Chris Purdy
@ChrisPurdyCP
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Prairies Bureau Chief with The Canadian Press. Based in #yeg.
Edmonton
Joined October 2011
A huge welcome to @_jack_farrell and @JournoSousa, who have joined the Prairies bureau with @CanadianPress in Edmonton! Watch for their bylines!
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Unspeakably proud that @CdnPressNews is a finalist for the 2023 Michener Award, for reporter Darryl Greer's series, "A predator at CSIS," and his brave reporting on allegations of rape and bullying within CSIS. Well done my man.
Michener Awards Foundation announces finalists for the 2023 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism: https://t.co/hVPo6XqYsV
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So proud to work with this guy at @CdnPressNews, Darryl Greer, winner of the 2023 National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism. Congratulations mate.
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Congrats Darryl!!!!!!
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Congrats to @reportrix, who starts today as our new Alberta legislature reporter. Welcome to @CdnPressNews Lisa!
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A powerful and important story. A group of covert CSIS officers is breaking silence to tell of rapes, harassment and a toxic culture at the B.C. office of Canada’s spy agency 🧵 https://t.co/XaJ4l5blKY via @CdnPressNews
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CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change The Saskatchewan government says schools must now seek parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns. Follow @JeremySimes for the story.
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Alberta bid winner for donair costume says all about provincial pride — and lettuce. By @DeanBennettCP
thestar.com
EDMONTON - The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war for a life-size donair costume says it was all about keeping the meat suit from being desecrated by...
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Calgary brings in water restrictions due to ongoing drought conditions. By @cderworiz
theglobeandmail.com
The Stage 1 restrictions limit all customers who use municipal water – including residences, businesses and city operations
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A first @CdnPressNews byline for @jaminlmike! (with assists from @bhobs22 and @row1960) 'Raining ashes': N.W.T. evacuees recall flight, long drives as wildfires continue https://t.co/YzaRsUvzFH
nationalpost.com
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A very exciting opportunity to join The Canadian Press! We are hiring a full-time reporter, based in Toronto, whose primary responsibility will be covering the impacts of our changing climate. Please reach out if you have any questions. Happy to chat!
apply.workable.com
Our people are the foundation of our success and have built and maintained our reputation for going above and beyond for our clients. If you excel in a dynamic, supportive work environment and have...
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A big welcome to @jaminlmike who is joining @CdnPressNews in Edmonton today as part of a one-year fellowship. Can't wait to see your byline!
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Federal employees question how disastrous Regina rebrand was approved. "How did no one stop it? Oh my." By @KellyGerMalone
theglobeandmail.com
Messages in a group chat obtained under freedom of information laws show federal employees were shocked by Tourism Regina’s campaign to rebrand the provincial capital city
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Google Doodle celebrates Inuk author Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk on Indigenous Peoples Day. By @BlakeEmily
theglobeandmail.com
Google says Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk is being celebrated for her work preserving Inuit culture and language
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Manitoba handibus driver talks sorrow, guilt, danger after deadly crash. By @KellyGerMalone
cbc.ca
Doug Westhouse sits straight behind the wheel of a 12-passenger bus driving along a rural Manitoba highway, waiting for the next call for a ride. He's been thinking about a minibus that crashed with...
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About 100 Ukrainian soldiers are being trained at a secret location in southwestern Poland. Canadian military arranged for Canadian Press reporter @BillGraveland to visit Camp Sapper.
nationalpost.com
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Top Alberta universities come together to study fundamentals of quantum science. By @Rit_Dubey
https://t.co/E8Hdg2K1qu.
theglobeandmail.com
Scientists from three Alberta universities have received $25-million in private funding to answer several questions about the quantum world
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'Captured and killed': LGBTQ Ukrainians worried about Russia winning war. By @BillGraveland
nationalpost.com
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'Go get my girl:' Families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran rally in Winnipeg. By @bhobs22
nationalpost.com
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B.C. mom slams 'transphobic hate train', hails outpouring of love for girl athlete, 9. By @Brie_Charlebois
wellandtribune.ca
KELOWNA, B.C. - The mother of a nine-year-old girl says her daughter has received an outpouring of love and support after a man wrongly suggested the girl was transgender and demanded proof she was...
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