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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1h
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 3h
Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 3h
Change in Auto Insurance Premiums #AbPoli #BCpoli #CdnPoli #UCP #NDP
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5h
“The premier needs to allow emergency physicians to participate in her capitalist panacea. I’m sure she won’t want to deny emergency patients the right to buy their way out of the chaos.” Brilliant satire from Dr Paul Parks! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: What if ER docs joined the province's private-pay plan?
Tongue-in-cheek column shows folly of double billing and how allowing people to pay privately for health it doesn't solve long wait lists.
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Eva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · 6h
The small Transcona nature preserve, which is surrounded by industrial warehouses and car dealerships, is facing extensive restoration after an Amazon-hired contractor drove heavy equipment through the park this summer. My latest for @thenarwhal.ca 🌾
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Rev Kirsty @ikirsty.bsky.social · 8h
This is a ludicrous rejection rate. This is not a couple of spoiled ballots or voters in the wrong district. This is structural.
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Claire Beauchamp MD 🇨🇦 @clairebeauchampmd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2596095... @naheednenshi.bsky.social Don’t campaign on it. Just do it.
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It’s well past time for Catholic hospitals to be secularized
Religion does have a place in health care, but only when it applies to respecting rights, not denying them
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 17h
Less than 2 weeks to Danielle Smith’s separation referendum and the gong show continues. Elections Alberta says at least 3,000 mail-in ballots can’t be counted as received. albertapolitics.ca/2026/10/less...
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Less than 2 weeks to Danielle Smith’s separation referendum and the gong show continues - Alberta Politics
We’re less than two weeks out from the Oct. 19 separation vote that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was determined to put us all through come hell or high water and the election gong show continues una...
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🔬🔭🧭👨‍💻🏞️👾🤖🌡️ @dcrinyyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just the other day I was thinking, boy I sure wish I had a pipeline to ship this barrel of oil I've been holding onto in ... 😵‍💫
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 23h
What is the point of this watchdog if what they see is excused?
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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Mark Carney & Danielle Smith ram through yet another new pipeline, remember that our leaders (at all levels) have failed to clean up over 300,000 wells and 450,000 kilometres of pipeline across Alberta after a century of development. No cleanup = no new pipelines!!! #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can tell how politically important the October 19 referendums are to the UCP by the number of cabinet ministers currently on international trips two weeks ahead of the vote.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Invasion." "Remigration." They're terms you'd more commonly associate with America's toxic debate around immigration policy than Canada's. But they're starting to pop up here. You can thank Danielle Smith and the UCP for that. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/06/o...
nationalobserver.com
America’s anti-immigration politics are coming to Canada — and Alberta invited them in
The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on the ballot might be just as dangerous and divisive.
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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fully agree. It is time to end selective faith-based restrictions on care. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: It’s well past time for Catholic hospitals to be secularized
Religion does have a place in health care, but only when it applies to respecting rights, not denying them
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Danielle Smith knows nothing about those separatist ‘negotiations’ in D.C.? So what good is her ‘Top Secret’ security clearance? albertapolitics.ca/2026/10/dani...
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Danielle Smith knows nothing about those separatist ‘negotiations’ in D.C.? So what good is her ‘Top Secret’ security clearance?  - Alberta Politics
Early last May, news media reported that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had been granted “Top Secret” security clearance. Really? A report in The Globe and Mail Saturday with new details about what a ...
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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The minimum wait time at ANY of the four adult Emergency Departments in Calgary right now is 11 hours and 36 minutes. Foothills 11h 36m PLC 12h 33m RGH 12h 17min SHC 11h 56 min Alberta, your healthcare system has collapsed. #abpoli Here’s the screenshot. H/T www.threads.com/@derekheisle...
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alberta going after immigrants when we have millions of dollars we could be recouping elsewhere.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
By contrast, the Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act (FISA) is very broad: “Every person commits an indictable offence who, at the direction of, or in association with, a foreign entity, engages in surreptitious or deceptive conduct with the intent to influence a political or …”
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let me be clear: we know from evidence in countries around the world that physician dual practice drains resources away from the public system and, in many cases, increases wait times for public patients. This goes directly against the spirit of the Canada Health Act. 1/3
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/10/2026
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings.
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Energy regulator hands oil giants discount worth billions to use Trans-Mountain pipeline
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings. After...
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The fact that there’s no more room to store #TarSands tailings needs to be part of the convo. Carney is avoiding it. Fracking & interbasin water transfers for drilling is dangerous. Next are data centre gas plants. By the # of applications AB will be a sacrifice zone #NoTreat&Release #NoGasForAI
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First Nations Chief threatens legal action against province if tailings water is released
The Chief said that the community is already suffering several cancer cases and the last thing they want is contaminated water supply.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Should Ottawa intervene to stop Alberta's dual practice? @jmeddings.bsky.social and other former medical deans penned a letter to the feds calling for just that. He says the health system desperately needs fixing, but that dual practice will only compound issues podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · October 2 · 11m
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Dr. Bast 🇨🇦 @bastsbest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Noticed this. Like the tax relief never happened. I thought Dani said she'd stop the gouging????
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gambling on sports? Gambling with our future? It's all happening here in Alberta.
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🆘*NEW* Foothills Hospital Emergency in Calgary, experienced a shortage of ED physicians this weekend. Due to this Virtual ED was put into place from 7pm to 7am October 2nd & 3rd … This is the first time known that Virtual Physician service, has been used in a Major Trauma center/ED in #Alberta #YYC
"Foothills Hospital Emergency in Calgary, experienced a shortage of ED physicians this weekend. Due to this Virtual ED was put into place from 7pm
to 7am October 2nd & 3rd. Lengthy ER wait times were reported over the weekend. This is the first time known that Virtual Physician service, has been used in a Major Trauma center/ED in Alberta."
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AHS V070 of 2026! Major ED & Trauma Center using Virtual Physicians this weekend! Only in Alberta!
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Samantha eff Jones @sjonespoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Honest question… what is the point of the RCMP and CSIS if this can happen, all the corruption can happen, the entire voter registry can be doxxed, and there are NO CONSEQUENCES?? (PS everyone else, yes I know what the actual point of the cops is 😉)
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Health insurance changes that threaten higher costs for medications; • A private surgery system that will bleed doctors from the public system; • Explosive and controversial expansion of private surgery clinics;" Why do we pay taxes? Where is that money going if we now have to pay again?
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, 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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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US Republican organizers are in Alberta to help separatists mobilize their vote. They’re not even hiding it. They are openly working for the national interest of the United States. Cast your vote for Canada. Reject these treasonous imposters. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026
The two guys at this secret meeting: Drew Born: Son of an RFK Jr appointed HHS advisor, step son of an old Hoekstra donor Drew Weirda: Introduces himself as the nephew of Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, also related to former Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Born is also directly connected to Ambassador Hoekstra: Born and Hoekstra are both listed as directors of the Mecosta Environmental and Security Alliance, a group opposing the construction of an EV battery manufacturing plant in west Michigan.
Drew Born C @drewwborn
I think Montana needs to annex Alberta and Saskatchewan @petehoekstra @realDonaldTrump
It is weird to think that half of Canada's population is south of US northern border.
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Notably, Born is also the step-son of Michigan businessman JC Huizenga, the owner of a chain of religious charter schools and an influential figure in local GOP politics.
His mother, Tammy Born Huizenga, is a supporter of Trump Health Secretary REK Jr's
"Make America Healthy Again" agenda who was recently appointed as a senior advisor to the US Department of Health and Human Services.10xVotes' Drew Born and Drew Wierda pose with Trump FBI director Kash Patel (Photo: Drew Born, Facebook)
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026
Oh wow In May, I reported Alberta separatists were using an app developed by GOP operatives with ties to US ambassador Pete Hoekstra @theglobeandmail.com now reports the same operatives flew to Calgary on a private jet for a secret meeting with separatist leaders: pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
The pitch began with a prayer.
On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta's most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.
It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.
The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote - and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.
"They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people," Mr. Sylvestre said. "We prayed before we started the meeting.""There is no secrecy'
One of the key figures behind the Michigan software company has expressed strong views on Alberta.
On July 1, Mr. Born wrote on social media: "On this Canada Day, I hope this is the last year Alberta is part of Canada." He has also called for U.S. annexation of the province.
A hunter, outdoorsman and commercial real estate agent in Grand Rapids, Mr. Born is the stepson of J.C. Huizenga, a wealthy Republican donor and founder of National Heritage Academies, a network of conservative charter schools in the U.S.
Mr. Wierda is the nephew of Erik Prince, who founded and ran the private military contractor Blackwater before it was sold to investors in 2010, and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary during Mr. Trump's first term.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/10/2026
More confirmation and details of the deep ties between Alberta separatists and Trump Republicans. They are part of the same far-right populist movement. And the Americans are deeply involved in promoting disunity in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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Jane B. Kulow @cvlkulow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“It wasn’t until April 1975 that women had a word for talking about what their male bosses were doing to them.”
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada…” Can we stop both siding this yet? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Make Alberta America again? The fantastic Globe crew unearths even deeper ties between Alberta separatists and Republican officials, including a pledge to give the U.S. some of our resources in exchange for backing sovereignty www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 02/10/2026
This shit is so god damn annoying. Fix your country. Stop waging unprovoked economic war. Close the concentration camps. globalnews.ca/news/1208422...
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U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Some American mayors are trying to encourage Canadians to reconsider boycotting travel across the border.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Michael Truscello🏴 @mtruscello.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm hearing that people being unable to weather 8 weeks with no income means we need more financial literacy, so here you go:
Our system is designed to concentrate wealth and keep the majority of workers on the brink of bankruptcy.
There, you're literate now.
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The latest from down under on Trump's relations with Canada - complete with a "word wizard" translation of Aussie slang. #abpoli #cdnpoli
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CARNEY TOTALLY SMOKES TRUMP: NO WONDER HE'S FUCKING LAUGHING
Trump has booked himself a grovelling Canadian apology with a deadline on it. The bloke he's waiting on is busy selling record amounts of oil to China.
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New piece in the University of Alberta paper on the administration’s recklessly cruel decision to slash 100% of funding to affiliated child care centres on campus The effects continue. They refuse to budge despite the harm. “Have you dropped out, yet?” thegatewayonline.ca/2026/10/the-...
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The effects of the defunded on-campus child care - The Gateway
Campus child care was defunded by the U of A leaving student parents struggling and the university’s dedication to ACB is nowhere to be found.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did you know that Scott Moe is a communist? That was one reason I read as to why Saskatchewan raised its minimum wage again while Alberta stood pat. More with labour expert Jason Foster on why Alberta has the lowest rate in Canada and falls further behind. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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Minimum wage will rise in these five provinces, but not Alberta
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · October 1 · 9m
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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you @nativecalgarian.bsky.social for contributing to such an important conversation: Conciliation vs. Reconciliation. ICYMI: rtrj.info/093026RTRT #RealTalkRJ
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amazing. www.instagram.com/reels/Dd9tPg...
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22 Minutes on Instagram: "Just say stay, Danielle!"
1,618 likes, 65 comments - thishourhas22minutes on October 1, 2026: "Just say stay, Danielle!".
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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Reconciliation is the wrong word." Where was your focus during National Day for Truth and Reconciliation? Podcasters Jessica Vandenberghe, @nativecalgarian.bsky.social, and George Lee talk action on #RealTalkRJ... 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/093026RTRT 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/093026
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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the same place in November 2023.
Satellite image of an intact neighborhood in eastern Rafah on 24 November 2023
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Direct democracy is the ultimate form of democracy,” asserts Smith with the self-assurance of a second-year seminar student. Respectfully, we disagree.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here’s AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak last week saying the major projects office — which Carney touted as doing sufficient consultation ahead of naming this oil pipeline in the “national interest” — “don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to First Nations.” TRC day was yesterday.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It is clear that the Alberta government is not going to change course and, therefore, we strongly request that you and the federal government step in and defend the principles of the Canada Health Act” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
Letter to Carney argues public-private model violates federal law
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Dan Johnson @danonthelam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Former soldier exposes how Canadian white supremacist group recruits members www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former soldier exposes how Canadian white supremacist group recruits members | CBC News
Second Sons Canada describes itself as a "men's nationalist club" dedicated to fitness and preserving Canada's heritage, but a former military member who attempted to join the group says he only learn...
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