Alex Boyd
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Alberta election: Why you should be paying attention — even if you don’t live here
Federalism, climate policy and a new flavour of Canadian conservatism. Why observers nationwide are paying attention to the Smith-Notley showdown. → Read More
Some have forgiven him. Some can’t. Truck driver who killed 16 in Humboldt Broncos crash says ‘as long as I’m alive, I’m going to think about them’
Out of jail but haunted by the crash, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is fighting to stay in Canada. In an interview at his Calgary home, he explains why. → Read More
How the Cochrane Review went wrong. Report questioning COVID masks blows up, prompts apology
While the editor-in-chief of the Cochrane Library said it was ‘inaccurate’ to say they’d said masks don’t work, experts aren’t sure that’s going to clarify things. → Read More
How the dream of 15-minute cities was twisted into a nightmare
From an environmentally-forward approach to urban planning to misunderstood and maligned on the internet, how did this well-meaning concept get so twisted? → Read More
Well-intentioned? Danielle Smith’s new plan hits a nerve in Alberta
Pilot project to clean up oil wells taps into province’s cherished energy royalties. → Read More
Canada was called a COVID vaccine hoarder. Has it redeemed itself?
Officials say they’ve accomplished a major milestone amidst supply challenges, uneven health-care systems and an ever-shifting virus but some critics point to a shift from doses to dollars and wasted expired shots. → Read More
Jamie Salé was Canada’s sweetheart on ice. Now the Olympian is championing something darker
The figure skater has seen her social media presence grow exponentially during COVID. She says she’s looking for truth. Many don’t agree. → Read More
It’s Danielle Smith vs. the CBC. Who has the most to lose?
Smith is demanding that CBC News retract and apologize for a story that said staff in her office had contacted Crown prosecutors. The public broadcaster is standing by its reporting → Read More
Do traffic woes at a gem of the Canadian Rockies signal looming problems at Canada’s national parks?
Parks Canada says it will close the jammed 14-kilometre road to Moraine Lake in Banff National Park to private vehicles. Has the ban struck the right balance? → Read More
OPP anti-rackets branch reviewing requests to investigate Ford government’s plan to develop Greenbelt
Premier Doug Ford and Housing Minister Steve Clark have denied accusations that the government tipped off developers in advance of a plan to open up protected land for building. → Read More
‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: Is Alberta’s new Sovereignty Act actually legal?
Debate about the constitutionality of Danielle Smith’s new bill is already underway, with one legal expert seeing a so-called Henry VIII clause (‘it’s not a compliment’) in its new powers for cabinet. → Read More
I fled Twitter to check out Mastodon. Here’s what I found
Turns out that even if the landscape looks similar, the local customs may not be. → Read More
Why won’t a debunked conspiracy theory about doctors harmed by the COVID vaccine go away?
The idea that dozens of Canadian MDs have died of the vaccine isn’t true, say their families and experts, but the idea has serious traction online. → Read More
Alberta journalist charged with vandalism says he plans a ‘vigorous defence’
In his first public statement on the charge against him, Duncan Kinney says he can’t speak about the details but says the charge ‘appears to be’ retaliation for his police criticism. → Read More
A journalist broke a story about vandalism. Now police claim he did it
Allegation that Edmonton reporter and gadfly Duncan Kinney defaced the bust of a Ukrainian nationalist will pit police against their outspoken critic. → Read More
How an ‘alarming’ amount of monkeypox misinformation spread on TikTok
A new study from researchers at the University of Alberta found that conspiracy theories about the virus got traction on the video-sharing site — and fast. → Read More
Danielle Smith’s UCP to debate critical race theory — in telling test for new leader
This weekend, the United Conservative Party will gather for some routine business — with potential for new controversy not far behind. → Read More
Danielle Smith apologizes for ‘ill-informed’ remarks on Ukraine
After first calling out the media and her opposition’s ‘politicization’ of her remarks, Smith now says her understanding has ‘evolved’ → Read More
Danielle Smith won the support of the United Conservative Party. Can she win over Alberta?
Premier-designate is a very different flavour of politician from Jason Kenney. With an election set for May, will she bring moderate Albertans onside? → Read More
Canada promised the world 200 million COVID vaccine doses. Will we deliver?
Canada has committed to donating the equivalent of 200 million doses of COVID vaccine to the world by year’s end. It’s not clear if we’ll make it. → Read More