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The EPS' $500k armoured vehicle in action. Dealing with an intruder in @CJDwriter's home it rammed through her fence and then got stuck on a tree stump, spewing transmission fluid everywhere, which you can see. It then had to be towed away. #yegcc
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Content warning: Police brutality and violence.
A video has surfaced online of an Edmonton police officer violently pushing an unsuspecting woman to the ground.
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Natalie Loveless, the associate dean of equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Alberta, has resigned from that position over the violent sweep by police of a peaceful anti-genocide protest in the U of A quad.
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BREAKING: Progress Alberta has won our case against the Alberta government. An Alberta judge agrees that we are a media organization and we will be in the media budget lock-up tomorrow. Oh, and Jason Kenney owes us $2000. Here’s a live look into the PA office right now. #ableg
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This company is paying its CEO over $7 million a year. It got a giant tax break from the provincial government to the tune of $233 million this year. And this week it's laying off workers in Calgary
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Quite an extraordinary statement put out by Prime Contact, the parent company of Canadian National Public Research calling out CTV for publishing a story on a poll on consent for abortion for minors from a company that doesn't seem to exist. #ableg
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While we are frequent critics of the Postmedia corporation, recent conduct by the Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, and Calgary Sun has sunk to such ethical and professional lows that we feel compelled to speak out with particular urgency. Please consider the following thread.
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If we can offer one small morsel of solace in this dark, shitty time it's that Jason Kenney will never be prime minister.
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Update on our quest to reunite @WBrettWilson with his orphan wells. We have connected with a landowner of one of Brett's orphans. A lovely couple with a ranch in Ponoka county. They're happy to have us out there and will even do an interview with us this month. Stay tuned!
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97% of Alberta Superstore workers have voted to go on strike. The strike vote is valid for 120 days and the union is required to give 72 hours notice before going on strike. The union is still waiting for a final offer from Superstore. gounion.ca/news/alberta-supe…
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Just to reiterate Jason Kenney just called paid sick leave a "job killing policy." #ableg
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NEW: Stephen Harper is the new chair of AIMCo. A man who despises the very concept of defined benefit pension plans for workers is now the chair of an organization responsible for managing the money of 375,000 Alberta pensioners.
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The AUPE, the union that represents wildland firefighters, raised the alarm about being underprepared for fire season back in March. “The province is not doing enough to attract and retain experiences wildland firefighters,” said AUPE VP James Gault.
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We know wildcat strikes are happening at these locations. We'll keep updating as reports come on. Foothills Hospital
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Glenrose Rehab Hospital
Peter Lougheed Hospital
Red Deer Hospital
Westlock Healhcare Centre
Athabasca Healthcare Centre
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So @WBrettWilson was the chairman of Forent Energy before Robyn Lore. Now it has more than a dozen wells with the Orphan Well Association. How can a man supposedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars simply not pay to clean up his company’s old wells? #ableg
NEW: Bankrupt company run by the money man in the UCP ‘kamikaze’ scheme left Alberta with over a dozen orphan oil wells and millions in clean-up costs.
The ex-CEO gave the ‘kamikaze’ candidate $60,000 three months after his company went belly-up.
pressprogress.ca/money-man-i… #ableg
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Ever noticed that folks only say "now is not the time for politics" during circumstances that illuminate exactly how bad their own politics are? #ableg
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Incredibly tone-deaf press conference here from Calgary Police chief Mark Neufeld who is doing his best to blame the counter-protestors for getting shoved out of the way by the cops with their bikes so that the pro-COVID crowd could get through.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Progress Report has obtained audio of Premier Smith's address to the Ranchmen's Club at an exclusive black-tie event held on Feb. 15. The assembled Calgary business elite applaud Smith as she brags abouts about tearing down encampments in inner city Edmonton.
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We will not be be live tweeting the Kenney/Hinshaw COVID presser today for mental health reasons.
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Jason Kenney is going to create so many jobs. Just look. He cancelled a $600 million construction project that was already underway. #ableg trib.al/vcb5LMo
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EXCLUSIVE: The Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, apologizes for the prior appointment of Peter Savaryn, a Waffen-SS veteran, to the Order of Canada.
Tomorrow we publish our exclusive story on this and more revelations about Nazi collaborator endowments at the U of A.
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This tweet aged like a fine turd.
This meat processing plant is now shut down. And coronavirus cases linked to the outbreak at this plant are responsible for 15% of all confirmed cases on Alberta. #ableg
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Jason Copping told the public that privatizing Alberta's medical labs would cut down wait times and save $18 million to $36 million a year. Now Adriana LaGrange won't even tell us how much buying Dynalife back out will cost. Textbook privatization scam!
Alberta government to de-privatize Dynalife's lab testing amid long wait times #ableg #abpoli
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VIDEO: Violent scene as EPS break up the encampment at 95 St and Rowland Rd. Camp resident and Elder Roy Cardinal is seen with blood in his mouth and is led away in handcuffs after being taken to the ground and handcuffed. This sweep was done at -22C, -30C with windchill.
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Fun fact: If you put takebackalberta.ca into your address bar and hit enter you get a Global News report on Naheed Nenshi entering the ANDP leadership race. It appears as if David Parker did not secure that particular URL.
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AHS: End this wildcat strike immediately so we can discipline you, lay you off and then contract your job out to a private company.
Workers: No.
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Can it be any more clear? “Jason Kenney’s health minister holds shares in a private company that connects customers with private insurance coverage for things he’s recently cut.” #ableg #abhealth pressprogress.ca/albertas-he…
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Looks like a clean hit by the Alberta NDP to us: according to the CBC reporting, the UCP didn't even bother to start shopping for a new vaccine distributor until four months after the last vaccine distributor's contract ended. cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/n…
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Just an FYI to everyone but Alberta isn’t broke. Our political leaders are choosing to inflict brutal austerity on us during a pandemic and a recession in order to make rich people even richer.
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In the past few hours both Edmonton and Calgary have had no ambulances available to respond to emergencies. #ableg
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Reminder that the single largest workplace outbreak of COVID-19 in North America happened here, in Alberta, on Jason Kenney's watch, and while it was happening his health minister and his caucus were out smearing the people who were warning us as "fear-mongers."
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Four people are dead.
Meat plant disruptions cast long shadow as summer barbecue season heats up bit.ly/3bwemkh #yyc #yycbiz #COVID19AB
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Alberta's ag minister Devin Dreeshen is a proud MAGA hat wearing Trump supporter who campaigned in multiple states for Trump in 2016.
He also really hates it when you post this picture at him on social media and has been blocking people en masse. vice.com/en/article/d3e8pq/c… #ableg
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In an exchange with a counter-protest police liaison an Edmonton Police officer said, "You know it’s illegal to block the road, and you could be in violation of the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act." Photos via @SomeCanadiaNews #yegcc #ableg
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BREAKING: Hate crime charges against the man charged by Calgary Police after leading a "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" chant have been dropped.
Pleased to confirm that the charges against Wesam Cooley have been stayed.
Appreciate the swift action by the AB Prosecution Service in Calgary, who reviewed this file expeditiously.
These charges shouldn’t have been laid, and this highlights the need for charge approval.
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Kevin J. Johnston's bail review hearing has concluded and his arguments have been dismissed. He will remain in custody until his trial on July 12.
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EXCLUSIVE: FOIP shows possible political interference and deep involvement of Chris Champion in curriculum drafting process #ableg #abed theprogressreport.ca/foip_sh…
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BREAKING: 25 workers at Edmonton’s Kingsway Starbucks have voted to join the United Steelworkers union.
This is the 5th unionized Starbucks in AB. An application for a 6th in Calgary remains under review with the Alberta Labour Relations Board. usw.ca/workers-at-edmontons-…
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Edmonton Police have revoked our press credentials with no explanation. They are making us go through a Kakfaesaue "re-application" process in order to prove to them that we are real journalists so that we can ask questions at press conferences and talk to spokespeople.
Recently @edmontonpolice revoked the press credentials for @ProgressAlberta. No rationale has been provided for why. Geoff Crowe, director of legal services, would only say that a review is ongoing and independent counsel has been retained. #yegpolice #yegcc
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Exclusive: Alberta government quietly gave the NHL $4 million during pandemic #ableg theprogressreport.ca/exclusi…
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"I am satisfied that the Crown has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Pawlowski incited people to commit mischief... I find Mr. Pawlowski guilty," Justice Krinke.
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Quite surprised today when we browsed over to the Edmonton Journal to check the morning news and learned that Jagmeet Singh is dead. (Jagmeet Singh is not dead.)
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If you poll your Instagram followers and 81% of them raise their hands as seething bigots, maybe it is the case that your little plagiarism-clickbait channel is actually kind of gross.
A poll conducted by YEGWAVE shows that 81% of participants support Danielle Smith’s new policies in Alberta.
These policies, set to take effect in less than a month, will ban gender reassignment surgery for minors under 18, restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapies for those 15 and younger, and enforce parental consent for name or pronoun changes for students under 16, with notifications required for older students. Additionally, biologically male individuals will be prohibited from competing in women's and girls' sports.
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NEW: AIMCO lost at least $63.9 million on a bad bet on an oil and gas junior that they've coddled for years. And Danielle Smith wants to hand them hundreds of billions worth of CPP money. #ableg theprogressreport.ca/razor_a…
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This is a step towards fascism. #ableg vice.com/en_ca/article/pkyan…
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Jason Kenney is exactly the same person today that he was thirty years ago, when he campaigned to block men from being able to visit their dying partners during the AIDS crisis: a cruel, cynical, deceitful man, altogether happy to profit politically from the suffering of others.
More and more data confirms that the NDP drug sites have hit local communities with an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour.
We can’t ignore the social and economic impact.
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The person who leaked those conversations is a hero. The fact that Dr. Hinshaw's priority here is punishment and damage control instead of standing up to a regime that is killing Albertans through its negligence and incompetence speaks volumes about the kind of person Hinshaw is.
Trust has been broken. During today’s availability, I will address media reports that cite secretly recorded meetings.
I appreciate the ongoing messages from Albertans and acknowledgement that the actions of a few have violated the trust of many. (1/2)
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Attention Jason Kenney. Shut down your anti-democratic, unconstitutional public inquiry or we will shut it down for you. #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Jason Kenney is laying off 20,000 K-12 educational workers in the middle of a public health emergency on a weekend in order to change the channel from his disgrace of a health minister. Absolutely contemptible. #ableg #abed #abhealth alberta.cupe.ca/2020/03/28/k…
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Danielle Smith introduced her plan for the harshest and most restrictive anti trans children laws in the country in a Twitter video. She will be providing more details on this plan tomorrow. It's incredibly cold, calculated and evil.
Gender identity can be a hard thing to talk about, especially when you are involved. But this conversation is extremely important and parental involvement is critical. Kids need to know we love and support them.
My message to all Albertans:
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Without the campaigning talents of Alberta's minister of agriculture @DevinDVote to help him Donald Trump was unable to secure a second term. We hope you're doing well in this difficult time Devin. #cope #ableg
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NEW: Documents show EPS had plan to mass-arrest counter-protestors during February Freedom Convoy demonstrations #yegcc theprogressreport.ca/documen…
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Uninhabitable? Indigenous folks were living on this land millennia before Alberta existed. The UCP is promoting an article that just flat out erases Indigenous people because it fits their petro-nationalist ideology. #ableg
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Nazi collaborator monuments in Edmonton defaced with red paint and words “Actual Nazi” and “Nazi Monument” theprogressreport.ca/monumen…
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A take from our FB page that a lot of settlers should read today. #WetsuwetenStrong @C4Wetsuweten
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A friendly reminder that Husky just clocked $233 million in savings from Kenney’s corporate tax cut. Oh and they also laid off hundreds of workers. And now Kenney wants to balance the budget by rolling back the wages of nurses, teachers and paramedics. Disgusting.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS: The Edmonton Police have sent out an email to homeless serving agencies informing that that next week they'll be doing what is likely the largest coordinated encampment eviction in Edmonton history. 134 structures at 8 different sites will be removed. #yegcc
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We have reached out to the Edmonton Police and requested information on how much injunction related enforcement took place today. Will report back if/when we hear anything. #yegcc
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Tyler Shandro continues the long and storied tradition in Alberta of blaming Ottawa. #ableg
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The video was originally posted to the Bear Clean Beaver Hills House Facebook account. According to a witness who wishes to remain anonymous the incident took place at 4pm on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the intersection of 106 Avenue and 100 Street near Hope Mission.
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Alert the war room. Greta is on her way. #ableg
Heading north again. Now follows a few days of well needed rest while enjoying the spectacular nature of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Then on to Alberta, Canada! #slowtravel
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Neat. $15 million of carbon tax money used to put solar power on 60 older schools in Alberta. Please like and RT to spread the news. This is the stuff Jason Kenney doesn't want folks to know about. #ableg #abed rdnewsnow.com/article/608250…
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Desmond Tutu on the oilsands in 2014. "The fact that this filth is being created now, when the link between carbon emissions and global warming is so obvious, reflects negligence and greed."
RIP Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021.)
He was a uniquely powerful example of moral courage, and of the difficult virtue of forgiveness.
“His lord said unto him, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant.’”
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"After seeing this video I cried for our brothers and sisters. This is what they face on the daily," said Judith Gale, leader of Bear Clean Beaver Hills House.
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The RCMP embracing and hugging the Coutts blockaders is certainly disturbing but it's not an isolated incident. Here in Edmonton we had a court-ordered injunction to stop honking. Not only was it not enforced but we got scenes like this.
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The definitive guide to W. Brett Wilson's orphan wells. A must-read, must-share piece by @JeremyAppel1025 featuring @BankesNigel, @andrewphung, @molszyns, and @RKBtoo. #ableg theprogressreport.ca/brett_w…
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Tyler Shandro needs to go.
The first step is making sure this story goes far and wide. Don’t just RT it. Put in in your group chats and Whats App groups. Email it to your grandma. cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/…
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Unless we stop them the oil and gas industry is going commit the biggest dine and dash in history on the people of Alberta. #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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EXCLUSIVE: Chief of Alberta’s Human Rights Commission called Islam ‘not a peaceful religion’ and ‘one of the most militaristic religions known to man’ in 2009 theprogressreport.ca/chief_o…
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How does Tyler Shandro show up at a press conference and he isn’t asked one meaningful question? The media really fell down on the job today. Unacceptable. #ableg
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Hospital laundry and cafeteria and janitorial workers need to be a part of our public healthcare system because we don't want or need bloodsucking corporations and millionaire CEOs profiting from these essential services. #ableg
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'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs person who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
“One contractor, who said he voted for the UCP, is voicing concern that the lack of renewals is a sign the government plans to move toward single-sourcing, leaving small businesses in the dust — including his, as he's now looking for full-time employment.” cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Mansplaining at its most patronizing. #ableg
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EXCLUSIVE: The University of Alberta’s $1.4 million-dollar Nazi problem theprogressreport.ca/the_uni…
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Three paddy wagons showed up along with about 20 cops in order to break up the small counter-protest. We're unaware of any similar show of force in order to enforce the count ordered injunction on honking which was not enforced by the police today.
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In 3 days our ICU bed usage jumped 35%. Since March they've said this is the metric to watch and instead of addressing it @CMOH_Alberta and @shandro spent their daily presser railing against a leaker and talking about safe spaces. Eye on the ball. Lives are at stake. #ableg
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Ok, let's do this. Clearly @WBrettWilson needs to pay to clean up his old wells. The first step is finding them and re-uniting Brett with his orphans. Hivemind, can you help us find them? Can you help us find a site by Well ID?
Should @WBrettWilson pay to clean up his orphan wells? #ableg
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This is incredibly dangerous and irresponsible and she hasn’t stopped engaging in this behaviour.
Danielle Smith must resign. cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/c…
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Jason Kenney gave Suncor a massive corporate tax cut and they respond by laying off 1500-2000 workers. #ableg calgaryherald.com/business/l…
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Dr. Hinshaw won't be providing another live update until Tuesday? Good thing there isn't a pandemic raging right now.
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EXCLUSIVE: Oil company turned healthcare company got ‘significant’ COVID testing contract after hiring UCP connected lobbyist whose son works in health ministry #ableg theprogressreport.ca/oil_com…
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On June 7, Rick Bell published a column where he and Jason Kenney accused the former NDP govt of "fudging the numbers" and "lying to Albertans about the economy and revenues." Bell and Kenney both owe the entire province an apology and a retraction. #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/pol…
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At least somebody in this city is building housing for the unhoused.
Police say it is one of most elaborate encampments they have ever seen, with a mini-power grid, including solar panels, and multiple home appliances.
The encampment was discovered last week by the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Police Service joint response encampment team. It was almost completely camouflaged and included four multi-level structures surrounded by a fence made of trees and broken branches.
The structures had been built without nails or other forms of support and were at risk of collapse. Inside, police and park rangers found fire-stoves with lit fires, a stone fireplace, stone/marble flooring, a working fridge and washing machine, and live electrical wires strung haphazardly.
Power was supplied by four generators, with solar panels powering a chop shop for stolen bikes.
15 weapons, including three guns, and about $8000 worth of stolen goods were recovered. Police have so far returned 2 backpack blowers and 1 mountain bike to their rightful owners.
20 violation tickets were written, and 10 warrants executed.
The encampment caused significant environmental damage to the trees and root systems, and the nearby creek was dammed in multiple places to provide running water to one of the structures.
The encampment has since been dismantled. Those living in it were offered access to services and supports, which they refused.
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Who else is super stoked to sacrifice our clean drinking water so we can make an australian billionaire even richer? #ableg
Australian billionaire woos Canadians, hoping to build big coal mine in Rocky Mountains cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/g…
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We're FOIPing all records from the Health Ministry related to the decision by Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw to quietly remove physical distancing rules for classrooms. #ableg
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Good morning to everyone except Jason Kenney who wants to mess with our pensions, stop us from getting cheaper or free medicine and throw Alberta into utter chaos because he’s mad Trudeau won the election and wants to distract us from his nightmare austerity budget. #ableg
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Congratulations to the EPS for figuring out that they can enforce the law. 209 tickets were issued to convoy honkies today. These included:
38 noise tickets
33 mail-out tickets for noise
27 distracted driving tickets
75 other tickets
2 bylaw offences
34 other moving violations
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Here's our post on it. We've reached out to the EPS and will be updating it as more information becomes available. If you have any information on this incident our DMs are open. theprogressreport.ca/video_c…
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