Alanna Smith
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Health reporter @globeandmail. Formerly @CdnPressNews, NNA-nominated with @calgaryherald. DM for Signal/Whatsapp or email [email protected]
Calgary, Alberta
Joined August 2011
Alberta’s Auditor-General is examining the procurement practices of the provincial health authority and health ministry after allegations surfaced of interference by officials in Premier Smith’s govt on behalf of private companies. W/ @CarrieTait #ableg
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Bombshell reporting from my pal @CarrieTait. The AB govt dismissed the head of AHS two days before she was to meet w/ the province’s Auditor-General to discuss her investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. #ableg
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RT @globeandmail: The Canadian doctor who thrust British nurse Lucy Letby’s murder convictions back into the spotlight
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RT @globeandmail: Tariffs on Canada paused for 30 days, Trudeau says after phone call with Trump
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RT @JustinTrudeau: I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the borde…
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RT @MercedesGlobal: Senior government source says the White House has warned the Prime Minister's Office that if Canada implements retaliat…
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In da clerb, we're all sick. Joined the amazing Decibel team (hi @menakarw & @MichalStein2) to talk about this year’s hottest viral trends: norovirus, flu, COVID and RSV. You can listen here: @globeandmail
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Alberta physician listed on provincial COVID report says he doesn’t agree with findings, demands his name be removed. With @CarrieTait #abpoli #ableg
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RT @CarrieTait: SCOOP: Alberta physician listed on provincial COVID report recommending govt halt COVID vaccines says he doesn’t agree with…
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RT @CarrieTait: Alberta govt task force recommends halting COVID-19 vaccines, in a report rife with suggestions counter to medical consensu…
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Y'all remember this? Well, late today, the final report was released. It touches on several points common with disinformation campaigns such as the effectiveness of public health restrictions, vaccines and masking. W/ @CarrieTait, here's our story: #abpoli
Scoop w/ @CarrieTait: Premier Smith is expecting a report in May on the integrity of AB's COVID-19 data and decision-making from a little-known task force led by a physician who claimed the govt manipulated stats to usher in restrictions. #abpoli #ableg
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RT @ElioIannacci: Minhi Wang did the thing (on the cover of the Globe & Mail). My 2-page interview with Drag Race Royalty on the power of T…
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RT @BarakRavid: BREAKING: Netanyahu orders IDF that the Gaza ceasefire that is supposed to come into effect at 8:30am local time will not b…
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Breaking: Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal to pause Gaza war, release some hostages: mediators @globeandmail
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RT @EmmaLGraney: Alberta Premier Smith lobbied lobbied Trump at his resort in Florida over the weekend. She expects him to make good on his…
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RT @propublica: Federal prosecutors have convicted more than 1,000 people for their roles in Jan. 6, but that did not quash the allure mili…
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RT @MariekeWalsh: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will resign as PM and Liberal Leader but will stay on until a new leader is chosen by the L…
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Trudeau expected to announce resignation before national caucus meeting Wednesday, from @RobertFife @MariekeWalsh #cdnpoli
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