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Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta’s ‘bad behaviour’ with pipeline agreement globalnews.ca/news/11852386/…

B.C. allowed logging in caribou habitat despite its own ministry's recommendation nationalnewswatch.com/2026/05/16/b-c…

Sweet Dreams from adoptable kitty, Pearl! Pearl is all tucked in and ready for bed, what a cutie pie! This sweetie loves being close by for comfort and she is going to bring so much warmth and love to her forever home. She is 1.5 years old and she is looking to be the one and

Instead of a thousand words. Ukrainian Defender before and after Russian captivity. 📷: wwsof/Threads

Danielle Smith is a separatist. The UCP are separatists. Period.

I am a #Canadian woman serving as a medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I have seen what this war does up close. I have seen soldiers joke through exhaustion because if they stop laughing, they might break. I have seen villages emptied, animals left behind, homes turned into ruins, and good people carrying more pain than any human should ever have to carry. And still, every day, our people keep going. But courage does not stop drones. Hope does not replace medical supplies, batteries, radios, vehicles, generators, or the equipment that keeps our soldiers alive. That is why I am asking for help. paypal.com/donate?campaig… The Alcatraz Battalion needs support urgently. We are fighting with everything we have, but we are constantly short of what we need. Every delay costs us. Every missing piece of equipment puts someone’s son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, or friend in more danger. I know people are tired. I know the world is overwhelmed. I know there are a million causes asking for your attention. But please don’t look away from Ukraine. Behind every fundraiser is a real person trying to survive another day. Behind every donation is a chance that someone comes home alive. Even the smallest amount matters here. It turns into fuel for evacuations. It turns into medical supplies. It turns into batteries, protection, repairs, and time. Sometimes it turns into the difference between life and death. Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. Send this to someone who might help. We are not asking for comfort. We are asking for the tools to keep fighting, keep rescuing, keep holding the line, and keep our people alive. Ukraine is still here. We are still here. And we still need you. #Support93 #SupportUkraine

If a “Trudeau-appointed judge” on the Alberta Court of King’s Bench is automatically conflicted on an Alberta separation case, then by that logic an Alberta-based judge should also be viewed as conflicted because of local ties and provincial government backing. Or any provincially appointed or recommended judge for that matter. Yet that’s not how our system works, and here’s why: 1. The Constitution deliberately makes superior court judges (King’s Bench) federally appointed. This isn’t a bug — it’s a feature. It’s designed to give an independent check on provincial power, especially on big constitutional issues like secession, treaty rights, and national unity. 2. Provincial courts (Alberta Court of Justice) are fully provincial and handle most everyday cases, but this kind of constitutional challenge starts directly in the superior court. 3. The legal test for removing a judge isn’t “who appointed them” or “which province they sit in.” It’s whether a fair-minded observer would see a real risk of bias. Geography plus appointment source alone doesn’t meet that test. Flipping the argument exposes the tension: if we start presuming every judge is captured by whoever appointed them (Ottawa or Edmonton), the entire justice system collapses. Courts hear challenges against the government that appointed them all the time. Premier Smith and Stay Free Alberta strongly disagree with Justice Leonard’s ruling — that’s fair. The proper response is the appeal they’ve already announced, potentially all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Not declaring the bench itself untrustworthy. Rule of law means living with outcomes you don’t like while using the lawful process to challenge them. The symmetry cuts both ways. What do you think — does the current appointment system need reform (more provincial say), or is the federal check valuable?

David Cochrane: Are you leading a separatist party? Danielle Smith: No, I'm leading a party that believes that we need to have Albertan sovereignty within a United Canada. (But also... Justin Trudeau ...)

Mr Rocky had his first ever T-bone streak today. He said it was the best day of his life. It’s only 3 weeks since he came in so close to death and plenty of people said he should be put to sleep. Unbelievable scenes ❤️

Five successful AEW World Championship defenses in four weeks.

Are your pets ready for May 19? 🐾 Mark it on your calendars, Edmonton pet lovers, the new Animal Bylaw is coming. This means new changes for YEG wings, wags and whiskers. Get the full scoop edmonton.ca/AnimalBylaw

It’s been a tough week and am very exhausted from work. My main goal today will be to get Rocky a big treat. I’m thinking a steak 🥩. Open to suggestions! Rocky says he hopes you can all have a lovely weekend.

Happy Friday from adoptable kitty, Charlie! Sounds up for purrs, this cutie is an elevator pet pro! Charlie is such a loving teddy bear and he is going to be a wonderful forever family member. He is 2.5 years old and he is looking to be the one and only kitty in his forever

For everyone sharing Jeffrey Rath’s legal opinions… Just a reminder, here’s a few more of his opinions… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Ukraine:

APPLEBAUM: Things changed. Ukrainians control frontline almost completely. It’s very difficult for Russians to advance. More Russians being killed every month than they able to recruit. Ukrainian long-range drones hitting big Russian targets. Putin’s regime become very paranoid.

They’re literally helping Russia on purpose

Canada's role in taking firm action – often trailblazing – to ramp up pressure against Russia and in rallying allies across the Atlantic to support Ukraine is greatly appreciated by Ukrainians. Ultimately, this is what will help bring Russia's war to an end. Thank you, Mark, and all Canadians for your support and condolences.

MY LATEST IS OUT VIA INDIGENOUS INSIDER-LINK BELOW: Well, the gig is up- for now. This is not a procedural footnote. This is the courts saying out loud what Indigenous peoples across Treaty territory have been screaming into the void for over a year — that you cannot just decide to rip a province away from Canada, slash an international border through the heart of ancestral territory, and sever Nations from their lands, their waters, their way of life — without so much as a phone call. Seven thousand years of life on that land. Seven thousand years. And the separatists thought they didn’t need to ask. open.substack.com/pub/indigenous…

Too many people have accepted Donald Trump’s presidency as "normal." Too many believe there is nothing we can do, and that we simply need to outlast his term. Let me be clear: We cannot endure another 32 months with this mendacious, narcissistic, rapist, want to be dictator who is selling us out to the highest bidder. Not only can we stand up and fight back—we must. Join our campaign so we can take this fight to Congress to impeach, convict, and remove Trump and his cabinet. gc4ny.com/I-Left