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Danielle Smith’s Data Centre Spin Masterclass
The premier's stage-managed online town hall contrasts sharply with the unfiltered backlash displayed at in-person town halls earlier this month.
Aug 28 • Jeremy Appel
ICYMI: Aug. 17-23
I covered the Alberta government’s AI data centre town hall in Sturgeon County for Canada’s National Observer. Not a single member of the public who…
Aug 24 • Jeremy Appel
Canadian pension funds lack Indigenous rights-focused investment policies, study says
Aligning pension fund investments with UNDRIP is beneficial towards the climate, both environmental and business, according to the charity that produced…
Aug 19 • Jeremy Appel
ICYMI: Aug. 10-16
For Canada’s National Observer, I reported on some access to information documents I obtained regarding the Alberta government’s plans for cleaning up…
Aug 17 • Jeremy Appel
What I Learned on My 20-Hour Odyssey at an Edmonton ER
The hospital staff were incredible, doing the best they could in a trying situation, but one cannot escape the reality that our health-care system is…
Aug 14 • Jeremy Appel
ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline
“They ain’t going to get no approval from ACFN on any further expansions of the oil sands to fill those pipes.”
Aug 14 • Jeremy Appel
The State of Things (Ft. Christy Somos)
A recording from Jeremy Appel's live video
Aug 14 • Jeremy Appel and The State of Things
1:18:45
Yaroslav Hunka's U of A endowment can be terminated, court rules
According to the judge's decision, the university was fully aware of Hunka's Waffen-SS affiliations when it approved the fund in 2019, but wasn't…
Aug 11 • Jeremy Appel
ICYMI: Aug. 4-9
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Aug 10 • Jeremy Appel
Tide turns on unpaid flight attendant labour
The deal WestJet flight attendants reached this week after a one-day strike builds on their Air Canada peers' gains in last year's strike. But there's…
Aug 7 • Jeremy Appel
There's a federal Green leadership race?
If the candidates can hit their fundraising and new member signup requirements, it will be former MP Mike Morrice vs. long-time party organizer Nira…
Aug 6 • Jeremy Appel
ICYMI: July 27 - Aug. 3
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Aug 4 • Jeremy Appel
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