Alberta now leads the continent in a preventable childhood disease that leaves at least two of every 1,000 infections with severe intellectual disabilities, pneumonia or hearing loss. Or dead. Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published July 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/07/Danielle-Smith-Queen-Measles/

Danielle Smith, Queen of Measles

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