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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 1h

As drought in the Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the Dawson Creek scrambles to find water, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up 50 per cent last year. Ben Parfitt for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

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Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · 1h

Latest on the strike by Canada Post workers by the Tyee's labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social. Worth reading.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 3h

“None of us want to be out on a picket line. We’re prepared to fight, but nobody’s happy to be here.” #canlab

Picket Lines and the Fight for the Future of Canada Post | The Tyee

As workers strike once again, the dispute raises big questions about public services.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1h

Kinship agreements are commonly used to keep Indigenous kids out of the child welfare system and with family members.

But Julia's documentation was not recognized by a #DTES housing provider, contrary to BC Housing's own guidelines. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Indigenous Caregiver Says She Faced Housing Discrimination | The Tyee

Kinship agreements keep Indigenous families together — but one housing provider didn’t accept an applicant’s documentation.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning to everybody except the Yankees

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 14h

“A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.”

‘This will not happen again’: Vancouver Park Board apologizes for hosting Harry Potter event

A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 19h

The president's antifa expert tells Holocaust jokes and uses neo-Nazi codes like 1488. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 19h

Afternoon editing soundtrack, courtesy Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics for the Rufus Wainwright song Going to a Town with they lyric « I’m so tired of America » highlighted

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

Journalists in Sudan’s El-Fasher are trapped under siege. They endure violence, hunger and relentless bombardment alongside the civilians they report on.

Read CPJ’s new investigation: cpj.org/2025/10/hunt...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22h

Elections BC fines Chip Wilson $600 for putting up three signs accusing the BC NDP of being "communist," etc. during the fall provincial eleciton

The conversation between Wilson and the Election BC investigator should be a one-act play 😂 #bcpoli elections.bc.ca/docs/amp/Enf...

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 23h

If you are a local reporter who has specialized local knowledge and great story, but needs editing support, a second set of eyes, or even just someone to take some interviews off your plate, get in touch! We want to collaborate on more good pieces like this.

Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

The definitive history of Kamloop's very own "Mayor of chaos" by @tyolsen.bsky.social and @castanet.net's Kristen Holliday #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Mayor of Chaos: How Kamloops Politics Became Infamous | The Tyee

Car dealer Reid Hamer-Jackson won office with charisma and ideas. Then the wheels came off.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 23h

How city council is going this morning 👀 #vanpoli

isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 1d

Another speaker opposed to the motion and bringing up the rally and Sims tweet. She asks sim if he’s tired of getting ratioed on twitter by Orr. Coun. Zhou trying to interrupt her and now telling people it’s a serious environment.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

The definitive history of Kamloop's very own "Mayor of chaos" by @tyolsen.bsky.social and @castanet.net's Kristen Holliday #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Mayor of Chaos: How Kamloops Politics Became Infamous | The Tyee

Car dealer Reid Hamer-Jackson won office with charisma and ideas. Then the wheels came off.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

Wow congrats, this looks so interesting 👀

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 1d

Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.

Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just sitting here waiting for @akkabah.bsky.social to respond to my ostrich pun on Slack #localnews

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 1d

As Mark Carney is praising Donald Trump for his accomplishments during his White House visit, the U.S. President interrupts, adding: "the merger of Canada and the United States."

"That wasn't where I was going," Mr. Carney continues.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

How did One Battle After Another get made at the same time that the Department of Homeland Security is making fascist propaganda like this? www.facebook.com/reel/2608498...

10K views · 986 reactions | RECAPTURE OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY! This week, we arrested hundreds of criminal illegal aliens, terrorists, and terrorist sympathizers across our country in Portland in Chica...

RECAPTURE OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY! This week, we arrested hundreds of criminal illegal aliens, terrorists, and terrorist sympathizers across our country in Portland in Chicago. Now, we need your...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2d

It's all so very interesting, because the handling of these culture war issues is what's causing all the friction inside the B.C. Conservatives #bcpoli

Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

Afternoon debate adjourned so the house can hold a standing vote on this motion

The Conservatives vacated the chamber, presumably for the caucus meeting where there may be a secret ballot vote on Rustad's leadership

Vote will happen in a few minutes so there is time for them to return

Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

MLAs considering a motion condemning the Association for Reformed Political Action's views, tabled by NDP MLA Rohini Arora

MLAs Elenore Sturko (Ind), Rob Botterell (Green), Susie Chant and Steve Morisette (NDP) spoke in favour

Conservative MLA Larry Neufeld and Ind Jordan Kealy spoke against

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

Afternoon debate adjourned so the house can hold a standing vote on this motion

The Conservatives vacated the chamber, presumably for the caucus meeting where there may be a secret ballot vote on Rustad's leadership

Vote will happen in a few minutes so there is time for them to return

Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 2d

MLAs considering a motion condemning the Association for Reformed Political Action's views, tabled by NDP MLA Rohini Arora

MLAs Elenore Sturko (Ind), Rob Botterell (Green), Susie Chant and Steve Morisette (NDP) spoke in favour

Conservative MLA Larry Neufeld and Ind Jordan Kealy spoke against

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That this House condemns the intolerant views of the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA), including its harmful discrimination against transgender people, its belief that homosexuality is “immoral” and its explicit policy goal of restricting abortion access in British Columbia.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2d

Today in the BC Legislature:

#bcpoli

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2d

This labour leader wants to lead the NDP - @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Rob Ashton #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

‘We're All Getting Screwed. I’ve Had Enough’ | The Tyee

He was a dockworker, then a labour leader. Now Rob Ashton wants to lead the federal NDP. A Tyee Q&A.

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Flannery Dean @flannerydean.bsky.social · 2d

Lot of star system focus in media but it takes a lot of courage to quit on principle especially in an industry where having a job at all is vanishing opportunity. Respect 🫡

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 2d

The resignations, which include two editors and two reporters based in Homer and Kenai, were scheduled to take effect in two weeks, but managers at Carpenter Media Group fired all four immediately.

James Brooks reports. An Alaska Beacon reprint. #CdnMedia #uspoli

BC Paper Owner Sparks Mass Resignation Over Charlie Kirk Story Intervention | The Tyee

Alaskan journalists quit after Carpenter Media execs unilaterally changed an article about a vigil for the far-right activist.

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 3d

A single Vancouver police officer made $397,258 last year, making $239,258 in overtime on top of their base pay of up to $158,000.
This is the wildest FOI I've seen in a long time. Well done Liam Britten for digging this up. #CBC
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47 VPD officers made over $100K in OT last year — and one banked $239K, FOI data shows | CBC News

A single Vancouver police sergeant was paid $239,258 in overtime alone last year, on top of the rank's base pay of up to $158,000. The figure comes from a freedom of information request filed with the...

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Last Stand in Bird Flu Ostrich Land

The BC ostrich convoy enters the "find out" stage of FAFO and so have we all

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