Elaine Hyshka
@ehyshka.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health. Substance use and public health.
Edmonton/Treaty 6. ichwp.ca + whyscs.ca.
Edmonton/Treaty 6. ichwp.ca + whyscs.ca.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
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What Should You Do About H3N2 Flu? There's a lot to worry about right now on the winter virus front, but get your flu shot anyway. Seriously. Get your flu shot, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-you-s...
What You Should Do About H3N2 Flu
There's a lot to worry about right now on the winter virus front, but get your flu shot anyway. Seriously. Get your flu shot.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What Should You Do About H3N2 Flu? There's a lot to worry about right now on the winter virus front, but get your flu shot anyway. Seriously. Get your flu shot, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-you-s...
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Mother who lost toddler in 2016 says take flu seriously | Ottawa Citizen #ForJudeForEveryone
ottawacitizen.com/news/mother-...
ottawacitizen.com/news/mother-...
Mother who lost toddler in 2016 urges people to take the flu seriously
Jill Promoli said she felt sick to her stomach after learning about the deaths of three Eastern Ontario children from flu complications.
ottawacitizen.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Mother who lost toddler in 2016 says take flu seriously | Ottawa Citizen #ForJudeForEveryone
ottawacitizen.com/news/mother-...
ottawacitizen.com/news/mother-...
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Alberta drug deaths were released today & updates are still being made back to Apr/2023, from 199 to 201.
I will keep emphasizing: Alberta drug fatality reporting should include a caveat that counts increase 13 to 33 percent after updates.
The govt counts on this oversight for propaganda.
I will keep emphasizing: Alberta drug fatality reporting should include a caveat that counts increase 13 to 33 percent after updates.
The govt counts on this oversight for propaganda.
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Alberta drug deaths were released today & updates are still being made back to Apr/2023, from 199 to 201.
I will keep emphasizing: Alberta drug fatality reporting should include a caveat that counts increase 13 to 33 percent after updates.
The govt counts on this oversight for propaganda.
I will keep emphasizing: Alberta drug fatality reporting should include a caveat that counts increase 13 to 33 percent after updates.
The govt counts on this oversight for propaganda.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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My biggest takeaway from today's Statistics Canada population release.
December 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My biggest takeaway from today's Statistics Canada population release.
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Alberta "stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly."
"[D]elays came as Alberta was embroiled in a public debate about the future of coal mining in the Rockies."
#Alberta #Canada #Media #Mining #Climate
"[D]elays came as Alberta was embroiled in a public debate about the future of coal mining in the Rockies."
#Alberta #Canada #Media #Mining #Climate
Senior Alberta officials stalled release of coal mine pollution science
A government scientist was prevented from speaking to the media and community groups about his research, according to 600 pages of documents obtained by The Narwhal.
thenarwhal.ca
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Australia appears to be land of the brave
New dashcam footage shows a couple tackling one of the Bondi Beach shooters before the attack began. CNN's Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley reports. https://cnn.it/3MPmGEd
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Australia appears to be land of the brave
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Canada's premiers keep attacking the courts. It might be good short-term politics for them, but it's doing long-term damage to institutions our democracy and freedoms depend on. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...
Canada’s premiers need to stop attacking the courts
From Alberta and Ontario to Quebec and British Columbia, Canada's premiers have been ratcheting up their anti-judge rhetoric. It won't lead us anywhere good.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Canada's premiers keep attacking the courts. It might be good short-term politics for them, but it's doing long-term damage to institutions our democracy and freedoms depend on. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...
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Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Edmonton sees record increase in frostbite amputations, despite innovative treatment | CBC News
Advocates call for more support and changes to policy as new data shows frostbite numbers increased again in Edmonton last winter, with the majority performed on people without housing.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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NEW
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
150 experts demand Correctional Service Canada reverse "coercive" opioid treatment guidance
A new policy in federal prisons removes methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month gel injection available to prisoners. A large group of experts is raising serio...
drugdatadecoded.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
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I’m not a doctor, but feels like *actual* early intervention in frostbite cases would entail giving people warm shelter before amputation becomes necessary.
Like, how much later than “amputation required” can intervention be?
Like, how much later than “amputation required” can intervention be?
Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended.
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m not a doctor, but feels like *actual* early intervention in frostbite cases would entail giving people warm shelter before amputation becomes necessary.
Like, how much later than “amputation required” can intervention be?
Like, how much later than “amputation required” can intervention be?
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"When Premier François Legault said he was ready for war with Quebec's unions, he may not have expected them to be as prepared as they were."
"They aren't ruling out a general strike and are already taking the government to court."
#Quebec #Canada #Labour #Protest #Healthcare #Education #Courts
"They aren't ruling out a general strike and are already taking the government to court."
#Quebec #Canada #Labour #Protest #Healthcare #Education #Courts
The Province at War with Unions
François Legault and his government have launched the most anti-democratic, anti-union laws in modern Quebec history. He might not have been as ready to fight this battle as he claimed.
therover.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"When Premier François Legault said he was ready for war with Quebec's unions, he may not have expected them to be as prepared as they were."
"They aren't ruling out a general strike and are already taking the government to court."
#Quebec #Canada #Labour #Protest #Healthcare #Education #Courts
"They aren't ruling out a general strike and are already taking the government to court."
#Quebec #Canada #Labour #Protest #Healthcare #Education #Courts
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“The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site.”
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government to close Calgary’s sole supervised consumption site in 2026 | CBC News
The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre, despite criticism from ad...
www.cbc.ca
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site.”
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"The Minister’s office is suggesting that record frostbite amputation surgeries are somehow good news. In what world is amputating a finger or a foot an ‘improved outcome for vulnerable Albertans’!?”
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/record_frost...
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/record_frost...
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"The Minister’s office is suggesting that record frostbite amputation surgeries are somehow good news. In what world is amputating a finger or a foot an ‘improved outcome for vulnerable Albertans’!?”
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/record_frost...
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/record_frost...
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Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended.
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended.
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
EDMONTON - Two advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government on its transgender laws say they're looking to keep one of their challenges alive by changing their argument in court.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Can we trust government numbers on health wait times? Not entirely. Fascinating info in auditor general's latest report. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #abgov #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
Braid: Claims about shorter wait times sometimes overblown and wrong, report suggests
The auditor general report shows many claims about reduced wait times didn't match internal numbers and were simply wrong.
calgaryherald.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
