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Mom to 2 ● Wife ● HCW Guardian of Kali the Samoyed 🐾 Powered by Coffee ☕️ Often found on hiking trails 🥾 🌲 (she/her) 📍Calgary, AB
NEW: I attended today's protest against Meta's proposed hyperscaler data centre in Sturgeon County. People are not pleased. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Guillotines, Dinosaur Costumes and Broken Trust: Alberta's Data Centre Revolt Begins
Critics warn of fossil gas reliance, power price hikes and wasted water as officials approve massive Meta facility with scant public debate.
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NEWS: Wildlife danger rating in Canmore, Kananaskis Country now extreme
Wildlife danger rating in Canmore, Kananaskis Country now extreme
“All residents and visitors in the Calgary Forest Area are urged to be very cautious with any outdoor activities that could ignite a wildfire,” states Alberta Wildfire’s Friday (July 31) bulletin.
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“Every citizen-initiated referendum must become a Smith question with a desired outcome…A Smith autocracy works well for coal developers, AI data centres, oil barons and natural gas producers. But not for citizens who wish to question these priorities” #Alberta #AbPoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
In Alberta, Referendums Must Serve Smith’s Aims Only | The Tyee
Witness the battle over the Water Not Coal petition as Corb Lund leads a fight to keep it alive.
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1/11 🇨🇩 🇺🇸 EBOLA RAVAGES CONGO AS U.S. WITHDRAWS AID 🇺🇸 🇨🇩 The DRC is facing its deadliest outbreak ever. Over 1,500 are dead, yet vital American global health funding has been gutted. Source: The Atlantic #MedSky #Africa #DRC #Ebola #GlobalHealth
Waited a while in my library queue for this one. Absolutely worth the wait & I'm only 2 chapters in.
Jen the Feisty Librarian@feistywaters.com · 4mo agoThis book is a beautifully harsh discussion about the politics of identity, journalism, power, resistance and the self interest/complacency of western liberalism, among many other things. It’s an essential read.
@aljazeera.com correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh’s family was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp; he received the news when he was live on air. At @journalismfestival.com in Perugia last week, he spoke about the dangers of covering war and conflict www.thenerve.news/p/wael-al-da...
“We’re seeing more & more action in provinces outside Alberta saying this is about all of us. It’s not just about Alberta doing something quirky or weird or different. It actually has implications for the whole country when it comes to medicare,” FOM's Chris Gallaway said from Charlottetown.
Groups across Canada call on premiers to protect public health care - Red Deer Advocate
Health care advocates from across Canada stood shoulder to shoulder in Prince Edward Island, where premiers met on Wednesday, to demand that premiers stop the spread of American-style health care […]
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Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season, Sean Boynton reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #WildfiresCA
My favourite Canadian these days. Premier Wab Kinew can take on Trump and Danielle Smith without breaking a sweat. youtube.com/shorts/nS4gi...
“We’re with that lady from A&W”: Wab Kinew shares message with Danielle Smith on Alberta separatism
YouTube video by Global News
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Crime rates dropped across most of the country in 2025: Statistics Canada Canada's crime severity index dropped five per cent last year, agency says www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Crime rates dropped across most of the country in 2025: Statistics Canada | CBC News
Statistics Canada reports that both the rates and severity of crime were down almost across the board in 2025.
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Quite a remarkable picture of ocean warmth when looking at last month's sea surface temperature anomalies globally. El Niño of course looks more visible, but there are plenty of other hotspots (including at the map edge, like in the Mediterranean Sea). Data from www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/opt... 🌊
The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution for Americans overseas, citing increased tensions in the Middle East and the possibility of unexpected security threats. Officials say the global security environment remains unpredictable
"Protests continued across Maine this weekend, days after an ICE agent shot and killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastian Durán Guerrero in Biddeford on Monday. In Portland on Saturday, hundreds gathered in Monument Square to pay tribute to Durán Guerrero and others killed by ICE."
Hey AB: Our functional ED capacity in the Edmonton area has been devastated We have NEVER had overcrowding in our EDs that looks like this in our summer (typically we see admitted volumes decrease in the summer) > 6mnths since Mr. Sreekumar's tragic death, NOTHING is better 1/2
PLS SHARE: AMBER Alert for Calgary for missing Parker. Pls call 911 if seen. Although Parker is 11, authorities say he functions at approximately the level of a two- to three-year-old child. He is non-verbal, may be frightened and may not respond when called. #AmberAlert #FindParker #yyc #Alberta
I don't get it, even if they restocked the shelves yesterday. #Canada and #Canadians aren't "duty bound" to buy it. I'm in #Alberta where we put it back on the shelves and despite the return, consumer demand REMAINS low. Shes right about the media company's though. Pro #America media isn't #Canadian
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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The full 23-page legal opinion on Alberta's Bill 11 is out via @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social ! The legal experts' conclusion? "Facilitating a two-tier regime ... is directly contrary to the core requirements, criteria & principles of the Canada Health Act." www.healthcoalition.ca/albertas-bil...
Alberta’s Bill 11 breaches the Canada Health Act, says legal expert
Alberta's Bill 11 is the most extensive privatization of payment for medically necessary services since the Canada Health Act was enacted in 1984: Lawyer Emma Phillips
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Here we go, if I get a call I can draw a straight line to my stolen voter data. #abpoli
Elections Alberta@elections.ab.ca · 3w agoPetition verification will begin shortly for A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence citizen initiative. 📣If you have received a call or email and are concerned, contact our main phone line at 780.427.7191 and we will confirm legitimacy and/or transfer you to our service centre.
Seven cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis have been reported in Alberta, according to the province. #yeg #ab
7 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis confirmed in Alberta
Seven cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis have been reported in Alberta, according to the province.
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This is a wonderful pamphlet for all those who are not traitors to Canada #abpoli knowthenine.ca
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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NEW: The Calgary Police Service is asking the entire city of Calgary to check their yards and sheds for 11 y/o Parker. He was last seen yesterday in Thorncliffe. More than 200 officers are involved in the search.
"an analysis by University of Toronto statistics professor Jeffrey Rosenthal used data from Elections Alberta to conclude the petition easily exceeded the number of validated signatures required to get Lund’s question on the ballot this fall" #ableg
rabble.ca@rabble.ca · 3w agoSomething’s gravely wrong with how Elections Alberta torpedoed Corb Lund’s Water Not Coal citizen initiative petition #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
www.alberta.ca/report-conce... Hey #yegbike - they changed the survey since yesterday! There is now a “none” option for which concern and then we can continue to flood them with reasons why we want more cycling infrastructure! And tell them to “ stay in their lane” and out of municipal issues
Report concerns about bike lanes
Share issues or concerns about municipal bike lane infrastructure.
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The UCP just launched a bike lane complaint line. It would definitely be a shame if the line were flooded with messages in support of bike lanes. #yyc #yeg #abpoli
Alberta government creates bike lane complaint line ahead of fall legislation
Alberta’s government has launched a public complaint line for bike lanes. Albertans can now fill out a form online sharing their concerns about bike lanes in their communities, such as whether they fe...
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Barbaric Urban Bike Lane Snitch Line, for sure. In all seriousness, everyone in #yycbike and #yegbike should be filling this out on as many different devices as possible. My advice is to use data driven arguments in the comment box even though I doubt they will care.
Jason Markusoff@markusoff.bsky.social · 3w agoBoy, the Alberta Transportation's new Barbaric Urban Bicycle Lanes Tip Line, and that drop-down menu sans "Other" field. www.alberta.ca/report-conce...
Every Albertan should read this excellent article about cumulative effects of the 40 data centres planned for our province. #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyccc #datacentres thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Exposing Alberta’s Wilful Blindness to AI Centre Harms | The Tyee
The UCP refuses to tally risks to nature and people. This expert did it for them.
thetyee.ca
It seems a lot of Albertans are angry at how the UCP have turned a simple gas tax rebate into an invasive, bureaucratic nightmare. You’d almost think it was designed to convince people not to bother. We’ve got a real plan to help you save money: albertandp.ca/savemoney #abpoli
Lorne Gunter: Alberta UCP's convoluted, error-ridden energy rebate process just weak-kneed politics
This is an overthought, needlessly complex program designed and administered by bureaucrats and implemented by weak-kneed politicians.
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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds@scrubfire84.bsky.social · last mo.Elections Alberta rejects Corb Lund's 'Water Not Coal' petition Elections Alberta has rejected musician Corb Lund's 'Water Not Coal' petition, saying it failed to meet the requirements for a citizen initiative petition. #cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
