Aryn Toombs

2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct

2008 Trek 1500

2006 Brodie Fury

2019 Trek Marlin 6

Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.

2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5

Experimental treatment saves sandhill crane at Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo - LiveWire Calgary When Memphis, one of the sandhill cranes at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre, fell ill, there was a race against the clock to determine the cause and to save Memphis’ life. In…

Experimental treatment at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo using equine plasma saves the life of sandhill crane after an avian botulism outbreak at Lake Namaka.

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“The UCP already had all the necessary tools to end this strike without taking such shocking steps. Instead, they picked a fight with teachers and chose the most unconstitutional and antidemocratic path possible to force them back to work. “Alberta’s New Democrats are outraged by the dangerous precedent set today by this government, and all Albertans should be too. Rather than engaging in good-faith negotiations, the UCP introduced back-to-work legislation that directly attacks teachers and their union. This bill imposes punitive fines, enforces an already rejected contract that fails to address worsening classroom conditions, and—most egregiously—invokes the notwithstanding clause against workers. “Albertans need to be paying attention: their Charter-protected rights are under attack by the UCP. This government has defended Québec’s right to use the notwithstanding clause to attack religious minorities. It does not matter whether you are a worker, a teacher, or student, our democratic rights have been weakened by the actions taken by the UCP this week. Who is next in the UCP’s line of fire? “Alberta’s New Democrats unequivocally condemn the actions of the UCP. We continue to stand up for the rights and freedoms of Albertans and will continue to fight back against this government’s blatant disregard for democracy.”

Alberta NDP leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social on the use of the notwithstanding clause against fundamental Charter rights in Bill 2.

The full text of Bill 2 is available via the Alberta Legislative Assembly at docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files...

Section 15: Equality Before and Under the Law and Equal Protection and Benefit of the Law

Section 14: Interpreters for the Courts

Section 13: Self-crimination

Section 12: Treatment or Punishment

Section 11: Proceedings in Criminal and Penal Matters

Section 10: Arrest or Detention

Section 9: Detention or Imprisonment

Section 8: Search or Seizure

Section 7: Life, Liberty and Security of Person

Section 2: Fundamental Freedoms for All Canadians

Now that Alberta's Bill 2 has passed, it operates notwithstanding to Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms for sections 2 and 7 through 15, and the entirety of the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.

Here's what it affects vis-à-vis the Charter (a thread):

The Alberta Government is ordering the public service back into offices starting in 2026, ending the hybrid work from home model that was introduced during the pandemic.

Gothic tale takes centre stage for spooky season in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - LiveWire Calgary When audiences step into the Martha Cohen Theatre this October to see an Alberta Theatre Productions, Banff Centre, and Old Trout Theatre co-production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow they will be…

Alberta Theatre Projects' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is shaping up to be the spookiest theatre production for Halloween, but Calgarians need to act fast if they want tickets to the late night performance on Oct. 31.

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Long lines at the polls a result of provincial changes for local elections, not labour shortages - LiveWire Calgary If there was one universal for the 2025 Calgary general municipal election, it’s that long lines and a frustrating paperwork process led to discontent among voters. Social media posts over the past…

Long lines at the polls a result of additional complexity and paperwork requirements for electors and election workers, despite more staff and 73 more polling stations for 2025 versus 2021.

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A question the entire Calgary media will be asking tomorrow

Latest EC figures are showing a major slowdown at the polls throughout the afternoon.

As of 4 p.m., some 89,900 Calgarians had voted at the polls on election day.

Elections Calgary is reporting just 46% of polls were getting voters through 10 minutes or less, matching what has been reported all afternoon by Calgarians having slow waits at the polls.

Oh I agree. I 100% believe that the changes have not made elections more transparent or secure, but just harder to cast a ballot.

Imagine if it wasn’t warm like it is today relatively speaking, and how this would have led to massive numbers of people choosing not to vote.

I think it's pretty clear from the ample evidence of people voting today that there is a problem at the polls.

Lots of questions there as to accuracy of how timing is being counted as well.

Relevant section from the freedom of association paragraphs from the Government of Canada's Justice Department Charterpedia.

So far the biggest delay seems to be from the requirement for workers to check if someone is on the Permanent Electors Register, which was introduced by the UCP for the 2025 municipal elections.

It doesn't actually require people to be on it to vote, but it does add a delay.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, so far 28,160 voters have cast their ballots on election day.

Elections Calgary is saying that 70% of stations are taking less than 20 minutes per voter to cast a ballot, but that there is some delays at stations with wait times.

We do serve up Google ads to ensure that reporters like me get paid—but sometimes things slip through against the ad policy we’ve selected depending on how honest the advertisers are.

As always, I suggest people report ads they don’t appreciate. It helps you and us out considerably.

Elections Calgary has really been trying to get that message out for the last few days. The switch to hand counting has made the election way more complex and way more costly than the tabulators were.

Live election results for the 2025 Calgary municipal election - LiveWire Calgary Live election results for the mayoral, ward, and trustee races in the 2025 Calgary general municipal election.

You can watch the real-time poll results from today's Calgary municipal and trustee election at @livewirecalgary.bsky.social's live election result tracker.

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Just a reminder: the only poll that matters today is the one you cast your ballot at.