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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The sisters ... remained at the RCMP detachment for 5 days despite a judge’s order they be taken to a detention centre. Police maintained that during 5 days of questioning, they confessed to involvement in the stabbing." Any police accountability? www.law360.ca/ca/accesstojustice/articles/2530330

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Saskatchewan wrongful conviction underscores need for procedural change - Law360 Canada

A criminal conviction is meant to bring finality. But finality should never become more important than getting the decision right. That is an important lesson from the decision of Justice Minister Sea...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The state of Washington is urging the Mark Carney government not to fast-track the new West Coast oil pipeline, saying shared waters are “too valuable” to expedite a project that could lead to a catastrophic oil spill and harm ecosystems and the maritime economy." thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee

A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

1. Over 1 year ago, I & a group of citizens made a Police Act complaint to Edmonton Police Chief Driechel about the severe lack of service from the EPS & copied the City. Still waiting on the Chief. See this thread for links. ... #Police #NoisePollution edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Edmonton OR nurse was frustrated with street racers waking him up. So he designed decibel monitors to track the noise

Seth Dear, a registered nurse at the University of Alberta hospital's OR, was frustrated with loud vehicles messing with his sleep.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Doesn't the UCP and @daniellesmithab.bsky.social know the federal government only appoints to King's Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal? It seems not. #abpoli

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cardinal's lawyer, Chris Wiebe, said it is "diabolical” for EPS to ask the court for an order that his client pay $8,400 before he can continue his lawsuit against Edmonton Police. “My client receives less than $600 a month from income support." #Police www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Edmonton Police Service asks court to order homeless man to pay $8,400 before proceeding with lawsuit | CBC News

A man experiencing homelessness who is suing the Edmonton Police Service is facing a new hurdle after EPS applied for an order requiring him to pay $8,400 in security for costs.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Joe Tigani, president of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, said much more funding for support staff is needed to fix what he calls the crisis of violence in the province’s schools. Adding police officers is not the answer, he stressed." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...

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Surge in student violence brings Canadian teachers to a breaking point

Educators press ministries and school boards to act as resources fall short for increasingly complex classrooms

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The biggest lie told by Danielle Smith and the separatists debunked. No, Alberta Does Not 'Subsidize' the Rest of Canada via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee

The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Most breathtakingly cynical move? Kenney ran a kamikaze candidate and became UCP leader in an election that involved voter fraud. Then he was replaced by Danielle Smith who dumped the Wildrose and crossed the floor to join the Conservatives.

The guy who broke BC's economy is now breaking the law in a sneaky and cynical attack on democracy.

He's forcing an election two years ahead of the legislated date purely to exploit a pending leadership change in the main opposition party. It's the most breathtakingly cynical move I have ever seen in Canadian politics.

Hopefully BC voters will demonstrate that they refuse to be manipulated by punishing Eby and his incompetent, ideologically obsessed government.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Nobody wants a society where simply accusing someone of wrongdoing can be enough to separate someone from society, remove them from their homes, and end their careers." I would say 'nobody should want' edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: What do Alex Formenton and Alberta's referendum have in common?

We don’t have to like all the outcomes, but democracy requires that we respect the process and the judiciary who upholds it.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

With a beautiful weekend coming up, I expect a lot of antisocial driving and the Edmonton Police Service doing nothing about it. #Police #AntisocialDriving

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1. Knack said enforcement action only occurs in 7% of cases. “The other 93% of the time, they're connecting folks with the right resources, social supports, you name it. So it's in very rare circumstances officers break out the enforcement tool.” ... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

$3.4M in trespass tickets issued on Edmonton transit system to those with no fixed address in 2025, data shows | CBC News

Transit peace officers have issued more than $3 million worth of trespass tickets to Edmontonians with no fixed address, according to data that several organizations obtained through an access-to-info...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The way things are — with all the postponements and the cancellations — she says some can feel forced to plead guilty “without really understanding what pleading guilty is going to mean 10 years from now,” she said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cases stuck in limbo, detainees pleading guilty over justice system delays in northern Quebec | CBC News

Nunavik’s travelling court — which services several of the fly-in only northern communities on rotation — cancelled in-person fall dates in both Inukjuak and Puvirnituq, primarily due to the lack of n...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What was it the Bible said about showing off your faith? @cfl.ca players should stick to the game during games.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Once again, ASIRT concludes a cop committed a criminal offence but the Crown Prosecution Service decides not to prosecute. The system is broken, and has been for decades. #Police #PoliceAccountability www.albertaprc.ca/media/01oamj...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“we are connecting the dots of a system, gathering the testimonies of 24 intelligence officers & soldiers & depicting the military systems used to perpetrate what a UN commission & the world’s leading human rights groups have described as a genocide.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film

Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

1. The public forum has existed for decades. Democracy in action. No separation by barriers between the public & commissioners & staff & police. Now, on one side of the barriers there's the public & on the other, cops & commissioners. It's symbolic. ... edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...

'Impact on police legitimacy': Criminologist against commission cutting speakers, moving meetings online

The Edmonton Police Commission has moved its meetings online and paused the public feedback portion for the remainder of the year.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"As national security minister, he (Ben-Gvir) has responsibility for the nation's police & prison service." Yes, the same police Edmonton Police Chief Warren Driechel went to Israel to learn from, with the approval of the @YEG_Commission. #Police #yegcc www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

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Sanctioned Israeli minister deletes AI video mocking Palestinian prisoners

Israel's far-right national security minister deletes two videos that were criticised for promoting the poor treatment of Palestinian prisoners.

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

From @liamnewbigging.bsky.social: Edmonton police launched a pilot in 2020 to test out CCTV cameras, then quietly made them permanent. edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...

Edmonton police quietly kept CCTV cameras after 2020 pilot

The device and others like it have been credited with helping police solve crimes.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Mark Carney, please never use this gesture again. #cdnpoli

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

How can these people allow themselves to be the backdrop for Trump's lies and moronic ramblings?

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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Asper Foundation paused a $50K donation to the human rights museum because of its Nakba exhibit and its trustee called for an assessment of museum policy. The foundation has also given more than $4.8M to charities later sanctioned for sending funds to the IDF or illegal Israeli settlements.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1. A fatality inquiry into the death of a prisoner in the RCMP Grande Prairie Detachment concludes there were systemic deficiencies in the care of prisoners. This is almost certainly the case in all RCMP lockups in Canada & has been for ages. ... #Police edmontonjournal.com/news/death-i...

Public inquiry into Grande Prairie man's death in cell cites systemic deficiencies

An Alberta judge cites systemic issues contributed to 26-year-old's death in cells in Grande Prairie

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The allegations from this Calgary Police officer are horrific. Three years on, ASIRT still has not completed the criminal investigation and can't say when it might be. Sexual assault/harassment allegations from female police officers are clearly not a priority. thetyee.ca/News/2023/09...

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Sexual Harassment Inside Calgary Police: Now There’s a Criminal Probe | The Tyee

The internal investigation is a first, coming years after the crisis in the force was exposed.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"BEI investigates criminal allegations in Nunavik against police officers where the victim or complainant is a member of a First Nation or Inuit. As of March 31, 2025, charges have been laid in 31 cases." That's a lot of charges. #Police #Indigenous www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nunavik police officer faces assault charges following BEI investigation | CBC News

A Nunavik police officer is facing charges of assault and assault with a weapon following an investigation by Quebec’s police watchdog. The alleged offences took place in Umiujaq in northern Quebec on...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Howard Sapers: “We’re not talking about a small matter here. ...it's about somebody’s death when they are in an institution the govt is operating, which means that their very life depends on the govt doing its job properly.” #Prison #HumanRights www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Ontario plan to stop mandatory inquests for inmate deaths a mistake, advocates warn

Province wants to replace hearings with annual reviews of prison fatalities

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Danielle Smith’s hatchet-man, Rob Anderson, was on CBC Radio Edmonton AM today. He explained why the UCP was opposed to curtailing oil exports to USA. The main reason was that the USA would respond by using Venezuela's oil. That is ridiculous. #abpoli www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil

President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed ...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“When engaging interpreters, Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring that service providers possess the appropriate language skills, experience, & qualifications necessary to support accurate & effective communication in court proceedings." False edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/l...

Lost in translation: Edmonton case reveals longstanding worries about unqualified interpreters in Alberta courts

Hundreds or thousands of people facing criminal charges in Alberta may have received unfair trials due to subpar language translation.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

1. Martin was hired by Justice Minister Mickey Amery ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. Martin's report was done ages ago. Now we have another disgraceful & perverse decision by Crown prosecutors not to prosecute a cop where ASIRT concluded a criminal offence was committed. ... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Retired Alberta judge reviewing ASIRT, Crown prosecution policies in charging police | CBC News

A retired judge is reviewing the "policies and practices" of Alberta's police watchdog and Crown prosecution service. The review, initiated by the justice minister, comes after three recent instances ...

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

1. Another perverse decision by the Alberta Crown Prosecution. This one is particularly disgraceful. Questions: - what is the name of the prosecutor? - what is the explanation for the decision? -what is the name of the cop? - will Calgary Police ... calgaryherald.com/news/calgary...

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Calgary police officer who broke autistic boy's skull won't face criminal charges

Alberta's police watchdog agency said no charges will be laid against a Calgary officer who broke an autistic boy's skull.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The U.S. ambassador to Canada reposted this

Repost by American ambassador to Canada Pete Hoeskstra of a Whitehouse post of an AI-generated photo of an eagle killing a Canada goose.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"The U.S. is objecting to Mexico's new trade deal with the European Union, which extends special protections to hundreds of European ‌products whose names are tied to specific regions, such as Parmigiano Reggiano, feta and manchego." Sound familiar? www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Dispute over cheese names causes stumbling block in US-Mexico trade negotiations

What's in a cheese name?

Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"On the surfboard, it's not all struggle. There's a little bit of showing off. The boards are older than they are. Israel has banned Gaza from importing surfboards for nearly 20 years. But in this moment, all that matters is the ride." Outrageous. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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Gaza's traumatized youth search for glimmers of hope in devastated homeland

This week in Gaza, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is again under strain. Continued Israeli strikes drew criticism from the head of the U.S.-backed Board of Peace. Even the simple joy of flying...

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A reminder that this is one of two American politicians that Danielle Smith said she admired. The other was Kristi Noem.

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Not many good things on the internet in 2026 but the IG account that mercilessly mocks the developer who dug a massive condo foundation in central Edmonton, then said “nah never mind” and let it turn into a hazardous swamp that’s eating the adjacent sidewalk is one of them

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fascinating enlightening thread here for those of us who are baffled by American politics and the ongoing support for Trump by a significant portion of American voters.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There are more morons per square yard in the USA than in any other country in the world.

Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here's some other stuff CPS Chief "Police have dangerous jobs" Katie McLellan didn't tell the public - it was well known to police the victim was about 4'10-11" tall, physically disabled with a low quality prosthetic leg & couldn't run. #police #copaganda www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Woman dead after police shooting in southeast Calgary | CBC News

Calgary police say a woman is dead after an officer shot her during a welfare check in the Legacy neighbourhood in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

An Edmonton native who spent nine months in ICE detention is back in Canada. He was detained over some drug possession charges (related to Xanax) when he was 17. He had been a U.S. permanent resident for 25 years. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Home again: Edmonton man returns to Canada after U.S. ICE detention with changed view

For nine months, Curtis Wright was detained in a U.S. ICE detention centre, but he's now back in Canada, and ready to regain his life.

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"The lake's name comes from the Huron Indigenous people's word "oniatarí:io," which means "lake of shining waters" & predates European settlement. The province of Ontario took its name from the lake." Trump is a moron who, if he knew, wouldn’t give a shit about it. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Trump moves to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid trade spat with 'entitled' Canada | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," as the trade war with Canada persists.

Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Something instantly struck Cadet about the (Canadian) border authorities who processed their paperwork. “They ... treated us like humans. ... didn’t treat us as if we were criminals." www.cnn.com/2026/08/23/u...

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This immigrant left the US for Canada. Something stood out to her at the border | CNN

Gemima Cadet had lived more than half her life in Florida. She is one of a number of Haitian immigrants who have left the US for Canada because of fears over being deported.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My issue is that Hope Mission is a Christian org. that pushes its religious beliefs on vulnerable people, including faith-based programming as part of its in-house recovery programs. Vulnerable people should be able to access essential supports without religion attached. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

City council approves rezoning for Hope Mission shelter in south Edmonton | CBC News

Edmonton city council has given Hope Mission permission to rezone its building near Argyll Road and 75th Street, allowing for a new 24/7 homeless shelter with 120 beds.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 26/08/2026

At its core the Alberta Recovery Model means union-busting, disinformation, private theft of public goods, a police state, and a bait-and-switch of “treatment” to confinement. @brettmckay.bsky.social is following all of it ⬇️ theijf.org/article/reco...

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Recovery Alberta closes Edmonton addiction treatment program, drops nearly 600 people from wait list

Staff at Henwood Treatment Centre were told last week program ending, future of facility uncertain

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Separatists - "Whoawhoawhoa we don't want to be the 51st state!" Also Separatists... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli -

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just an awful case: an Alberta couple who left a dying 76-year-old woman on the floor of their home has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Dianne Simmons fell, couldn't get up, and spent the last 7-10 days of her life lying in her own waste. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...