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Reporter @ Ottawa Citizen | CAJ Community Manager | Lover of doggos | Hobbyist photographer

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Paula Tran @paulatran.bsky.social · Mar 26
It's official: I started my new job at the Ottawa Citizen this week! I will be a general assignment reporter so I'll be writing about everything and anything. Send me your news tips and secrets: [email protected] #ottawa
Reposted by Paula Tran
ottawacitizen.com
After days of dangerous heat, should Ottawa collect heat death data? ottawacitizen.com/news/after-d...
After days of dangerous heat, should Ottawa collect heat death data?
Soaring temperatures this week led to dozens of heat related calls to paramedics and homeless outreach workers.
ottawacitizen.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Paula Tran
ottawacitizen.com
'A tax on sick people': Ottawa hospitals have record-breaking year for parking revenue ottawacitizen.com/feature/hosp...
'A tax on sick people': Ottawa hospitals have record-breaking year for parking revenue
Ontario hospitals made $35M from parking last year. Critics say it’s wrong to charge patients and families who have no choice but to pay.
ottawacitizen.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
Bike buses in Ottawa? They're a thing! I had lots of fun joining one this morning for a story on safer bike infrastructure for children. #ottawa

ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
Ottawa parents test a new school commute to keep kids safe
A bike bus in Ottawa is getting attention as Ottawa parents look for safer ways to get their kids to school.
ottawacitizen.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reposted by Paula Tran
cajournalists.bsky.social
The @fpjq.bsky.social and CAJ have contacted the Leaders’ Debates Commission to address the concerns raised by many reporters and photographers since last evening. (1/2)

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Rebel News, other right-wing media dominate news conferences after leaders’ French-language debate
Right-wing media outlets stacked the long lines and managed to get in questions to each of the leaders, though not all of them got answers
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
It's official: I started my new job at the Ottawa Citizen this week! I will be a general assignment reporter so I'll be writing about everything and anything. Send me your news tips and secrets: [email protected] #ottawa
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
Hey uh we need to take annexation threats more seriously. #Canada

From the NYT:
March 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Paula Tran
abwxalerts.bsky.social
00:12 Mar 09 2025
WIND WARNING IN EFFECT for Southern Alberta
Expires: 17:12 Mar 09 2025
Strong winds with gusts up to 100 km/h are expected to continue.

Winds will strengthen into Sunday near the Alberta foothills, with the strongest winds occurring by ...
Visit https://weather.gc.ca for details
March 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
paulatran.bsky.social
Why is my TikTok recommending me thirst trap edits of Trudeau, Zelensky and Macron lmao. Should I be amused? Concerned? Both???????
March 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
Absolutely bawling from Maxim Naumov's tribute to his parents 😭
March 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Paula Tran
mbellefontaine.bsky.social
Prospect of Trump’s tariffs cast uncertainty over preparations for today’s Alberta budget www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's $5.2B budget deficit could jump to $8.7B under worst-case tariff scenario | CBC News
Alberta is forecasting it will end the next fiscal year with a $5.2 billion deficit but that could soar to $8.7 billion under a worst-case tariff scenario outlined in Thursday’s provincial budget.
www.cbc.ca
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Reposted by Paula Tran
petersagal.bsky.social
Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.
February 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
Hundreds of custodial workers working for Calgary's public schools went on strike today. They're calling for increased funding for public education and livable wages. #yyc #alberta

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/24/c...
Custodial workers at Calgary's public schools go on strike - LiveWire Calgary
Hundreds of custodial workers gathered in front of the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District offices on Monday morning, calling on the provincial government to increase f...
livewirecalgary.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
Great reporting here via @jenstden.bsky.social
The Online Warriors Calling for a Violent Invasion of Canada via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
The Online Warriors Calling for a Violent Invasion of Canada | The Tyee
As Canadian sovereignty is undermined and an election approaches, politicians are calling for an investigation of X.
thetyee.ca
February 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
“This is a wage crisis. Our members need living wages. I’ve talked to many folks who need two, three, even four jobs just to keep the lights on. It’s not right." #calgary #yyc #alberta

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/12/c...
Custodial staff at Calgary's public schools vote in favour of strike - LiveWire Calgary
Custodial staff at Calgary’s public school boards have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. According to a news release from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), 94.5 per cent of cust...
livewirecalgary.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
An open letter addressed to the Government of Alberta is calling for more funding to post-secondary institutions ahead of Budget 2025. The letter calls on the province to reverse budget cuts made under former premier Jason Kenney’s government. #calgary #alberta

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/11/o...
Open letter to Alberta government sounds alarm on post-secondary funding - LiveWire Calgary
An open letter addressed to the Government of Alberta is calling for more funding to post-secondary institutions (PSIs) ahead of Budget 2025. The letter, which was published on Tuesday morning, calls ...
livewirecalgary.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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stephwechsler.bsky.social
The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience.

I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:
jsource.bsky.social J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 3
J-Source will no longer be posting at ~the other place~

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February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
“We’ve had incidences at our centre where people driving by or shouting things were in the very worst case, one incident of an assault that was clearly motivated against somebody who is a newcomer.” #calgary

New from my colleague @aryn.bsky.social:

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/07/i...
Incidents of hate directed at newcomers to Calgary, says CFN - LiveWire Calgary
Vitriol and hate towards newcomers to Calgary is making the work of helping those same individuals more difficult, according to Calgary based Centre for Newcomers. As a result of both online and in-pe...
livewirecalgary.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
ICYMI: Mandatory addiction treatment facilities are coming to #Calgary as part of the #Alberta government’s response to the toxic drug crisis. #yyc

New from me:

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/06/m...
Mandatory addiction treatment facility coming to Calgary: Smith - LiveWire Calgary
Mandatory addiction treatment facilities are coming to Calgary as part of the Alberta government’s response to the toxic drug crisis. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, Premier Danielle Smith said...
livewirecalgary.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
This is literally just good journalism? Targeting a journalist is gross behaviour.
rmac.bsky.social Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · Feb 7
This shows that "doxxing" has become a meaningless, catch-all phrase for anything these guys do not like reported. @klong.bsky.social is an impressive reporter, who simply connected the anonymous postings of a self-declared racist to the public identity of someone directly altering government.
February 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
NEW: Premier Danielle Smith said in a statement today that the province will be moving forward with its compassionate intervention legislation and the construction of mandatory treatment centres. #alberta #abpoli #canada

Here's a story that I did last year about this:

globalnews.ca/news/9633088...
Alberta’s involuntary addictions treatment law violates Charter rights, expert says | Globalnews.ca
The policy is part of the United Conservative government's model of recovery and treatment while stripping down harm reduction resources like supervised consumption sites
globalnews.ca
February 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
NEW: The USPS has suspended inbound packages from Hong Kong and China. But what about Macau?
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
paulatran.bsky.social
Elections Calgary announced the unofficial results of the Calgary Catholic School District byelection, which was held on Friday. #calgary #yyc

livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/01/c...
Calgary Catholic School District unofficial byelection results announced - LiveWire Calgary
Elections Calgary announced the unofficial results of the Calgary Catholic School District byelection, which was held on Friday. According to unofficial results, Maria-Teresa Vecchio-Romano was electe...
livewirecalgary.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
paulatran.bsky.social
We need to go back to the way press conferences were held pre-pandemic in Canada. The one question one follow-up model is unacceptable and restricting press freedom.
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Paula Tran
karenattiah.bsky.social
I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:

"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"

And see what happens.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 30
REPORTER: Are you saying this crash was somehow was the result of diversity hiring?

TRUMP: It just could have been
January 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
A bunch of losers went out and threw Nazi salutes in Alberta, Canada yesterday while holding racist signs.

Might be time for the media to stop calling them “hand gestures” and start reporting on this big fucking problem for what it is!
Man dressed in all black holding a sign that reads “deport them all” while doing a Nazi salute on the side of the road Three men join the first on the side of the road, all in black, each holding a sign that together read “deport them all.” They’re all throwing up Nazi salutes The three men are now? In the same position on the side of the road, holding three separate items. The first has a sign that reads “deport them all,” the second has a red ensign flag (which has been adopted in canada by white supremacists as a symbol for a white canada), and the third is holding a glad with a Celtic cross (another adopted hate symbol used by white supremacists) One man is seen throwing a Nazi salute at the side of the road while holding a sign that reads “import third world become third world”
January 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM