Laura Frey-tening

The Timbit won by SIX VOTES??

The UCP's rationale for limiting access to publicly funded vaccines was waste, especially at pharmacies. 700+ pharmacies in Alberta are now selling vaccines but they also administer vaccines for free to eligible people. What happened to the waste issue? How does the UCP explain this?

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When your candidate is trailing the Timbit candidate by 56 votes

Unofficial results - 2025 Edmonton Municipal Election Unofficial election results for the 2025 Edmonton Municipal Election held on Oct. 20, 2025

of course we won't really know for a while, because of reasons (conspiracy theorists in other levels of govt) edmonton.taproot.vote/2025/results

It's disappointing that a bunch of Better Edmonton candidates are leading, but very funny that if they're elected, it will be without their glorious leader

Edmonton's first millennial mayor incoming (Iveson is an xennial!)

This is called Reading & Thinking.

City News headline: Edmontonians brave long lines to vote in municipal election

Some Albertans frustrated, Health Link overwhelmed as COVID-19 shots roll out to general public Health Link had received more than 10,000 calls for COVID-19 shots by 4 p.m. Jennifer Lee · CBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2025 6:09 PM MDT | Last Updated: 19 minutes ago

It's municipal election day in Alberta.

It's also COVID-booking-opens-to-the-general public day.

Both processes are operating under new rules imposed by the provincial government.

Neither is going smoothly.

at least we'll find out who wins this baseball game tonight!

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Refreshing election results and Blue Jays score like

Werner Herzog voice: I would like to see the jump

reaping, sowing, etc

#edmonton #abpoli

I know. I was that frustrated with the govt website. Also at shoppers I could have got in today if I wanted, the govt was giving me Nov 7 at earliest, and locations nowhere near me.

Yup

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MFW I eventually gave up, got an appointment at Shoppers, (yeah apparently some pharmacies have covid vax now??) but realized they're going to charge me extra on top of the $100 the gov't is charging

A screen asking how many people I'm booking for, I said 2+

A helpful screen that says I can't book for two or more people

my fav part of the covid vax process was when it asked me if I was booking for more than one person, and then took me to a screen that said I can't do that, and I had to START OVER

Ben Affleck having a moment

Albertans who voted and booked covid vaccines today

Danielle Smith got her start as a Trustee, it matters!!!

and IMPORTANT if you are in Ward C for school Trustees, for the love of god vote for Holly Nichol, she's running against just one other candidate who is anti-vax, anti-choice, and FLAT EARTHER lol

Voting in Alberta is often an exercise in "find the one progressive-ish candidate" and well, this time isn't much different. Here's where I ended up in ward sipiwiyiniwak / E:
Mayor: Knack
Councillor: Giselle General
Trustee: Sarah Doll

Lots of reports of long voting lines and people leaving without voting. PLEASE, DON'T LEAVE.

Yes, it's a shit show but your vote matters. Be prepared, make friends in line, bring a lawn chair. Oh, and be kind to the election workers. #yeg #yegvote #yegelection

Long election lines. Long vaccine booking waits. I think everything being more complicated and taking longer is a deliberate tactic.

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Totally. I very begrudgingly put a pre-order in!

You don't have to pre-order. This does seem meant to confuse people and discourage vaccination, but it says this right on the website:

When municipal election results are delayed on Monday, remember that the elimination of electronic tabulators, at the cost of millions of taxpayer dollars to Edmonton and Calgary residents, was done by the UCP - Ric McIver - with no consultation, simply to appease Take Back Alberta.

For those who wish for a Canada-only Bluesky, this isn't that, but it's something bsky.app/profile/did:...

My 13 year old's tier ranking of Nevermind. He liked Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Lithium, Territorial Pissings, and On a Plain the best.

The 13 year old is tier ranking Nirvana songs. I had to explain to him what a hidden track is 👵

losing my mind at “paper-based”. Do you mean fucking paper

Unbelievable. Chills.

Tens of thousands of teachers converging downtown just outside where Danielle Smith is addressing an audience.

I’ve never seen anything like this.

Time to listen up, Premier.

Time for a fair deal.

We stand with teachers.

❤️✊