Andrew Kurjata
@akurjata.ca
Canadian news reporter/producer based in Prince George, British Columbia — Dakelh territory. I live north of most of you.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Confirmed: Danish-American meeting on Greenland tomorrow at the White House.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Confirmed: Danish-American meeting on Greenland tomorrow at the White House.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
It's the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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McDonald's Canada will freeze the price of a small cup of coffee at $1 for at least a year and drop the price of its McValue meals to $5 for the same duration.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
McDonald's Canada freezes price of small coffee, McValue meals for one year
TORONTO - When Annemarie Swijtink took the helm of McDonald's Canada in September, fast-food companies were facing a lot of heat.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
McDonald's Canada will freeze the price of a small cup of coffee at $1 for at least a year and drop the price of its McValue meals to $5 for the same duration.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
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Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Carney to discuss major projects with Coastal First Nations
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Coastal First Nations on Tuesday to discuss major projects and marine conservation.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
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This morning in Vancouver, Amber Bracken will take on the RCMP in a historic lawsuit brought by @thenarwhal.ca over her arrest while working in the field. @arnokopecky.bsky.social on why this lawsuit matters.
A historic fight for press freedom begins
Four years after a dramatic arrest, Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are turning the tables and suing the RCMP. The trial starts today.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This morning in Vancouver, Amber Bracken will take on the RCMP in a historic lawsuit brought by @thenarwhal.ca over her arrest while working in the field. @arnokopecky.bsky.social on why this lawsuit matters.
BBC reporting hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, citing watch groups. Absolutely terrible www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Iran: Trump considers action and says Iran wants meeting after hundreds of protesters reported killed
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
BBC reporting hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, citing watch groups. Absolutely terrible www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Ok it's weird that episode 2 of Shoresy S5 is essentially just an extended Gretzky apologia monologue but it's also kind of funny that even with that being the very clear agenda Gretzky still couldn't be bothered to do more than a FaceTime cameo where he got the team name wrong
January 12, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Ok it's weird that episode 2 of Shoresy S5 is essentially just an extended Gretzky apologia monologue but it's also kind of funny that even with that being the very clear agenda Gretzky still couldn't be bothered to do more than a FaceTime cameo where he got the team name wrong
Everything else aside, where is there a war on protein? They're putting protein in everything. I have to make special selections if I don't want extra protein artificially added to my coffee
white house social media manager: you get those photos of RFK, jr. for the protein post?
white house content creator: sure did boss, real fuckin' sinister, just like you asked
white house social media manager: what
white house content creator: sure did boss, real fuckin' sinister, just like you asked
white house social media manager: what
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Everything else aside, where is there a war on protein? They're putting protein in everything. I have to make special selections if I don't want extra protein artificially added to my coffee
Well ok that makes sense
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Well ok that makes sense
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
So more research plus these replies have us going with cork in the bedroom. Now just trying to choose between these two styles...
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
So more research plus these replies have us going with cork in the bedroom. Now just trying to choose between these two styles...
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she’s a ten, but that’s only in CAD
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
she’s a ten, but that’s only in CAD
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Not to be the "there's a middle ground" guy but there's a whole lot of middle ground between governments completely banning X and governments doing absolutely nothing about the creation of AI generated sexual abuse on main on X using Grok prompts, while continuing to use X as a primary comms channel
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Not to be the "there's a middle ground" guy but there's a whole lot of middle ground between governments completely banning X and governments doing absolutely nothing about the creation of AI generated sexual abuse on main on X using Grok prompts, while continuing to use X as a primary comms channel
Not saying it is the reason but ... He is on X. And people were @ ing him about it, unhappy about the rumours
The speed of the statement matters. The late night timing matters. Why was it so important to deny so quickly? Who was the AI minister trying to please with a denial that fast?
"Just after midnight Sunday, Solomon said in a post on X that contrary to media reports, Canada is not considering a ban"
"Just after midnight Sunday, Solomon said in a post on X that contrary to media reports, Canada is not considering a ban"
Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Not saying it is the reason but ... He is on X. And people were @ ing him about it, unhappy about the rumours
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"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm doing the opposite. Forcing myself to read slowly, to actually hear the words in my head
okay can i be honest w yall for a sec. i actually only very recently (like 2 days ago) learned to read quickly. i used to sound out every single word in my head as if i was reading aloud. i learned to READ two days ago.
January 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I'm doing the opposite. Forcing myself to read slowly, to actually hear the words in my head
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forgetting the word Domesticated and telling people at this party raccoons have gotten "more coachable." at some point i start adding "over the offseason" which i don't think raccoons even have yet
January 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
forgetting the word Domesticated and telling people at this party raccoons have gotten "more coachable." at some point i start adding "over the offseason" which i don't think raccoons even have yet
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I don’t know if it’s true but I was told that the tree streets in Vancouver were supposed to be in Alphabetical order - Arbutus, Birch, Cedar and so on but the person who was installing the signs didn’t get the memo so they were just installed randomly.
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I don’t know if it’s true but I was told that the tree streets in Vancouver were supposed to be in Alphabetical order - Arbutus, Birch, Cedar and so on but the person who was installing the signs didn’t get the memo so they were just installed randomly.
I saw and lost a post about how ivy gets thrown in when there's a row of streets named after trees, but may I present, in both alphabetical and spatial order: Ash, Birch, Cedar, Dogwood, Elm, Fir, Gorse, Hemlock, INGLEDEW, Juniper
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I saw and lost a post about how ivy gets thrown in when there's a row of streets named after trees, but may I present, in both alphabetical and spatial order: Ash, Birch, Cedar, Dogwood, Elm, Fir, Gorse, Hemlock, INGLEDEW, Juniper
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These AI images coming out of X depicting Greenland with strip malls and huge parking lots — the proud, aggressive memeification of the worst symbol of American life — is so odd. Is this intended to represent a threat? An actual hope? A self-aware joke? I truly can't tell with Americans.
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
These AI images coming out of X depicting Greenland with strip malls and huge parking lots — the proud, aggressive memeification of the worst symbol of American life — is so odd. Is this intended to represent a threat? An actual hope? A self-aware joke? I truly can't tell with Americans.
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The X situation is an excellent example of the perils of neoliberalism. The state has become so beholden to a private service provider for public service announcements, they're resorting to equivocation on responsibility for CSAM and violent misogyny on that platform rather than risk losing it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The X situation is an excellent example of the perils of neoliberalism. The state has become so beholden to a private service provider for public service announcements, they're resorting to equivocation on responsibility for CSAM and violent misogyny on that platform rather than risk losing it.
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In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X (formerly Twitter) has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?