Eyewitness report: Calgary police crack down on peaceful protest

On Saturday, at a peaceful rally for Palestine held in Tomkins Park, Calgary police officers arrested three people, including lead organizer Wesam Khaled, charged with obstruction and “assaulting” a police officer. We demand that these ridiculous fines be annulled and the charges dropped against Wesam and his comrades!

Danielle Smith has no right to cry about the Jasper wildfire

A few days after the town was ravaged by wildfire, Conservative Premier Danielle Smith held a press conference where she waxed lyrical about the “magic of Jasper” in between suppressed sobs. But she has no right to cry over a tragedy, when she defends the system that caused it.

Nenshi threatens to kill the Alberta NDP

Nenshi’s victory is the latest shift in the direction of transforming the NDP towards an openly bourgeois party.

Calgary water crisis: Workers reap what Big Oil has sown

Calgary is currently in a state of emergency over an acute water shortage. What started as a water main break in the Bowness neighbourhood has led to water reserves running very close to empty. It has reached a point where Calgary’s Mayor Gondek has warned that unless people majorly reduce consumption “the taps will run dry.”

Police violently crush encampments in Alberta 

Here, we publish two eyewitness reports from our comrades who were involved in the encampments in Alberta when the police violently broke them up.

Letters: Richest man in Edmonton sues homeless services providers

The powerful Katz Group is suing Boyle Street Community Services due to a supposed “breach of contract”. The Katz Group is chaired by its billionaire founder, Daryl Katz, the richest (and almost certainly worst) man in Edmonton and owner of the Edmonton Oilers. Boyle Street is the largest provider of services to homeless people in Edmonton.

Saskatchewan Teachers Federation goes on strike

On Jan. 11, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) voted in favour of strike action to demand an increase in wages and student funding. This was quickly followed by single day strikes on Jan. 16 and on Jan. 22, and rotating strikes beginning on Feb 1. Saskatchewan’s labour movement must mobilize in support of the STF! 

City of Edmonton kills homeless people

On Friday, Dec. 29, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) began tearing down the first of eight homeless encampments that had been deemed “high risk” by the municipal government. The city and the EPS had hoped it would be a quick, business-as-usual operation. Instead, it has been a pointless endeavour, failing even to get rid of the encampments and only succeeding in exposing the most vulnerable population in the city to the coldest, deadliest climates that Edmonton is capable of experiencing.

University of Calgary security suppresses Palestine solidarity and free speech!

On Nov. 10 2023, two student members of Fightback at the University of Calgary (UofC) were harassed by campus security, on spurious charges related to putting up posters on public bulletin boards with the slogans “Intifada Until Victory!” and “Communists Stand with Palestine!”

Oil barons knew about toxic leak for years

“We recognize that our communication in the past has not met communities’ expectations and we are working with communities to improve our communications.” This is the response from Imperial Oil’s spokeswoman Lisa Schmidt to the revelation that Imperial Oil has been hiding toxic leaks from the public; not for nine months as was previously reported, but for years—as early as 2019.