Jackie Dives
@jackiedives.bsky.social
Vancouver-based photojournalist working for NYT, Globe and Mail, Guardian, WSJ etc. www.jackiedives.com
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Jackie Dives
@jackiedives.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Postcard Club
Sign up before the 15th to get the current month's postcard. Members will receive a postcard printed with a new photograph every month, plus a short note on the back with some context about the photog...
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Hello! I have launched a fun thing! It's called Postcard Club and if you sign up I will send you a postcard of one of my photos every month. It's $5/month for the first 25 people and then $7/month for everyone else (+$1 for a international shipping).
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Amber will continue testifying at 2pm today and again tomorrow. Expert witness, photographer Nina Berman, will start the day at 9am, then Amber will follow when that is done.
It’s day 12 of our press freedom trial against the RCMP.
“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
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“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
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Opinion: A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever
How much more easily might authorities control the story if journalists aren’t allowed to do their work?
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Amber will continue testifying at 2pm today and again tomorrow. Expert witness, photographer Nina Berman, will start the day at 9am, then Amber will follow when that is done.
DULF charter challenge done for the day. Back tomorrow at 10am. Crown will be calling their first witness.
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
DULF charter challenge done for the day. Back tomorrow at 10am. Crown will be calling their first witness.
Reposted by Jackie Dives
It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...
Who decides what journalists can see? - World Press Freedom Canada
When police arrested photojournalist Amber Bracken while she was documenting a protest in northern British Columbia, they didn’t just detain a reporter — they set the stage for a major test of press f...
worldpressfreedomcanada.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...
Today.
DULF’s constitutional challenge continues tomorrow at 10am at 800 Smithe.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee
The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Today.
DULF’s constitutional challenge continues tomorrow at 10am at 800 Smithe.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee
The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
DULF’s constitutional challenge continues tomorrow at 10am at 800 Smithe.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. https://cnn.it/49HMH1u
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. https://cnn.it/49HMH1u
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Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
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Up to 89 percent of ambulances for overdoses concealed in record year, as Alberta health care careens into crisis
The Alberta government says it has “the most transparent data reporting system in North America" for drug toxicity. In reality, internal data manipulation causes most emergency calls to go unreported.
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
The second week of The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s trial against the RCMP is nearing its end — with three more weeks to go. thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
thenarwhal.ca
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The second week of The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s trial against the RCMP is nearing its end — with three more weeks to go. thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
I have three exhibitions coming up in 2026, featuring my work about the toxic drug supply crisis. For the first time, I will be including camcorder footage as a part of the project.
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I have three exhibitions coming up in 2026, featuring my work about the toxic drug supply crisis. For the first time, I will be including camcorder footage as a part of the project.
Dulf’s constitutional challenge continues tomorrow (Jan 21) at 9am. Fairly certain Dan Werb will be testifying.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee
The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Dulf’s constitutional challenge continues tomorrow (Jan 21) at 9am. Fairly certain Dan Werb will be testifying.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Cheyenne Johnson will continue to testify tomorrow (Jan 20) at 10am.
B.C. health authorities tried for four years to create a heroin compassion club whose members could purchase a regulated version of the drug without a prescription, an effort to reduce toxic-drug deaths that was ultimately derailed by political blowback
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January 20, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Cheyenne Johnson will continue to testify tomorrow (Jan 20) at 10am.
Every day of the DULF trial I do an update in my Instagram stories at the end of the day. This is not reporting, but is my take/recap on what I’m witnessing. They are all also saved in my highlights.
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Every day of the DULF trial I do an update in my Instagram stories at the end of the day. This is not reporting, but is my take/recap on what I’m witnessing. They are all also saved in my highlights.
Boyfriend understands the assignment (to send links about good things).
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Student arrested for eating AI art in UAF gallery protest — The Sun Star - UAF's Student Voice
On Tuesday, January 13, University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate student Graham Granger was detained after he had been found “ripping artwork off the walls and eating it in a reported protest,” ac...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Boyfriend understands the assignment (to send links about good things).
www.uafsunstar.com/news/student...
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Reposted by Jackie Dives
Photojournalist Amber Bracken spoke with CBC Edmonton this morning about our case against the RCMP: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
thenarwhal.ca
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Photojournalist Amber Bracken spoke with CBC Edmonton this morning about our case against the RCMP: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
Reposted by Jackie Dives
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism, by @tyolsen.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism | The Tyee
The judge’s ruling could reinforce the right of journalists to report from inside police ‘exclusion zones.’
thetyee.ca
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism, by @tyolsen.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
It's day two of our press freedom trial against the RCMP. You can read coverage of the first day's proceedings in The Globe and Mail. ⤵️
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Photojournalist’s arrest at B.C. pipeline standoff weakens democracy, lawyer argues in civil trial
Lawyer for the RCMP, provincial and federal governments argues the trial is not about how police treat media as a whole
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It's day two of our press freedom trial against the RCMP. You can read coverage of the first day's proceedings in The Globe and Mail. ⤵️
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
CBC has a story on The Narwhal's case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken, which starts today.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trial begins for journalist suing RCMP for arrest at pipeline protest camp near Prince George, B.C. | CBC News
Photojournalist Amber Bracken and The Narwhal say RCMP violated Charter rights when they unlawfully arrested and detained Bracken at a Coastal GasLink pipeline protest camp on Wet’suwet’en territory i...
www.cbc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
CBC has a story on The Narwhal's case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken, which starts today.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
Here's a story from Canada's National Observer about our press freedom case against the RCMP, which is underway right now in B.C.'s Supreme Court. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...
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 7:10 PM
Here's a story from Canada's National Observer about our press freedom case against the RCMP, which is underway right now in B.C.'s Supreme Court. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
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.
Reposted by Jackie Dives
In case you hadn't heard, The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken on assignment in northern B.C. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians — and the trial begins next week. thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
The Narwhal's trial is a week away | The Narwhal
We’re suing the RCMP for arresting a journalist on assignment for The Narwhal. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians
thenarwhal.ca
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
In case you hadn't heard, The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken on assignment in northern B.C. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians — and the trial begins next week. thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
Reposted by Jackie Dives
This case is an important one to watch if you care about your own right to know. If the police are free to arrest, detain and block journalists while acting on industry's behalf, our whole information ecosystem gets eroded.
We're suing the RCMP and it's finally going to trial this month. Here's a great video explaining why we're doing it. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDm...
The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP, explained
YouTube video by The Narwhal
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January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This case is an important one to watch if you care about your own right to know. If the police are free to arrest, detain and block journalists while acting on industry's behalf, our whole information ecosystem gets eroded.
Reposted by Jackie Dives
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵
“British Columbia’s shortfalls in its response to the unregulated toxic drug crisis were strongly criticized during the first three weeks of the Drug User Liberation Front’s constitutional challenge.”
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"B.C. instead focused on funding policing, and treatment and recovery beds, which Lapointe said was problematic because the province is not tracking how these investments reduce overdoses, deaths or harms caused by unregulated drugs."
#bcpoli #harmreduction
"B.C. instead focused on funding policing, and treatment and recovery beds, which Lapointe said was problematic because the province is not tracking how these investments reduce overdoses, deaths or harms caused by unregulated drugs."
#bcpoli #harmreduction
Ex-BC Coroner Testifies about Failures to Prevent Toxic Drug Deaths | The Tyee
Lawyers for DULF are arguing the compassion club had to take matters into its own hands.
thetyee.ca
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“British Columbia’s shortfalls in its response to the unregulated toxic drug crisis were strongly criticized during the first three weeks of the Drug User Liberation Front’s constitutional challenge.”