Wallis Snowdon

CBC Associate Producer. Raised in New Brunswick, educated in Nova Scotia, three years in Fort McMurrray introduced me to life in Alberta. [email protected]

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

@JJMorrocco Hey, I'm a reporter here in Edmonotn. Can you give me a call at 780-799-8270. Thanks.

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

@KerryKerry717 @RadioYeg Kerry, I'm a reporter with CBC News. Can you give me a call? 780-799-8270

[FACETS Journal @FACETSJournal]

Check this out! @wallissnow reports on research published in FACETS that suggests citizen science could help restore Alberta's grizzly bear numbers 🐻

Read the @CBCNews ➡️: https://t.co/0KkYCmzaxQ

Read the research ➡️: https://t.co/Qj80CL0lPb

📸 from original CBC News article

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

@junebug_16 Good morning, I work as a reporter in Edmonton. Can you send me a DM, please?

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

A CBC investigation revealed that RCMP dropped Justin Bone off in Edmonton, three days before his arrest in the Chinatown homicides.
Experts say police overlooked multiple breaches of his bail conditions which should have landed Bone back behind bars: https://t.co/gMrNenbZ5w
#yeg

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Two Alberta paramedics forcing medication on detained man is a disturbing case study in the rampant discrimination faced by incarcerated patients, advocates say.

The unconscious patient was being treated for seizures in an RCMP holding cell.
https://t.co/szdHzOtgnQ

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Two paramedics have been sanctioned for unprofessional conduct after using forceps to insert an oral drug into the rectum of an incapacitated man in RCMP custody in northeastern Alberta.
Read more:
https://t.co/y7BM6Krqtl
#yeg #yyc

[Madeleine Cummings @madcummings]

Camp He Ho Ha (it stands for Health, Hope and Happiness and serves Albertans with disabilities) is days away from cancelling camps because it hasn't hired enough staff.

And it's not the only camp struggling to hire.

https://t.co/lrAje2VDjo

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Using the Premier's birthdate, MLA Thomas Dang admits that he breached the site and accessed the vaccine records of a stranger.

Experts say his actions raise questions about apparent weaknesses in Alberta’s IT infrastructure

Read more:
https://t.co/sCniwvYe2v

#yeg #ableg

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Notorious inner-city landlord Abdullah Shah was fatally shot outside his Edmonton home late Sunday.
Homicide detectives are investigating.
Read more: https://t.co/kmh8Tn0LUR #yeg

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Nearly all COVID-19 measures are now gone in Alberta.

Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping will hold a news conference this morning, marking the launch of Step 2.

Watch it here:

https://t.co/o5eIHIpD7b

#COVID19AB #yeg #yyc

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Jason Kenney has apologized for comparing the treatment of unvaccinated people to the stigma faced by HIV/AIDS patients during the 1980s.

"That was a wrong analogy to make, and I apologize for having done so," Kenney said.
Read more:
https://t.co/k0mRdKMKdW

#yeg #yyc #ableg

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

The province has an initial supply of 3,200 sets of pills but Alberta Health says its stockpile should double by the end of next month. #yeg #yyc #COVID19AB

Read more:
https://t.co/MZktQk747w

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

@angelanaismith Angela, I work as a reporter with CBC News in Edmonton. Could you please give me a call at 780-799-8270 or [email protected]

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

@Amanda_ERLPN @NeejaB I work as a reporter with CBC News in Edmonton and would love hear your perspectives on the frontline strain. Please drop me a line at 780-799-8270 or [email protected]

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

The order lets employers in any industry judge whether the service they provide is critical.

There is no application process for the exemption, and return-to-work plans will not be reviewed by any government department.

Read more:
https://t.co/pIoaFMsMxe #yeg #yyc #COVID19AB

[Wallis Snowdon @wallissnow]

Albertans frustrated by the search for rapid test kits will have to wait until later this month for new supplies to arrive in pharmacies.

Read more: https://t.co/Kl36sx7qKJ #yeg #yyc #COVID19AB

[Adam Miller @adamsmiller]

New from me: Canada is flying blind with Omicron as COVID-19 testing drops off a cliff

https://t.co/7VxQxuk6vU

[CBC News @CBCNews]

The testing option, which was previously available to a small number of unimmunized Alberta Health Services workers at select locations, will now be available to any unvaccinated staff member who wants back on the job. https://t.co/CHkTuBFU7q

[CBC Edmonton @CBCEdmonton]

In time for the holidays, free rapid COVID-19 tests now up for grabs in Alberta https://t.co/bmdnmAhUQC