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Edmonton city council has voted 9-4 to extend the Community Revitalization Levy in order to subsidize the Oilers Entertainment Group's further expansion of the Ice District. Janz, Knack, Wright and Rutherford opposed.

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EXCLUSIVE: I FOIP'd all the contracts Alberta Health Services has signed with Shoppers Drug Mart since 2020. They reveal the Loblaw subsidiary's deep integration into the province's mental health and addictions care system. www.theprogressreport.ca/contracts_re...

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Contracts acquired by the Report by FOIP reveal a continued effort by the UCP to embed Shoppers Drug Mart in addictions and mental health care—an effort that one worker says compromised the quality of care for patients.

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NEW: @heathermcpherson.bsky.social has a website up for her NDP leadership campaign. www.heather4leader.ca

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Wild story in @nationalobserver.com today: a Cochrane councillor used rhetoric from a climate-denial AI chatbot site run by a convoy activist to nearly pull Cochrane out of a climate agreement that town has honoured for over twenty years. His motion isn't dead, either—just postponed until September.

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BREAKING NEWS. Alberta Court of King’s Bench grants injunction preventing Alberta Government from banning gender-affirmative care for minors citing “irreparable harm will be caused if the Ban comes into force.” A victory for human rights and trans youth! 🏳️‍⚧️

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This week on the Progress Report podcast Jim and Jeremy sit down with Edmonton city councillor Michael Janz to talk about the October municipal election, the new party system the UCP has inflicted on it, and what Janz will be running on this year.

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We proudly signed on to this group's open letter campaign in 2024 and wish them great success. Israel has killed nearly 200 journalists since 2023 (www.ifj.org/war-in-gaza), making 2024 the deadliest year for journalists in the last thirty years. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues.

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Plenty of the usual sleazy characters on this one, but wow, what a low-dignity moment for Trevor Tombe.

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Very comfortable result for Naheed Nenshi in Strathcona. Some worry for the NDP in these Ellerslie numbers, though the UCP advance was expected. NDP ahead of the separatists in Didsbury was not entirely expected. The Alberta NDP should be cautiously pleased with these results tonight.

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🗳️ Polls close in 30 minutes in the Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills by-elections. Results will be published as reported at elections.ab.ca

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"Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show. Late last week, Alberta's energy regulator said it was ending the limit on flaring."

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My colleague and current boss, Professor @jefferyjohnson.bsky.social has some choice words regarding Alberta's plan to stop paying for COVID vaccinations. "Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid." #ableg edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

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Edmonton has to date subsidized Darryl Katz's ICE District and arena downtown for over $265 million, and on Thursday the city will be voting on whether to send him even more. This afternoon, Public Interest Alberta sent out an email urging residents to attend and speak out at the council meeting.

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A group organizing under the banner of the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism announced today that they will be demonstrating against the US-Israel-Iran war tomorrow afternoon, from 4:30-5:30, at the south site of the High Level bridge.

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In a video posted to the union's social media channels today, AUPE president Guy Smith appears to signal that an immediate strike will not be happening as long as the bargaining team continues to make progress in negotiations. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=105...

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Pitching to a crowd of about 150 at his campaign launch on Friday, Edmonton city councillor Michael Janz vowed to fight back against a UCP takeover of city council—and to stand on matters of principle even when they don't poll well.

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This week on the Progress Report podcast, @stephenmag.bsky.social from Press Progress joins us to talk G7 from a local perspective. Who was organizing around G7, who protested, and were they successful? Jeremy and Stephen relate what they saw in Calgary and out at the summit itself.

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DHL workers in Canada are on strike, and the company took to using scabs instead of bargaining in good faith. But new federal rules that came into effect today ban scab workers and DHL was denied an exemption.

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“Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting almost seven times more methane than the official estimates” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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The Progress Report is in a lot of funding trouble this month and at risk of closing shop. If that's all you need to hear, we'll just give you the donation link right up top—it's www.theprogressreport.ca/patrons. But if you'd like to know more about us and the situation, please read this thread 🧵

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Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen's hunting outfitter company is in his wife's name. He opened up cougar hunting with no idea how many animals there are. ‘Not based on science’: documents show internal government scramble to expand Alberta cougar hunt: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coug...

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UPDATE: A MacEwan spokesperson says the university is "committed to protecting and supporting freedom of expression," but won't "discuss information about specific student discipline matters." www.theprogressreport.ca/macewan_bars...

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Must-read by @molszyns.bsky.social on Bill C-5 "A blank check for the Executive branch...effectively immune from legal challenges, the only exception being those that have a constitutional dimension, such as failure to adequately consult and accommodate Indigenous ppls..." ablawg.ca/2025/06/19/a...

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For a fun/funny/depressing/infuriating coffee break read: the Government of Alberta has released the results of the 2023 survey on leaving the CPP as an open data set. Kudos to journalist Matthew Black for fighting for this.

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NEW from me in @theprogressreport.ca: A student at Edmonton's MacEwan University was barred from her convocation ceremony this week for her participation in a pro-🇵🇸 protest the university characterized as "scary and intimidating." www.theprogressreport.ca/macewan_bars...

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Voice of the Oppressed, a group in Calgary that has organized previous demonstrations against the genocide in Palestine and other forms of imperialist violence in the Middle East, say they will be leading a demonstration against war with Iran at Calgary city hall tomorrow.

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🤠🗳️ What’s at stake in Alberta’s mid-term by-elections. Deciphering what happens in Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills could be interesting. daveberta.substack.com/p/whats-at-s...

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Guest post by Bradley Lafortune: I went to Danielle Smith’s Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod and here’s why it went off the rails. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/gues...

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well at least you didn't try

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What possible justification could there have been for refusing to share these survey results with a reporter for 21 whole months? This reeks to high heaven.

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Alberta’s government quietly transferred responsibility of the province’s Communications and Public Relations wing to the premier’s office—meaning Premier Danielle Smith is now overseeing the branch. Find out more. #abpoli

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The Economic Benefits of Canada’s Public Health Care System: Open letter from economists, health policy experts, and experts in related disciplines centreforfuturework.ca/2025/06/17/t... via @jimbostanford.bsky.social et al. Sensible, evidence-based, & equitable. Honoured to be a signatory.

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