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Managing Editor at Calgary Citizen

Writer and Reporter at Freelance

@calgaryctzn managing editor/writer/ photographer with a flair for the dramatic and a penchant for whiskey. Send your story tips [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | marketingnewscanada.com | krista sylvester

    The "Buy Canadian" movement is no longer just a short-term reaction to President Trump’s trade war—it’s transforming into a powerful and possibly long-term shift in Canadian consumer behavior. A recent poll commissioned by Lightspeed Commerce reveals just how deep this current shift cuts, highlighting that Canadian consumers may be making more intentional choices to support local businesses into the future.

  • 2 months ago | peacecountrysun.com | krista sylvester

    Advertisement 1Randall MacDonald urges others to apply to TELUS STORYHIVE, the program that helped him​ make his dreams come trueAuthor of the article:  •  Postmedia Content Works  •  Article contentRandall MacDonald always knew he was made for television, but it took the TELUS STORYHIVE Voices program to help him unlock his talents.

  • Dec 28, 2024 | globalnews.ca | krista sylvester

    Canmore, Alta., residents came together to help a local family restore its popular Christmas display just 24 hours after it was vandalized on Boxing Day. Dave Ouellette has been putting the popular Christmas display up for more than a decade, ever since his 15-year-old daughter Rhyanna was born. As Ouellette explains, the display located just off Bow Trail took on a life of its own when the town embraced it as a must-see each holiday season. "It got bigger and bigger.

  • Dec 28, 2024 | globalnews.ca | krista sylvester

    Independent bookstores are enjoying a new chapter across the country as the market shifts from big box bookstores back to quaint and niche neighbourhood shops. The revival is putting the focus back on the little things that make the book-buying experience so special to avid readers and bookstore lovers. Writer and publisher Michael Hingston noticed there was something missing from the Edmonton literary scene, which led him to open Porch Light Books in November.

  • Dec 8, 2024 | globalnews.ca | krista sylvester

    Anywhere Aaron Symonds goes, his service dog - a golden retriever named Kimber - is always by his side. Symonds has needed Kimber's help for the past two years since he sustained a brain injury while working with a horse. He now suffers from epileptic seizures, which Kimber is trained to detect. "Doesn't matter what I do. Even when I take a shower, she's in the bathroom," he told Global News. "She's stopped about 10 or 12 seizures now ...

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Krista Sylvester
Krista Sylvester @IwroteIT
20 Mar 25

RT @staceybrotzel: Summary. Alberta government was advised not to spend $70 million for questionable medication and they did it anyway. And…

Krista Sylvester
Krista Sylvester @IwroteIT
18 Mar 25

RT @CalgaryOccupy: ~Another Danielle Smith #FAIL AND in less than 90 days! DynaLife insolvent less than 90 days into contract for lab serv…

Krista Sylvester
Krista Sylvester @IwroteIT
18 Mar 25

The UCP is beyond an utter failure with Healthcare. In the real world, catastrophic ineptitude like this would have consequences. Not for the ucp. Business as usual. This is why we need journalism; the UCP don't want us to know how bad they screwed up. #ucpcorruption #Alberta

lynninthehouse
lynninthehouse @daydreamalot

Can someone please explain to me how this woman is STILL the minister of health? https://t.co/JBnttmRJ9n