No charges as Black bear recently released from captivity is shot…

From the Province of Alberta: Rehabilitated black bear has died

A recently rehabilitated orphaned male black bear that was released into the wild in June has died.

The 16-month-old bear was shot dead after it wandered near children on private land north of its release point.

The bear, released in a remote southwestern Alberta location on June 20, travelled about 120 kilometres to an area where it encountered humans and was subsequently shot and killed. No charges will be laid in this matter. The government continues to monitor a female bear, which was released along with the male, and which has remained in the vicinity of the release point.

The government is concerned about the abnormal behaviour demonstrated by the male bear, including its migration since release and its habituation behaviour demonstrated prior to its death.

“We are saddened to learn of the death of this young male black bear. Typically, we do not expect a young black bear to wander or remain near humans. Bears that become habituated to humans start to see us as a source of food and become dangerous. Given the circumstances around its death, we will be reviewing the data collected since its release, as well as reviewing its rehabilitation experience. We are obviously concerned for the fate of the young female bear and will be continuing to monitor its progress closely.”Rob Simieritsch, South Saskatchewan Region Resource Manager, Alberta Environment and Parks

Quick facts

The two bears were fitted with radio collars to track their movements and success on reintegration into the wild.
The criteria for successful reintegration include
- Ability for the bears to forage on their own
- Appropriate socialization with other bears
- Decreased likelihood of human-bear conflict.
More than 40,000 black bears live in Alberta. In a given year, about 10,000 black bear cubs are born.

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Province Releases Blockbuster Review of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Published on January 24, 2025

Duane Rolheiser

A blockbuster report headed up by Dr. Gary Davidson has been released. The review should rattle the foundations of Alberta Health and very likely have huge ramifications everywhere as it’s one of only a very few reviews of this kind to be released anywhere in the world.

You can find the report here: open.alberta.ca/publications/a

Premier Danielle Smith tasked Dr. Davidson with this project over 2 years ago. Former head of Emergency Medicine for the central zone and Chief of the Emergency Department at Red Deer Regional Hospital from 2016-2020, Dr. Davidson found himself on the outside looking in during the COVID-19 pandemic when he criticized the accepted treatments and refused to take the jab. Shortly after Danielle Smith became Premier, she called on Dr. Davidson to lead a review.. and has he ever.

Released earlier today (Friday, January 24), the 250 page report is extremely critical of many aspects of the health system’s approach to the pandemic.

You can find the report here: open.alberta.ca/publications/a

The team assembled by Dr. Davidson includes some of the leading Albertans you would hope to be involved in a provincial COVID-19 review including Dr. Davison himself, Dr. Blaine Achen (who was fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine after having recovered from COVID and realizing he had immunity. He was soon reinstated.), Infectious Disease Epidemiologist Dr. David Vickers of the Centre for Health Informatics at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, as well as Dr “Rashad” Justin Chin, Emergency Medicine Specialist at the University of Alberta Emergency Department.

The team called out and received support from some of the world’s leading experts on the COVID-19 pandemic including David Speicher, a PhD and molecular virologist and clinical epidemiologist with expertise in detection and surveillance of infectious diseases. Dr. Speicher’s work has been highlighted in the U.S. Senate as well as European Parliamentary hearings.

Dr Davidson also pulled in Dr. Byram Bridle. The PhD viral immunologist and Associate Professor of Viral Immunology in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph who became renowned for his early and accurate information on the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine response.

The review was also aided by US President Donald Trumps selection for Secretary of HHS, Dr Jay Battacharya. Dr. Battacharya catapulted to fame for his part in the Great Barrington Declaration released early in the pandemic, which suggested a completely different approach to various aspects of the pandemic response which have all proved to be far better in retrospect.

In the coming days and perhaps hours, various media and agencies will be offering summaries of the report’s findings (including the summaries you’ll find here at Todayville.com). Undoubtedly there are AI versions already. However this is one small book you should seriously consider reading yourself from cover to cover. After a quick scan I can guarantee you it would be very difficult to overstate just how important this review is to future pandemic responses and to our health care system in general.

More on this report in the coming days.. and undoubtedly weeks and months ahead!

Do take the time to read this for yourself. It’s really too important to only know what others will tell you about this. Undoubtedly there will be extremely differing opinions. Perhaps the most important conclusion of all will be one of the recommendations made in this review… the absolute necessity for a full public inquiry into Alberta’s pandemic response.

You can find the report here: open.alberta.ca/publications/a