeline projects “have a high likelihood of successful execution”? This could be a straight line in a Canadian comedy routine. www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/f... #cdnpoli #abpoli #Indigeous #climate_change

“My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me, so I can ask for his advice on anything I choose,” Smith responded rabble.ca/politics/can... #abpoli #hubby_adviser #ethics

Protesters said Smith's United Conservative Party government is encouraging separatist talk that tramples Indigenous rights www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #abpoli #town_hall #separatists #indigenous_rights

Ha! Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday the funds will go toward improvements to the electricity grid, carbon capture technologies and the expansion of wind and solar power projects www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ott... #nspoli #no_fracking #no_uranium #clean_energy #renewables

"It's impacting our ability to provide safe and timely care to Albertans." Yes, I've been waiting for two months for a simple procedure.... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli #AHS #chaos #waitingAndwaiting

Joly said that threat comes as the U.S. is “becoming weaker,” while Canada sets up new trade deals with other partners like the European Union globalnews.ca/news/1128478... #cdnpoli #trade #threats #usa_weaker #politics

AISH receipients in community housing will see rent hike under new Alberta regulations. The gov will take back what the feds gave AISH and punish them by jacking up their rent. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli #AISH #rent_hike #AB_punishment

Dr. Friederike Otto told reporters that rapid events happening in a matter of hours will take scientists longer to analyze since most of the data they have tracks rainfall over days, not hours www.theenergymix.com/climate-disa... #cdnpoli #environment #flooding #drought

Trump planning on 50% tariff on all copper imported into the country and 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals globalnews.ca/news/1127985... #usa #trade #tariffs #cooper #pharmaceuticals #cdnpoli

Siksika Nation and the Blood Tribe are launching a court challenge of the Alberta government’s decision to lift its moratorium on coal mining on the eastern slope www.readtheorchard.org/p/treaty-7-f... #abpoli #coal #mining #Eastern_Slopes #moratorium

Zimmerman is adamant something needs to be done on the base, including proactive disclosure by National Defence Canada about contaminants and their potential risks thenarwhal.ca/canadian-arm... #skpoli #military_base #contamination #illneess

Canada isn’t doing enough to prevent such disasters here www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... #cdnpoli #flash_floods #reality #preparation

The RCMP says four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges after allegedly plotting to "forcibly take possession" of land in the Quebec City area www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/four... #cdnpoli #violent_extremism #quebec

And shame on Alberta’s credulous media for treating this as if it were a serious and well-researched proposal albertapolitics.ca/2025/07/if-u... #abpoli #deportations #APP #separatists #BS