Katy Ingraham
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Trauma informed hospitality 🍟| Spouse and Partner Recovery from Addiction ❤️🩹| Harm Reduction 🫂| Never Neutral✊🏼 #yeg
INSIDE HEALTH CANADA'S 180 ON SAFE SUPPLY When the Fifth Estate ran a story last November on two expert reports that should have informed regulated opioid policy, the feds were ready for a media storm. It never came. Instead, Health Canada held fast to a "low-profile communication" strategy. 1/
The UCP says addiction is a health issue, yet it continues expanding and promoting gambling. These nonstop gambling ads are incredibly triggering for people who have struggled with gambling. Public health should reduce harm, not profit from it. #ableg #UCPfailingeverday
NEW: The body ostensibly tasked with providing civilian oversight to the Edmonton police isn’t interested in hearing civilians’ criticism of Chief Warren Driechel’s February trip to Israel. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Edmonton Police Commission doesn't want to talk about Israel
The police oversight body's chair unilaterally approved Edmonton police chief Warren Driechel's controversial February 2026 trip to the Holy Land, which included visits to illegal settlements.
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The Edmonton Police Commission is completely out of line here. Clearly this is an issue that matters to many Edmontonians. Preventing them from speaking to the body that’s supposed to represent them and hear their concerns is undemocratic. 🧵/1
Edmonton police commission meeting gets heated
Tensions at Edmonton city hall Thursday during the Edmonton Police Commission meeting as public speakers criticized Police Chief Warren Driechel’s trip to Israel, cut off by the commission for topics ...
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I hope the Edmonton Police Commission enjoys following Robert’s rules of order in hell.
Can someone tell Devin Dreeshen that North Edmonton is completely impassable by car today. Maybe if we had some bike infrastructure… 🤔😒
Police should stay away from endorsing any political party. The message to the public from this PP FB photo- op is the Edmonton Police Association is on board with Pierre Poilievre & the Conservative Party of Canada & their rhetoric. #Police #Copaganda
A 7 to zip smackdown of the Edmonton Police Service's culture of withholding from Crown Prosecutors and the accused disclosure of police misconduct. #CriminalJustice edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Supreme Court dismisses Edmonton police bid to restrict disclosure of officer misconduct records
Canada's top court has unanimously dismissed a bid by the Edmonton Police Service to limit information about officer misconduct turned over to defendants in criminal cases.
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The article mentioned on today's morning show...
Jeremy Appel 🍉@readtheorchard.org · 3mo agoSCOOP: I obtained the itinerary and other documents relating to Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel’s February 2026 Israel trip. @mbueckert.bsky.social of @cjpme.org says it’s “much worse than any of us expected.” open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
A must read. Michael Bueckert, the VP of the advocacy group Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East, said Driechel’s itinerary was “much worse than any of us expected.” Edmonton Police Chief Driechel & @YEG_Commission Chair Henderson must resign. www.readtheorchard.org/p/scoop-edmo...
SCOOP: Edmonton police chief visited illegal West Bank settlements during Israel trip
Warren Driechel also met with members from an undercover unit that less than three months earlier executed two unarmed men in Jenin after they had surrendered.
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I am concerned that Ben Henderson, the chair of the Edmonton Police Commission thought that it was acceptable to unilaterally approve Chief Warren Driechel's participation in this trip to Israel.
Jeremy Appel 🍉@readtheorchard.org · 3mo agoSCOOP: I obtained the itinerary and other documents relating to Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel’s February 2026 Israel trip. @mbueckert.bsky.social of @cjpme.org says it’s “much worse than any of us expected.” open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Big scoop from @readtheorchard.org - not sure how the Edmonton police chief survives this. www.readtheorchard.org/p/scoop-edmo...
SCOOP: Edmonton police chief visited illegal West Bank settlements during Israel trip
Warren Driechel also met with members from an undercover unit that less than three months earlier executed two unarmed men in Jenin after they had surrendered.
readtheorchard.org
Got a scoop coming tomorrow about a certain trip a certain city’s police chief took in February.
globalnews.ca/news/1... I'm really thankful that Travis's family has spoken out and put a name and face to his tragic death. His family absolutely deserves answers. 🧵 1/4
Family of man who died in Royal Alexandra Hospital ER waiting room demanding answers | Globalnews.ca
The dad and stepmom of Travis Smith are demanding answers, after the 33-year-old died in early May while waiting for care in the E.R. waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
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A question people in Alberta should be asking: If the Alberta government can’t ensure people survive overdoses IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM then why is it partnering with Edmonton Police to dump unhoused people into drunk tanks for drug use? globalnews.ca/news/1187112...
Family of man who died in Royal Alexandra Hospital ER waiting room demanding answers | Globalnews.ca
The dad and stepmom of Travis Smith are demanding answers, after the 33-year-old died in early May while waiting for care in the E.R. waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
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I’ve said since before the UCP even announced the supervised consumption site closures that *they can be stopped.* Travis Peddie’s lawsuit may be about to prove it. He’s in court June 8 in Calgary. Public can attend in support. This is important and achievable. drugdatadecoded.ca/albertas-exp...
Alberta's only expert witness against consumption sites was an American economist in Italy. Here's how that went.
As provinces like Manitoba resume harm reduction as usual, the Alberta government's coup against supervised consumption appears to be crumbling underfoot with no medical or public health experts comin...
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Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · 8mo agoWe've already stopped the UCP from closing Safeworks in Calgary twice. You can stop them a third time! 9/ FULL STORY on DORS: drugdatadecoded.ca/overdose-app...
CP24 failing to note that Spanish media and police reported two days ago that these three Toronto Police officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker. They have been arrested. One was attempting to flee. Bad 🇨🇦 coverage: www.cp24.com/local/toront... Good 🇪🇸 coverage: en.ara.cat/society/thre...
Three police officers from Canada arrested for sexually assaulting and beating a prostitute in Barcelona
One of the agents has been imprisoned accused of a crime of sexual assault without penetration
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I was a commissioner with the Calgary Police Commission when this situation unfolded. Calgary Police Service weren't regulars in the use of the gear deployed in this case. Most CPS members took the packaging & wrap off their shield during the violent conflict in Falconridge in September 2023. 1/
Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · 4mo ago🧵 Why are we suing the Calgary Police? It’s hard to describe what happens to you physiologically while being smeared in public by powerful people. It’s a mix of uncertainty, fear, frustration, rage, indignation, and anguish, on a thick layer of pity — for self and others you know are in it, too. 1/
Canada has little control of its police. The lack of accountability is very similar to elsewhere. The police call efforts to oversee them: micromanagement or politicizing policing. All policing is political, the only question is who are making the decisions of the who, how, what of policing.
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 4mo agoThis is the *FIFTH* Ottawa Police officer at the centre of allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power in the last few weeks
Protestors who were beaten by Calgary police during the violent dispersal of an anti-genocide demonstration at the University of Calgary in 2024 have filed suit against the university, the city and the police force.
Activists sue U of C, Calgary police and city over dispersal of pro-Palestinian protesters
Activists are suing the U of C, Calgary police and city for what they call the unconstitutional removal of their encampment in 2024.
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For what purpose was the canine unit being deployed at a school? What threat could a 16-year-old woman pose that a canine unit would serve as a de-escalattion tool (assuming the police will spin the de-escalatarion line on this one)? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ASIRT investigating after Calgary police dog bites teen | CBC News
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an on-duty police dog bit a teenage girl early Sunday morning at Glamorgan School, resulting in her being transported to hospital.
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“Additionally, public-health experts and people who are unhoused have said increased police enforcement is aggravating the crisis.”
Alanna Smith@alannasmith.bsky.social · 4mo agoOutlier on the Prairies: Why are drug poisoning deaths rising in Edmonton, even as they fall across the province and the country? @theglobeandmail.com #ableg
Politicians need to stop centring police as potential victims of the Alberta elections data leak.
Friday scoop! In stonewalling my request for information about its surveillance of nonprofits under the SCAN Act, the Ministry of Public Safety reveals that it may hold 300 pages of records on the topic. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
Alberta government may be surveilling nonprofits province-wide using SCAN Act
The Ministry of Public Safety, working to prevent the release of files related to surveillance of nonprofit organizations by government police, has admitted that it holds 300 pages of records related ...
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A brutal decision and feels like the city is complying in advance of something. However, the city and council never listened to these committees. Smoke and mirrors…
Emily Williams@emilyawilliams52.bsky.social · 5mo agoEdmonton city council is looking to eliminate several advisory committees including on climate, anti-racism and gender inclusion. Committee members tell me it came as a total shock and they worry what it means for city engagement: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
SCOOP 🧵 A snitch law passed by provincial governments twenty years ago has been retooled by the Alberta government for use against nonprofit agencies it seeks to defund. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
Unprecedented, "coordinated hit" by Alberta government used snitch law to spy on Turning Point Society
The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act allows any citizen to trigger an investigation of a neighbour for drugs on the property. Since its adoption across Canada two decades ago, the snitch legis...
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On Tuesday, Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Rick Wilson told the Alberta legislature that he personally watched someone die in a supervised consumption site (SCS). This statement is demonstrably false and constitutes disinformation. #ableg
SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza. www.cbc.ca/9.7157991
Edmonton police emails, documents provide new information on Canada-first AI facial recognition bodycam pilot | CBC News
Key details include a “critical fault” system outage, possible extension of pilot project and that facial recognition model was supplied by Corsight AI, a company whose technology has reportedly been ...
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I wonder how many UCP ministers and MLAs have nannies/housekeepers/employees who are immigrants? Send tips in confidence to journalismtips@protonmail.com