I love that Global News clarified, “Danielle Smith has used taxpayer dollars to purchase ten minutes of airtime on multiple networks tonight, ours included.” #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

Don’t know who needs to hear this but… Future buildings doesn't change how much is going to each student now, and it doesn’t change Alberta’s status as being the lowest funded per student. Capital spending is not part of per student funding. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

.Danielle Smith Today’s school construction infomercial is a monumental policy shift on funding of private education. Alberta government NEVER funded private/religious school construction. We only funded 70% of operating cost. This is privatization of education. #ableg #abed

If you’re wondering how Albertans feel about throwing public funds at private schools, Common Ground found a majority supports stopping the practice altogether.

Rogers Communications has agreed to buy Bell’s 37.5% interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7B, giving Rogers a majority stake in Canada’s most valuable sports empire and advancing Rogers executive chairman Edward Rogers’ standing as one of Canada’s most powerful

Outgoing Alberta Medical Assn prez blames Danielle Smith, UCP gvt for health care crisis, says they ignore doctor concerns over the crumbling health care system and have injected “chaos” into Alberta’s battered health system. Via ⁦Carrie Tait⁩ #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

🆘It's time for #yyccc -- and all of us -- to step up for Vecova. 🆘 🧵1/7

Can confirm. Haha.

On this day in 1917, the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour, releasing a 2.9 kiloton explosion. The largest human-made explosion in history to that point, it killed nearly 2,000 people and injured 9,000. Let's learn about this dark day. 🧵1/18

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.

The best sport in the world and fans literally can’t find games or the games they want to watch are blacked out. No sport kicks fans in the teeth like Gary’s NHL.

CANADIAN DOMINANCE Canada’s short track speed skaters won 10 medals at the world championships. The 🇨🇦 men won gold in every event — 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 5000m relay. 🇨🇦Women won 3,000m relay. And Canada won mixed relay. Watch out at the Olympics

not to defend the robber barons but Andrew Carnegie, the richest man of his era, gave away 90 percent of his wealth and funded the building of 2,811 libraries, and I’m afraid the current crop of oligarchs isn’t sending their best.

NHL has an obvious problem, but they refuse to address it. They won't call penalties. One NHL team has 60 fewer PP chances this year compared to last, others are down 56, 55, 49 and 48. It has been a gradual decline for a decade and getting worse. oilersnation.com/news/monday-mu…

And so it begins .

And so it begins .

Three Olympic golds, five World titles, and now a place in the Hall of Fame 🍁

Team Canada, you made us proud. 🏉 An incredible journey ends with a historic silver medal at the Rugby World Cup. Hold your heads high, the whole nation is proud of you. 🇨🇦

An appalling, unjust, law drives teachers back to work. The most dangerous precedent Alberta has seen In many years. Column. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-an-… #abed #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg #cdnpoli