Andrew Stevens
@astevens81.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the University of Regina. Runner. Cyclist. Committer of sociology.
Check out this AI Futures event at the University of Regina. While the institution has offered blanket support for the AI data centre being proposed in the RM of Sherwood, others in the academic community are asking tougher questions.
#YQR #Sask
library.uregina.ca/aifutures
#YQR #Sask
library.uregina.ca/aifutures
Archer Library: AI Futures: Home
Conference website for the University of Regina AI Futures event held in March 2026.
library.uregina.ca
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Check out this AI Futures event at the University of Regina. While the institution has offered blanket support for the AI data centre being proposed in the RM of Sherwood, others in the academic community are asking tougher questions.
#YQR #Sask
library.uregina.ca/aifutures
#YQR #Sask
library.uregina.ca/aifutures
Canada's fossil fuel sector is always looking for new markets. Here's an opportunity. We can't sit by and watch the US starve an island into submission. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Ottawa faces calls to send oil and aid to Cuba amid fuel shortage
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand did not say whether Canada will speak out against Washington or send necessities amid the U.S. oil blockage
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Canada's fossil fuel sector is always looking for new markets. Here's an opportunity. We can't sit by and watch the US starve an island into submission. @mark-carney.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Curious about something. Have any of these property owners reached out to the Indigenous nations to ask what their plans are before losing their minds? And what is so great about existing property ownership structures? Isn't that fuelling the affordability crisis?
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
‘First Nations Would Not Exist Without Canada,’ Rustad Tells Crowd | The Tyee
Conservative MLAs held a town hall to criticize DRIPA. Community members and Indigenous leaders pushed back.
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Curious about something. Have any of these property owners reached out to the Indigenous nations to ask what their plans are before losing their minds? And what is so great about existing property ownership structures? Isn't that fuelling the affordability crisis?
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Is anyone surprised? I mean, look at this guy. He beams sex offender vibes.
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
Massie Calls For Lutnick To Resign Over Epstein Connection
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Is anyone surprised? I mean, look at this guy. He beams sex offender vibes.
In #YQR? Drop by Abstractions Cafe on Sunday, February 8, 10 AM to talk about nationalization. It should be a gentle weekend conversation.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
In #YQR? Drop by Abstractions Cafe on Sunday, February 8, 10 AM to talk about nationalization. It should be a gentle weekend conversation.
Disgraceful. The province has the means and the tools (Sask Health Authority, Sask Housing Corporation) and the responsibility to build these facilities.
Residents shouldn't need strawberry socials and charity to build care facilities for seniors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Residents shouldn't need strawberry socials and charity to build care facilities for seniors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. government seeks private companies to build, operate care homes in Estevan and Watson | CBC News
A mix of relief and apprehension greeted the province’s decision to find private companies after years of fundraising efforts by both communities to pay for public facilities.
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Disgraceful. The province has the means and the tools (Sask Health Authority, Sask Housing Corporation) and the responsibility to build these facilities.
Residents shouldn't need strawberry socials and charity to build care facilities for seniors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Residents shouldn't need strawberry socials and charity to build care facilities for seniors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New affordability promo for the province: "Come to Saskatchewan. You'll die sooner."
www.cjme.com/2026/01/18/s...
www.cjme.com/2026/01/18/s...
Saskatchewan residents seeing decline in healthy years: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says Saskatchewan residents are living fewer years in good health than they were at the start of the decade, with data highlighting a stark contrast in health outcomes based on incom...
www.cjme.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
New affordability promo for the province: "Come to Saskatchewan. You'll die sooner."
www.cjme.com/2026/01/18/s...
www.cjme.com/2026/01/18/s...
Really wish I was teaching my labour relations course this semester so we could talk about the importance of general strikes.
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Really wish I was teaching my labour relations course this semester so we could talk about the importance of general strikes.
Students and community members in #YQR will be meeting at the University of Regina's Riddell Centre to remind the world about the violence being inflicted upon the Iranian people by their government.
January 24, 1 PM. Riddell Centre, University of Regina.
January 24, 1 PM. Riddell Centre, University of Regina.
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Students and community members in #YQR will be meeting at the University of Regina's Riddell Centre to remind the world about the violence being inflicted upon the Iranian people by their government.
January 24, 1 PM. Riddell Centre, University of Regina.
January 24, 1 PM. Riddell Centre, University of Regina.
A vlogger documents #YQR's North Central neighbourhood. Aside from the AI graphics its a pretty honest take. One issue that's addressed is the state of housing - abandoned & lived in. Council defunded initiatives related to holding property owners accountable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwGT...
North Central Regina - Canada
YouTube video by MartyVlogz
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January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A vlogger documents #YQR's North Central neighbourhood. Aside from the AI graphics its a pretty honest take. One issue that's addressed is the state of housing - abandoned & lived in. Council defunded initiatives related to holding property owners accountable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwGT...
Hilarious!
A country that spies on allies, and engages in sophisticated on-line espionage campaigns is concerned that smart cars might be surveillance platforms.
Because Meta and other social media are just about sharing pictures of your kids.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/chinas-ev-in...
A country that spies on allies, and engages in sophisticated on-line espionage campaigns is concerned that smart cars might be surveillance platforms.
Because Meta and other social media are just about sharing pictures of your kids.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/chinas-ev-in...
The Blogs: China’s EV Industry Sparks Espionage Fears Across Israel and Europe
From the blog of Sergio Restelli at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Hilarious!
A country that spies on allies, and engages in sophisticated on-line espionage campaigns is concerned that smart cars might be surveillance platforms.
Because Meta and other social media are just about sharing pictures of your kids.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/chinas-ev-in...
A country that spies on allies, and engages in sophisticated on-line espionage campaigns is concerned that smart cars might be surveillance platforms.
Because Meta and other social media are just about sharing pictures of your kids.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/chinas-ev-in...
These new world maps look cool.
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
These new world maps look cool.
Tariffs. Rising inequality. Growing concentration of wealth (real and %) into the hands of ultra-rich, including grocery store barons, threats of US invasion the world over, AI automation.
Tories: Yeah, taxes on food are what's emptying your wallet.
www.conservative.ca/just-the-fac...
Tories: Yeah, taxes on food are what's emptying your wallet.
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Just The Facts: Prices Keep Going Up - Conservative Party of Canada
Ottawa, ON – Today’s consumer price index (CPI) data from StatsCan confirms what Canadians feel every day: life is more and more expensive. Just months ago, Mark Carney said that Canadians should judg...
www.conservative.ca
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Tariffs. Rising inequality. Growing concentration of wealth (real and %) into the hands of ultra-rich, including grocery store barons, threats of US invasion the world over, AI automation.
Tories: Yeah, taxes on food are what's emptying your wallet.
www.conservative.ca/just-the-fac...
Tories: Yeah, taxes on food are what's emptying your wallet.
www.conservative.ca/just-the-fac...
Some reflections on what unions continue to achieve in Alberta despite significant obstacles, along with opportunities for growth.
theconversation.com/organized-la...
theconversation.com/organized-la...
Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province
Alberta’s unions face significant political obstacles, but the evidence shows their resilience pays off for working people
and benefits the fabric of democratic societies.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Some reflections on what unions continue to achieve in Alberta despite significant obstacles, along with opportunities for growth.
theconversation.com/organized-la...
theconversation.com/organized-la...
While national leaders are distracted by tariffs, annexation threats, and the people are set-up to blame their neighbours and immigrants for all their problems, inequality grows and the rich are getting richer.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
While national leaders are distracted by tariffs, annexation threats, and the people are set-up to blame their neighbours and immigrants for all their problems, inequality grows and the rich are getting richer.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Good questions being asked in this article. Many unions have been silent about the rise of fascism in the US.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Good questions being asked in this article. Many unions have been silent about the rise of fascism in the US.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
The enshittification of corporate news is almost complete. This is why we need good, public broadcasters, like the CBC.
www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-...
Weight loss drugs could save airlines money on fuel as Americans slim down
As obesity rates among Americans drop and weight loss drugs lead to a slimmer society, airlines could save on fuel costs, according to a recent analysis.
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The enshittification of corporate news is almost complete. This is why we need good, public broadcasters, like the CBC.
www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-...
51st staters in Canada take note: South of the border, ICE murders and detains, with impunity. When resistance emerges the President threatens to call it an insurrection. There, the Supreme Court is in the President's pocket. There will be no investigation.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests unjustified, appeal court rules
The federal government invoked the powers in response to the weeks-long gridlock in Ottawa mounted over COVID-19 pandemic measures
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
51st staters in Canada take note: South of the border, ICE murders and detains, with impunity. When resistance emerges the President threatens to call it an insurrection. There, the Supreme Court is in the President's pocket. There will be no investigation.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
I'm looking for a good research assistant to help with some work on teacher militancy and political mobilization in Saskatchewan. Current U of R students are preferred, but non-students should be eligible for a research associate contract.
urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/21191
urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/21191
Research Assistant / Research Associate
The purpose of this position is to work with the faculty supervisor to advance a study on teacher militancy and political mobilization in Saskatchewan. The research associate/assistant will assist wit...
urcareers.uregina.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I'm looking for a good research assistant to help with some work on teacher militancy and political mobilization in Saskatchewan. Current U of R students are preferred, but non-students should be eligible for a research associate contract.
urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/21191
urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/21191
Please sign this petition in support of migrant worker rights in Canada. Don't let the Liberals quietly disappear migrants who came here to work.
migrantrights.ca/equalitynote...
migrantrights.ca/equalitynote...
Send a message to PM Carney: Permanent Status Not Precarity & Deportation - Migrant Rights Network
Migrants in Canada grow food, care for our families, heal our sick, and build our homes. Without permanent resident status, they face wage theft, unlivable homes, abuse and mistreatment that threatens...
migrantrights.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Please sign this petition in support of migrant worker rights in Canada. Don't let the Liberals quietly disappear migrants who came here to work.
migrantrights.ca/equalitynote...
migrantrights.ca/equalitynote...
It's worth a reminder that the "Freedom Convoy" and their global (far-right) allies were pissed off that Trudeau would even dare to call out police to enforce noise bylaws in Ottawa, just so they could eat in a McDonald's without a vaccine passport.
Same folks are now OK with fascism.
Same folks are now OK with fascism.
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
It's worth a reminder that the "Freedom Convoy" and their global (far-right) allies were pissed off that Trudeau would even dare to call out police to enforce noise bylaws in Ottawa, just so they could eat in a McDonald's without a vaccine passport.
Same folks are now OK with fascism.
Same folks are now OK with fascism.
The US is pushing its "allies" into boosting military spending and engaging in a new Cold War, when America itself is the real foe. China isn't setting up bases around the world and threatening its allies.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
European troops arrive in Greenland as Trump throws another curveball
Russia said NATO members were bolstering their military presence in the Arctic territory “under the false pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The US is pushing its "allies" into boosting military spending and engaging in a new Cold War, when America itself is the real foe. China isn't setting up bases around the world and threatening its allies.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
In Saskatchewan, we desperately need more journalists embedded in small towns, rural areas, and First Nations communities. And not to cover the banality of small town life. There are real political stories related to corruption, scandal, poverty, inequality, and power.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News
This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
www.cbc.ca
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
In Saskatchewan, we desperately need more journalists embedded in small towns, rural areas, and First Nations communities. And not to cover the banality of small town life. There are real political stories related to corruption, scandal, poverty, inequality, and power.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...