Kevin Johnson

The High Level Bridge, which sees 24,000 to 27,000 vehicles per day, will be fully closed to traffic during next year's construction. #yeg #yegtraffic globalnews.ca/news/12127754/…

Some mature neighbourhoods could see 100-unit infills under provincial decree, warns city edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…

Among 32 high-income countries with universal health care, Canada is second in spending, but 26th in beds, 28th in MRI units, and CT scanners, and 30th in doctors.

Every Albertan knows the feeling. Tickets go on sale, they're gone in seconds, and an hour later the same seats show up online for three times the price, plus fees you only see at checkout. Unreasonable ticket resale markups or ticket scalping can put these experiences out of reach for families and fans. Through Bill 34, we're proposing new consumer protections to make ticket resale prices and fees more transparent, with the potential to limit excessive markups. Seeing your favorite sports team or band live shouldn't be a luxury only scalpers can afford to sell you.

This WAS NOT happening at the University of Alberta. If anything, it is laughable how little EDI was being considered at the school despite the university’s claims to care about it in the past. You can read our analysis here: edmontonjournal.com/opinion/…

Reese's Pieces have no chocolate in them. The peanuts had their oil pressed out and a cheaper fat put back in. Sugar is first, then partially defatted peanuts, then hydrogenated palm kernel and soybean oil, then corn syrup solids. Everything after that is 2% or less, and it's the dyes, the glaze, some vanillin and a little milk. There's no cocoa anywhere. Partially defatted just means the peanuts went through a press. The peanut oil comes out one side and gets sold as peanut oil. What's left is a dry peanut flour, and that's what the center is made from, because flour holds a shape in a panning drum and doesn't go rancid. Then they put fat back in, and the fat they picked is hydrogenated palm kernel oil, which is solid at room temperature and costs less than peanut oil. You can see the swap on the panel. 38 pieces have 6 g of fat and all 6 are saturated. Peanut oil is mostly unsaturated, so that number isn't the peanut. The shell is sugar with 4 dyes and a coat of shellac.

DEI is not about hiring someone unqualified (unlike politics), it’s about ensuring that qualified job candidates, regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexuality, etc have an equal shot given these groups are historically underrepresented when they *aren’t* considered.

So Rob Smith sent out an email a few minutes ago noting 65 UCP have already passed resolutions saying they don't want a leadership review. That would appear to foreclose Rath and Sylvestre's trouble making. Good.

This will have broad support; the @albertaNDP will oppose it to its detriment. #ableg

The best person for the job should get the job. Period. Today we tabled legislation that would ensure hiring and promotion decisions in the public sector are based on merit, not DEI policies. Mandatory workplace training will be relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the employee, instead of mandatory DEI sessions. Every Albertan deserves a fair shot, and fairness means everyone competes on the same terms.

The BC teachers union president issued this statement today 🥴 "I recognize that with the outcome of a Conservative government, many of us may be feeling disappointed, scared, or deeply concerned about what might come next. I know these results may be particularly concerning for Indigenous, racialized, and 2SLGBTQIA+ members. You are not alone."

Protesters enter Jubilee in mid-performance to protest Calgary Opera on closing night of Tosca ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/p…

Nenshi says laws around petitions need to change to avoid another referendum edmontonjournal.com/news/nen…