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David P Ball
@davidpball.bsky.social
Freelance reporter, podcaster, photog & editor ¶ Co-founder: Debrief Communications ¶ Formerly CBC, TorStar, AFP, Tyee ¶ CAJ+Webster awards ¶ Bylines: Globe & Mail, Le Monde, Guardian, National Post etc ¶ Tips: [email protected]
My first @indiginews.bsky.social newsletter

Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper

Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There’s a special place in hell for Ticketmaster & their insatiable demand for password resets that must be (a) never used before in my life, & (b) far more secure than any I need for government tax logins and banking

At this point I have no clue how I will remember this & won‘t store codes online
September 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Is this the return of the cat cult because yessss

my contribution has doubled :
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Cypress Mountain summit timeline cleanse
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Detroit v Vancouver … this weekend’s booing tradition continues

I do feel bad like it must have been hard to be this great singer who didn’t ask for a trade war but
February 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Is there some kind of ban on saying “crashed” or “crash landed” lol
December 29, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Foggy soggy dog, in four parts
December 5, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Winter wonderland up in Cypress park on the North Shore right now
November 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Good morrow all from Ms Willow, aka Snoot Doggy Dogg
November 25, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Welcome everyone now joining this platform! I’ve been mostly quiet on all socials lately, but now really happy to see people choosing a healthier and happier one!
November 15, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Health authority joins scientists to study health impacts of gas flaring from Woodfibre LNG plant near Squamish, B.C.

My latest for @CBCNewsBC

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Merry Christmas from us and a dog who hates hats.

Recreated my mom’s annual Dec 25 Eggs “Holidays” which I only realized as an adult were just Hollandaise
December 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM
“This is the problem of general society that's mistreating us and stereotyping us,” said Tania Dick. "It's not for Indigenous people to bear the weight and load of this."

#TruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
September 30, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Looking for a small business concerned about inflation etc who might want to talk about how they're managing/planning for the challenging economic conditions.

Bonus points if outside Lower Mainland

[email protected] or DM me thanks!!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
September 6, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Lives at risk because Canada has no rapid response, warns retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie

My latest exclusive for CBC:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
September 6, 2023 at 7:55 PM
'A true hero of the Vancouverism generation': Nathan Edelson — city planner, activist, advocate — dead at 76

My latest for CBC — Founding director of Little Mountain Neighbourhood House remembered as urban visionary

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6956674
September 5, 2023 at 8:03 PM
He came to B.C. as a refugee. Now, this boxing champion is training for an Olympic bid

My latest for CBC, watch the video and read:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dalis-gures-bc-refugee-boxing-champion-1.6490428
August 20, 2023 at 7:27 PM