I’ve spent the past several months working with the brilliant Kasia Mychajlowycz on an eight-part narrative true crime podcast about the life of Helen Naslund, who got 18 years in prison for killing her abusive husband. You can listen to the trailer now: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/in-…

Alberta eyes more than half of CPP’s assets as it preps to release a report making the case for a separate provincial plan - read the details from Kelly Cryderman and me before tomorrow's announcement: #ableg #pensions theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

For years I’ve been fascinated by the mystery and lore of giant squid 🦑 intermittently washing up on the shores of #Newfoundland. I finally wrote the story! theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Uh, nope. You have to be invited via a motion to testify at a HoC committee meeting, and Smith wasn't. The invite was specifically for Ministers Jean and Neudorf - not the Alberta govt. You can't just sub in, even if you're the premier. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #ableg #cdnpoli

In wild energy news from out east, Arthur Irving has stepped down as chairman of Irving Oil, which owns Canada's largest oil refinery. His daughter Sarah has also resigned from the company. Scoop from my pal Lindsay Jones theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #cdnecon #nbpoli #nlpoli

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ICYMI, huge energy news out east as Arthur Irving steps down as chairman of Irving Oil. Daughter Sarah is also leaving. This comes after the company began a sweeping strategic review in June. Scoop from ⁦Lindsay Jones⁩ #nbpoli #cdnecon #oott theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The departure of key family members from leadership roles at Irving Oil, including owner and scion Arthur Irving, could herald a major shift for Atlantic Canada’s century-old oil refiner and retailer as it nears the completion of a formal strategic review theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Are you in New Brunswick? Do you use freedom of information requests (or right to information requests, as it's called there)? Do you have a story to tell? Hoping to connect with some folks for an upcoming story on the system in the province.

Scoop with Alanna Smith: We obtained the investigation into the ex-Banff Centre CEO's harassment complaint against its now-dismissed chair, which tells the inside story of a year and a half of tumult—including questions about its future as an arts centre theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-t…

“For years, locals have complained about the stench from an abandoned facility in St. Mary’s NL—and how Ottawa hasn’t cleaned it up. Its former owner recalls how the business foundered on a mess of regulations”—The fight to clean up an abandoned fish sauce factory—in print today

Exclusive: B.C. clinicians who prescribe pharmaceutical alternatives to illicit drugs (“safer supply”), and ppl w/ lived and living experience (PWLLE) have provided feedback to PHO Dr Bonnie Henry. I’ll summarize the main themes in this thread. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Always in our hearts. Last day to apply:

Lots of interest in Take Back Alberta and David Parker today. Confused? Here's a thread of key stories, in chronological order. If you're new to TBA, the April story is a comprehensive primer.

BREAKING: The federal environment commissioner says Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions reductions targets theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

--> Alberta to replace both ethics commissioner and chief electoral officer #ableg #abpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

New investigation from me, Greg Mercer + David Milstead 🇺🇦: Artscape, one of Canada's biggest artist-support organizations, is in financial ruin. Many blame the pandemic. Artscape's own financials, & people close to it, tell a much different story. theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-a…

Hey ⁦Dave Breakenridge⁩ maybe you could save some time and just update this front page from a few years ago. #Oilers

Albertans should stick with CPP to help protect them from an unpredictable global economy, its investment board CEO says. Calling energy transition a “generational investment opportunity,” the fund’s aiming for more conventional and renewable energy #ableg theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Only 4,700 of the 1.5 million bottles of children’s pain relief medication procured by Premier Smith from Turkey for $75M were ever distributed to community pharmacies – another indication the deal was costly and ineffective. #abpoli #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…