In the 2023 election, Danielle Smith declared that "under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out of pocket for access to their family doctor or to get the medical treatment that they need." Starting soon, Albertans will have to pay for COVID shots.

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Most Albertans Will Soon Have to Get Out Their Wallets for COVID Shots

Experts and advocates sound the alarm about the new policy, which will see even health care workers have to pay up for protection

Tomorrow, Canada votes. Dominating election coverage from major media outlets has often focused more on polls, photo ops, and personalities than the actual policies and power structures shaping Canadians’ lives. Here’s how @PressProgress has been reporting this election period:

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We are delighted to share that our Editor Luke LeBrun will be awarded with the Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism tonight for his work on shining a light on the far-right.

National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he spied for a foreign intelligence agency at the same time as he was working for the National Post. We talked to experts on journalism ethics who say his behaviour is “unethical” and “absurd.” #cdnpoli #cdnmedia

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This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.

National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post

Canada’s far-right is targeting South Asian and Sikh Canadians to incite anti-immigrant hate: “They are making them the focus of a lot of anti-immigrant narratives and we’re seeing the phrase ‘they have to go back’ being deployed a lot.”

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Canada’s Far-Right is Targeting South Asian and Sikh Canadians to Incite Anti-Immigrant Hate

Online hate speech against South Asian and Sikh Canadians is on the rise in Canada, community groups warn

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