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Reporter/Editor with The Canadian Press Formerly: 630 CHED, 620 CKRM, 99.7 2dayFM & 95.7 Coast FM Proud Italian Canadian
Edmonton, Alberta
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Day 1 = ✅️
Pleased to have joined the Canadian Press as a Reporter/Editor.
Beyond thrilled to be learning from & working alongside such a great team of passionate, talented journalists to share Canadians stories.
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The funeral procession for Ben Stelter has arrived at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton.
@GlobalEdmonton
@630CHED
#yeg
#Oilers
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Harry Styles is incredible.
What a singer.
What an artist.
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71 years old and still putting on an unforgettable show.
Bruce Springsteen, man. What a legend.
#SNL
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Relaxed, jamming to Bob Dylan looking cool as all get out.
This CNN doc on President Carter is off to a cracking start.
#JimmyCarter
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The greatest defenceman to wear the blue & white.
Rest in peace, Borje Salming.
#LeafsForever
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Edmonton Elks president
@victorcui
just said on
@630CHED
kids 12 & under can go to Elks games for free for the rest of the season.
Very cool initiative!
#GoElks
#CFL
#yeg
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@MarkWoodleyTV
"The outdoors is currently....not heated."
Just brilliant.
Well done, sir.
Well done.
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There's more people in the Caps penalty box than there are allowed in an outdoor gathering in Alberta.
#YEG
#YYC
#COVID19AB
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#ResignKenney
trends on Twitter after at least 8 Alberta MLAs and staff travel over holidays.
#ableg
#abpoli
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A very jubilant place that's looking forward to see history Monday.
#LetsGoOilers
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This is just astonishing.
Canada's two largest airlines, WestJet & Air Canada, are engaged in a Twitter battle.
#cdnpoli
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Sask.
@PremierScottMoe
on Roy Green just now:
"It's very challenging when you have a federal government that doesn't recognize the sustainability of an industry (energy) that's putting a lot of people to work."
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Two of the nicest lads in Canada to start your day off, folks.
Enjoy.
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On the West Block,
@MercedesGlobal
asks Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly if Canada is prepared to ban Russian oil & gas imports.
Joly says "we're ready to do many things."
#cdnpoli
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What's unacceptable is keeping Battiste around.
The Conservatives acted quickly on Heather Leung. There's no excuse for the Liberals to give this wildly inappropriate behaviour a pass.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
Trudeau calls Liberal candidate Jamie Battiste's comments "unacceptable" but notes he apologized.
#elxn43
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I've literally never heard a single person on Earth refer to 97 as McSelfish.
I consider Edmonton at
@NYRangers
as a huge litmus test for both teams. My buddy, Sean, believes the Blueshirts will blow it. I think not. We'll see if The Great Connor is the real McDavid or, as some in Alberta have whispered, "McSelfish." I still say
#Kreider
should be captain.
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Reminder to all fellow Albertans: As of tomorrow, QR code will be the only acceptable proof of vaccination you can show in this province.
Here's the download link:
#yyc
#yeg
#COVID19AB
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Oracle Arena, according to their Wikipedia, is now under the ownership of "Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors."
#WeTheNorth
#RTZ
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The video for Now & Then just about did me in.
An emotional, poignant and utterly perfect celebration of the four greatest musicians ever.
Long live the Beatles.
Thanks for changing the world & making me a forever fan.
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Alberta NDP's health critic says the Premier is gambling with lives.
"This plan leaves Albertans with many questions," says
David Shepherd (
@DShepYEG
), who says Kenney altered the timeline for this due to those at the Coutts blockade.
#YYC
#YEG
#ableg
#COVID19AB
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NDP education critic
@shoffmanAB
has responded to the vote from the ATA.
"This vote by teachers reflects Albertans’ complete loss of trust in the Kenney government.”
#YEG
#YYC
#abpoli
#ableg
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I know this business is volatile, but this ruthless cut is still such a hard thing to see.
Sports coverage in this city just took a massive hit. A lot of great, incredibly people are out of a job.
Beyond gutted for my TSN 1260 friends today.
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Ladies & gents, your NL MVP
Garrett Stubbs, 37mph Eephus and 84mph Fastball, Individual Pitches + Overlay.
That's mean. 😂
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Watching this hit a little harder today.
Dealing with ALS, he still came halfway around the world to be in the city where he'll forever be revered.
Rest easy, Borje Salming.
Forever a legend.
#LeafsForever
The
@MapleLeafs
had a very special ceremony to honor Börje Salming tonight. ❤️
The Swedish legend who still stands as the highest scoring defenseman in Leafs history is currently going through a battle with ALS, but 'came home' to Toronto for the weekend.
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This pandemic has taught me I'm really good at making the food of my people.
Tonight's treat: Sicilian & mocha cannoli.
#VivaItalia
#yeg
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Haven't seen Groundhog Day.
After seeing this clip, I kinda want to.
29-years ago today “Groundhog Day” premiered in theaters (“I'm a God” - 1993) …
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One of the great British rock voices.
The man could absolutely blow.
RIP Dan McCafferty.
Thanks for the music, sir.
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@kinsellawarren
That's Saskatchewan, sir.
Born and raised in Alberta & never heard that until I moved to the Land of the Living Skies!!!
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There it is.
For the first time since 2009, Nova Scotia's next premier will be a Progressive Conservative.
#nspoli
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Whoever says there's no crying in baseball obviously didn't watch Braden Halladay sit down his hometown team, the team his father dominated for, in order.
@BlueJays
@baseballcanada
#RIPRoyHalladay
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On the name,
@EdmFootballTeam
team president Chris Presson says they checked with the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary & a lingusitics professor.
Elks is fine, folks!!!
#YEG
#CFL
#ElksCharge
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Vacation plans for 2023:
- Toronto, possibly NYC.
- Regina for a wedding.
- Southern AB for a possible tour of my guy Kurtis' Leafs themed basement. Still the coolest set-up I've ever seen.
This is a magic Mitchy Mitchy Marner appreciation video. Want to highlight some of my Marner memorabilia as I’m a huge fan of his.Even being in the same sentence as Olczyk & Sittler is incredible
Go tie the record!
Cheers Leafsnation,to
@Marner93
YESSIR🍻
#LeafsForever
@BodogCA
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“If it’s a working dinner, then what’s a bottle of Jameson doing on the table and all the wine bottles.....I'm just glad Dr. Hinshaw wasn't at that table," says Mount Royal University's
@DuaneBratt
.
#YYC
#YEG
#ableg
#COVID19AB
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Leader of the Peoples Party of Canada
@MaximeBernier
is in Regina, speaking at the
@ReginaChamber
meeting.
#SK
#Sask
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The amount of folks who struggle to understand that freedom of speech ≠ freedom from consequence is stupefying.
#DonCherry
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“It is important to me, and to this council, that we build… a city where everyone is able to… walk free of harassment, free of racism," says mayor
@AmarjeetSohiYEG
.
#yeg
#yegcc
#abpoli
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This man is good.
Really good.
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Kenney says this measure is based on a sliding scale.
When WTI is selling for less than $80/barrel, the tax will apply. When it's selling at over $90/barrel, the tax will be removed completely.
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It doesn't get better than
@BonsieTweets
, man.
What a call from the 🐐.
#LeafsForever
"THEY'RE GOING TO THE SECOND ROUND!"
GAME 6 OT WINNER courtesy of Joe Bowen and Jim Ralph.
#LeafsForever
@BonsieTweets
@Jim_Ralph
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NDP Childrens Services critic Rakhi Pancholi (
@pancholi_rakhi
) says Associate Minister for Status of Women Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk & Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely should resign after a discriminatory essay won third in a provincial contest.
#YEG
#ableg
#abpoli
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There better be another season of Searching For Italy.
One of the best programs to hit TV in years, in my opinion.
#SearchingforItaly
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Regarding tomorrow's UCP caucus meeting, Kenney said it's not a political thing.
Notley doesn't share that belief.
"I think pretty much everything this government has done for the last 18 months has been political."
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Radio is a viable business.
It's a fantastic one.
Honoured to work in this industry, do a job I love & meet great people every single day.
Long live radio.
#WorldRadioDay
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The man said Calgary properly.
Respect.
Stars Pedro Pascal,
@BellaRamsey
and HBO show creator Craig Mazin Rave about their experience filming
#TheLastofUs
in Alberta🎥⛰️🌆 -The Dedicated Crew, Incredible Communities, Rugged Landscapes, and Wonderful People ⭐
#ExploreAlberta
#ABFilm
#ABcreates
🎥
@etalkCTV
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Lived out my childhood dream of calling pro sports on an iconic station this year.
Thanks to
@Dave_CHED
,
@Morley_Scott
,
@BrendenEscott
,
@BlakeDermott
,
@630CHED
,
@GoElks
, our listeners & the new friends I've met along the way.
See you back in 2023.
#yeg
#CFL
#GoElks
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#BREAKING
: The government of Alberta is adopting a proof of vaccination program.
"Morally, ethically & legally, the protection of life must be paramount," says Kenney.
#YYC
#YEG
#COVID19AB
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#UPDATE
: A spokesperson from Premier Jason Kenney's office tells Global News "a circuit-breaker is not on the table and not being considered.”
#YEG
#YYC
#abpoli
#ableg
Alberta’s largest unions call for temporary circuit-breaker measures to stop Omicron. “The pandemic in Alberta is out of control; our workplaces and schools are unsafe; and our health system is being overwhelmed.”
#COVID19AB
#abpoli
#cdnpoli
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The bodies of Constables Brett Ryan & Travis Jordan are leaving the Medical Examiner's office.
The procession will carry them to Serenity Funeral Services in south Edmonton.
@630CHED
@GlobalEdmonton
#yeg
#yyc
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So, wow.
Alberta Teachers Association (
@albertateachers
) with a pretty succinct response to Kenney's announcement today.
#YEG
#YYC
#ableg
#COVID19AB
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Netflix putting our country before their bottom line.... *sheds a tear*
RESPECT!
#CANvsUSA
I don't know much about sports but I do know that if you're watching Netflix tonight instead of the Women's Hockey Final you're not doing "being a Canadian" right.
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If there's a sight prettier than a sunset on the Canadian prairies, I haven't yet seen it.
#yeg
#ExploreAlberta
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First full-time radio job making well under $29,000 a year.
That set-up was a luxury for 19 year old me.
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The funeral procession continues down 104th Avenue in Edmonton, as the regimental funeral for Constables Jordan & Ryan is set to begin in a few moments.
#YEG
#YYC
#EdmontonPolice
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Tomorrow, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne.
Long may she reign.
The Queen has hosted a reception for local community groups at Sandringham House on the eve of Accession Day.
Her Majesty is the first Monarch in history to reach the historic milestone of 70 years on the throne.
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Two years now since I left Regina to become an anchor with Global News in Edmonton.
What a wild two years it has been, doing what I love in my home province.
Thanks for listening & trusting me to deliver your news, folks.
#yeg
#yqr
Outstanding journalists, even better friends.
Thanks for an amazing 18 months, Regina.
#ExperienceRegina
#Sask
#cheers
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Absolutely sucks to see this.
Sarah is immensely talented, knows Canadian football inside and out & is one of the CFL's most passionate supporters.
Someone would do well to sign her immediately, if not sooner.
Hi friends - CFL with Sarah is no longer 🥲 I am forever grateful
I’m currently looking for work - I’m hardworking with editing, writing, interview & on-cam experience with love for the CFL or any kind of 🏈.
Resume & reel are on my site in bio. Feel free to msg if interested!
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#NEW
: A solidarity gathering for Israel is happening at 7 pm tonight at Edmonton's Beth Israel Synagogue.
The service is being hosted by
@JewishEdmonton
& community partners.
#yeg
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Outstanding journalists, even better friends.
Thanks for an amazing 18 months, Regina.
#ExperienceRegina
#Sask
#cheers
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