Steph Chambers
@hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
News researcher with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. She/her.
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icymi: Who Is Sam Mraiche? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
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December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
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Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
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November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
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Two men convicted of fraud over allegations from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital.
My colleagues first uncovered the procurement issues of this project a decade ago. Investigative journalism is a long-term commitment.
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My colleagues first uncovered the procurement issues of this project a decade ago. Investigative journalism is a long-term commitment.
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Two men convicted of fraud in connection with St. Michael’s Hospital redevelopment
Verdict marks the culmination of a process that began in 2015, when Bondfield was awarded the $300-million project
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October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Two men convicted of fraud over allegations from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital.
My colleagues first uncovered the procurement issues of this project a decade ago. Investigative journalism is a long-term commitment.
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My colleagues first uncovered the procurement issues of this project a decade ago. Investigative journalism is a long-term commitment.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found
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Alberta health officials were also directors at a company linked to a supplier
Corporate filings reveal further links between Alberta Health Services procurement staff and private firms
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September 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found
By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend
By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend
My favourite drama so far this year is the misprint of the 2025 national mahjong league cards.
It is wholesome, civilized and much needed small potatoes and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the mahjong Facebook group grousing.
It is wholesome, civilized and much needed small potatoes and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the mahjong Facebook group grousing.
May 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My favourite drama so far this year is the misprint of the 2025 national mahjong league cards.
It is wholesome, civilized and much needed small potatoes and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the mahjong Facebook group grousing.
It is wholesome, civilized and much needed small potatoes and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the mahjong Facebook group grousing.
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SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's fmr chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings w Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations.
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Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister
Businessman’s dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations
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May 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's fmr chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings w Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations.
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Become the 51st state? Finally found the hill I would for real die on.
December 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Become the 51st state? Finally found the hill I would for real die on.
This Pantone brown colour of the year is giving 1970s bargain bin L'eggs pantyhose shade and I mean this in a good way.
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Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year Is Mocha Mousse
Is this shade of dusty brown a repudiation of “Brat” green?
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December 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
This Pantone brown colour of the year is giving 1970s bargain bin L'eggs pantyhose shade and I mean this in a good way.
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I would legit buy this swag
December 5, 2024 at 3:14 PM
I would legit buy this swag
Poynter's MediaSmart teen fact-checking network is now in Canada and seeing applicants. Ages 13-18 to fact-check popular posts appearing in their social media feeds & create a minimum of 2 fact-checking videos between January and June 2025. Deadline to apply is Dec 15 mediasmarts.ca/teen-fact-ch...
Teen Fact-Checking Network
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December 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Poynter's MediaSmart teen fact-checking network is now in Canada and seeing applicants. Ages 13-18 to fact-check popular posts appearing in their social media feeds & create a minimum of 2 fact-checking videos between January and June 2025. Deadline to apply is Dec 15 mediasmarts.ca/teen-fact-ch...
A ton of Toronto restaurants in the top 100. BC has 15 and AB has 16.
And Beaver Valley's Flesherton ON, population <600, cracks the list!
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And Beaver Valley's Flesherton ON, population <600, cracks the list!
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These Toronto restaurants cracked OpenTable's top 100 list for Canada
Toronto has the highest number of top-rated restaurants in the country, according to a new ranking put out by OpenTable.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:20 PM
A ton of Toronto restaurants in the top 100. BC has 15 and AB has 16.
And Beaver Valley's Flesherton ON, population <600, cracks the list!
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
And Beaver Valley's Flesherton ON, population <600, cracks the list!
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
"It is a better game."
The Economist comes down on the side of the CFL compared to NFL.
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The Economist comes down on the side of the CFL compared to NFL.
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Canadian v American football: can you catch the difference?
This weekend’s Grey Cup, the Canucks’ “Super Bowl”, gives Canadian football a chance to shine
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November 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM
"It is a better game."
The Economist comes down on the side of the CFL compared to NFL.
www.economist.com/culture/2024...
The Economist comes down on the side of the CFL compared to NFL.
www.economist.com/culture/2024...
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I have written about my own experiences of having my gender (cis but non-conforming) policed in bathrooms. The only goal here is humiliation of someone who is different. www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/o...
Opinion | Ron DeSantis Knows That the Best Place to Humiliate People Is in the Bathroom (Published 2023)
Restrooms have long been porcelain crucibles for our fears and anxieties, which is why the right knows they are good sites for humiliating trans people.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I have written about my own experiences of having my gender (cis but non-conforming) policed in bathrooms. The only goal here is humiliation of someone who is different. www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/o...
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I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
Sandra M. Gilbert dies at 87.
Don't know if it is as ubiquitous now, but Gilbert & Gubar's 'Madwoman' was a massive lit crit text even in the 90s when I was at uni.
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Don't know if it is as ubiquitous now, but Gilbert & Gubar's 'Madwoman' was a massive lit crit text even in the 90s when I was at uni.
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Sandra M. Gilbert, Co-Author of ‘The Madwoman in the Attic,’ Dies at 87
A poet, scholar and literary critic, she turned a feminist lens on 19th-century writers like Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, creating a feminist classic.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Sandra M. Gilbert dies at 87.
Don't know if it is as ubiquitous now, but Gilbert & Gubar's 'Madwoman' was a massive lit crit text even in the 90s when I was at uni.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...
Don't know if it is as ubiquitous now, but Gilbert & Gubar's 'Madwoman' was a massive lit crit text even in the 90s when I was at uni.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...
Security of Canadian water treatment plants called into question as cyberattack threats mount
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Security of Canadian water treatment plants called into question as cyberattack threats mount
Questions remain about Durham Region incident and how prepared Canadian water utilities are for the sudden barrage of cyberattacks now striking the industry worldwide
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November 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Security of Canadian water treatment plants called into question as cyberattack threats mount
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Trump is running a transition that’s a master class in how to normalize corruption, immorality, and narcissism. Forget a team of rivals. He wants a team of outlaws just like him. My new piece at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabi...
Trump’s Putting Together a Team of Outlaws
It’s a cabinet in his image: narcissistic, corrupt, and dangerous to America.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Trump is running a transition that’s a master class in how to normalize corruption, immorality, and narcissism. Forget a team of rivals. He wants a team of outlaws just like him. My new piece at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabi...
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you can keep your raw milk I've got my
November 16, 2024 at 4:43 AM
you can keep your raw milk I've got my
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B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown: The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.
B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown
The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.
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November 12, 2024 at 11:29 PM
B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown: The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.