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julieslalonde.bsky.social
Seems like a good time to remind people that Canada Post will deliver any piece of mail to federal elected officials for FREE.

No stamp necessary!

Just a reminder in case you, oh I dunno, wanna send your elected officials a sternly worded letter a day for a year or something.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
calgarylabour.bsky.social
Alberta Health Services is claiming its former CEO sent nearly a dozen emails containing confidential information to herself the day before her firing — in breach of her employment agreement and giving her employers “just cause” to terminate her.
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In new legal filing, AHS claims fired CEO who made corruption allegations broke employment agreement by retaining confidential emails
AHS is claiming its former CEO sent nearly a dozen emails containing confidential details to herself the day before she was fired.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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This is, or should be, criminal. Employees should have first rights to severance and pension in front of other creditors. I’d like to see this as an election issue.
March 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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DynaLife insolvent less than 90 days into contract for lab services, government documents show | CBC News
Documents obtained by CBC News show that a private medical testing company contracted by the Alberta government became insolvent and requested an additional $70 million in funding, which was denied. D...
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March 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Watch: Around 800 support staff at the Calgary Board of Education and another 350 from the Calgary Catholic School District walked off the job Monday.
Our Teri Fikowski has more...
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Educational support staffers hit the picket line
Around 800 support staff at the Calgary Board of Education and another 350 from the Calgary Catholic School District walked off the job Monday.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Calgary school support staff back strike, 'good chance' of job action next week: union leader
Calgary school support staff back strike, 'good chance' of job action next week: union leader
Two union locals representing education support staff in Calgary have voted in favour of job action.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals
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Alberta Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate private surgical contracts, document shows
Letter alleges government eroded ex-CEO’s authority to negotiate deals
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February 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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United Nurses of Alberta president Heather Smith said the allegations demand a formal investigation followed by a public report that includes the true cost of the contracts and who profited.

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Alberta puts contracts on hold amid allegations of widespread corruption in private surgeries | Globalnews.ca
A letter obtained by the Globe and Mail allegedly accuses the UCP of widespread corruption, conflicts of interest and firing the former CEO of AHS because she tried to investigate.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
calgarylabour.bsky.social
A fatality inquiry into the stabbing death of a Calgary caseworker five years ago has heard the killer was absent from his assisted-living facility for weeks at a time before the attack happened.

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Inquiry hears killer of caseworker had difficult transition from youth to adult | CBC News
A fatality inquiry into the stabbing death of a Calgary caseworker five years ago has heard the killer was absent from his assisted-living facility for weeks at a time before the attack happened.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca has been found guilty of fraud for lying on his expense claims.

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#Calgary #yyc #yyccc
Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca guilty of fraud for falsifying expense claims | CBC News
Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca has been found guilty of fraud for lying on his expense claims. Magliocca was acquitted on the charge of breach of trust.
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January 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM