Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, April 3, 2022. The lists are compiled by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta, and include sales at Audreys Books and Glass Bookshop in Edmonton. ALBERTA FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Five Little Indians – Michelle Good […]
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Don’t change horses in mid-stream! Rebellious UCP members get dire warning on eve of Jason Kenney’s leadership vote
The campaign brain trust for Alberta’s beleaguered premier managed to find 19 old Tories willing to sign their names to an open letter begging UCP members to stick with Premier Jason Kenney.
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ATA calls UCP bill to strip it of disciplinary role ‘vindictive attack’ and ‘sad effort’ to distract from premier’s failures
The Alberta Teachers Association yesterday accused the Kenney Government of planning “a massive power grab” with Bill 15, legislation to strip the association of its power to discipline members and replace it with a politicized process run by a government-appointed commissioner. The bill isn’t what’s best for students or education, the ATA said in a […]
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New poll suggests Albertans’ deep disapproval of Premier Jason Kenney’s job performance is hangin’ in there
The poll by Calgary-based Think HQ indicates the number of Alberta voters who still approve of Premier Jason Kenney’s job performance has now sunk to 29 per cent.
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After six years of exemplary service as Alberta Health Services CEO, Kenney Government sacks Verna Yiu
Verna Yiu led Alberta Health Services through the darkest hours of the pandemic with grace and a steady hand. The 20-year-plus veteran of public health care administration is the kind of leader whose name invariably appears in print in close proximity to the word “respected.” So why wouldn’t the Kenney Government fire her? After all, […]
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Kenney provides unintended comic relief at the pumps; changes are coming to AlbertaPolitics.ca
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s bungled effort to pump a little gas yesterday to make a point about his government’s gas-tax cut illustrates why it’s always a good idea to warn your audience if you’re about to try something new. So I’m taking this opportunity to advise readers of AlbertaPoltics.ca that there are some technical changes […]
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Five Little Indians by Michelle Good – CBC’s Canada Reads winner – leads independent bookshops’ fiction bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 27, 2022. The lists are compiled by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta, and include sales at Audreys Books and Glass Bookshop in Edmonton. Perennial bestseller Five Little Indians by Michelle Good, named Thursday […]
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Alberta to ban all public wearing of COVID masks, establish tip line, and fine violators $99
Alberta will take the next step today in its transition to the elimination of all public COVID-19 restrictions by banning the use of cloth and paper face masks in public places. “As Alberta leaves broad-based COVID-19 restrictions behind and moves into the endemic phase of the disease, it’s important that we do so with unity […]
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Impossible dreams: Former Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says she’ll seek UCP leadership if Jason Kenney loses party vote
She’s baaaaack! Apparently Danielle Smith – the other former leader of the Wildrose Party – has made it official that she intends to make a run to lead the United Conservative Party. It must be true. After all, it was in the Calgary Herald today. “Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith returns to politics with eyes […]
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After nearly a year gathering dust on a shelf, Kenney Government proclaims politician recall law and its sister act
After nearly a year gathering dust on a shelf, Kenney Government proclaims politician recall law and its sister act In a press release yesterday, the United Conservative Party Government announced the Recall Act and its sister act, the Citizen Initiative Act, would both come into effect on April 7. Cabinet orders yesterday filed by Justice […]
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Controversy over sophomoric meme, admission police interviewed premier, distract from lame Axis of Inflation news conference
The adults definitely don’t seem to be in charge any more over in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s office. It didn’t take very long after the slap heard ’round the world during last night’s televised Academy Awards presentation before a sophomoric meme about the dramatic moment appeared on Premier Kenney’s social media accounts. The image – […]
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Pundits pivot to theory UCP orchestrated leak to media of recording of Jason Kenney’s ‘lunatics’ speech to political staffers
Much of the Alberta commentariat pivoted Friday to the theory Premier Jason Kenney himself was behind the leak of a recording of his speech to political staffers in which he accused the right wing of his United Conservative Party of bigotry and lunacy. “I did not think that Kenney orchestrated the leak of his comments […]