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Dangerous and undemocratic’: Edmonton draft bylaw restricts protests, bans spitting and biking on grass – Edmonton Sun
Feb 13, 2024 Restrictions for protests, spitting in public, and biking on parkland grass could be in store for Edmonton if city council approves a new bylaw this week. The public spaces bylaw, up for review at city hall this week, regulates what behaviours are allowed in public places. Organizing or participating in an event […]
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Read MoreDavid Staples: How Edmonton is firmly and fairly shutting down tent encampments – Edmonton journal
Feb 09, 2024 It’s still early days. Things could spiral out of control again. It’s unlikely there will ever be a “mission accomplished” proclamation, not on chronic issues like drug addiction, crime and homelessness. For now, though, Edmonton’s new policies are succeeding in dismantling tent encampments, getting vulnerable people off the streets, and bringing some […]
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Read MoreNew drought advisory committee for Alberta
Feb 07, 2024 Alberta’s new Water Advisory Committee will help prepare for drought and work to make every drop count in 2024. After several dry years, Alberta’s winter snowpack is well below average, many rivers are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs remain well below capacity. El Niño is producing a warm and dry […]
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Read MorePublic Statement: Supporting Gender Diverse Children and Youth
February 1, 2024 Yesterday, Premier Smith announced new policies affecting gender diverse young people and their families. We are gathering more information to understand the full impact of these changes on the children and youth we serve. Our support for gender diverse young people remains unwavering. In 2017 we released Speaking Out, a special report […]
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Read MoreDevon looking for residents to join Indigenous Relations Committee – Devon Dispatch
Feb 01, 2024 The Town of Devon is honoured to announce the establishment of the Indigenous Relations Advisory Committee to continue the work of fostering mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration between Devon and all Indigenous Peoples. “We have been exploring new ways with our approach to Indigenous Engagement over the past year and I believe […]
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Read MoreSaddle Lake Cree Nation requests visit from Trudeau after child’s remains found at former residential school – CityNews
January 28, 2024 Leaders of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit their community after members say the remains of a child were recovered from a communal grave. The leaders say the remains were found near the former Sacred Heart Indian Residential School (Blue Quills). “Nobody’s ever supposed […]
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Read MoreAlberta a ‘very attractive’ target for foreign interference: CSIS presentation – Edmonton Examiner
Jan 23, 2024 ‘Canada and specifically Alberta are very attractive to many hostile foreign states’ Alberta’s resources, economy, and sizable ethnic communities make it a “very attractive” target to foreign powers to exert their influence, according to documents from Canada’s spy agency. The presentation outlined how foreign governments use “clandestine or coercive” activities in an […]
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Read MoreProvince wants list of all municipal agreements with federal government – CBC
Jan 22, 2024 Request is latest salvo in policy battle, says political scientist The Alberta government is opening up a new front in its fight with the federal government. Last month, the minister of municipal affairs sent a letter to every city and town in Alberta. Ric McIver asked them to provide information on all […]
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Read MoreGUNTER: Edmonton council passes buck on encampments with emergency vote – Edmonton Examiner
Jan 18, 2024 Maybe in city as left-leaning as Edmonton, it makes good politics for the local politicians to blame the conservative provincial government for the city’s homelessness problem. But from the outside looking in, Edmonton city council is refusing to take ownership for what is essentially a local responsibility. It’s game playing, first and […]
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Read MoreEdmonton encampments: Deputy Premier Ellis
Jan 11, 2024 Deputy Premier Mike Ellis issued the below statement in response to Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi’s announcement of his intention to declare an emergency: “In November, Premier Danielle Smith ordered that an emergency cabinet committee be created and convened in response to the issue of crime and gang-related activity within encampments across the […]
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