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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 3m

for fucks sake

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 3m

no this isn't CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 31m

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 4d

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
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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...

www.cbc.ca

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 34m

the police board chair says that there's so much overtime because THE POLICE NEED MORE POLICE

AND THE POLICE AGREE

youtu.be/vAQVdXO3mnc

Vancouver Police Board chair admits OT hours worked by officers 'a concern'

YouTube video by CBC British Columbia

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 51m

I love it, but what if we designed the necessity of cars out of our lives

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14h

What if you had to take your drivers test at least every 10 years?

A lot changes over time. Including knowledge/memory of the road rules, driver skills and ability, and the size and deadliness of vehicles.

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Joseph Planta @joeplanta.bsky.social · 1h

I was thinking about my grandmother. She loved baseball. She loved the Blue Jays and she loved the Mariners. She would have loved all of this, knowing one of them was going to the World Series. She's been dead 22 years & every few weeks during baseball season, I'll look in on the standings for her.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 1h

addressing these problems directly would require the political bravery to legislate systemic change

instead, only police

#bcpoli

She says since becoming public safety minister, she has met with “every municipal police chief” across B.C. and has discussed some of the challenges departments face.

They include the toxic drug crisis, an increase in homelessness and the “increasing complexity of mental health responses,” she says.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 2h

integrity pool of transparency

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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 3h

Today, a former Ontario privacy commissioner is calling for an external investigation into why, for a decade, the B.C. government agency denied the data breach, which a fifth estate investigation shows affected 28,000 health-care workers.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

They were victims of a massive data breach in 2009. Their employer denied it for a decade | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

www.cbc.ca

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 2d

Implementation pushed back to 2027 (originally promised for Spring 2026). Guess it’s been harder than expected to ring fence at-capacity voluntary treatment infrastructure for unproven, forced care.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 3h

This video is a chilling reminder of what one aspect of street-violence looks like, particularly with a deadly weapon.

People and public spaces must be protected from this kind of deliberate lethal entitlement from drivers that have a disregard for pedestrian well-being and human life. #visionzero

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 3d

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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Nathan Lauster @lausterna.bsky.social · 4h

The Chicago story, as many have noted, rhymes an awful lot with some pretty terrible history.

But evidence also reminds me of the Aurora, CO, landlord who really amped up the Venezuelan gang story at his buildings seemingly to get out of code violations. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c429982...

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 5h

ask every one of the government-appointed board members what they knew

we have a serious oversight problem with public agencies in this province

Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 6h

This is wild. Dozens of nurses and other healthcare workers had their personal information stolen in a data breach from their employer. But the publicly run Interior Health Authority in B.C denied it for 10 years, even as crimes were being committed using their info

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

They were victims of a massive data breach in 2009. Their employer denied it for a decade | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

www.cbc.ca

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 6h

Vpd officers standing with seized alcohol and distilling equipment during prohibition

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 6h

Someone check on Ken Sim

Poster | Crypto News @cryptonews-poster.bsky.social · 6h

Crypto markets plunged, triggering over $19B in liquidations & wiping out 1.6M+ traders in 24hrs (via Coinglass). BTC liquidations hit $5.3B, ETH $4.36B. Largest single liquidation: $203M on Hyperliquid. Volatility remains high! #crypto #liquidation #BTC #ETH

#blockchain #news

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 8h

its the war on drugs

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 8h

Dr. Oz announces that TrumpRx.gov is now live.

If you click, you'll see — it's essentially just a banner ad for now.

U.S. officials have said it will formally launch in January 2026 and help Americans find discounted drugs.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 9h

"Alberta's citizens"?????

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 13h

This is an absolutely insane story - and Interior Health is still claiming they didn't have "a large [data] breach." Please read: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as B.C. health agency denied massive data breach for a decade | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

www.cbc.ca

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 11h

regulating drugs for public health

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 11h

Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senate-alcohol-warning-9.6933765

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

A Senate bill proposes putting warnings on alcohol packaging, similar to what is already on packs of cigarettes.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 13h

um

cc @micksweetman.bsky.social

connect.health.gov.bc.ca/assisted-liv...

Mistaya Recovery House

Status: Unregistered

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 13h

Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as the Interior Health Authority denied massive data breach for a decade.

Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA

Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as B.C. health agency denied massive data breach for a decade | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

www.cbc.ca

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 14h

yeah I archive the updates to track changes (SINCE THE MEDIA DOESNT BOTHER TO DO THAT) while noting that the data is preliminary...

and agree. will inquire.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 14h

devastating photo of ongoing indifference to mass social murder

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

153 people died in July, 149 in August from unregulated drugs in B.C.: coroner

British Columbia’s coroners service say 153 people died in July from unregulated toxic drugs and another 149 deaths occurred in August.

bit.ly

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 15h

they didn't even look at the report.

May 2025 - 153
June 2025 - 149
July 2025 - 153
August 2025 - 149

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

im sorry, i feel terrible asking but could someone possibly spare 30$

etransfer: [email protected]

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