In just 6 years we've gone from leading the country to the lowest minimum wage in Canada. A true embarrassment under this government for a province as rich as Alberta. globalnews.ca/news/1078633...

Alberta set to have the lowest minimum wage in the country | Globalnews.ca

Effective Tuesday, Alberta will be tied with Saskatchewan for the lowest minimum wage in Canada at $15 an hour.

Scaling up and shaping up large language models increased their tendency to provide sensible yet incorrect answers at difficulty levels humans cannot supervise, highlighting the need for a shift in AI design towards reliability, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/4eCAnis 🧪

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,196,797! Not super early, but almost a year here already.

Provinces have long pointed to federal underfunding as a cause of healthcare crises. An analysis of funding data tells another story. Digging further into the numbers reveals which Premiers' rhetoric rings true, and which doesn't. 🧵1/15 canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Provinces lag feds in health spending

Canada Healthwatch | The most important health news, in one place. 🍁

I know these things to be true from my own long, lived experience. 1. Privatization makes services worse. 2. We do not need plastic. 3. Growing a garden is good for your health. 4. Unionized jobs are better. 5. Reproductive health includes choice. 6. Vaccines can eradicate disease.

Hey grocers, even a tiny bit of effort to match your images with the offers would be appreciated.

And I'm not "sad" about #Jasper#Climate#Jasper#abpoli

Regardless of whether you find this a deeply offensive/morally repugnant tweet, I don't see how it constitutes a legitimate threat of violence or violates any law, and on that basis the university has no business investigating. globalnews.ca/news/1062334...

UBC investigating apparent professor’s social media post after Trump shooting | Globalnews.ca

An apparent social media post possibly from a UBC professor, which was posted shortly after former President Donald Trump was shot, is being investigated by the university.

“(CBE) officials outlined a list of unique strategies to deal with schools that are overcapacity, including staggered schedules, leasing office space and building “mini schools” in suburban areas as families wait for government funding for full construction.” calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...#abed

CBE looks to unprecedented strategies to deal with full schools, record growth

CBE officials outline unique strategies to deal with full schools like staggered schedules, leased office space, or building "mini schools."

It's time for our big look back at Edmonton weather for a fairly cool June 2024: edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2024/07/june...#yegwx