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NEW from me in @jacobin:
With a deal now in sight, Air Canada flight attendants' defiance of the government's back-to-work order could be setting an industry-wide standard against unpaid work.
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Thanks to our Queen of Measles, 'Berta made the NY Times!
"Alberta has taken a different approach, allowing students to attend public schools without proof of immunization, which some experts believe has made the region vulnerable to outbreaks like this."
nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world…
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NEW: I take a closer look at the far-right (and Canadian) associations of Christian nationalist activist Sean Feucht, who's scheduled to perform in Edmonton this month.
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NEW: Remember the Edmonton police steroid scandal that one of the current interim chiefs was caught up in?
It turns out to have had a much larger scope and impact than previously known.
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Alberta Next town halls start tomorrow...
No protesting, you must show ID to get in, and no cameras/videos/photos allowed even by journalists (weird because I definitely filmed the Fair Deal Panels.)
The gov't says a livestream will be kept online afterward. #ableg #cdnpoli
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Cracks appear in Cartmell's Better Edmonton coalition
edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…
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There's a new survey from Alberta Medical Association—& results are dismal:
➡️~1/5 patients leave ERs without treatment
➡️18% of adults don't have a family dr
➡️Only 54% of ppl with a doctor can get an appointment when needed
Alberta deserves better!
edmontonjournal.com/news/alb…
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Again, not the final step. City/OEG will now try to finalize master agreement that will be presented to council and the public in August. Some councillors who voted yes today say they will be looking for things in there (housing targets for example) before voting yes again. #yeg
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EXCLUSIVE: I FOIP'd all the contracts Alberta Health Services has signed with Shoppers Drug Mart since 2020.
They reveal the Loblaw subsidiary's growing integration into the province's mental health and addictions care system to the detriment of patient care.
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NEW: Heather McPherson now has a website to sign up supporters for her federal NDP leadership campaign.
heather4leader.ca/
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BREAKING NEWS. Alberta Court of King’s Bench grants injunction preventing Alberta Government from banning gender-affirmative care for minors citing “irreparable harm will be caused if the Ban comes into force.”
A victory for human rights and trans youth! 🏳️⚧️
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June 23, 2025 Press Release:
The Alberta government should provide the COVID-19 vaccine free of charge
The @GoAHealth announced that most Albertans will now need to pay out-of-pocket to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We strongly advocate that the Alberta government provide the vaccine free to all members of the public.
Full release is here: albertazmsa.com/ezmsa
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People shouldn’t have to pay for vaccines in a publicly funded healthcare system.
Experts call on Alberta to make shingles vaccine more easily accessible for seniors
edmontonjournal.com/news/alb…
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Folks, it’s time to get real for a minute.
The organization I work for, @ProgressAlberta, is in dire financial straits right now.
The departure of our co-founder, editor, investigative reporter and top fundraiser @duncankinney left a big hole in our organization.
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Lethbridge firefighters have been waiting 4.5 years for a new collective agreement.
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NEW from me in @ProgressAlberta: A student at Edmonton's MacEwan University was barred from her convocation ceremony this week for her participation in a pro-🇵🇸 protest that disrupted a Board of Governors meeting.
theprogressreport.ca/macewan…
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Danielle Smith gov't spent nearly 2yrs fighting to not release its Alberta pension plan survey. It's finally out.
Only 10% of people expressed support, 63% said don't. @ByMatthewBlack, at long last. edmontonjournal.com/news/pol…
