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Sean Rooney

@smrooney.bsky.social

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Communications professional in Medicine Hat, charity gamer (Extra Life) in memory of my son Dominic #Dominicstrong www.dominicstrong.com

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hey, I'm here now too - might as well plug my charity work! Our #dominicstrong team has raised more than CDN$350,000 for the Alberta Children's Hospital via Extra Life since my son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013. He died in 2015 so this is how my wife and I parent him.

Game day Nov. 2-3!

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the support!

Extra Life Calgary Guild @extralifeyyc.bsky.social · 4d

#ExtraLife all-star @smrooney.bsky.social is live with his annual #DominicStrong fundraiser for @extralife4kids.bsky.social! www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cja...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Sep 22

😪It's been such a crazy weekend, but here's a quick look at the auction room.

👍The work that's gone in to many of these is simply unbelievable, and we can't wait to share it with you and start the bidding Sept. 26.

💛Coming tomorrow for preview: Items 1-20.

#Dominicstrong

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Aug 29

Boy that was a long day, and the late-night blog post shows it. Such a range of emotions that day, but I look back on it now as a happy one because damn it, we made it there.

#Dominicstrong

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ten years ago we packed up a full box of medications, picked up oxygen tanks and giant batteries you'd normally never be allowed to have on a plane, and set out our wish trip shirts which we'd been assured would get us special treatment.

#Dominicstrong

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Fly

I'd be remiss not to open this post by saying thanks to everyone. Regardless of what's to come your kind words and expressions of love are t...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Aug 8

It might be summer break for many of you, but in our house, August is busy season.

The Mavericks presented us with $2,703 from Superhero Night. Next up is the Sept. 26-28 online auction.

#Dominicstrong #charity #ExtraLife @extralife4kids.bsky.social

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Busy season (online auction Sept. 26-28!)

It might be summer break for many of you, but in our house, August is busy season. Tax season is over, school is out, and that means it's ...

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Extra Life @extralife4kids.bsky.social · Jul 15

HEY CANADA! 🍁Don't miss your #MiracleTreatDay on August 14! Grab a tasty @dairyqueens.bsky.social Blizzard Treat and $1 or more will benefit your local children's hospitals. Mark your calendars and help us #changekidshealth!💙🍦

Extra Life @extralife4kids.bsky.social · Jul 14

July 31 is #MiracleTreatDay! Visit participating Dairy Queen locations and purchase a BLIZZARD® Treat. $1 or more will benefit your local member Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the kids in need of care. Together, we can #ChangeKidsHealth to change the future!

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 14

A reminder that Canada’s Miracle Treat Day is Aug. 14 - you have followers from both countries 😉

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 13

Here's the post-Superhero Night blog! TL:DR it was awesome ;)

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#Dominicstrong @extralife4kids.bsky.social #charity #SuperheroNight #medhat

Superhero Night No. 7: How did it make you feel?

Numbers on a scoreboard aren't the only way to win when it comes to Superhero Night. The better metric, in my mind, is how it made you fee...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 12

Give the team credit, they have marketed tonight masterfully! Now their own in-house writer with a story: themavericks.ca/2025/07/12/b... #Dominicstrong

Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 12

Huge night tonight #Dominicstrong @extralife4kids.bsky.social #medhat

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Medicine Hat Mavericks Superhero night fundraiser game on Saturday

The Medicine Hat Mavericks annual Superhero Night game is back, this time with a Superman themed jersey worn b...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 10

Glad you’re here!

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Extra Life Calgary Guild @extralifeyyc.bsky.social · Jul 9

[Bluesky DLC download complete]

*taps mic* Hello? We're on?

Hi everyone! We're the Extra Life Calgary Guild! We're a group of gamers from Calgary, Canada. We help promote @extralife4kids.bsky.social, the 24-hour gaming marathon that fundraises for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.

Three members of Extra Life Calgary, Jason, Cody, and Tegan, at their booth at the end of the Otafest anime convention.

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 10

Superhero Night is Saturday (July 12) in #medhat and first pitch thrower Reid was joined by Trish and Sam for the photo shoot advertising the limited edition #Superman themed jerseys!

Proceeds to go Alberta Children’s Hospital via @extralife4kids.bsky.social ! #Dominicstrong

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jul 6

Can't wait until next weekend's Superhero Night with the Mavs. Kind of the kickoff to our charity work for the year, and it's been 10 years since Dominic died so we have some special things planned.

#Dominicstrong #medhat @extralife4kids.bsky.social

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A Super night is in store July 12

"There is a superhero in all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape." - Superman The Medicine Hat Mavericks will indeed don c...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jun 8

IYKYK #MarioKartWorld #nintendoswitch2

Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Jun 3

Incredibly sad day in #medhat, as CHAT TV is closed down. At least a dozen people including handful of journalists laid off. Only remaining respected news source is now my old workplace. hatnewstoday.ca/2025/06/03/p...

Pattison Media makes difficult decision to close CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of CHAT-TV, a trusted local television station that has s...

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · May 3

lol, in Australia, the party whose leader acted most like Trump not only lost the election, but their leader lost his seat

I smell a trend 👀

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AUSTRALIA DECIDES:
Labor Party and Anthony Albanese win majority government in Federal Election as Peter Dutton loses seat of Dickson

Labor and Anthony Albanese have secured a majority government in the 2025 Federal Election as the Liberal Party suffers a major blow with Peter Dutton losing his seat. Join
SkyNews.com.au for rolling coverage and expert analysis.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · Apr 29

Unfortunate bit of timing as Poilievre’s line that the Conservatives held the Liberals and NDP to too few seats to form a majority collation was delivered just as the ticker at the bottom of the screen showed their combined total moving to 172.

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Louis @loumntn.bsky.social · Mar 12

#medhat

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · Mar 12

Jobs?

In JOURNALISM?

They still do exist.

CBC is hiring for up to 30 permanent positions and expanding to 23 locations across Canada, including 7 (!!) communities in Alberta:

• Banff
• Fort McMurray
• Hinton
• Lethbridge
• Lloydminster
• Medicine Hat
• Red Deer

Info on how to apply here:

Apply now for a job in journalism | CBC News

As part of our commitment to local news, CBC News is expanding nationwide. We are looking for experienced multiplatform reporters to join our team. These roles, based in one or two-person bureaus, wil...

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Mar 11

I’m really looking forward to more journalism happening in my small part of the world - and being able to help the person based here get their work done! I do comms for a municipality.

Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Mar 7

Opinions are the bane of modern journalism: the antithesis of actual news. They rose because of 24-hour news channels that needed programming.

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · Mar 2

🫡✌️❤️🇨🇦

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · Mar 1

I stand with Ukraine.

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Feb 23

It’s the little things, like Canadians signing this e-petition to strip Elon Musk of his citizenship… www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-5353 - Petitions

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Sean Rooney @smrooney.bsky.social · Feb 21

We still allow immigrants though 🤷