Lori Knutson
@loriknutson.bsky.social
A writer living in rural Alberta, Canada Website: loriknutson.com TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/lori-knutson-creative-canuck LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriknutsonwriter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615699
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The greatest favor Mr. Trump has done for Alberta separatists has not been to promote an independent Alberta, but to undermine a sovereign Canada,” Curtis Gillespie writes.
Opinion | MAGA Is Feeding a Separatist Surge in Canada
Drawing inspiration from MAGA, separatists in Alberta are pushing for a break away from Canada.
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Another informative video from Prairie Watchdog about Danielle Smith's reluctance to retaliate against US tariffs: youtu.be/5fvv_bi9vWo?... #abpoli #Alberta #UCP
The Trade War's Biggest Weapon Is Alberta's Oil. Our Premier Won't Use It
YouTube video by Prairie Watchdog
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NEW: I covered yesterday’s Alberta government AI data centre town hall in Sturgeon County, where provincial and municipal governments have already approved a Meta data centre. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/21/news/testy-town-hall-albertans-decry-data-centre-rush
At a testy town hall, Albertans decry data centre rush
Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish attended a town hall in Redwater, northeast of Edmonton, to hear out residents' concerns. There were many.
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A sunflower from my garden about this time last year. loriknutson.com/2025/08/31/s... #haiku #photography
Racism isn't "controversial," premier. It's wrong. Why isn't decency a foundational Alberta value?
I went home recently to write about Alberta’s separatists. What I found was a movement wildly, dangerously disconnected from reality. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Richard Warnica: I went home to the heartland of Alberta independence. Even after covering Donald Trump for 10 years, I was still terrified by what I found
Independence movement eerily reminiscent of Trump's America.
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Danielle Smith is no stranger to using leverage to achieve her political goals — except when it comes to Donald Trump. It’s almost like those goals don’t include standing up for the rest of Canada. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/31/o...
Danielle Smith wants Canada to surrender
Alberta's premier is no stranger to creating, and using, political leverage — even if it creates the risk of blowback. So why is she so unwilling to do the same thing when it comes to Donald Trump and...
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Protest against Meta AI data centre in Sturgeon County: Sunday, August 2nd Sturgeon County Centre Morinville, AB 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/s... #abpoli #meta #datacentres #ucp
Protest organized against 'devastating' data centre in Sturgeon County
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
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In his latest book, Toronto-born science fiction author and tech critic @doctorow.pluralistic.net argues that AI will make us all reverse centaurs, or assistants to machines, if it succeeds. 🤖 @crof.bsky.social writes. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Cory Doctorow Predicts the AI Bubble Will Burst | The Tyee
The writer sees a shaky future for a technology that has many of us in a lather.
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Make lesson planning a breeze with Canadian books and literacy learning resources for middle-grade students (Grades 5-7). Two full novel studies are available as PDFs for both The Ghost of Northumberland Strait and its sequel Where There's a Will. loriknutson.com/the-ghost-of...
Let’s go back to the future Danielle Smith promised us: ‘No one should ever have to pay out of pocket to see a family doctor’ albertapolitics.ca/2026/07/lets...
Let’s go back to the future Danielle Smith promised us: ‘No one should ever have to pay out of pocket to see a family doctor’ - Alberta Politics
“Hi, I’m Danielle Smith, and I believe no one should ever have to pay out of pocket to see a family doctor.” So said Alberta’s premier in a 30-second pre-election video posted to the Internet on April...
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Let’s go back to the future Danielle Smith promised us: ‘No one should ever have to pay out of pocket to see a family doctor’ - Alberta Politics
“Hi, I’m Danielle Smith, and I believe no one should ever have to pay out of pocket to see a family doctor.” So said Alberta’s premier in a 30-second pre-election video posted to the Internet on April...
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Happy Monday! So, what do you do when you arrive at where you always wanted to be?
Fortunate (Haiku Poetry)
Hello! Here's a haiku that, if you're fortunate like me, makes you think ... 🤔 “I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.”– Bill Watterson “You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police.”– Joan Rivers Here's something else to consider: Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day. 🪷 Lori
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Alberta hasn't banned US alcohol imports. People here aren't buying it anyways. The debate over whether provincial governments should be banning it misses the actual point, which is that Canadians don't want to buy it in the first place. #cdnpoli
Here's my haiku about clouds that resemble angels' wings: loriknutson.com/2026/07/25/s... #haiku #poetry
Skeptic (Haiku Poetry) Hello! I hope you're enjoying your day wherever you are. Here's my haiku about clouds that look like angels' wings. ☺️ I've looked at clouds from both sides nowFrom up and down, and still somehowIt's cloud illusions I recallI really don't know clouds at all
Skeptic (Haiku Poetry)
Hello! I hope you're enjoying your day wherever you are. Here's my haiku about clouds that look like angels' wings. ☺️ I've looked at clouds from both sides nowFrom up and down, and still somehowIt's cloud illusions I recallI really don't know clouds at all
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