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lrtonthegreen.bsky.social @lrtonthegreen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Back in 2020 #yyccc approved a Stage 1 plan for #greenlineyyc with construction to be segmented. This plan was, and remains, the best path forward. Significant design work is already done. If Mayor @jeromyyyc.bsky.social feels the Feds will partner to build downtown, let's build to 16th Ave N
A map of the 2020 Green Line LRT Stage 1 plan from 16th Ave N to Shepard
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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
SCOOP: Imperial Oil is shopping the old refinery lands for a potential residential development. The kicker... residents say it'll rejuvenate the neighbourhood as long as there's proper remediation. buff.ly/7PdmeaS
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Lynnview Ridge redux: Imperial Oil eyes refinery lands for future housing
The former Imperial Oil refinery lands in southeast Calgary are being eyed for redevelopment, and some residents say bring it on… with adequate remediation. LiveWire Calgary has learned that there…
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 06/01/2026
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Podcaster accused of harassing former AHS board member says he was hired by Edmonton lawyer, court records show
Legal documents identify Bryan Ward, who has acted for Sam Mraiche on multiple occasions, as the lawyer
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 29/11/2025
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Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Vassy Kapelos nails all the issues (and brings receipts) for the Education Minister. His responses were all canned talking points about Alberta teachers being the highest paid in western Canada.
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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
NEW: Elections Calgary has denied a recount request in Ward 9. Unofficial results show there is a margin of 267 votes between winner Harrison Clark and runner up Gar Gar. Gar requested the preliminary recount today.
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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Two preliminary recounts were requested by council candidates. Only one was approved. Mayor recount request is still to come. #yyc #calgary #yycvote buff.ly/NLh26MR
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Two preliminary Calgary election recounts submitted, only one approved - LiveWire Calgary
At least three recounts are being requested after Calgary’s municipal election, with candidates concerned about election worker fatigue and observed errors at polling stations and the counting…
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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Long lines at the polls a result of additional complexity and paperwork requirements for electors and election workers, despite more staff and 73 more polling stations for 2025 versus 2021. buff.ly/F7WzbdI
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Long lines at the polls a result of provincial changes for local elections, not labour shortages - LiveWire Calgary
If there was one universal for the 2025 Calgary general municipal election, it’s that long lines and a frustrating paperwork process led to discontent among voters. Social media posts over the past…
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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The $87 billion climate cost has always been, very clearly so, a long-term cost to the economy and not a direct City of Calgary cost to taxpayers—in fact many stories, and admin have pointed this out. But some candidates keep using this number to campaign on. livewirecalgary.com/2025/10/13/8...
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Is there an $87 billion Calgary climate strategy funded by city taxpayers? Y/N... Candidates respond - LiveWire Calgary
Since the climate emergency declaration on the heels of Calgary’s 2021 municipal election, an $87 billion cost claim has been the rallying cry of opposition to the city’s climate strategy. Only, as re...
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
So is the Alberta government gonna spank my bare butt or what?
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Jen Gerson: Maybe this angry panel will fix it! www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson...
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Jen Gerson: Maybe this angry panel will fix it!
Alberta tries for Round 3 of the Fair Deal panel.
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Calgary Herald @calgaryherald.com · 01/10/2025
Fire breaks out in south Calgary at vacant Ogden Legion building
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Fire breaks out in south Calgary at vacant Ogden Legion building
The fire was reported around 3 a.m., and CPS described the building as "fully engulfed" at the time of the fire.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
At tonight’s “consultation”… When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more. Listen to the clip yourself… It’s… Telling. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Do any journalists want to FOIP how much the provincial government’s current media campaign is costing? I keep seeing/hearing the ads about how many teachers they are adding.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend
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Alberta health officials were also directors at a company linked to a supplier
Corporate filings reveal further links between Alberta Health Services procurement staff and private firms
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 23/09/2025
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The comments of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada reveal a shocking ignorance and disdain
Pete Hoekstra has struck a tone-deaf note with Canadians over their reaction to Donald Trump
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg
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The push to ​‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl
Not a slate, candidates say.
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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
No one could have predicted this. #ableg
News article: “Province eliminates 'cash cow' photo radar on ring roads, including Stoney Trail”News article: “Stoney Trail has become a raceway, with 'extremely aggressive' drivers clocked at up to 195 km/h”
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 09/09/2025
A new report details how right-wing forces are weaponizing the concept of “parental rights” to push culture-war narratives aimed at undermining public education in Alberta. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli
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The Right-Wing Plan to Take Over Alberta Education | The Tyee
A new report zeroes in on the forces aiming to win control of school boards in next month’s elections.
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Learned via my kid’s school’s parent council that the school can’t afford paper or markers currently so they’re asking kids to bring their own. And our provincial government is spending an inordinate amount of time to ban a few graphic novels. How is this real life? #ableg #yyc
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Harrison Clark is my choice for Ward 9 Councillor in this fall’s #yyccc election. He’s positive, compassionate, a connector and a great listener. He doesn’t slag other candidates. I know what he stands for: it’s a fair share of investment in Ward 9 #yyc #Calgary www.harrisonclarkward9.ca
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Accurate.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Confusion around Alberta’s school library book ban driving sales at book stores, including uptick for targeted books and Margaret Atwood www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Confusion around Alberta’s school library book ban driving sales at book stores
Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books says the store has seen a jump in sales since July, when the province announced a ban on books with explicit sexual content
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Any #yyccc council who goes on and on about what policies they will implement or repeal is either lying or doesn’t realize that they only have one vote. Building consensus for strong policies and ideas is the only way to get things done at Calgary city council.
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a monkey is sitting on a rock in the woods with its legs crossed .
ALT: a monkey is sitting on a rock in the woods with its legs crossed .
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 22/08/2025
Alberta premiers’ comments & policies on COVID vaccines: Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do. Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
Screenshot of a 2021 news article in which Jason Kinney announces $100 cash incentive to get the Covid vaccineScreenshot of a 2025 news article in which the price of the Covid vaccine for Albertans is revealed to be $100 per dose
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 21/08/2025
After Palisades fire, Eames House reopens with a surprise: new access to a private space
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After Palisades fire, Eames House reopens with a surprise: new access to a private space
It took months to clear the smoke damage from the fragile Eames House, but once that was done, the family decided to open their grandparents' creative studio to the public for the first time, and launched a much more expansive foundation.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 21/08/2025
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Internal documents show how Alberta’s measles outbreak began to spiral out of control
Records offer clearest picture yet of where cases popped up and how the province and one community impeded some health officials’ efforts to stop the spread
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Hopefully this will have a Streisand effect— more people should be looking at the provincial government’s expenses.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 19/08/2025
The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province. Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
Two line charts showing Alberta well ahead of every other province in terms of price inflation for auto insurance premiums (which have more than tripled since 2002) and home insurance premiums (which have increased more than sixfold).
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I can’t decide which is a bigger group of clowns— the UCP or the ICP. I know that both are terrible. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta government changes expense disclosure policy, removes eight years of records | CBC News
Key changes to Alberta’s expense disclosure policy mean that the receipts of senior government officials, including the premier, will no longer be public.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 09/08/2025
The rise in punk and hardcore’s prevalence in Alberta is to create a voice against the UCP, says one vocalist. 🎤 #abpoli 
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In Alberta, the Punks Are Taking Over | The Tyee
The scene is galvanizing against a common enemy: the United Conservative Party.
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Is one result of this week’s Premiers’ meeting to change the name of our country to “Energy Superpower”?
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I wrote this for @livewirecalgary.bsky.social because it’s embarrassing what’s happening at/to Millennium Park: livewirecalgary.com/2025/06/23/p...
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Perspectives: Millennium Park vision botched by lack of community input - LiveWire Calgary
Imagine being in the middle of a city, while green laser lights shoot all over, basking concrete undulations and grass in a warm green glow, while park users roll around on skateboards or walk around,...
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CTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Watch: A popular inner city skatepark has been partially closed to accommodate this year's Cowboys Music Festival for the Calgary Stampede. Tyson Fedor has more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
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Skatepark partially shuttered to make way for Cowboys music fest
A popular inner city skatepark has been partially closed to accommodate this year's Cowboys Music Festival for the Calgary Stampede.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/06/2025
PUTIN WAS KICKED OUT OF G8 in 2014 WHEN HE ANNEXED CRIMEA. TRUDEAU WAS ELECTED IN 2015. THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
“I think it’s because it doesn’t work particularly well, if you want the truth,” Smith said.” In addition to being Metis, Cherokee, public health expert, oncologist and more, Danielle Smith also moonlights as a virologist and immunologist. #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Danielle Smith defends policy requiring Albertans to pay out of pocket for COVID vaccines
The policy is aimed at focusing on Albertans who are most in need of COVID shots, the Alberta Premier says
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Zev Klymochko @klymochko.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Can someone explain to me how a Calgary bar/music festival can close a skatepark for two months during the summertime? www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Skatepark users flipping out over Cowboys Park fencing
Skateboarders and bikers in Calgary are frustrated after finding out a beloved local hub is closed for a big chunk of their season. Some of Cowboys Park is currently fenced off as crews set up for the...
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
icymi: Alberta Health Services paid more than 6x what it normally paid for children's meds when it imported supply from Turkey, docs show. Gap widens to up to 16x when calculated per mg of medicine. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note
Briefing note indicates health authority could have reduced overall bill by ordering less medicine
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Albertans have good reason to be angry: their real wages are down 10%, their minimum wage is frozen, their inflation is worst in Canada, their health care's at risk. None of that was caused by the rest of Canada. My take in today's @TorontoStar: www.thestar.com/business/opi.... #cdnecon
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Jim Stanford: Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
During the so-called decade of federal 'attacks on oil,' Alberta oil giants set records for production and profits, writes Jim Stanford. So why is the average Albertan not getting their
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
icymi - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's fmr chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings w Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
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Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister
Businessman’s dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's fmr chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings w Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
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Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister
Businessman’s dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
GoFundMe for the family of Saxon Halfyard, the 16yo lost in the recent crash on Crowchild Trail. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ja... #Calgary
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Donate to Support Jason Halfyard and his family, organized by Campbell Berry
Dear friends and colleagues, I hope this message finds you all well. I am rea… Campbell Berry needs your support for Support Jason Halfyard and his family
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's govt signed a $70m deal for children's meds from Turkey despite expert advice it ask Ottawa to take the lead to avoid the risk of a "significant net loss of funds." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Alberta signed deal to import medication from Turkey despite recommendations against it
Documents show the provincial government chose to sign a deal to import the medicine before receiving regulatory clearance from Health Canada
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A UCP minister wrote to his cabinet colleagues, urging Danielle Smith to move Adriana LaGrange out of Health, during probe on AHS ex-CEO's allegations. I got the memo and you get to read about it. A crack in Smith's ranks, now on public display: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta cabinet member urges Danielle Smith to remove health minister | CBC News
Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie is urging that the premier remove Health Minister Adriana LaGrange from her post during investigations into AHS and allegations of her interference.
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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A gift card and prize giveaway by a new Calgary municipal political party has stopped, following a rules clarification by the province that deemed the giveaways for the collection of signatures disallowed.
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Gift cards, giveaways a no-no for new Calgary political parties - LiveWire Calgary
Alberta Municipal Affairs clarified rules around political parties, new for the 2025 Calgary municipal election, after one group is alleged to have offered gift cards and prizes for party signatures.…
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 06/02/2025
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Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Coffee and community: Calgary cafe is addressing poverty one cup at a time #Calgary New eatery helping end stigma around asking for help www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Coffee and community: Calgary cafe is addressing poverty one cup at a time | CBC News
Brian’s Cafe opened to the public on Oct. 15 and has been a hub for all, providing coffee, pastries and a sense of community.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
🚨 Important analysis of Meta BS👇 Let’s fact-check Zuckerberg’s fact-checking announcement www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/zuck... "...so much bad faith reasoning..." Eg: - Evidence doesn't NOT support bias claim - Fact-checking NOT about censorship. Correction ≠ censorship!
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Let’s fact-check Mark Zuckerberg’s fact-checking announcement
Zuckerberg didn’t mention that a big chunk of the content fact-checkers have been flagging is not political speech, but the low-quality spammy clickbait that Meta platforms have commodified.
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Project Calgary @projectcalgary.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
🎪 Danielle Smith's puppet municipal political party has launched in Calgary 👎 ➡️https://www.projectcalgary.org/billionaires_first
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LiveWire Calgary @livewirecalgary.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The Glenmore Landing discussion suffered from many of the same bothersome warts found in an increasing number of Calgary development discussions. LWC Editor Darren Krause went long on some of the objections to RioCan’s project. #yyc #yyccc #calgary livewirecalgary.com/2024/12/07/d...
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Digging into the Glenmore Landing development objections - LiveWire Calgary
Multiple themes emerged from the contentious Glenmore Landing redevelopment, shrouded in a web of misinformation, misunderstanding and unwillingness to accept data at it’s presented. The land use rede...
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