Kevin Maimann
@TheMaimann
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Journalist based in Alberta. Words in CBC, VICE, Toronto Star, Xtra, etc. [email protected]
Edmonton
Joined September 2011
RT @EvanDyerCBC: Inexplicable discrepancies exist between Canadian government assurances that arms have stopped flowing to Israel, and both….
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The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping...
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RT @HeatherWellsCBC: Musicians fight uphill battle as AI infiltrates streaming platforms, cutting into royalties .
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Musicians are calling for regulations and finding creative ways to fight back as AI "bands" climb the charts on streaming platforms, soaking up already meagre royalty payments.
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RT @SpirosMargaris: How a Canadian's AI hoax duped the media . and propelled a 'band' to streaming success . @TheMa….
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A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to anyone hurt by his experiment but that it's been "too fascinating" to turn...
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RT @CBCNews: Some Alberta separatists say Alberta, like Quebec, has a culture that’s distinct from the rest of Canada — one rooted in tradi….
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Some Alberta separatists are trying to make the case that Alberta, like Quebec, does have a culture that’s distinct from the rest of Canada — one rooted in traditional conservative values. Many in...
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RT @jgombita: What, exactly, are #Alberta #separatists mad about?. @TheMaimann ✍🏼 for @CBCPolitics #cdnpoli
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Threats of Alberta separation go back decades, and have reached new heights since the April election of Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney. Why do some Albertans feel they're being treated so...
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RT @CBCHamilton: Is Donald Trump right when he says the border is just an 'artificially drawn line'?
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U.S. President Donald Trump repeated one of his favourite talking points in his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, saying the Canada-U.S. border is an “artificially drawn line.” Histo...
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RT @karenpaulscbc: It's becoming a Canadian tradition: the Liberals win a federal election, and calls for western secession emerge from the….
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Separatist sentiment is growing in Western Canada. In a world where the West could peacefully negotiate its way into separation, could its economy thrive once freed from obligations to the rest of...
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RT @InformedOps: "A ranked ballot may have helped Liberals eke out a majority. I don't think it would have made a big difference, except pr….
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Justin Trudeau said abandoning electoral reform was his biggest regret, and in January lamented the fact that Canada doesn't have ranked ballots. We asked political experts: What would have happened...
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RT @CBCNews: CBC News’s visual investigations team investigated Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney rallies and found that the actual crowd si….
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Crowd sizes have become a discussion point in this election. The CBC News’s visual investigation unit looks at some of the images from those rallies to try to determine whether the reality fits with...
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RT @WiretapLawyer: An RCMP officer and a retired Vancouver police officer, witnesses in an ongoing foreign interference case, were targeted….
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A current RCMP officer and retired Vancouver police officer say the RCMP used controversial spyware technology on them when they were identified as witnesses in a foreign interference case that is...
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RT @CBCNews: A current RCMP officer and retired Vancouver police officer say the RCMP used controversial spyware technology on them when th….
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A current RCMP officer and retired Vancouver police officer say the RCMP used controversial spyware technology on them when they were identified as witnesses in a foreign interference case that is...
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RT @Ayan604: "What does 'middle class' mean in Canada, and who does it leave behind? " as told by @TheMaimann. #cdnpoli #Bcpoli #Vanpoli. h….
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both promised middle-class tax cuts this week. But the former hallmarks of a middle-class lifestyle — like owning a home or taking...
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Callout: What do you consider 'middle class' in Canada? Do you feel like that includes you?.
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RT @Jacob_A_Ware: Last week, Elon Musk told AfD supporters in Halle, a city which suffered a neo-Nazi terrorist attack on Yom Kippur in 201….
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Elon Musk's comments at a rally for Germany's far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s escalating political interference in foreign countries — including Canada.
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RT @natnewswatch: Elon Musk's speech in Germany raises concerns about his increased political meddling abroad. The billionaire Trump ally s….
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RT @InformedOps: "Trees are filled with 1000s & 1000s of litres of water. If there's a tree filled with water & something really dry beside….
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As images and videos of the Los Angeles wildfires dominate social media this week, some are questioning why some palm trees have survived next to burned-out homes and cars.
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My latest for CBC:.
Transgender Americans are bracing for attacks from the White House and in their own neighbourhoods after Donald Trump's U.S. election victory, following a campaign that promoted anti-trans rhetoric.
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RT @CBCNews: Drug and addiction experts are raising alarms about a "fashionable" drug concoction that One Direction singer Liam Payne may h….
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Drug and addiction experts are raising alarms about a “fashionable” drug concoction that One Direction singer Liam Payne may have taken prior to his death. ABC News and other outlets have reported...
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'The environmental damage, it's tremendous, and it affects everything.' I talked to experts about the climate impacts of the war in Gaza, including lost vegetation, toxic debris and carbon emissions from overseas weapon shipments:
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The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza’s landscape in ways that may be irreversible, and a picture of the environmental harm is only beginning to emerge as violence spreads across the region.
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