The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, one of Canada’s largest Muslim communities, took to social media posting images showing the Baitul Hadi Mosque with a spray-painted image of the Nazi symbol.
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Alberta Health Services physically closes Calgary church after repeated COVID-19 violations
According to a news release on Saturday morning, the action was taken against the southeast Calgary church after its lead pastor Tim Stephens “continued to disregard public health measures required by law under order of the chief medical officer of health.”
Notley announces plans to move Alberta’s electricity grid to net-zero by 2035 if elected
Ahead of the NDP’s weekend convention, Alberta’s Opposition leader has committed to transforming the province’s energy sector and moving the province’s electricity grid to net-zero by 2035 should an orange crush wash over Alberta in the next election.
Pride Centre of Edmonton to host virtual Pride Month in June
Beginning on June 4, virtual events will range from a print-making workshop to a virtual prom for queer and gender-diverse youth.
Alberta government introduces ‘turn-off-the-taps’ legislation to counter pipeline opposition
The Alberta government has introduced a revamped version of legislation that had given the province the power to restrict and control shipments of its energy exports as a means to “fight back” against other Canadian jurisdictions that oppose pipeline projects or otherwise block the province’s oil and natural gas.
The old legislation, which contained a sunset clause, expired last month with nothing immediately lined up to replace it – even though proclaiming the law was a key campaign promise of the governing United Conservative Party. The new version of the province’s “turn-off-the-taps” law will exclude refined products such as gasoline and diesel in a bid to shield it from future Constitutional challenges.
Alberta orders universities to pause partnerships with links to Chinese government
“I am deeply concerned about the potential theft of Canadian intellectual property and further concerned that research partnerships with the People’s Republic of China may be used by Chinese military and intelligence agencies,” said Nicolaides in an emailed statement.
‘No evidence’: Researcher behind ‘anti-Alberta’ inquiry backs off assertion
A researcher whose work helped prompt Alberta’s inquiry into anti-oilsands campaigns seems to have backed away from one of her major allegations.
Vivian Krause says she has never accused U.S. charitable foundations of trying to landlock Canadian oil to specifically benefit American competitors.
Braid: Kenney backs Quebec’s drive to be declared a nation
Premier Jason Kenney says he admires Quebec’s attempt to declare itself a “nation” in Canada’s Constitution.
In fact, he feels Quebec is leading the way for Alberta to assert its own powers and identity.
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Alberta energy ‘war room’ may be subject to freedom-of-information law
The office of Alberta’s information commissioner says it has not determined whether the province’s controversial energy “war room” is subject to freedom of information legislation, despite the United Conservative government’s insistence the war room’s structure allows it to evade such scrutiny.
Alberta government plan to use drones to monitor campers on Crown lands abruptly cancelled
Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said in a statement Tuesday that as soon as he became aware of it, he instructed his department to suspend the call for bids.
“This request was not reviewed or approved by me or my office before it was posted. These devices should not and will not be used to monitor visitors while they recreate in our parks or public lands. I have been clear with my department, that while drones are an effective and cost-effective tool for wildfire monitoring and search and rescue assistance, they must never be used to encroach on privacy,” he said.
Two MLAs kicked out of Alberta UCP caucus hours after call for Premier Jason Kenney to resign
EDMONTON — Hours after Todd Loewen, a northern Alberta United Conservative, called on Premier Jason Kenney to resign, his colleagues ejected him from the caucus, along with Drew Barnes, another maverick MLA, from Medicine Hat.
The drama began in the early hours Thursday, when Loewen, a veteran backbencher, posted a letter to Facebook that argued “many Albertans, including myself, no longer have confidence in your (Kenney’s) leadership.”
Internal dissent boils over into open call for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to resign
Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.
Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, in a letter posted on Facebook early Thursday, called on Kenney to resign, saying he no longer has confidence in his leadership.
Loewen accuses Kenney and his government of weak dealings with Ottawa, ignoring caucus members, delivering contradictory messages, and botching critical issues such as negotiations with doctors and controversy over coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
I once thought him an able successor to Harper.
Dr. Dennis Modry Urges Peaceful Civil Disobedience to Combat Unjustified Lockdowns
Not that long ago one of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s key advisors and supporters was the celebrated Alberta surgeon Dr. Dennis Modry. However, this relationship came to a crashing halt when Kenney chose ever-stricter lockdown restrictions as his preferred solution to the Covid-19 predicament.
‘Aliens are coming’: Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding more calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.
Canadians appear to be seeing more “out there” while scanning the night skies in increasing numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has people spending more time outdoors, which has led to a growing interest in astronomy and unusual calls to RCMP 911 dispatchers.
Don Braid: An ominous growl from the grassroots, demanding Kenney’s resignation
An explosive letter demanding Premier Jason Kenney’s immediate resignation is circulating among UCP riding boards.
It has so far gained about 90 signatures of board members and presidents from a variety of ridings, party sources say.