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trevorrobb.bsky.social
@trevorrobb.bsky.social
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Assistant managing editor at the Edmonton Sun and Edmonton Journal. Send news tips: trobb@postmedia.com. AEW fan #WrestleSky 🤼‍♂️
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“This is not a political platform, but Prashant is not the first person to succumb to the collapsed health-care system,” said family friend Varinder Bhullar, who emceed the service. #yeg #abhealth #abpoli #ableg

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'There's not only one cremation. There are two': Family blasts health-care system as they mourn man who waited eight hours in Edmonton ER
Family and friends gathered Wednesday to mourn Prashant Sreekumar, who died Dec. 22 in the Grey Nuns Hospital emergency ward in Edmonton.
edmontonjournal.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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"My final words for 2025 are to wish all of you safety, warmth and happiness this holiday season. We deserve it after another tough year on many fronts, but we would also do well to remember that there are still record numbers of people in our city who have none of those three."
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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'Schulz’s announcement of resigning as minister but staying as an MLA until the spring of next year has also fuelled speculation of a general provincial election in 2026. #abpoli #ableg

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'Timing is everything': Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz resigns in the new year
Alberta's Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz announced an abrupt resignation on Wednesday.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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"Staff have been doing the best they can, the source said, seeing people in hallways, the ambulance bay and other spaces; the relatively small ER waiting room is not built for a crowd of that size." #abpoli #abhealth #yeg
December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Latest column from @keithgerein.bsky.social — Edmonton hospital staff say ER overcrowding is 'nuts' amid extended cold snap #yeg #ableg #abpoli

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton hospital staff say ER overcrowding is 'nuts' amid extended cold snap
Overcrowding in Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting rooms is but one indication of a cracking social service ecosystem in Alberta.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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'Tomorrow is such a big day, a day that I wish never, never comes': Widow of man who died in Edmonton ER will say final goodbyes on New Year's Eve #yeg

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'My permanent loss': Widow of man who died in Edmonton ER will say final goodbyes on New Year's Eve
As family prepares for the funeral of Prashant Sreekumar, Acute Care Alberta issues plan to help ease burden on city emergency rooms.
edmontonjournal.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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From. @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — A man died after waiting 8 hours in an Edmonton ER. How did the system get here?
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A man died after waiting 8 hours in an Edmonton ER. How did the system get here?
The death of a man who spent hours in an Edmonton ER is an illustration of the dire state of Alberta's health care system, a physician says.
edmontonjournal.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'Very bullish': Downtown Edmonton office building on Jasper Avenue sold for $24M #yeg #yegdt

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'Very bullish': Downtown Edmonton office building on Jasper Avenue sold for $24M
Josan Properties Ltd. will enter the New Year with a fresh addition to its Downtown Edmonton assets after purchasing the Intact Building.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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NEW: Have you been to an emergency room this year? How did the system get here?

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A man died after waiting 8 hours in an Edmonton ER. How did the system get here?
The death of a man who spent hours in an Edmonton ER is an illustration of the dire state of Alberta's health care system, a physician says.
edmontonjournal.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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jonnywakefield.bsky.social
Bonkers story from @matthewblack.ca: Lawyers for a former AHS board member claim a self-described political fixer, along with an indy publisher, have been paid to smear their client in an effort to discredit & dissuade him from testifying in the wrongful dismissal suit from the agency’s former CEO.
Former AHS board member claims podcasters paid to smear him ahead of Mentzelopoulos testimony
Lawyers for a former Alberta Health Services board member claim a political fixer and a publisher have been paid to smear their client.
edmontonjournal.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Albertans have already said they don’t want these things.

The Alberta Next town halls were nothing more than a marketing tour pushing biased UCP talking points.
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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michaeldemoor.bsky.social
Ah… Friday afternoon. Just before I really relax into my weekend, let’s just check the news real quick.

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Great. Thanks for that.
December 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The Alberta Next panel chaired by Premier Danielle Smith is recommending referendums on the Alberta Pension Plan, immigration and greater provincial jurisdiction.

#ableg #abpoli #UCP
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Alberta Next panel recommends referendum on pension, immigration and strengthening provincial powers
Alberta Next panel recommends referendum on pension, immigration and strengthening provincial powers
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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In a statement to Postmedia, AHS said the ceremonies will be available again as of March 1, when the peak respiratory virus season is expected to decline.

#yeg #abhealth

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'We heard the concern': Stollery Children's Hospital to revive bell-ringing ceremony in March
Alberta Health Services has announced it is bringing back public bell-ringing ceremonies for cancer patients at the Stollery Children's Hospital.
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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“By any means and all means we have to reach out to people, but it is going to take a while for not just Alberta, but right across Canada and globally, to overcome that vaccine hesitancy,” LaGrange said. #ableg #abpoli #vaccine

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Alberta's top doctor urges Albertans to get vaccinated as flu cases surge
Health officials are urging Albertans to get vaccinated as flu season spikes
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December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Latest column from @keithgerein.bsky.social — Edmonton's effort against homelessness has a vital new venue, but why was it so difficult? #yeg #yegcc

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's effort against homelessness has a vital new venue, but why was it so difficult?
Boyle Street Community Services has opened the King Thunderbird Centre after a four-year journey that didn't need to be so challenging
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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“Citizen initiative petitions are costly and that is why a higher application fee was chosen to discourage frivolous applications and protect Alberta taxpayers."

#ableg #abpoli
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Alberta increases fee for citizen-led initiatives to $25K to discourage 'frivolous applications'
Alberta has made it harder for individuals to begin a citizen-led initiative by upping the fee to $25k
edmontonjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Latest from @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box

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Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box
Edmonton's new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor's attendance at Oilers games in a businessman's private box.
edmontonjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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EPS said it clocked 13 collisions, including three hit-and-runs, one personal injury, and nine counts of property damage between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday. #yeg #yegwx #yegtraffic

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Police warn Alberta drivers to slow down and be careful amid 'nasty weather'
EPS said it clocked 13 collisions, including three hit-and-runs, one personal injury, and nine counts of property damage on Wednesday.
edmontonjournal.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Officers were told a woman was riding an escalator when an unknown man came up to her from behind and "intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen onto her back and buttocks." #yeg

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'This behaviour is unacceptable': Police seek suspect after West Edmonton Mall sex assault
EPS said a woman was on an escalator when a man"intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen onto her back and buttocks."
edmontonjournal.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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"First, childhood cancer is a tragedy that no family should have to endure, but is the answer really to take away such an important milestone moment from survivors?"

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Opinion: Let the bells ring out on kids' cancer wards
Continuing the bell ringing is really the least AHS could do to support children during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives.
edmontonjournal.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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'There's no such thing as free parking': Edmonton looking to charge fees at attractions #yeg #yegcc

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'There's no such thing as free parking': Edmonton looking to charge fees at attractions
Councillor says proposed parking fees on city-owned attractions 'part of growing pains of being a big city'
edmontonjournal.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Spokesperson Kristi Bland told Postmedia that AHS is aware changes to the bell-ringing ceremony could be upsetting for some families, but said they were done to protect the health and safety of patients who may be immunocompromised.

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'Symbol of hope': AHS quietly ends bell-ringing ceremony for child cancer survivors
Ending the bell-ringing ceremony for pediatric cancer survivors was put in place to protect the health and safety of at-risk patients.
edmontonjournal.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Latest from @matthewblack.ca — The Alberta Prosperity Project's Mitch Sylvestre says the group has submitted its paperwork under new initiative laws and is ready to begin gathering signatures in January. #ableg #abpoli

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'Basically in campaign mode': Alberta separatists launch renewed referendum push after Bill 14 passes
The Alberta Prosperity Project has submitted its paperwork under new laws to push for a vote on the province separating from Canada.
edmontonjournal.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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ATA Prez Schilling: “The 3,000 teachers they were pointing to were already announced. They were already budgeted and counted in the 2025 budget in February, a full eight months before the government legislatively imposed an agreement on teachers.” #ableg #abed

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ATA accuses province of fudging numbers on teacher hires
Union files grievance with Labour Relations Board, wants clarity on job promises.
edmontonjournal.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM