Jack Farrell 🗞

@_jack_farrell

Alberta legislature reporter for @CdnPressNews in Edmonton | Frmr. city hall reporter for @stalbertgazette | byline(s) elsewhere too | (he/him)

amiskwaciwâskahikan | Edmonton

Joined September 2021

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The Globe and Mail@globeandmail · Jul 24

Six people found in contempt in irregular UCP donations probe, Alberta judge finds theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

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Global Edmonton@GlobalEdmonton · Jul 24

An Edmonton peace officer is accused of impersonating a city cop, using that guise to obtain a key to a woman's home, breaking in and sexually assaulting her earlier this year. globalnews.ca/news/11303369/…

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 23

From me today: Alberta government slammed for incompetence as it pays out $143M in coal policy reversal thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/alber… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta is paying out more than $140 million to end one of five lawsuits launched against it over its coal mining policies.

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 23

Alberta concerned over Ottawa plan to accept newcomer parents, grandparents this year News from me today: thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta's immigration minister says he's concerned about the federal government's plan this year to accept thousands of parents and grandparents of immigrants already in Canada.

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 22

From me today: Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta's ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.

Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 22

Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province From @mattscace67 today: thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. JASPER, ALTA. - The mayor of Jasper says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith’s government response to a wildfire that destroyed a

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Matt Scace@mattscace67 · Jul 20

Jasper’s slow rebuild one year after wildfire is a ‘full box of emotions’ | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11295861/…

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 18

Alberta premier demands apology from fire-stricken town of Jasper From me today — updates to come: cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

_jack_farrell's tweet card. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is demanding the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer's devastating blaze.

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 18

Report says Alberta government created command challenges fighting Jasper wildfire From me tonight: thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/repor… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper last summer says crews did their best but command and control was hampered by the Alberta

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Jeremy Appel@JeremyAppel1025 · Jul 17

SCOOP: I went through Elections Alberta disclosures and it turns out that seven out of 11 members of the public appointed to the Alberta Next panel have contributed a combined $40K to the UCP since 2017. This means that three quarters of the panelists are UCP MLAs and donors.

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 18

NEWS from me today: Alberta failing to ensure daycares use funds to cut fees for parents: auditor general thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alber… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the provincial government has not done the work to ensure daycares getting public funds use them to lower fees for parents or top up

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 18

Premier Smith's panel makes changes to three surveys to fix 'oversight' From @reportrix today with (minimal) help from me: thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta is making changes to its online citizen survey following criticism that the original version was a slanted push poll designed to stir up discontent with the federal

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 17

Alberta's premier ran into a bit more opposition in Edmonton than she did in Red Deer at night 2 of her Alberta Next panel -- 'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall From me tonight: thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 16

Alberta next panel night 1 recap via @reportrix: Smith, Alberta Next panel's first town hall hears support, calls for separation vote thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. RED DEER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her hand-picked panel heard from several Albertans Tuesday who argued the only way to get the province a fair deal from Ottawa

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 15

Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder Also from @FakihaBaig and me today — updates coming. thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/calga… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. CALGARY - A Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow-speed pursuit in 2023.

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 15

Husband of ex-premier questions why Smith's spouse sitting in on government meetings From me today. thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/husba… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - The husband of a former Alberta premier is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith invited her husband to sit in on government meetings.

Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 15

News from me today: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/al… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend.

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Matt Scace@mattscace67 · Jul 14

Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. More to come from @_jack_farrell #ableg rdnewsnow.com/2025/07/14/cp-…

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Investigative Journalism Foundation@IJFMedia · Jul 11

More on Alberta’s book ban: government staff used an index of America’s most banned books and a controversial American website to create lists of specific books deemed “inappropriate” for school libraries. theijf.org/alberta-used-l…

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Jack Farrell 🗞@_jack_farrell · Jul 11

From @reportrix today: Alberta to ban explicit sex books in school libraries starting Oct. 1 thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/… via @CdnPressNews

_jack_farrell's tweet card. EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but the move is not about book banning.

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