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Jun 8, 2019 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Linda Lindsay and Robert Angelstad are enjoying the sun today. Linda says she comes out to support her family, her son Robert and all youth. “I just feel that supporting our youth in every way is really really important.” #yegpride #pridemonth Image
Robert has been attending Pride events since 2009. In absence of an official parade, he says “They’ve taken away our parade but they have taken away our Pride.” He says because he’s part of this community, he wants to show he has faith in its growth.
He says the lack of corporate sponsors is kind of a good thing, because the companies that are here are genuine- “It shows their faithfulness to the community a bit more - who’s here for Pride and who’s just here for money.” #yegpride

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Dec 2, 2020
Alberta currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in Canada, at 223 per 100,000 people. With reports of “double bunking” in ICUs and directives to health care workers to be mindful of oxygen use, doctors say Alberta is at a “critical juncture” thestar.com/news/canada/20…
On Tuesday, Alberta reported 1,307 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths.

“It doesn’t take long to calculate that we’re in big trouble" if this trend continues, says Joe Vipond, an emergency room physician in Calgary. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Alberta’s government has resisted calls for a two-week lockdown after more than 400 physicians signed a letter urging Premier Jason Kenney to consider a temporary “circuit breaker” in November. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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Oct 4, 2020
“Go back to your country.”

It’s a phrase I know many BIPOC in Canada have heard in some shape or form, further popularized by Trump's use of "shithole countries".

For a POC born in Canada, how does one react to this?

A longish thread, and story 1/14

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Racism is a thing that’s hard to quantify, and police-reported hate crimes are a poor indicator of any kind of uptick. But many experts have told me the election of Donald Trump was a definite turning point. Racists are more emboldened, online and elsewhere. 2/14
Depending on where you live, overt racism or hate-motivated violence in Canada is generally pretty rare. When it does happen, we see people and policy makers quickly condemn the incident, without acknowledging the forces that are driving it. 3/14
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Aug 18, 2020
Sharing event - It's been 10 years since Amber Tuccaro disappeared from the Edmonton area. Her family is holding an event in her honour tonight in Edmonton. I'm taking time off work and won't be covering it but thought some people on my Twitter might want to know about it. Image
If you're not familiar, Amber's case has received considerable attention over the years because some of her last words were captured in a recording. The family is still pleading for anyone who recognizes the voice to reach out to police. Listen here:
It's been an unthinkable 10 years for the Tuccaros. In addition to losing their family member, they reported having a very bad experience with the police. They were initially told Amber was "probably out partying" when they reported her missing thestar.com/edmonton/2019/…
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Aug 15, 2020
THREAD - I wanted to see if the opioid epidemic has escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The short answer is yes. Some of my findings were alarming - Ontario's chief coroner told me about 50 to 80 Ontarians are dying every week of overdoses, compared to about 44 a week in 2019
In B.C., about 28 people are dying every week of drug overdoses in 2020. Most of these are opioid overdoses. Both provinces set grim records for the most overdose deaths ever seen in a single month recently - in June, B.C. saw 175 deaths, a 130% increase from June 2019
Alberta has also been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but unfortunately Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services and the Office of the Justice and Solicitor General (who oversees the coroner's office) said they could not provide me any figures in advance of the opioids Q2 report
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Jul 1, 2020
ICYMI - An employee of the Royal Alberta Museum is accusing the RAM of deeply entrenched systemic racism and has filed a human rights complaint. She says it was so bad it made her resent being Indigenous for the first time in her life. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Paulina Johnson, who is from Samson Cree Nation, says the RAM was a toxic work environment (especially for Indigenous employees) that left her feeling abused, traumatized and suffering from depression and anxiety. She is currently on unpaid leave. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
She says employees at the museum dismissed her education and expertise because she is an Indigenous woman and refused to respect cultural traditions and protocols, even though she was specifically hired to ensure they were. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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Jun 20, 2020
THREAD - A few months ago I called a scientist in Toronto for a COVID interview, but when he noticed I was calling from a 780 #, he said he had a more pressing story to tell me. He said syphilis levels were "off the charts" in Edmonton, and as a result, "babies are dying". 1/9
Syphilis is typically most common among men who have sex with men. But there was a trend clearly specific to Edmonton that troubled Mr Rourke - the outbreaks are occurring in the inner city and disproportionately affecting Indigenous women who are homeless or in the sex trade 2/9
The Women in the Shadows report, detailed further in my story, observed how syphilis infection rates were 20 times higher among Indigenous women compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. That was in 2005/06, and doctors say the numbers have not improved. 3/9
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