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Alberta legislature reporter for the @CdnPress.bsky.social in amiskwacîwâskahikan/Edmonton | He/Him

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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
News: Canada’s premiers are keeping their cards close on constitutional changes pitched in Alberta referendum I reached out to every premier (excl. Que. cause of elxn) to ask if they support Smith’s proposals, but they all played coy. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/north/premie...
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Premiers keeping cards close on constitutional changes pitched in Alberta referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's counterparts across the country are keeping their cards close to their chest on where they stand on the major constitutional reforms Smith is sending
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEWS: Remember those new voter list rules Alberta's gov rolled out last week? The Alberta NDP is challenging them in court, and hoping a judge will strike them down. They argue gov is abusing its power and violating its own law with the new regulation. ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-ndp-...
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Alberta NDP files court challenge over province's new restricted voter list rules
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP is challenging the legality of new government rules that severely restrict the amount of voter information elections officials can share with provincial political p...
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UCP members are currently voting to rank policy proposals to be debated at the party’s AGM in November. This policy supporting Alberta’s independence from Canada is one of the proposals currently in the ranking process and could be debated at the AGM regardless of the Oct 19 referendum results.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEWS: Alberta’s gov has made ‘temporary’ changes to voter list rules and is eyeing new legislation after copy leaked NDP says this kneecaps referendum scrutineers + could lead to voter fraud. Elections Alberta says it will still use detailed list for Oct 19. ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-chan...
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Alberta changes voter list rules, eyes new legislation after privacy breach
EDMONTON — Alberta's government said Friday it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach earlier this year.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Looks like BC Premier David Eby has done everything except actually call a snap election as the BC Conservatives find themselves in total disarray. cheknews.ca/eby-says-ndp...
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Eby says NDP needs to be 'election ready' in B.C., but offers no date
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's told his legislators that they need to be "election ready," amid disruption posed by the trade war with the United States.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If Alberta leaves Canada, it will need up to $170B and 70,000 civil servants: report Separatists say the report is pessimistic, while the report itself says much of what could inform the cost is actually out of Alberta's hands. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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If Alberta leaves Canada, it will need up to $170B and 70,000 civil servants: report
EDMONTON — A report released Wednesday by the Alberta government says if the province wants to separate from Canada, it would need to shell out up to $170 billion and hire at least 70,000 civil servan...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEWS: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office is blaming its shocking Calgary byelection loss on a conservative vote split, whiles others point to the referendum. Guthrie denies any vote split argument, saying the UCP should be earning the vote instead. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
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Alberta premier's office blames byelection loss on vote split, others say referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming vote splitting among conservatives for a surprising Monday byelection defeat in what is supposed to be one of their Calgary strongholds.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This by-election in Calgary’s deep suburbs, in a seat UCP won last time by 14%, had potential to become either a clear warning about Danielle Smith and referendum politics in urban Alberta, or about the NDP leadership of Naheed Nenshi. And well whaddya know. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta NDP win in Calgary-Shaw byelection | CBC News
Unofficial results from Elections Alberta show NDP candidate Kyle Campbell has won Calgary-Shaw by a margin of 582 votes over the UCP's Mike Derry.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m quite late on the cross posting but in a STUNNING result — Elections Alberta has the NDP winning today’s byelection in Calgary-Shaw. (Unofficial count to be clear, but they’re up by 600 votes.) This is a massive upset for the NDP, as it’s only the 2nd time in 40 years they’ve won the seat.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New today: Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely in Alberta after report leaked She didn’t rule out moving ahead with legislation to shake up TC Energy’s hold on transmission infrastructure in the province though. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Premier Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely in Alberta after report leaked | CBC News
The premier's comments come after a leaked report to her cabinet recommended the province move forward with legislation and create Crown corporations to spur new natural gas transmission lines in orde...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alberta First Nation aims to set up safe haven for gender-affirming care Saddle Lake has set up a GoFundMe to pay for expected legal challenges and develop the health law it says it needs. It’s also trying to recruit doctors. By @reportrix.bsky.social www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Alberta First Nation wants to set up safe haven for gender-affirming care
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Elections Alberta says it saw a surge in demand for mail-in ballots this week — going from 225k applications on Tues to 290k as of this AM. It also says polling it’s done has it anticipating a historic 85% voter turn out. By me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Demand surges for mail-in ballots for Alberta referendum, historic turnout expected
EDMONTON - Election officials in Alberta said Thursday they've seen a surge of interest in people wanting to vote early by mail for next month's referendum on whether Albertans want
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable What a headline. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 02/09/2026
The deadly glacier collapse in Nepal is highlighting the risk to human life caused by melting ice. A researcher in Canada says those risks exist here, too. thenarwhal.ca/nepal-canada...
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What the devastating glacier collapse in Nepal tells us about Canada’s rapidly changing ice
As experts work to understand a devastating Himalayan disaster, a Canadian hydrologist says the impacts of melting glaciers here include worsening wildfire, drought and threats to blocked highways
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Elections Alberta starts distributing mail-in ballots for October referendum Premised with I don’t know how quickly mail gets sent these days — maybe it’s possible the 1st ballot on Alberta’s semi- separation vote has been marked. From me today: globalnews.ca/news/1204309...
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Elections Alberta starts distributing mail-in ballots for October referendum | Globalnews.ca
Elections Alberta said those who have previously registered for a special ballot will soon start receiving their packages in the mail or they can pick them up in person.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Alberta’s Smith says Tennessee trip isn't sending wrong message amid trade war While Smith invoked the trade war when talking about the trip today, it seems the meetings she has are more to do about Alberta’s goals than any large scale trade diplomacy. By me today: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Tennessee trip isn't sending wrong message amid trade war | CBC News
Premier Danielle Smith defended her upcoming personal trip to the United States when asked if it was sending the wrong message amid an active trade war with Canada's southern neighbours.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Alberta's Smith to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war Smith’s going to Tennessee for vacay — but her office says after talks broke down last week she’s scheduled meetings with tourism officials in Dolly’s state. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Alberta's Smith to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It was a far less rowdy AI data centre town hall for Premier Smith tonight — probably the textbook definition of civil — though every caller or online question submitter still had concerns about building them in the province. Read about it here: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta's Smith takes questions at less rowdy AI town hall, NDP calls for freeze
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers spent an hour Thursday fielding calls and online questions from concerned residents about artificial intelligence data centres bein...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Alberta’s NDP is calling for a moratorium on new approvals for AI data centres, saying current regulatory scheme doesn’t provide certainty for residents or businesses. The virtual town hall with the Premier tonight starts at 6. This will be updated after: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta's Smith to take part in AI data centre town hall as NDP calls for moratorium
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was set Thursday night to take part in a virtual town hall about developing artificial intelligence data centres in the province, hours after the Opposition c...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Alberta's Smith wants Canada to be friendly and double down on U.S. diplomacy efforts "Basically, it means being more Canadian: too friendly, kind and helpful to resist.” From me today: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b8e8eff...
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Smith urges diplomacy with U.S., renews call to keep oil out of trade retaliation
Smith calls on fellow premiers and the federal government to do more to protect Canadian businesses through the trade war
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Alberta's Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs Both Alberta and Sask say retaliatory duties will cover a lil over 11% of imports in their respective provinces — for Alberta that means $4.8 billion. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta's Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to get back to the negotiating table with the United States before its counter-tariffs take effect in two weeks.
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Brittany Hobson @bhobs22.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
via @jack-farrell.bsky.social www.cp24.com/politics/202...
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Politicians, Indigenous leaders hope next 150 years of Treaty 6 better than the past
Standing in the same place where it was signed, politicians, Crown representatives, Indigenous chiefs and elders marked the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 on Sunday by saying they hoped the future woul...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Alberta's Smith calls byelection in Calgary, vote to take place Sept. 14 This might turn out to be an interesting test of whether Premier Smith has lost even some support for calling the vote-on-having-a-vote-on-separation in October. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Alberta's Smith calls byelection in Calgary, vote to take place Sept. 14
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called a byelection in a southern Calgary riding for Sept. 14.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
'Respect us': Chief calls out Alberta government for missing 150th anniversary of Treaty Six event in Edmonton. Indigenous Relations Minister Sawhney’s office says she is "away" but committed to maintaining relationships and honouring treaty. From me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/res...
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'Respect us': Chief calls out Alberta government for missing treaty anniversary event
EDMONTON - An Alberta chief called for more respect from the provincial government on Monday, after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
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Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate
EDMONTON - New provincial rules restricting which flags can be flown in Alberta schools and a mandate for playing the national anthem once a week are being delayed until later
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Alberta's government says it's looking to do a long-term water security study -- says it will include a review of major water transfer infrastructure like the California aqueduct to see if Alberta should/could do the same. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/alb...
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Alberta to do long-term water security study to support population, industry growth
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it's looking to do a study on the long-term security of the province's water supply as it stares down a challenge with a water-rich north
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Alberta seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch By me today (I’m back after some much needed time off !) ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch
EDMONTON — Alberta's government is seeking proposals for new services and supports for gambling addiction as part of the recent launch of its regulated online gaming market.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
ICYMI No. 2: Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal
EDMONTON — Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people's doorsteps, Alberta says it's now time to do the same for ...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
ICYMI: ‘Too big to rig’: Alberta separation petition succeeds with 223K verified signatures By me and @reportrix.bsky.social ca.news.yahoo.com/cp-newsalert...
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'Too big to rig': Alberta separation petition succeeds with 223K verified signatures
EDMONTON — A citizen-led petition seeking to force a vote on Alberta quitting Canada is officially successful.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline. Alberta's Smith says she's "delighted" to hear it. From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/man...
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Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hours before Trump’s tariff announcement, the US ambassador told an Edmonton crowd that it’s “critical” the trade relationship between the 2 countries is stabilized. "The future will be very, very bright for all of us,” he said, leading a toast of whisky shots at 9am. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta, Saskatchewan offer 'most compelling' case for U.S. oil supply: Hoekstra | CBC News
The U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels of oil per day over the next decade, and Canada can be one of the best places to get it, says Pete Hoekstra, adding that the trade relationshi...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Alberta NDP leader Nenshi to run for Calgary seat in next election The former Calgary mayor will be leaving the quite safely NDP seat in Edmonton he won in a byelection just last year. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b8e8eff...
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Alberta NDP leader Nenshi to run for Calgary seat in next election
Opposition leader was mayor of Calgary for 11 years before switching to provincial politics
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Alberta’s premier says summer isn’t the time for byelections, so Calgary-Shaw may stay empty till at least the fall. NDP’s Nenshi, who a won a June byelection last year, calls that ‘bizarre’ and means Smith = scared to lose. By me today: ca.news.yahoo.com/byelection-c...
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Byelection in Calgary to be called when people can pay attention to politics: Smith
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a byelection in Calgary won't be called until Albertans have more time for politics.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Alberta’s Smith told reporters today that close to 800K people have applied for the gov’s $100 rebate and payments are coming soon. She also had some confrontations in the pancake line over coal, separatism and data centres. Read about it: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/close-8...
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Close to 800,000 have applied for $100 rebate, payments coming: Alberta's Smith
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says close to 800,000 people have applied for her government's $100 energy rebate.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Alberta's regulated iGaming market is now live — FanDuel, DraftKings and many others are now ready to take Albertans' bets. From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/reg...
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Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta, government aims to box out grey market
EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Meta to build $13B data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. It would be Zuckerberg’s first in Canada and the size of 33 CFL fields. Province and county mayor are pumped. by Lauren Krugel: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/meta...
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Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada
CALGARY - The tech behemoth behind Facebook and Instagram says it plans to make Alberta home to its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, and its largest outside the
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Brian Paisley, founder of North America's longest-running Fringe festival (in Edmonton), has died By Fakiha Baig: ca.news.yahoo.com/brian-paisle...
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Brian Paisley, founder of North America's longest-running Fringe festival, has died
EDMONTON — The founder of North America's longest-running Fringe theatre festival and a celebrated advocate of storytelling has died.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Premiers Smith, Ford unveil proposed Hardisty-to-Sarnia oil pipeline route This is super early in the planning stages, but again, no hints at substantial private cash behind it. Ford says they're looking at public funding. By me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Premiers Smith, Ford unveil proposed west-east oil pipeline route
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled Monday a route for a proposed west-east oil pipeline.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Anti-coal mining petition led by musician Corb Lund fails, coming up 5600 signatures short after Elections Alberta verification count. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
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CP NewsAlert: Anti-coal mining petition led by musician Corb Lund fails in Alberta
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says a petition calling for a ban on new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, spearheaded by musician Corb Lund, has failed.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith Plus Indigenous Relations Minister Rajan Sawhney says ownership stake up for grabs for First Nations groups is 10%. From me today: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ndps-ne...
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NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Alberta submits plans and announces partners for new pipeline to south B.C. coast Private stake equals 10% right now — but Smith says that could change as the project progresses. At least $35 billion as the initial price tag. From me & Chuck Chiang: lethbridgeherald.com/news/nationa...
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Alberta submits plans and announces partners for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that her government has a route – and builders – for a new pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We're about 30 minutes away from PM Carney and Premier Smith giving their much-hyped pipeline announcement. Comes after Carney signed sweeping deal with Eby to clear the way this morning. This will catch you up ahead of the show: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/b-c...
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B.C., Carney ink deal to retain northern tanker ban ahead of Alberta pipeline update
The plan for a new Alberta bitumen pipeline to the British Columbia coast came into focus Thursday as Prime Minster Mark Carney toggled between the two provinces to meet leaders
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Mexico may never be scored on again!
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Another surprising turn in Alberta’s surprising saga of trying to redraw provincial electoral ridings today as apparently the new panel wants help from a pollster, political scientist and an outside lawyer for legal advice. By @reportrix.bsky.social today: ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-ucp-...
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Alberta UCP to invite political scientist, pollster to advise on riding boundaries
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative Party government is inviting a political scientist and a pollster to help a panel tasked with redrawing the province's voting lines.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over the voter list privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans earlier this year. Provincial gov and Elections Alberta named as defendants alongside David Parker and Republican Party. By me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/law...
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Lawsuit filed over voter privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans
EDMONTON - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in Alberta after the private information of nearly three million Albertans was allegedly obtained and published by a separatist group.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Alberta's Smith is shrugging off UCP backbencher Jason Stephan’s condemnation of MOU with Ottawa ahead of pipeline announcement Thursday Stephan says it’s a very bad deal that keeps Alberta a subjugated “colony.” By @reportrix.bsky.social: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Alberta's Smith is shrugging off UCP backbencher's condemnation of MOU with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is shrugging off a United Conservative backbenchers' public opposition to the government's deal with Ottawa to get an oil pipeline built.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I feel like Canada has more of a chance against Morocco than they would have against the Dutch? Are we happy about this matchup? Would it have been scary either way? Someone tell me how to feel please.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An Alberta judge is letting the separatist referendum petition struck down last month have its signatures be officially counted and verified — the October ballot question isn't changing (for now at least). By me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/alb...
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Alberta separatists gain partial court win, referendum petition to be verified
EDMONTON - A group pushing for a separation referendum in Alberta has won a partial victory in court.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Alberta nixes booze price hike after Premier Smith, Calgary’s Mayor Farkas snipe at each other over Stampede weeknight curfew and noise levels By me today: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta nixes booze price hike after Premier Smith, Calgary mayor snipe at each other
EDMONTON — Alberta is lowering the minimum price for booze following a weekend tit-for-tat social media sniping exchange between Premier Danielle Smith and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas.
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Each Alberta MLA gets an allowance. What are they spending it on? Steak dinners and non-steak dinners, pizza parties, hotels, Ring Pops and even a bottle of Excel Polar Ice gum is what I found receipts for. For your Sunday reading consideration: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Bison steak dinners to a single can of pop: A look at what Alberta MLAs expense | CBC News
An analysis of spending over the last fiscal year by Alberta's provincial politicians indicates taxpayers are footing the bill on everything from pricey dinners to a pack of gum.
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