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Brought the kittens into the bus, ostensibly for formula, but instead it's LEAPING and PLAYTIME.

(it's fun, I highly recommend fostering)

No sound really, except kitten skittering.

TC Energy lobbied Canada’s spy agency to share intelligence | The Narwhal Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance

The Canadian government passed legislation allowing CSIS to more easily share intelligence with private companies after it was pressed by pipeline builder TC Energy to set up regular “information-sharing” meetings with industry, CSIS and RCMP.
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These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved? Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.

Two years after a record-setting heatwave, scientists have confirmed that two iconic corals that have flourished across Florida’s 560-kilometre-long reef for more than 10,000 years are now ‘functionally extinct’

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Another Australian coal company has announced that it has reached a settlement ($95 million)with the GoA over its compensation claims due to Alberta's coal policy flip flops.
Once again this info comes to AB taxpayers from the company website.
No disclosure from the GoA.
#abpoli #cdnpoli

"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."

Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.

Every public health expert - “We need to reduce barriers to entry for vaccines and increase availability!”

UCP - “So you’re saying we should open up a month and a half window to rebook vaccines for a year from now?”

Experts - *Sob uncontrollably*

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta health agency broke own rules in Turkey medication, private clinic contracts, report finds Two other major investigations into the deals remain outstanding: One from the RCMP and a second from Alberta’s Auditor-General

Alberta health agency broke own rules in Turkey medication, private clinic contracts, independent investigation finds. Two other investigations remain outstanding: The RCMP and Alberta’s Auditor-General, by @carrietait.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

The report commissioned by the Alberta government into allegations of corruption in the health system is out and everyone should read the caveats spelled out by the retired judge at the outset to understand what's in there, and more importantly, what's not. #ableg

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As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

Smith Not Impressed With New Plates "Political Agenda" Written by Brent Manke Monday, Jul 14 2014, 12:00 AM The three choices for Alberta's new license plate, plus what we have now. The Opposition Wildrose party is up in arms over the removal of the "Wild Rose Country" slogan from the bottom of the plates, calling it politically motivated. Highwood MLA Danielle Smith is no fan of Alberta's proposed new license plates. She supports the new reflective paint job, but not changing the slogan at the bottom from "Wild Rose Country." She says it's more PC political nonsense. "All of a sudden this comes out in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a leadership race, taking off the Wild Rose slogan. It's clearly political. People have seen through it. They are outraged and responding in massive numbers. We have a poll going with six thousand respondents so far, most of which, about 70-percent who say keep the Wild Rose slogan." She says the province would have been better off asking us if we wanted to change the plates in the first place, as well as if we wanted to change the slogan, before moving ahead on their own.

Subscribe $1 for 6 months Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeNewsLocal NewsNationalPoliticsOpinionColumnists Bell: Danielle Smith set to roll out a new Strong and Free Alberta licence plate Alberta to get a new licence plate. It reads Strong and Free Author of the article: By Rick Bell Published Oct 14, 2025 Last updated 34 minutes ago It’s coming. A new licence plate for Alberta vehicles. Article content It is a licence plate with attitude. It is long overdue. Psst … the current licence plate was designed more than 40 years ago. Article content Article content The words on the plate have been decided. Article content Strong and Free. It is the motto of Alberta. They are words found in the national anthem. Article content A generation ago some Albertans fought for a Strong and Free licence plate, including this scribbler and legendary Edmonton Sun columnist Neil Waugh...

Smith in 2014: The plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate is a politically motivated distraction.

Smith in 2025: Here's a plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate.

The @guardian publishes the names of Gaza children killed by Israel. 18,457 and growing.

(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

Blaming immigrants is not new in Alberta. My latest for The Tyee.
'Shameless': How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

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Danielle Smith shared the below picture with a completely fabricated story. The mother has since stepped forward & with CBC speaking to the harm Smith's fabricated story has done.

Smith's post has hurt her family and her business.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

How many trips is this now for Todd Loewen? His claim that Alberta is a world leader in wildlife conservation is laughable.

If Alberta is the proponent (as the GoA press release promises) then our at risk $$ won't be just a few millions they will be in the billions.
The pipeline companies & producers have called Premier Smith's bluff and she's gambling with our money, not hers.
An easy game to play.
#abpoli #cdnpoli

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Bonkers. And gross. What a world (province) we live in.

Justin Trudeau promised a “total renewal of the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples.” Ten years later, Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act has Indigenous leaders protesting and filing legal challenges. What future is left for reconciliation? thewalrus.ca/trc-introduction/

Zelenskyy says Russia launched 500 drones and 40 missiles in ‘vile attack’ on Ukraine – Ukraine war live Twelve-year-old girl among those killed in Kyiv as Ukraine president condemns ‘brutal’ Russian strikes Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires from Kyiv, where some residents have fled to metro stations for safety to escape the Russian attack: In a post to Telegram this morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched about 500 drones and over 40 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, killing four people and damaging civilian infrastructure. Continue reading...

Zelenskyy says Russia launched 500 drones and 40 missiles in ‘vile attack’ on Ukraine – Ukraine war live

Alberta health-care wait lists climb past half a million, as Alberta stops tracking deaths of those waiting for treatment Alberta’s health-care wait lists have swelled beyond half a million patients, and the province has stopped counting how many people die while waiting for treatment creating a lack of disclosure that l...

When asked under freedom-of-information law how many Albertans have died while waiting, Alberta Health responded it “no longer tracks the information.”

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

#Alberta #abpoli #health

The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.

Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare. www.wired.com/story/the-la...

Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it - Nature Nanotechnology Generative AI has made it trivial to generate fake microscopy images that are indistinguishable from real images, even for experts. As researchers in nanoscience, it is time for us to face this realit...

Fake high quality microscopy images made with generative AI.

This deepens the discussion of how to verify and authenticate in science fields where images are crucial.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report Investigation uncovers documents and satellite imagery that confirm children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctrination, weapons training and combat drills Russia is running an extensive network of more than 200 camps to re-educate, Russify and militarise Ukrainian children, a new investigation has found. The facilities, across Russia and occupied Ukraine, include camps as well as schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites and universities. Continue reading...

Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report

Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway? Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement

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NEW: Russia launched its largest combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine of the war to date on the night of September 6 to 7, further demonstrating that Putin is not interested in ending his war against Ukraine and stopping the killing. isw.pub/UkrWar090725

Amygdala–liver signalling orchestrates glycaemic responses to stress - Nature Studies in mice show that acute stress activates hyperglycaemia via activation of a medial amygdala–ventral hypothalamic circuit that controls glucose metabolic responses in the liver, independently of adrenal and pancreatic hormones.

Nature research paper: Amygdala–liver signalling orchestrates glycaemic responses to stress

go.nature.com/4m2rH8t

VIA Rail’s regular dayliner passenger train service between Calgary and Edmonton ended 40 years ago today.

(Source: Edmonton Journal, September 6, 1985)

Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Nature - Some glioblastomas steal serine from their environment — a weakness that opens the door to treatment.

A highly lethal type of brain tumour often steals key nutrients to aid its aggressive growth — a habit that can be exploited to slow the cancer’s spread

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Newfound immune cell in mice hints at why inflammation spikes with old age Nature - Pathogen-consuming cells found in fat tissue also play a part in lipid balance.

A newly discovered type of immune cell found in fat tissue seems to contribute to the chronic inflammation associated with ageing

go.nature.com/3I8VZs6