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Jonny Wakefield

@jonnywakefield.bsky.social

Edmonton Journal/Sun reporter on the justice beat, covering courts, crime, policing and corrections. American who moved to Canada, cat dad and (hopefully not totally insufferable) distance runner.

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It’s literally what he said and has been reported by basically every single news outlet?

01.11.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t gotten the sense the budget won’t pass, but if Carney has to fight another election six months after Elbows Up with this sort of thing on his record … I dunno

01.11.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Project Gaslight 'middle manager' sentenced to seven years for organizing arsons, shootings targeting Edmonton homebuilders Gurkaran Singh, 20, pleaded guilty in Edmonton Court of King's Bench Friday to extortion, counselling arson and money laundering.

NEW: a 20-year-old β€œmiddle manager” in a series of extortion arsons targeting Edmonton’s south Asian community has been sentenced to 7 years

Plus more details about the involvement of Harpreet Uppal, the gangster murdered alongside his 11 year old son 2 years ago edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/p...

01.11.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Also 100,000+ views in 24 hours for a 45-minute Canadian news documentary is quite something)

31.10.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's so much work to get people to name names like this, especially in a small town. But desperately needed in this case.

31.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
15 murders and counting in a small B.C. town | Full episode | the fifth estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate 15 murders and counting in a small B.C. town | Full episode | the fifth estate

Incredibly well done doc on the crime wave in my one-time home of Dawson Creek, pop. 12,000, where 15 people have been murdered since 2023. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvS...

31.10.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Very millennial

31.10.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol

31.10.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this year was reallllly something on both the turnout and sticker front

31.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Look don't want to keep harping on this but if you're Elections Edmonton you've gotta put Piney P on the next I Voted sticker

31.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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31.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edmonton mother shaken, man charged, after gun fired through shared wall of townhome An Edmonton woman is shaken and looking for answers after a gun was fired through the shared wall of her townhome.

New from me: An Edmonton woman is shaken and looking for answers after a gun was fired through the shared wall of her townhome. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

30.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Nearly 300 animals in 'extremely poor' condition saved from northern Alberta animal rescue Police are investigating and charges are pending after hundreds of animals were found in "extremely poor" condition in northwest Alberta.

edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/v...

30.10.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bill 4: Alberta moves forward with provincial police force, proposes changes to domestic violence disclosure act The Alberta government is proposing a number of amendments to allow the Alberta Sheriffs Police Services (ASPS) to begin hiring officers.

The Alberta government is proposing a number of amendments to allow the Alberta Sheriffs Police Services (ASPS) to begin hiring officers.

30.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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AARCS and Canadian Animal Task Force Lead Massive Northern Alberta Rescue Operation with RCMP - AARCS AARCS and CATF have been assisting RCMP in Valleyview with a large-scale rescue operation involving over 290 animals.

Yikes: 290 animals rescued from "two properties operating as an animal rescue. The animals were living in extremely poor conditions and needed urgent help."

aarcs.ca/media/northe...

30.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vague but distressing news from Valleyview, Alta.: RCMP and animal welfare groups "have taken in hundreds of surrendered animals, including cats, dogs, horses and other livestock, in varying states of distress. Charges are currently pending approval."

30.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Province misses OIPC deadline to release Alberta Next survey results The government has refused to release results of the surveys following multiple access to information requests from Postmedia.

Latest from @matthewblack.ca β€” The Alberta government has missed a deadline from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) to release access to information requests that include the results of the province’s Alberta Next surveys.

#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

30.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

I’ve been having a great time but man is it a relief to have a night off from baseball

30.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like him as one of the jays mariners crossovers and also he hit a bunch of home runs for like two seasons before regressing to the mean

30.10.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an invitation to Remember Some Guys

30.10.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes I reverted to the Mariners for a bit there (justifiably), but if anyone doubts my bona fides, I refer you one of my two Justin Smoak jerseys

30.10.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The speed with which Vladdy untucks his jersey after a game is iconic

29.10.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dodgers starting and ending their season in countries other than America is a very good fact

30.10.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Becoming a guy who just posts whatever Buck says

30.10.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol a quarter of dodger fans left

30.10.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Starting to feel like Raptors 2019: everyone saying the Toronto team is going to get annihilated by the California dynasty, but other things happen

30.10.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I was reading something the other day about how the MLB triples record is almost certainly unbreakable, which seems like a romantic baseball thing

30.10.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A triple!

30.10.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta Justice on X: "To increase capacity in the Alberta Court of Justice, Alberta's government is appointing Kimberley Goddard, KC, as a court justice. Learn more: https://t.co/ROkBBfXynV https://t.co/0ipisFxIyy" / X To increase capacity in the Alberta Court of Justice, Alberta's government is appointing Kimberley Goddard, KC, as a court justice. Learn more: https://t.co/ROkBBfXynV https://t.co/0ipisFxIyy

Alberta just appointed Kimberley Goddard to the provincial court bench. She’s the former ADM in charge of the Alberta Crown who was the recipient of the Edmonton police letter threatening to embarrass the Crown if it proceeded with a plea deal in a high profile child homicide x.com/goa_justice/...

29.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The speed with which Vladdy untucks his jersey after a game is iconic

29.10.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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