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The Progress Report is the media arm of Progress Alberta, an Edmonton-based non-profit working to advance the left in Alberta.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has mused about cutting or limiting public services for temporary residents. It turns out that already happened last month with public health insurance www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbHealth
Alberta cuts access to health care for some temporary workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. ...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Alberta MP and NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson is calling on the feds to shut down the five ICE offices located in Canada. One of those offices is here in Calgary.
ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Here’s what it can — and can’t — do | RCI
Alberta MP calls on Canada to shut down U.S. immigration and customs operations north of border.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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So Smith claims Alberta has “distinct legal traditions” as the basis of her threat to withhold $$ for new judicial appointments without more say. It increasingly feels like the distinct legal tradition here is absence of the rule of law, though that is pretty new.
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Danielle Smith calls on Mark Carney to give Alberta more say in selection of judges — The Globe and Mail
The Premier says she will withhold some judicial funding if Ottawa doesn’t agree to her demands
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February 4, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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"The coal industry hired at least 14 government insiders to lobby for favourable policy changes, records show."
Timeline of how lobbyists with ties to UCP pushed coal policy rewrite
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
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February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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In case you missed it—the AFL has a podcast now, featuring president Gil McGowan and published under Ryan Jespersen's "Real Talk" brand.
Worker Agenda - Affordability
YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
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February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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An Alberta county is apparently violating the Recall Act in order to assist the separatist petition and no, which county it is will absolutely not surprise you.
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8d
Nothing to see here…

Just the reeve for the largest county in Canada using a municipal office for collecting separatist signatures.

In a different time the Minister of Municipal Affairs would condemn this.

In Alberta tho, it’s Dan D Williams.

So…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Alberta's Green Party, which exists, has announced a new interim party leader.
New Green Party of Alberta Interim Leader James Anderson
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February 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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"'There's hundreds of sites around Alberta that used to be grocery stores but were then blocked when the old grocery store had a merger or an acquisition or they moved out,' Janz said in an interview Thursday with CBC Edmonton's Radio Active."
Edmonton city councillor wants province to revisit rules on restrictive covenants to help prevent food deserts | CBC News
The fight is once again ramping up to change rules that have resulted in food deserts across Alberta, according to Edmonton city councillor Michael Janz.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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ehyshka.bsky.social
“The gov't says they want people to recover and I have done that. I built my life piece by piece. Dragging this back to court and losing the privacy I have built, that is going to cause harm to my life, my reputation. I’m just confused honestly. Why this? Why now?” #ableg

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Alberta seeks court dismissal for lawsuit challenging opioid-prescribing rules — The Globe and Mail
Judge granted injunction in 2023 that exempted woman from rules, allowing her to continue using prescribed hydromorphone at home
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January 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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I got tossed out of an Alberta separatist celebration this week after asking the organizer about his group's weird US ties pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support
As they inch closer to triggering a referendum, the movement's leaders have been facing new scrutiny
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January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Wellington Advocacy, the conservative government relations firm founded by Kenney campaign manager Nick Koolsbergen in 2019, has announced a hot new hire: the federal NDP's most-loathed former leader.
Wellington Advocacy Welcomes the Honourable Thomas Mulcair, PC, to Strategic Advisory Board
Wellington Advocacy is pleased to welcome the Honourable Thomas Mulcair, PC, to its Strategic Advisory Board.  Mr. Mulcair’s appointment strengthens Wellington...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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The Breakdown (Nate Pike) has been awarded three quarters of their legal fees in the case launched against them by MHCare and Sam Mraiche.
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 12d
As part of our continued commitment to transparency, an update...

This is just one step in the ongoing process & The Breakdown remains under attack, but thanks to you giving us the ability to defend ourselves we received some good news.

Thank you all.

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January 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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The Alberta Progressive Tory Party is down to one Tory.
A letter from MLA Scott Sinclair. "After careful consideration, I've decided to continue serving as an independent MLA. This decision was not made lightly, it comes from a firm belief that my responsibilities first and foremost are to the people of Northern Alberta. Remaining independent allows me to speak plainly, advocate freely, and work constructively with anyone, regardless of political stripe, when it benefits our region. As we head into the spring session at the legislature, my focus will be squarely on serving the people of Northern Alberta. That means continuing the fight to protect the Lesser Slave Lake riding, and ensure that northern representation is not diluted or erased through any proposed boundary changes. It also means advancing serious conversations around resource revenue mapping, and fairness. Northern Alberta generates enormous wealth for this province, yet too often sees too little returned in infrastructure and access to core services. The imbalance must be addressed with honesty, data, and resolve. Politics will always shift, but my commitment to the people of Lesser Slave Lake will never change and never waiver. I will continue to work respectfully and relentlessly to make sure Northern Alberta is not forgotten, not taken for granted, and not left behind. We are all underdogs in the North and I don't regret standing up and speaking out for those who feel ignored and underserved. That is the job I was elected to do, and it remains my full focus moving forward. My family and I deeply appreciate all the support from everyone, especially over the past year. Every text, phone call or message of encouragement has made it easier to keep going and to stay positive in a world that seems to thrive in divisiveness and negativity."
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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"The province was once the epicentre for clean electricity in Canada, but Business Renewables Centre-Canada, an organization that facilitates and tracks investment in renewable energy, says 2025 marked the first time in seven years that no new wind power was announced."
Alberta, once a hotspot for renewable energy projects, sees investment 'plummet’ | The Narwhal
Corporate investment fell 99% after Alberta’s pause on new renewable energy development, as the industry faces ongoing policy uncertainty
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January 30, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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"Oakey was previously demoted in 2024 after pleading guilty to sharing a video with other officers of himself and a female colleague engaged in sexual activity. He also admitted to distributing nude photos of the same woman in 2018 and 2019, according to multiple reports."
Calgary police officer fired after sharing video of sex with colleague
A Calgary police officer has been fired after being found to have shared intimate videos of a fellow officer without her consent.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Who indeed. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Who is Jeffrey Rath, the firebrand behind Alberta’s separatist surge?
“I see liberating Alberta from the tyranny of Ottawa as a major human rights issue,” said Rath, a lawyer and spokesperson for the Alberta Prosperity Project.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Last week, I showed how the Alberta government conceals up to 89% of ambulance dispatches to overdoses / drug poisonings in public reporting.

Now Mike Parker, president of the Alberta union that includes paramedics, reacts to the data.

He's not pleased.

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Paramedics union head: "How do you resource a system when you're not telling the truth about it?"
Mike Parker, the president of the Alberta union that includes paramedics, reacts to reporting by Drug Data Decoded showing the Alberta government under-reports ambulance dispatches to drug toxicity by...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Well, I guess the cat is out of the bag. 10/20/26.
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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NEWS: Edmonton police have fired Dan Behiels, the detective who claimed EPS brass had a corrupt relationship with notorious landlord Abdullah Shah/Carmen Pervez

Hearing found Behiels was frustrated over a failed investigation & that he is not a whistleblower edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
Edmonton police fire detective who claimed corruption linked to notorious landlord
Kamins ultimately refused the defence request to stay the charges, finding there was no evidence delays in the case were excessive.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

NEWS from me and @reportrix.bsky.social today:

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Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them
EDMONTON - Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could "direct" them.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Timing of Trump regime’s deadly occupation of Minneapolis probably isn’t ideal for Alberta’s separatists. albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/timi...
Timing of Trump regime’s deadly occupation of Minneapolis probably isn’t ideal for Alberta’s separatists - Alberta Politics
It is a truth universally acknowledged that virtually no one, with the possible exception of the American porn star Stormy Daniels, has ever benefited from a relationship with Donald Trump. This axiom...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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With Hootsuite making rounds for its contracts with ICE, here’s a longstanding one it had with Calgary police that looked an awful lot like scraping social media for facial recognition.

They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
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Calgary police "image recognition" software identifies individuals in photos & videos posted online
Documents show that two years after being caught using Clearview AI facial recognition software, Calgary police signed contracts for AI software that scours photos and videos for individuals. Have pol...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions

“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
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Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
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January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Union letters claim civilian Edmonton police staff facing workplace sexual assault, harassment #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/01/22/c...
Sexual assault, harassment allegations against Edmonton police officers
Serious allegations of misconduct have surfaced about the workplace culture at the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) impacting civilian employees. CityNews has obtained three letters from a former CSU 52 ...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Ethics complaint dismissed against Smith advisor who supports publicly funded well cleanup
In a Dec. 10 letter obtained by The Orchard, Ethics Commissioner (and UCP donor) Shawn McLeod says the Conflict of Interest Act doesn't apply to David Yager.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:57 AM