Carrie Tait
@carrietait.bsky.social
Reporter in The Globe and Mail's Calgary bureau. Loves: The Riders, the Oilers, the farm, mountains, snow. Dislikes: Daylight Saving(s) Time, raccoons, gophers, the search for New Twitter
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said construction on 3 recovery centres on Indigenous land will soon finish on budget, subcontractors facing stacks of unpaid invoices doubt it. Plus: One Indig group fired its contractor www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social
Contractors say Alberta recovery centres face unpaid bills as Premier stands by budget
The construction of addiction treatment centres in three Indigenous communities has been mired in lawsuits
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Contemporary Helsinki land artist Jonna Pohjalainen turns fallen aspen trees into giant coloured pencils sculptures #womensart
Which reminds me, it is time for ski dreams. I turn into a troll in the smoke. I am ready to resume my winter personality.
The temp could drop to ‐25 and you couldn't convince me to close my condo windows tonight. Bring on the cool, less smokey breeze!
My pal Dakshana is a journalistic genius. Happy summer reading, y'all! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/f...
Chicken tikka on the campground? Yes
With some creativity and the right equipment, racialized Canadians are learning they can prepare beloved cultural staples while camping
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My pal Dakshana is a journalistic genius. Happy summer reading, y'all! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/f...
Chicken tikka on the campground? Yes
With some creativity and the right equipment, racialized Canadians are learning they can prepare beloved cultural staples while camping
theglobeandmail.com
Splendid, deep biography of SCC Chief Justice Richard Wagner, and his challenge ahead with Quebec’s Bill 21, which seeks unlimited use of notwithstanding clause (supported by AB), and his past with Vavilov. @orlaghokelly.bsky.social @molszyns.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @nigelb.bsky.social
Carrie Tait@carrietait.bsky.social · 3w agoGreat story on -- nah, if I tell you, you won't click -- a layered tale worth your time. Correct link this time: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By my pal @ebner.bsky.social
I am not that clever. Here ya go. Proper link: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Bill 21 brings Chief Justice Richard Wagner to the decision of a lifetime
Eight years into the job, the Supreme Court’s leader weighs a country-shaping and career-defining judgment
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Scotty McArthur@scottymcarthur.bsky.social · 3w agoDid Carrie just rickroll us?
Great story on -- nah, if I tell you, you won't click -- a layered tale worth your time. Correct link this time: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By my pal @ebner.bsky.social
Bill 21 brings Chief Justice Richard Wagner to the decision of a lifetime
Eight years into the job, the Supreme Court’s leader weighs a country-shaping and career-defining judgment
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Great story on -- nah, if I tell you, you won't click -- a layered tale worth your time. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… By my pal @ebner.bsky.social
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SCOOP: Tsuut'ina Nation alleges its former lawyer worked with Sam Mraiche and a former chief to sole-source a $35m contract to build a provincially funded recovery centre www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @tomcardoso.bsky.social and friend
First Nation in Alberta sues its former lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centre
Tsuut’ina Nation also alleges undisclosed involvement in the project by Sam Mraiche, a businessman at the centre of the province’s health care procurement controversy
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A biggie on the separatist file re: Jeff Rath www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social
Prominent Alberta separatist’s assets frozen as First Nation alleges he diverted funds
The injunction is a response to an application by the Tallcree First Nation, who wish to remove Jeffrey Rath and his corporation from overseeing the band’s trust
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At this rate, y'all are gonna see my wedding dress before we see hers.
"Journalists routinely weigh what the public has a right to know against potential harms to victims, witnesses, fair-trial rights and active police operations. That judgment is central to responsible reporting. It cannot be outsourced to police, and it must never be subject to police veto."
Carrie Tait@carrietait.bsky.social · 4w ago“In a democracy, police must not control what information journalists publish. Reporters play a crucial role in keeping Canadians safe by giving them timely information that police do not always provide,” said Paul Schneidereit, CAJ vice-chair. Full statement: share.google/ZFlYLyN9gkHo...
“In a democracy, police must not control what information journalists publish. Reporters play a crucial role in keeping Canadians safe by giving them timely information that police do not always provide,” said Paul Schneidereit, CAJ vice-chair. Full statement: share.google/ZFlYLyN9gkHo...
RCMP must rescind inappropriate request for media to involve police before publishing news stories - Canadian Association of Journalists
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is deeply concerned by a recent Saskatchewan RCMP email urging journalists to check with police before publishing details about ongoing investigations — a...
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)@cajournalists.bsky.social · 4w ago📰 New statement issued by CAJ: RCMP must rescind inappropriate request for media to involve police before publishing news stories. Read the full statement on our website: caj.ca/news
Solid story questioning Elections Alberta's math when it threw out the Water Not Coal petition -- www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Questions emerge about statistical sampling used on rejected anti-coal petition | CBC News
A statistics professor raises concerns about Elections Alberta's sampling method used to verify Corb Lund's Water Not Coal petition which was deemed to be under the signature threshold last week.
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AMBER ALERT: Lanakai Morrison, 6, m, white, long light brown hair. May be w mother Krista Morrison, 35, 2015 Toyota Tundra CTN 9517. May be w Daniel Ludwig, 35; and Karl Morrison, 4. More info below. Beaverlodge + 200km radius.
--> Meta to spend $13-billion to build AI data centre in Alberta: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... By Joe Castaldo
Meta to spend $13-billion to build AI data centre in Alberta
To meet the facility’s electricity needs, a $4.6-billion natural gas plant will be built in Sturgeon County
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Hey e'rbody! Welcome The Globe's excellent, incredible, unbeatable, superstar Kelly Grant to not-Twitter! She's now on the postsecondary beat and wants to hear alllllll your secrets. Bet she's game to post more pics of her cute puppy, too.
Kelly Grant@kellygrant1.bsky.social · 4w agoAfter 12 years reporting on health news for @theglobeandmail.com I have a new gig: Postsecondary education reporter. I'm excited to start covering Canadian colleges, universities and all things higher education. DMs are open, kgrant@globeandmail.com
This is the most interesting thing to come out about The Wedding so far. But the BBC buried it at the end of its story.
All right. That's enough. You played your games and won, hands down. You are the undisputed champion. Now kindly give us photos of the dress, please.
Cinderella Admiring Her Ballgown
ALT: Cinderella Admiring Her Ballgown
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HOLY JEANS 'N' JOGGERS HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN TELLING YOU GUYS THIS RED ALERT RED ALERT
André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · last mo.Quebec deploys vaccination teams to combat outbreak of raccoon rabies. Province fighting largest outbreak in its history, with infected animals detected closer than ever to area south of Montreal, by @mauraforrest.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
The Globe's editorial board responds to RCMP in Saskatchewan --> "...the police whose job it is to deal with the media don’t understand how the media works. Worse, they don’t seem to appreciate the vital role played by media." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The misguided RCMP focus on media coverage
First-hand accounts from a major news event are of crucial public interest
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Am I angry about this being decided by penalty kicks? Is this extra exciting? Is this nbd because thems the rules? Someone tell me how I feel about this, please.
Quote: "“I’m losing momentum,” Ms. Banks says, staring into the middle distance at nothing in particular." And please do not dine-and-dash your World Cup server, no matter where you are or where you are from. Bad form, red card.
Andrea Woo@andreawoo.bsky.social · last mo.450 kegs of backup beer. 10x as much toilet paper. And a server burning as many calories in one chaotic shift as many runners would burn in a half-marathon. Jesse Winter and me on the crush of World Cup visitors on Vancouver's Granville Street businesses: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...