Donna Christensen

Alberta allowed cash-strapped MAGA Energy to acquire 170 wells | The Narwhal The Alberta Energy Regulator approved MAGA Energy, already in financial distress, to acquire 170 oil and gas wells. Unpaid bills will likely fall on taxpayers

Alberta let an oil and gas company ‘in survival mode’ take over 170 wells. Now it’s not paying its bills: thenarwhal.ca/maga-energy-...

Amazing show of support for teachers, parents, students, and workers at the legislature yesterday as thousands of Albertans delivered a powerful message to Danielle Smith and her UCP government.

Crowd greets Donald Trump with boos and cheers at US Open men’s final Donald Trump drew a mixture of boos and cheers as he attended the US Open men’s final on Sunday

According to the Guardian, Rolex invited Trump to the U.S. Open.

Carlos Alcaraz bests Jannik Sinner in US Open final for second Slam title of season | TSN Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Sunday in the U.S. Open final — the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elite, young rivals ...

Fun match to watch but American tennis commentators are the worst.

Naheed Nenshi Leader of Alberta’s New Democrats. For Alberta. For all of us.

Tonight!

Join our leader, Naheed Nenshi, & Shadow Minister for Education, Amanda Chapman as they take your questions on our education system & how we can build better together.

Tune in at 7 PM here:

www.youtube.com/@NaheedNensh... #abpoli

Rob Breakenridge: Less focus on Ottawa and more on the books, please This government needs to focus as much on its own massive spending as it does picking fights over 'sovereignty.'

I encourage everyone to check out Rob Breakenridge’s piece on the UCP’s fiscal mismanagement.

“…UCP clings to the narrative it’s been their fiscal conservatism that rescued AB from the spendthrift ways of the NDP.

The #s tell a different story”

www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/rob-breake... #abpoli

The lesson here is the UCP will commit to following the rules once they’re caught?

The bar is low in Berta.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Red Deer wow, you showed up! #BetterTogetherSummer

Join us for our Better Together Edmonton Town Hall this week!

Due to overwhelming demand we extended registration.

BetterTogetherSummer.ca

AB Govt Strategy:
- tell everyone vaccines don't work
- waste millions in unused vaccines
- blame ABs for not using the vaccines
- use this as reason to further restrict vaccine access
- under order vaccines, put up huge barriers, rinse and repeat

buff.ly/ArKSyac

Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading skills Denmark is eliminating its 25% book tax after finding reading skills in steep decline. Culture Minister Engel-Schmidt: "The gift of reading is something we should give to younger generations."

Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading
boingboing.net/2025/08/22/d...

Screenshot of a 2021 news article in which Jason Kinney announces $100 cash incentive to get the Covid vaccine

Screenshot of a 2025 news article in which the price of the Covid vaccine for Albertans is revealed to be $100 per dose

Alberta premiers’ comments & policies on COVID vaccines:

Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.

Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.

Nenshi calls on UCP to make COVID vaccines free “This UCP government’s decision to make Albertans pay for COVID vaccines is wrong and must be reversed immediately."

This UCP government’s decision to make Albertans pay for COVID vaccines is wrong and must be reversed immediately.

www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/ne...

Meet the Calgarians running for mayor and council in 2025 | The Sprawl Follow along with our candidate tracker.

Meet the Calgarians running for mayor and council in 2025 (www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-elec...)

AISH recipient, advocates worry about Alberta's new disability benefit program | CBC News A new discussion guide about the upcoming Alberta Disability Assistance Program reveals that many Albertans with severe disabilities will receive lower personal benefits after the program launches nex...

AISH recipients despair over province’s changes to disability programs.

“It's been made very clear that I'm a burden on this government, that they view disabled people as burdens, that we don't have any worth or value unless we're working. It’s gut-wrenching.”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rob Miyashiro, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley stand amongst a Lethbridge crowd at the Better Together town hall

Our first Better Together town hall was a great success this week.

The people of Lethbridge came out to share their pride in both our province and our country, and to speak with us about the issues that matter most to them.

Thank you to everyone who attended.

Join us at bettertogethersummer.ca.

Internal documents show how Alberta’s measles outbreak began to spiral out of control Records offer clearest picture yet of where cases popped up and how the province and one community impeded some health officials’ efforts to stop the spread

SCOOP: How Alberta's measles outbreak spiraled out of control.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @alannasmith.bsky.social

🥳 Halfway to 90! My knees might remind me I’m getting older, but my heart is still full throttle.

Celebrate with me by donating $45 or $90 to Calgary-Acadia and help keep our community thriving. 💪✨

#yycAcadia #Birthday #Invest #Advocacy #PublicService

Two line charts showing Alberta well ahead of every other province in terms of price inflation for auto insurance premiums (which have more than tripled since 2002) and home insurance premiums (which have increased more than sixfold).

The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province.

Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.

If you are a fan of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival then you must follow ‪@lizonstage.bsky.social‬ Nobody does it better!

The countdown is on to back-to-school. You can help ensure teachers, kids and parents are protected by making sure your family is vaccinated.

Call 811 for more information.

Anti-Trump podcast MeidasTouch is rivaling Joe Rogan. Does it have staying power? The left-leaning media outfit has surged in Donald Trump's second term, appealing to progressives outraged by the president. Still, the online streaming world remains dominated by right-wing voices.

www.npr.org/2025/08/14/n...

Bomb: "It encompasses everything the Fringe is all about ... subversive, weird, edgy." An explosive dark comedy to introduce us to contemporary Ukrainian theatre. 12thnight talks to director Lianna Makuch for this Fringe PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/ytx8esmh. Poster by Amelia Scott.

Two sensational celebrity trials inspire two new plays at the Fringe: The Cult of the Clitoris and Cadaver Synod, a preview 12thnight.ca/2025/08/12/t...

The plight of the single, in a couples world: the nutty hilarity of The Lost Sock Rescue Society, a Fringe review The Lost Sock Rescue Society (Stage 28, Roots on Whyte) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this nutty and inspired latest from the physical comedy and clown company Small Matters Productions (For Sci…

The plight of the single in a couples world: The Lost Sock Rescue Society, a 12thnight FRINGE review: tinyurl.com/4spm6txu.

It's Fringe Eve, and Edmonton's biggest opening night is coming up: here are five shows I've enjoyed before. Fringe-y thoughts from 12thnight.ca: tinyurl.com/mvuy9uxk. @guysindisguise.bsky.social, #yegtheatre, #yegfestivals, #yegarts

Fringe Full of Stars: further thoughts from 12thnight.ca on how to get intrigued, and what to see, at this year's big Fringe theatre bash: tinyurl.com/6c276fxs.

Are you lost in the stars? What to see at Fringe Full of Stars, the close-at-hand 44th annual edition of our big summer theatre extravanza. Here's a little 12thnight.ca survey of a dozen intriguing shows to get you started: tinyurl.com/bdh2r7kf.