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[Times Colonist @timescolonist]

Pushback: How a Victoria doctor saved his city from 1918 flu despite overwhelming pressure https://t.co/wqD7sfTAin

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

The 15-year-old boy from Samson Cree Nation who was shot and killed by RCMP Friday morning in Wetaskiwin, AB was Hoss Lightning. His maternal grandmother sent me this photo taken of him earlier this year (he’s asking his grandmother if he looks like his late grandfather in the photo he’s holding). He was loved and cherished by his family who are devastated.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating. RCMP have told media Hoss had weapons on him (although anything could be considered a weapon and RCMP have not released details). Hoss had called 911 about an hour before he was killed because he was concerned for his safety and believed someone was following him.
A kid. Alone walking around town.
His life snuffed out like countless other Indigenous Peoples who are the victims of the highest police violence in Canada.

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

Three-year-old Preston Fox of Neskantaga First Nation stands near the latest water delivery from the federal government. Neskantaga has been under a boil water advisory for nearly 30 years. Little Preston has sores on his body from bathing in the water. He’s a beautiful, gentle, sweet baby boy who brought me a flower he picked.
Water is a basic human right. Let’s fix this Canada.

[Sisu van Hellberta @sisuvanhell]

Loewen is a convoyer who actually went to Ottawa to try to overthrow the government. He employed a Diagolon member who just attended a meeting with an American NeoNazi in Edmonton. Don't ignore all that just because he's being forced to the table with Sajjan due to a crisis.

[The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti]

If you had to camp in known bear country for a week, would you rather go with a group that packs spray and plans to hang their food, or would you go with a group who who have convinced themselves that bears are no worse than marmots and plan to do nothing at all?

[Janis Irwin @JanisIrwin]

Exactly this.

Denying dental care to the Albertans who need it the most, just to own the libs.

This isn’t leadership, Danielle.

#ableg

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

I’ve never seen police so hesitant to enforce a court injunction obtained by industry against Indigenous peoples. Here in Woodland Cree traditional territory where Obsidian Energy was granted an injunction 12 days ago & is losing about $450,000/day from no access to its worksite. RCMP have said they’ve no plans to enforce injunction. They’re exceptionally friendly to the Woodland Cree on this frontline (I’ve not witnessed this before now) & one officer even complained he “does not want to be there, it’s a waste of time & the dispute is between Obsidian & Woodland,”a STARK contrast to other Indigenous frontlines I’ve covered. Right now, Obsidian is waiting for a judge to hear an emergency application to have Woodland Cree Chief Isaac Laboucan-Avirom found in contempt of court, for him to be arrested & held in jail until the blockade is removed. Right now, I doubt RCMP would enforce it if granted by judge. Meanwhile, Obsidian continues to lose money & other energy industries are watching closely & taking notes. A significant precedent is being set right now.

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

What’s different about the Woodland Cree blockade compared to other Indigenous frontlines I’ve reported on is that non-Native industries such as Weaver & multiple others have joined in. Here one of Weaver’s heavy equipment is moved onto the blockade to show solidarity. The local oil & gas contractors are also pissed at Obsidian Energy because they say Obsidian has hired an outside contractor thus the locals are losing out on work. These ally industries are also subjected to the injunction but are on the frontline anyway, including various businesses from Peace River providing daily mass meals to the Woodland Cree blockade
@ricochet_en @IndigiNewsMedia

[Fatima 𓂆 فاطمة 🇵🇸 @fatimasal82]

This was @edmontonpolice’s response. Here’s our community’s:
DON’T TOUCH OUR STUDENTS @BFlanaganUofA @UAlberta
#StudentJusticeForPalestine
#Studentifada
#FreePalesitne
#DiscloseDivest

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

Alberta NDP Critic for Justice, Irfan Sabir, and Alberta NDP Critic for Advanced Education, Rhiannon Hoyle, issued the following joint-statement in response to the events at demonstration at the University of Alberta:

“The police response to peaceful student demonstrations at the University of Alberta appears completely disproportionate to student actions. It is unacceptable that student protest is treated as a public safety issue, especially in the wake of a similarly excessive response at the University of Calgary. We are deeply saddened to see Alberta’s first university and one of the country’s historically leading post-secondary institutions appear to abandon the rights of its students to free speech and to demonstrate. 

“Taken together with the Premier’s proud declaration of the end of academic freedom, this is a deeply concerning trend in this province. We expect our post-secondary institutions to stand against this oppression, not link arms with it.

“It would be remiss to not contrast the police response in the last two days to the response to other current protests, on Alberta public property, that have not resulted in evictions, arrests or injuries. 

“Like other attacks on our democracy, this is a distressing erosion of Alberta students’ rights. In this increasingly conflict-ridden world, we call for an end to violent reactions in response to legitimate and Charter-protected peaceful protests.

[Terrill Tailfeathers @Terrilltf]

This is what happening right now. This is going to have lasting impacts on University of Alberta as people around the world watch the brutality you inflicted on your students by sending riot cops on them.

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

They used police to clear the protest camp at the U of C in less than one day. Compare that to this … 👇👇👇

[Amanda Hu @amandalhu]

This is hugely disturbing and an example of how even “mix ups” (if it was a mix up) put trans kids in harms way. And now codification of this kind of hostility to trans kids is taking hold. There is nothing about this that is good for children nor society https://t.co/I8FoisYwPY

[tern @1goodtern]

It kind of blows the mind that movie makers are smart enough to mask up, but doctors aren't.

[Amanda Hu @amandalhu]

We went to @TELUS_Spark last week and the entire parking lot was covered with solar panels. It was amazing to have the car shaded, and not come back to a sweltering interior. It's too bad we can't moving on these solutions due to interference from the AB govt #ableg

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

On assignment in Fort Chipewyan in Northern Alberta to learn how community members are dealing with the toxic tailings leaks into their river and Lake Athabasca.

[James M @JamesDLM]

@InDaIndica Hey I'd love to get on a waitlist if possible!

[Brett Forester @BrettForester]

"Those in attendance sat in shock at what they were hearing and seeing." https://t.co/D08ChXQDTc

[TRexMD @TRexMD780]

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