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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 1d

We are so close to our goal. Please, look up your closest petition signing location on this website and take a minute to add your name to the list of proud Canadians.

Our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are at 68 locations across Alberta. Find them here:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website

Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

www.forever-canadian.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8h

“a new report shows teachers in Alberta are the most stressed in the world, and their workload is among the most demanding.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Alberta teachers among the world's most stressed, new report shows

ATA president Jason Schilling said the report shows his agency’s findings that teachers feel stressed out, overworked and underappreciated.

edmontonjournal.com

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Chris McClure 🇨🇦 @chrisjmcclure.bsky.social · 12h

A reminder to people to double check who the Calgary School board trustee candidates are really backing #yyc #yyccc #ableg #calgaryvotes

The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 28d

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

The push to ‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl

Not a slate, candidates say.

www.sprawlcalgary.com

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Garth Mullins @garthmullins.bsky.social · 10h

We started DULF because we knew nobody was coming to save us, so we had to save ourselves. It worked. But right wing politicians made themselves famous off scapegoating us. The government de-funded us. The cops raided us. But our day in court is here. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee

The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.

thetyee.ca

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 9h

"I think it's wrong to have the highest rate of funding for private schools in a province where we have the lowest rate of funding for public schools."

I agree.

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 13h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 12h

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illnesses aren’t getting the psychiatric treatment they need, and are being kept in jail longer than required, because the province has only one 190-bed hospital for them, @mikehager.bsky.social reports:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illnesses aren’t getting necessary treatment, report says

British Columbia Review Board chair Brenda Edwards says chronic underfunding has brought the forensic health care system to a breaking point

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 12h

We'll be in Medicine Hat on Nov. 4 to join your hometown Dr, @pfparks.bsky.social, for a townhall on what Albertans are dealing with in our health care.

Join us for a real talk about solutions we urgently need to better our lives & our health!

➕Info & RSVP: friendsofmedicare.org/healthcareme...

An urgent conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat

Join @friendsofmedicare and Dr. Paul Parks for an urgent conversation on Public Health Care in Medicine Hat November 4!

friendsofmedicare.org

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14h

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 students isn’t just another labour dispute.

It’s the latest front in a long campaign to undermine education — closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America.

@ximenaka.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #uspoli

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 13h

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Addiction almost killed Marshall Smith. Now, he’s overhauling Alberta’s drug policy

In Vancouver, he was a street hustler always in search of his next fix. In Edmonton, he is the Alberta Premier’s right-hand man – and he wants to upend settled wisdom on how to solve the overdose cris...

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 14h

ICHWP post-doc Dr. Renee McBeth raising awareness of a growing issue and discussing some of our team's research in this piece.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 14h

The City and Province can fund day shelter spaces or "the other option is people are dying and people don't feel safe to use public libraries, don’t feel safe to use public transit, don't feel safe to use rec centers.”
#yegcc #ableg

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Fewer drop-in spaces mean Edmonton's homeless have nowhere to go in the morning | CBC News

Despite concerns about the impact on Edmonton's public spaces, it's a problem that "nobody seems to want to take ownership of."

www.cbc.ca

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 3d

This piece made possible by the detailed data and analysis in CDC's MMWR reports, the staff of which was reportedly laid off in last night's purge...

Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 3d

Last year's flu season was brutal-280 kids died. That came amid a drop in flu vax rates among vulnerable groups. Convincing people to get the flu shot has always been hard-under RFK, doctors' job got much tougher. Anyway: it's October, get your flu shot! My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):

This Flu Season Doesn’t Have to Be as Deadly as the Last

Last year’s flu season was long, brutal, and ultimately tragic. By the time infections had subsided in May, as many as 1.1 million Americans were estimated to have been hospitalized and as many as 100...

www.bloomberg.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

EPA officials directed scientists to assess whether the government could develop methods for detecting abortion pills in wastewater — a practice sought by the anti-abortion movement. The request appears to have originated from a letter sent from GOP members to Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator.

Under Trump, E.P.A. Explored if Abortion Pills Could Be Detected in Wastewater

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 6d

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #1
- ABs are not aware of how frequently rural EDs are closed, and the impact on the people in these communities.
- the ever-worsening stats are meaningless
- it's important to put a human face on what's happening.

Anonymized Actual Case #1:
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 5d

the deaths continue.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

BC Coroners Service shares unregulated drug-toxicity data for July, August

According to preliminary data, 153 people in July and 149 people in August 2025 died due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service.

news.gov.bc.ca

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 5d

I teach a seminar on the "Legacy of the Holocaust for Health Professionals" and one of the points that students report is most resonant is the duress defense, or the notion that people in the Third Reich felt compelled to commit atrocities b/c of what would happen if they didn't.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 5d

Same. When I have grant proposals due I dream that my whole section got sat at once.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 5d

“It might cause a bit of angst to put some of the stuff out in the public domain but, hey, we do live in a democracy,” he said.

Basic indicators of [health/education/addiction] system performance should be publicly accessible. But increasingly in Alberta they aren't.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 5d

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 5d

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"Governments need to treat substance use disorder like the medical condition that it is, and urgently expand the access to safer drugs and more care."

#bcpoli

Public warning issued in Campbell River, B.C., after 11 suspected overdose deaths in 5 weeks | CBC News

Officials have issued a public warning after 11 people died of suspected drug overdoses in Campbell River, B.C., over a five-week span.

www.cbc.ca

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 6d

That's the thing about this swing to involuntary care: people can't get voluntary care. People who are incarcerated can't get care. Where are the resources to support involuntary care suddenly going to come from?

Mike Hager @mikehager.bsky.social · 6d

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment: Review Board’s annual report. Outgoing chair’s scathing intro included this: “In my view, these shortages put the safety of the public and the rights of individuals at risk” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... #bcpoli

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment, report says

British Columbia Review Board chair Brenda Edwards says chronic underfunding has brought the forensic health care system to a breaking point

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Mike Hager @mikehager.bsky.social · 6d

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment: Review Board’s annual report. Outgoing chair’s scathing intro included this: “In my view, these shortages put the safety of the public and the rights of individuals at risk” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... #bcpoli

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment, report says

British Columbia Review Board chair Brenda Edwards says chronic underfunding has brought the forensic health care system to a breaking point

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 6d

Implementation pushed back to 2027 (originally promised for Spring 2026). Guess it’s been harder than expected to ring fence at-capacity voluntary treatment infrastructure for unproven, forced care.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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