Alanna Smith
@alanna_smithh
Health reporter @globeandmail. Formerly @CdnPressNews, @calgaryherald. DM for Signal/Whatsapp or email [email protected]
Three workers reunited with families after more than 60 hours trapped in B.C. mine /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
It takes an awful lot of hypocrisy for any senior leader in this government to accuse anyone else of propaganda, deception and cronyism. Journalists make mistakes. Call it out. But to suggest there is some sort financial quid pro quo with specific parties is utter rubbish.
At some point, we need to just accept the fact that CP, CTV, the Globe and City News aren’t journalists but the bought and paid for propaganda arms of Liberal and NDP parties. They have one goal…take down that dangerous and strong conservative woman leading Alberta. Problem…
“Targeting a journalist for simply doing their job is a cowardly act that endangers not only the reporter, but also the vital public interest work that journalism represents." - Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly caj.ca/statement-on-t…
From story on Alberta journalist intimidation: When a Globe reporter asked Ms. Smith about the story ... she said “I’m not talking about that” and laughed as she walked away. In an interview with CTV later in the day, she said, “I condemn it.” theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…
NEW - I hit the streets with outreach workers who told me they're finding more needles and people in distress, and witnessing more public overdoses since four supervised consumption sites closed in Toronto. It did not take long for me to witness one myself thestar.com/news/gta/ontar…
“Any attempt to interfere with legitimate newsgathering is an attack on the public’s right to know,” said The Globe's editor in chief, David Walmsley. “The Globe and Mail will continue to pursue this story.” theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Thirty years ago, a doctor named Mark Geier and his son, David, allied with a group of parents to spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now David is at HHS, reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Come work with me! 🤠 The @globeandmail is hiring a Calgary-based reporter to cover Alberta on a 12-month contract. Details below. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/theglobe…
Fewer Canadians died from opioid overdoses last year, new national data show, but a regional breakdown paints a complicated picture of the drug toxicity crisis that eased in some provinces but worsened in others. #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
From yesterday, after the lights went out on the province's panel announcement: Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next survey asks whether province should withhold social services for immigrants. W/ @_jack_farrell @reportrix #ableg #abpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…
Danielle Smith gov't spent nearly 2yrs fighting to not release its Alberta pension plan survey. It's finally out. Only 10% of people expressed support, 63% said don't. @ByMatthewBlack, at long last. edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…
Fault lines: In small-town Alberta, a #measles resurgence exposes divides over vaccines and faith. @globeandmail #ableg #cdnhealth theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Canadians waiting longer for some surgeries, even as number of operations increases: @CIHI_ICIS report, by @alanna_smithh @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail #CanadaWAITS
Six lines, more to come, on a loud, tense night in the small western town of Fort Macleod. Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy #ableg #abpoli thestar.com/news/canada/al… via @torontostar
Baby infected with #measles in utero and born prematurely dies in SW Ontario. Infant also faced serious medical complications unrelated to virus, said Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, by @alanna_smithh theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail #vaccination
Canadian doctors are emphasizing that routine COVID-19 vaccinations are not only safe and effective but recommended for pregnant people, countering the approach taken by American officials. #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
The Alberta Medical Association, which advocates on behalf of thousands of local doctors, says it strongly supports its national counterpart in taking the provincial government to court over its transgender legislation. #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
