B.C.'s David Eby 'not seeking' 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition

sootoday - VICTORIA — It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C.

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Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and ‘grandfriends’

News Staff / citynews - Among the thousands of new child-care spaces opening up across the country is a unique centre in Ottawa nestled at the heart of a long-term care campus, a dementia- and kid-friendly space meant to truly integrate the children and the seniors they sweetly …

#ontario #ottawa #education #publichealth #youth #localelections #healthcare

Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and ‘grandfriends’

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and 'grandfriends'

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Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta

Devika Desai / calgaryherald - Guthrie was expelled from Premier Danielle Smith's caucus after criticizing the government

#politics #alberta #edmonton #localelections #conservativeparty #government #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta

2 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

Former UCP member unveils new ‘Progressive Tory Party of Alberta’ name

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

BORG: Alberta Party rebrands again, insists this time it’s different

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The family of a 22-year-old Ontario man who went missing at the Mont-Tremblant, Que., ski resort more than 10 months ago are renewing efforts to find him.

#crime #ontario #quebec #publicsafety #localelections

Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

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Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

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Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

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Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group

Philissa Cramer, JTA / thecjn - Officials believe the father and son recently received military training in the Philippines.The post Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

#violence #crime #security #internationalrelations #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #localelections #post911 #defence

Community reactions & aftermath (6)
Dashcam heroics (2)
Policy analysis & warnings (5)
Terrorist links (3)

Community reactions & aftermath

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

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Suspected gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

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Funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin as suspected gunman charged

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Canadians in Australia explain how ‘life now is completely different, overnight’

2 months / thecjn / North Star

Saskatchewan reacts to deadly Australia shooting on Jewish community

2 months / thestarphoenix / Aidan Jaager

BORG: Calgary Jewish community comes together in candlelight after Bondi Beach terror attack

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, 'little treats' provide sense of solace

Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes.

#BC #vancouver #youth #localelections #business #foodsafety

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, 'little treats' provide sense of solace

2 months / nationalobserver / Brenna Owen

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how ‘little treats’ provide sense of solace

2 months / citynews / News Staff

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace

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Frustration grows over lack of suspect, images in deadly Brown University shooting

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, said Monday they hadn’t identified any new persons of interest in the shooting that killed two people and injured nine

#violence #publicprotests #crime #security #education #media #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #localelections

Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Frustration grows over lack of suspect, images in deadly Brown University shooting

2 months / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security

2 months / sootoday

Search for the Brown University shooter resumes as questions swirl about campus security

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Manhunt continues for Brown University shooter as person of interest released

2 months / globalnews / Katie Scott

BREAKING: Calgary city council votes to begin process to repeal blanket upzoning

Myke Thomas / westernstandard - Calgary city council, after a long debate on Monday, voted 13 to 2 to direct administration to begin the work required to repeal blanket upzoning. Councillors voting against the notice of motion were Myke Atkinson and Nathanial Schmidt

#politics #alberta #calgary #localelections #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics

Calgary city council kick-starts process to repeal citywide rezoning with spring public hearing

2 months / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

Council takes step to repeal process for blanket rezoning, next step is public hearing

2 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

BREAKING: Calgary city council votes to begin process to repeal blanket upzoning

2 months / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada

Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing …

#politics #canada #quebec #montreal #education #publichealth #youth #localelections #government

There's a happiness gap between young people in Québec and in the rest of Canada

2 months / reddit / /u/Gaels07

Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada

2 months / citynews / Manoj Subramaniam

There’s a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

How did Canada’s young people become its unhappiest generation?

2 months / reddit / /u/Rav4gal

There’s a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada

2 months / citynews / News Staff

There's a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada

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At least 11 killed in shooting attack on Chabad Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Philissa Cramer, JTA / thecjn - The dead included a rabbi serving the popular beach community.The post At least 11 killed in shooting attack on Chabad Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

#antisemitism #violence #humanrights #crime #security #media #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #localelections

Bondi Attack Event Coverage (18)
Canadian Jewish Community Response (17)
Eyewitness Moments and Heroic Acts (5)
Political and Policy Reaction (6)

Bondi Attack Event Coverage

Morning Update: Hanukkah attack on Bondi Beach

2 months / theglobeandmail / Sierra Bein

What to know about the attack on the Jewish festival in Australia that killed 15 people

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill at least 16 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre is Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades

2 months / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Twelve dead, dozens injured after gunmen open fire on Sydney Hanukkah celebration

2 months / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

2 months / sootoday

Mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach during Hannukah event leaves 12 dead, over two dozen injured

2 months / nationalpost / Jewish News Syndicate

‘An absolute massacre’: Survivor Arsen Ostrovsky describes Bondi Beach bloodbath

2 months / nationalpost / National Post Staff

‘Act of evil’: Shooting at Sydney Jewish holiday event declared terror attack

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

At least 11 killed in shooting attack on Chabad Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

2 months / thecjn / Philissa Cramer, JTA

Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Jewish holiday event on Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill at least 11 people during a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill at least 11 people at a Jewish event at Sydney's Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill 9 at Bondi Beach; police kill one, arrest another

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Police say 2 were arrested after reports of several people shot at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

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Gunmen kill at least 11 people during a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canadian Jewish Community Response

‘Tonight when we light our candles, we’re not just lighting for us’: Canadians react to Australia terror attack

2 months / thecjn / North Star

Canadian Jews hold defiant public Hanukkah lightings after an attack in Australia kills 15

2 months / thecjn / Lila Sarick

Prime Minister Carney pledges support for Jewish community after Australia attack

2 months / theglobeandmail

Canada’s Jewish community calls for extra security after Hannukah event attack in Australia

2 months / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws, Emma Graney

PM Mark Carney reaffirms commitment to fight antisemitism at Ottawa City Hall menorah lighting

2 months / ottawacitizen / Paula Tran

‘We do not give in to terror’: Canadians voice support for Sydney Hanukkah shooting victims

2 months / globalnews / Sean Previl

'Scared but resilient:' Hanukkah celebrations go ahead despite deadly attack abroad

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Montreal police increase vigilance during Hanukkah after Sydney attack

2 months / citynews / Jessica Barile

Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack

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'We shouldn't be afraid': Alberta senior rabbi speaks on Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, ahead of annual Calgary menorah lighting

2 months / calgaryherald / Daniel Gonzalez

Ottawa Jewish community to press ahead with Hanukkah event after Australia attack

2 months / ottawacitizen / Sofia Misenheimer

After terrorist attack in Australia, Montreal police increase visibility during Hanukkah

2 months / montrealgazette / Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette

Hanukkah drone show to go ahead as Winnipeg Jewish community reacts to Australia antisemitic attack

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Gabrielle Piché

'Choose light over darkness:' Hanukkah celebrations to go ahead despite attack abroad

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Toronto synagogue says Hanukkah celebration to continue

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GTA police forces step up patrols in wake of terrorist attack against Jews in Australia

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Canadian synagogue vows to continue with Hannukah celebrations after Australia attack

2 months / nationalpost / National Post Staff

Eyewitness Moments and Heroic Acts

Canadian describes ‘freakout’ as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canadian describes 'freakout' as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia

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Police keep watch on London's Jewish spaces after Bondi Beach massacre

2 months / lfpress / Beatriz Baleeiro

Bystander in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting heralded as ‘genuine hero’

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified

2 months / thecjn / Philissa Cramer, JTA

Political and Policy Reaction

Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

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Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney

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Michael Higgins: This is what the Islamists in our streets want

2 months / nationalpost / Michael Higgins

WARMINGTON: Canada dodges bullet as gunmen carry out antisemitic massacre in Australia

2 months / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Vivian Bercovici: Bondi Beach massacre is what globalizing the intifada looks likes

2 months / nationalpost / rrobertspostmedia

World leaders decry deadly Hanukkah attack in Sydney, some without naming antisemitism

2 months / nationalpost / Jewish News Syndicate

16-year-old boy shot in North York, police say

Denio Lourenco / citynews - Toronto police are investigating an alleged shooting in North York that injured a 16-year-old boy late Friday night. According to investigators the shooting happened in Toronto’s Englemount-Lawrence neighbourhood, near Varna Drive and Flemington Road, jus…

#violence #crime #ontario #toronto #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #youth #localelections #healthcare

Discretionary inquest granted to examine teen’s death after he sought care at Ontario hospital

2 months / theglobeandmail / Kristy Kirkup

Man fighting for life after North York shooting; stabbing victim seriously hurt

2 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Man critically injured in North York shooting

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Boy, 16, shot, two others stabbed in separate violence in Toronto

2 months / torontosun / Chris Doucette

Toronto teen brought to hospital in serious condition after shooting

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16-year-old boy shot in North York, police say

2 months / citynews / Denio Lourenco

North Winnipeg residents asked to check water after major Main Street water main break

Kevin Hirschfield / globalnews - A stretch of Main Street is a complete mess after a water main break Friday afternoon that has shut down roads in the area.

#winnipeg #manitoba #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #flooding #localelections #infrastructure

North Winnipeg residents asked to check water after major Main Street water main break

2 months / globalnews / Kevin Hirschfield

Main Street closed owing to flooding from water main break

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Winnipeg Free Press

Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners

sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their finan

#politics #economicpolicy #BC #legalaffairs #fiscalpolicy #localelections #firstnations #government #canadianpolitics #finance

GRAHN: Next level public corruption in BC — Indigi-washing in amended Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

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BC premier plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners

2 months / nationalobserver / Wolfgang Depner

B.C. plans $150-million in loan guarantees for private landowners in Cowichan title area

2 months / reddit / /u/cyclinginvancouver

B.C. plans $150-million in loan guarantees for private landowners in Cowichan title area

2 months / theglobeandmail / Wolfgang Depner

Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners

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Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

Jack Farrell / theglobeandmail - Election officials have issued 21 recall petitions since the end of October, including one against Premier Danielle Smith

#politics #alberta #budget #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jack Farrell

Elections Alberta gets additional $6.7 million to offset recall petition costs

2 months / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Five people charged in Ancaster jewelry store heist

2 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Floodwaters pour into Abbotsford, B.C., from Washington's Nooksack River

theglobeandmail - Outflows from the Nooksack River have been coursing into British Columbia's Fraser Valley. It's a familiar scene for many residents, four years after catastrophic floods that also stemmed from cross-border water flows that poured into the Sumas Prairie.

#uscanadarelations #BC #publicsafety #stormsurge #weather #emergencyresponse #flooding #localelections #environmentalprotection

Abbotsford officials slam federal inaction (5)
Flood updates & weather outlook (8)
Local disruptions from the rising flood (1)
All Other Stories

Abbotsford officials slam federal inaction

Abbotsford mayor criticizes Ottawa for ‘inaction’ on flooding

2 months / theglobeandmail / Brenna Owen

Abbotsford mayor blasts feds for inaction over flood response as farmers begin cleanup

2 months / globalnews / Amy Judd

Abbotsford mayor rebukes Ottawa and B.C. over flood response

2 months / theglobeandmail / Patrick White, Justine Hunter, Matthew Scace

WATCH: Abbotsford mayor 'profoundly disappointed' feds have not reached out during devastating floods

2 months / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

Abbotsford mayor blasts feds for flooding 'inaction' as water starts receding

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Flood updates & weather outlook

Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley

2 months / sootoday

Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.’s Fraser Valley

2 months / citynews / News Staff

'Significant' moisture expected for already saturated Fraser Valley

2 months / dailyhive / Amir Ali

Abbotsford floodwaters receding as B.C. braces for more rain on way

2 months / sootoday

Fraser Valley floodwaters could peak today, but B.C. braces for more rain on way

2 months / sootoday

Floodwaters pour into Abbotsford, B.C., from Washington's Nooksack River

2 months / theglobeandmail

Flooding in Fraser Valley could peak as B.C. prepares for second system

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Flooding in Fraser Valley expected to peak today, as BC prepares for second system

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Local disruptions from the rising flood

Castle Fun Park closed as flood waters continue to deluge Fraser Valley

2 months / dailyhive / Daniel Chai

All Other Stories

Many evacuation orders, alerts lifted as floodwaters recede in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

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Ontario MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals, putting them one seat short of majority

Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Ma was elected for the first time in April and says in his statement he entered the public service to focus on solutions, not division

#politics #ottawa #liberalparty #minoritygovernment #localelections #conservativeparty #government #houseofcommons #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Michael Ma: Conservative MP crosses floor to Liberals

2 months / reddit / /u/SGT-R0CK

PM Carney introduces new Liberal MP Michael Ma at holiday party

2 months / reddit / /u/fallout1233566545

Michael Ma departs Conservatives, crossing floor to join Liberals

2 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Politics Insider: Conservative MP crosses floor to Liberals

2 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Ex-Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses floor to join Carney Liberals

2 months / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

Another Conservative MP crosses the floor to join Liberal caucus

2 months / sootoday

Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals

2 months / nationalobserver / National Observer Staff

BREAKING: GTA MP Michael Ma crosses floor to join Liberals

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

‘Time for unity’: MP Michael Ma says he’s leaving Conservatives to join Liberals

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

BREAKING: Toronto-area Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals

2 months / nationalpost / Christopher Nardi

Ontario MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals, putting them one seat short of majority

2 months / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Levitz

Another MP leaves Conservatives, crosses floor to Liberals

2 months / reddit / /u/Portalrules123

Nooran Rezayi shooting: Longueuil mayor asks for probe into SPAL

News Staff / citynews - Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier asked Quebec Minister of Public Security Ian Lafrenière to launch an investigation into the Longueuil Police Service (SPAL), Thursday. The request follows allegations of breaches by SPAL in notifying the police watchdog,…

#violence #crime #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #legalaffairs #localelections #government

Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police actions after shooting of Nooran Rezayi

2 months / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police actions after shooting of Nooran Rezayi

2 months / sootoday

Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police force's actions in aftermath of teen's death

2 months / sootoday

Longueuil police accused of breaking protocol after killing of Nooran Rezayi

2 months / montrealgazette / Harry North

Nooran Rezayi shooting: Longueuil mayor asks for probe into SPAL

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Quebec Liberal Party: Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying on as leader

News Staff / citynews - Despite the pressure mounting on him, Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying in his position and that he can still win the next election. “I was elected by the party members because they know I have the experience to defeat the CAQ, to…

#politics #crime #quebec #montreal #liberalparty #localelections #government #canadianpolitics #resignation

Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis

2 months / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

A dozen former Liberal MNAs and ministers call on Pablo Rodriguez to resign

2 months / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis

2 months / sootoday

'I'm going nowhere,' Rodriguez says as pressure mounts on him to quit

2 months / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Quebec Liberal Party: Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying on as leader

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Quebec Liberals face criminal investigation by anti-corruption police

Maura Forrest / theglobeandmail - Party faces allegations of possible vote-buying during leadership race won by former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez

#politics #crime #quebec #legalaffairs #liberalparty #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Quebec Liberals under investigation by anti-corruption police UPAC

2 months / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

Quebec Liberals under investigation by anti-corruption police

2 months / sootoday

Quebec Liberals face criminal investigation by anti-corruption police

2 months / theglobeandmail / Maura Forrest

UPAC opens criminal probe into Quebec Liberal vote-buying allegations

2 months / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Anti-corruption squad launches investigation into Quebec Liberal Party

2 months / reddit / /u/Hot-Percentage4836

UPAC launches criminal investigation into Quebec Liberal Party

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Recall petition issued for Premier Danielle Smith, 2 more Alberta cabinet ministers

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Recall petitions have been issued for Premier Danielle Smith, Technology Minister Nate Glubish and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, Elections Alberta announced.

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Bell: Danielle Smith fires back as the Alberta premier faces a recall push to fire her

2 months / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Politics Insider: Elections Alberta approves recall petition for Premier’s seat

2 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall

2 months / nationalobserver / Jack Farrell

Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall

2 months / sootoday

QuickList on the 21 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions

2 months / sootoday

Recall petition issued for Premier Danielle Smith, 2 more Alberta cabinet ministers