iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

G'morning. If you spent the weekend soaking up bonus summer, here's what you missed --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe, and friend

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The elephant in the room

Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

i’ve noticed recently that when i’m having an in-person conversation, i feel this internal pressure to make my point faster/a perception that the other person is growing impatient. and i realized it’s because we’re so used to getting info in quick clips now that a longer explanation feels foreign.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... My DMs are open. Find me on LinkedIn. I am on Signal and WhatsApp. I can meet you wherever. Let's go for a walk am admire the changing colours.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026

I’ll be on CBC Radio this morning talking about the fake AI-generated journalist who was published by several Canadian media outlets and somehow even became a recurring columnist for the Western Standard Check out Day 6 on CBC Radio with Brent Bambury at 10 AM (or, 10:30 AM in Newfoundland)

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What's old is new again.... Also this quote! “People are lonelier than ever. Our screen time is so high. Everyone is depressed and ordering Uber Eats,” she said. “It’s a low effort way to connect with someone you normally wouldn’t.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/s...

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How Social Media Is Sparking the Return of Pen Pals

Pen pals — ones you’ve never met in person — are part of the revival of all things analog. There are even matchmakers prepared to find you one.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever. It is a book that originated from tragedy but from that tragedy came something wonderful and beloved around the world. This is the story of one of Canada's most acclaimed books. 🧵1/10

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Many of the leaders of the separatist movement are from the same cast of characters we first met during the “Freedom Convoy.” They failed to topple the federal government then but are engaged in a similar exercise now.”

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Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is

It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The tragedy occurred in a political environment that openly and enthusiastically prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a largely invisible and vulnerable group of workers” Now imagine how much worse this would have been if workers had been denied health care.

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Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says

More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead and spreading to the community

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The Cargill story is, at its heart, a story of systemic regulatory failure defined by inaction, a lack of preparedness and overconfidence, cultural stereotypes, incompetence and aversion to using available enforcement measures,” the report states.

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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We need to talk about what the Province is doing to our firefighters. Calgary is being shortchanged on healthcare, leaving firefighters to pick up the slack. They responded to 5,941 overdose calls in 7 months. Calgary is ready to work together. After seven years, we need the Province at the table.

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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I will continue to bang this drum loudly. Progressives, you want to win over rural communities... here's your golden ticket. "Only 7% of respondents show strong support for data-centre development" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Data centres are unpopular in Alberta, poll suggests. Are they a political liability? | CBC News

Janet Brown Opinion Research found in poll commissioned by CBC News that many Albertans are wary of data centres. One political expert says the province welcoming a data-centre goldrush risks alienati...

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Useful context for Alberta’s anti-inmigrant referendum questions. We are not being “flooded” with newcomers. And scapegoating immigrants for longstanding structural problems with our public health care system, in particular, is gutter politics. #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine.

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Canada's population growth slows to lowest level in 80 years

The population is also aging with the median age now at 40.9 years

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

15/ There’s much more to the story — which you can read here — but I came away with one overarching takeaway: the “responsible gaming” prompts DraftKings served me were no match for the product design and promos pushing me to do more gambling.

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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of my favourite interview anecdotes from the last couple of years was the government person that pointed out that reported rat sightings in Alberta are (uniquely?) unreliable because so few people in Alberta can accurately identify one. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat

Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25/09/2026

Ruh roh: All of the "Daniel Robson" articles on the Western Standard have suddenly 404'd!

404 page error for most recent "Daniel Robson" story on Western Standard

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ok. Can we now also stop pretending that Alberta is being overrun by international students? Or that the children of international students are overwhelming our public schools? #abpoli #cdnpoli #notothenine

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just looking up sunrise times for the next few months as one does, and I'm realizing that sunrise in Calgary under the new time zone rules will be after 9AM between November 20 and February 9. Sigh.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“A court-appointed receiver says Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm moved $11.5 million from a First Nation trust it controlled to help cover a court-ordered payment it owed to another First Nation client” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1207056...

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$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.ca

Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm took $11.5 million from one First Nation trust to help him make a court-ordered refund to another First Nation, court documents show.

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Kathryn Davies @kaphryn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’d love to see my neighbourhood focus on welcoming new people, making space for everyone, rather than working together to keep people out.

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The pace of proposed data Centres in Alberta is so fast that mayors are literally finding out about plans when journalists call. Fascinating/concerning story in AllAlberta today.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love how robots can free us from the drudgery of our creative tasks so we can be more free to perform confusing administrative ones.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just so I'm clear: the UCP leaked the U of C's cost of separatism report to Rick Bell but hasn't made it available to the public yet? #abpoli #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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Bell: Bombshell report shows huge costs of Alberta separating from Canada

Danielle Smith's UCP government finally gets the report it asked for on the costs of Alberta separatism and it is one heck of an eyeopener

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

the seat swings from UCP +13.5 in 2023 to NDP +3.6. That's a 17-point swing in a riding that had gone conservative in ten of eleven elections, five weeks before the referendum.

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Alberta - Kyle Campbell, the NDP candidate in Calgary-Shaw, has won the by-election. 🟠NDP FLIP

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

👀 The UCP won Calgary-Shaw in the last election (2023) with a 13.9 pt margin of victory.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Really good journalism here by @ximenaka.bsky.social, who took the premier's claim and put it to the test. Surprise: it didn't hold up and was filled with half-truths and deliberate blind spots. #abpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee

Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Crown jewel of the Rockies #MtAssiniboine

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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For the next six weeks, Forward Weekly is going deep on Alberta’s referendum. We’ll track the latest developments on the referendum, scrutinize the separatists' plans, and keep an eye on what the government might try to advance while everyone is focused on Oct. 19. archive.forwardweekly.ca?issue=23

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Forward Weekly — Alberta's Sunday Political Digest — Web Edition

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“It makes life richer if you can walk down the block and see a place that’s always been there, that previous generations have walked by, that future generations walk by.... You know the place is rooted, and we need roots."

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just a light Sat morning read 🙃 "Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, said in a social media post on Tuesday that he believed there was a greater than 10 percent chance that A.I. could “kill all humans” within the next decade" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...

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Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday (Gift Article)

Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 10/09/2026

Thank you, Saddle Lake Cree Nation.

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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"These latest changes neuter Canada's environmental protection framework and effectively remove the possibility of meaningful environmental assessment of any future data centres constructed in Alberta," said Chief Sheldon Sunshine. #cdnpoli #ableg #aidata www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...

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Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments

The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.

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Calgary Herald @calgaryherald.com · 08/09/2026

Braid: Top Smith official plugs extremist German party that shocked Europe calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

As some have pointed out, this is one of the Alberta Prosperity Project leaders who says they can negotiate a $500-million transition loan with the US for an independent Alberta.

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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

BREAKING: Calgary's Executive Committee has voted 12-1 in favour of the third option for the Green Line downtown alignment. This was the only option in front of councillors that was within the funding available.

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Eric Dyck @ericdyck.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So sad and unfair. We weren’t done learning stuff from you.

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Annalise Klingbeil @annaliseak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Condolences to Harry's friends & family. It was always such a pleasure speaking to him about Calgary's history back in my reporter days. Harry exuded passion & knowledge. What a loss for Calgary. #yyccc #yyc share.google/CEx8U7C2oX22...

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Obituary information for Harry M. Sanders

View Harry M. Sanders's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

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Cailynn Klingbeil @cailynn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A good reminder that one person can make a big difference. A year ago, @whoalansi.bsky.social organized Calgary's first Kidical Mass ride. I chatted with her ahead of Kidical Mass YYC's first birthday ride this weekend. gooutside.substack.com/p/the-bike-r... #yyc #yycbike #KidicalMass

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The Group Bike Ride for Calgary’s Youngest Riders

Celebrating one year of Kidical Mass YYC with organizer Alanna de Boer

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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 1 year anniversary to Kidical Mass Calgary! Chapeau to @whoalansi.bsky.social 🎉🥳and her desire to be the change we all want to see! See you Sunday. #yycbike substack.com/home/post/p-...

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The Group Bike Ride for Calgary’s Youngest Riders

Celebrating one year of Kidical Mass YYC with organizer Alanna de Boer

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