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NEW: MHCare Medical asked Alberta govt and AHS to release the report AHS commissioned into contracts and procurement, in hopes of clearing Sam Mraiche's name. AHS said no. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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"This is saying if you want to prevent yourself from getting a serious illness and the serious consequences that go with it, if you have money you're fine. If you're a member of the working poor or a single-parent family, you're out of luck." –Former chief medical officer of health Dr. James Talbot

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Calgary craters in latest Economist index, falling from 5th most livable city in the world to, ugh, 18th. Now in the company of the likes of Toronto (16th) and Amsterdam (25th). Fortunately not yet plumbing the depths of London (54th) or Lisbon (60th). Whew. 🔗: www.eiu.com/n/copenhagen...

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Alberta doctors association raises concerns over Smith limiting free COVID vaccines

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The 25-year-old former Fox News producer who organized this gross spectacle obviously didn't understand the meaning of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son, because they played it during the parade.

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Fathers and Daughters Christian Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe 2016

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“Suicide was the fourth leading cause of premature death in males after cancer, coronary heart disease and accidents. Three in four of the deaths by suicide in Canada were men” 44% of men in Canada dying prematurely. 👀

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Fantastic photo. Foreshadowing of what is and what isn’t to come in the next few days.

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Your friendly reminder: your doctor in Alberta probably has no paid sick leave and no WCB coverage.

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Starting on Aug. 11, Albertans will need “to signal their intent to receive the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines by pre-ordering through the Alberta Vaccine Booking System.”

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Disappointing. Healthcare workers are not prioritized or mentioned. Inconvenient to source vaccine in public health offices versus convenient pharmacies.

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Windows in our house are wide open.

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Alberta is reporting 11 more measles cases today Total to date = 879 In hospital currently = 5 (including 1 in icu) www.alberta.ca/measles

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Alberta's measles case counts are now higher than they've been since 1979 That's nearly half a century ago My latest👇 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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“This is a common yet underappreciated public health problem,” said Brigham and Women's researcher Leo Buckley, a clinical pharmacology specialist.

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Taking vitamin D may slow biological aging, study suggests https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-vitamin-d-benefits-study/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca

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Domestic violence can affect victims’ brain health for life, study suggests

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“Ms. Smith’s and other Alberta Conservatives’ constant whining about how Alberta is victimized by the East (a geographical region that appears also to include British Columbia)”

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“Growing up, I used to visit a favourite aunt who never had children. Some of my favourite childhood memories involve driving around Seattle in her Corvette, talking, sipping iced mochas and listening to Wham! Now, I'm making those memories with my nieces and nephews.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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“But this isn’t simply a tech problem, it’s a social and cultural crisis amplified by technology. The answer begins with meeting boys and young men where they live – both by getting into those digital spaces and with real, honest conversations outside of them.”

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Lake O'Hara J.E.H. MacDonald 1930

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“I’m always inspired when community members take matters into their own hands, experimenting with unique and sometimes unconventional seating solutions in our public spaces.”

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A weathered lawn chair on the side of the road. A homemade wooden bench affixed to a pole. A coffee can for collecting cigarette butts. 🚏🪑

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It's rare, but this brain-damaging effect can strike as many as 11 years after a child is infected with measles. It was virtually non-existent in Alberta for decades. But as measles cases surge in 2025, doctors worry subacute sclerosing panencephalitis may return. We won't know until the 2030s.

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Season of irises.

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'First-of-its-kind collaboration': McMaster fellowship fast-tracks international doctors' careers in PEI www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/firs... @mcmasteru.bsky.social @peigov.bsky.social 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca

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Public health is essential and must be supported and sustained. Past officials are voicing their concerns about a fractured public health system. "We owe it to future generations to restore a system that protects not just the sick, but the health of all." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk n.d.

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2021: There is no AI, you're doing your own laundry. 2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry. 2025: There is AI. You're still doing your own laundry. 2027: You're doing the AI's laundry.

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The Report Card on More and Better Housing, released Thursday, gave Alberta a D+ — the worst overall grade for any province in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Look what lovelies popped out in the garden this morning

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Don’t take drugs like Elon.

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“some doctors are warning the virus is more rampant than the case counts show and they're now struggling to keep up with demand” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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3 Albertans are currently in hospital due to measles, including 2 who are in ICU (The province just added this to its daily reporting) 26 more cases reported today Total to date =654 (outbreaks began in March) Cumulative hospitalizations (Jan 1 - May 24) 50 including 9 icu www.alberta.ca/measles

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Asked by a male audience member how men can “step up” and be part of breaking cycles of abuse, she said “you need to talk between guys” about pornography, because it is “part of the system” of misogyny and violence.

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COVID vaccine ‘strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say

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Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour broke down in tears when addressing the general assembly about the war in Gaza.

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🚨 UPDATE: Alberta’s Auditor General warns that the UCP government's questioning of former AHS CEO could undermine his investigation into corruption and interference. Albertans deserve accountability, not cover-ups. 📲 Remind them by visiting corruptcare.ca /1

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While we wish it wasn’t necessary, the Canadian Medical Association has joined three Alberta doctors in filing a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.

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@cmadocs.bsky.social and 3 Alberta doctors filed with Alberta Court of King’s Bench for judicial review of Bill 26 known as “gender-care legislation.” Interference in the relationship between doctors and patients through legislation is overreach. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...

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CMA launches legal challenge to Alberta law limiting access to treatment for #transgender youth. Bill 26 bars docs from prescribing puberty blockers, hormone therapies to those under 16, by @kkirkup.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @theglobeandmail.com

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The Alberta Energy Regulator refused to answer questions about a meeting between its senior execs and reps of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Northback Holdings Corp. held less than a month before the regulator granted permission to do work on the controversial Grassy Mountain project.

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Bedevilled by scandal and measles, UCP tries to gin up a moral panic about racy picture books in school libraries. albertapolitics.ca/2025/05/bede...

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Alberta's measles case count has now topped 600 46 more cases reported today (44 in south zone and two in north zone) Total to date = 606 www.alberta.ca/measles

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“It wasn’t Ottawa that laid [Albertans]…off, cut their pay, froze the minimum wage, drove up electricity and insurance costs, and put their health care at risk. It was the enemy within.”

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It’s necessary to repeat this message. #Measles is being spread in Canada by unvaccinated people who live here.

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