Alberta's new electoral map draws accusations of partisan boundary-drawing by @zoemas0n.bsky.social “This is literally a case of politicians picking voters and not the other way around,” says political scientist @jaredwesley.ca www.nationalobserver.com/2026/11/02/n...

Alberta's new electoral map draws accusations of partisan boundary-drawing

Alberta's new electoral boundaries break with decades of precedent in Canada, where electoral boundaries are drawn up by an independent, arms-length commission using public feedback. The new map was d...

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5 years ago Ottawa announced it would ban thermal coal exports by 2030. But last year as part of Carney’s government-wide review of spending, that work was formally and quietly shut down — and not publicly communicated.

Canada broke promise to end thermal coal exports

The federal government quietly shelved plans to stop exporting coal to be burned in power plants, as US coal continues to stream out of Canadian ports.

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Find me any other example of a vote this one-sided, I'll wait

Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 2w ago

Polls located in Indigenous communities consistently posted results where the "remain" option won by over 90 per cent.

Everyone should get to go in a little plane in their second month on the job. I want to go in a little plane.

Zoe Mason@zoemas0n.bsky.social · 2w ago

Around six weeks ago, I started a new position at the Alberta reporter for @nationalobserver.com. This week, Albertans voted on separation. I spent the past three days in Fort McMurray speaking to people who work in and around Alberta’s oil patch about the referendum.

Around six weeks ago, I started a new position at the Alberta reporter for @nationalobserver.com. This week, Albertans voted on separation. I spent the past three days in Fort McMurray speaking to people who work in and around Alberta’s oil patch about the referendum.

My dispatch from last night's Alberta Prosperity Project referendum watch party, including files from @zoemas0n.bsky.social, who was in Fort Mac.

Colin Schultz@colinschultz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Alberta’s separatists aren’t done — but some are done with Danielle Smith By @readtheorchard.org www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/20/n...

The federal government has announced its framework to guide data centre development in Canada, which has been signed by the world’s largest AI companies. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more. From @zoemas0n.bsky.social and me for @nationalobserver.com ⬇️

Federal government releases data centre policy signed by tech giants

Amazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more all signed onto the framework, which was announced by AI Minister Evan Solomon on Thursday.

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Late last month, the Alberta Water Council announced its dissolution. For over 20 years, it was part of a network of consensus-based, expert-led groups that helped develop environmental policy. In six months, that system was dismantled. My latest for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

The UCP Is Killing a Key Part of Alberta’s Environmental Protection | The Tyee

For two decades, government advisory groups have forged consensus. Now they’re being shut down.

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Long waits. Preventable deaths. A leaked list of bad outcomes. For three Alberta ER doctors who've been on the front line for decades, it feels like 2010 all over again. The difference? This time, they say, help doesn't seem to be coming. My latest feature: medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...

Deja vu, but worse: ER docs say government action hasn't matched crisis - Medicine Hat News

zmason@medicinehatnews.com After a year of crisis-level strain in Alberta’s emergency rooms, longtime physicians say they’ve been here before. This time however, they say government is not co-operatin...

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Trying to get better at sharing my work online, so here's a piece I wrote for today's edition of the Medicine Hat News about the alleged electoral list security breach. Elections Alberta says Bill 54 slowed them down. The Justice Ministry disagrees: medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...

Elections Alberta says it could not investigate voter info breach sooner due to provincial law - Medicine Hat News

zmason@medicinehatnews.com An Alberta journalist says Elections Alberta knew about the alleged leak of millions of Albertans’ personal information for weeks before launching an investigation. Election...

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We're in a new nuclear landscape. Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it. Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️

New Nuclear Weapons Testing ‘Would Be Really Damaging to U.S. interests,’ Expert Says

International security expert Ankit Panda discusses his new book and the challenges of the new era of nuclear politics

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Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli

‘Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee

Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicate the system faces being overwhelmed.

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In my first for @outrider.org, I got to chat with director Mick Jackson and actor @reecedinsdale.bsky.social about their iconic nuclear apocalypse film Threads - its legacy and possible remake. This was a big deal for a nuclear history nerd like me. Check it out: outrider.org/nuclear-weap...

Revisiting ‘Threads’ – Director and Star Reflect on the 1984 Nuclear Apocalypse TV Movie and Its Enduring Impact

Director Mick Jackson and star Reece Dinsdale discuss their classic film and respond to news of a remake.

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Psst, did you know we're suing the RCMP for violating press freedoms? It's daunting, expensive and important. If you have some spare dollars to help support the fight, please consider donating. #cdnpoli

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · last yr.

The RCMP and the Attorney General of Canada draw on taxpayer dollars to fund their defence. But our case relies on the courage of hundreds of extraordinary people like you, willing to chip in whatever you can afford so we can fight back: thenarwhal.ca/support-pres...

In my first for @thetyee.ca, I talked to experts about the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter that came out of last week's G7 Summit - what it mentions, what it misses, and what it means.

The Tyee@thetyee.ca · last yr.

“It’s really positive that the G7 — our prime minister, leaders of other countries — are recognizing wildfire is an issue.” The leaders’ joint statements included the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter, the first G7 document dedicated to co-ordinating international action on wildfire. Zoe Mason writes.