Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza apnews.com/article/geno...
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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza apnews.com/article/geno...
They’re good at making sausages
Why One Young Union Organizer Sees a Brighter Future , by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
BC government workers could be on strike as early as Tuesday, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Wow ok they certainly were doing it in 2021 🙃 in several cases not just this one
The government's Teachers' Employer Bargaining Association has voted to lock teachers out. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
There is some, er, group sex in that book so it would seem to fit under the ministerial order (god I hope I'm remembering this book right)
We’re making Edmonton’s full list of banned books completely searchable. Now, you can find all 221 books, including titles from Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley and more in one place. See which books will be removed from Edmonton school libraries this fall. buff.ly/LzkVnYw #abpoli #bookban
The Alberta government's response accuses ESB of "vicious compliance" with its own guidelines. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which won the Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction, is also being removed from Edmonton Public School libraries.' theijf.org/edmonton-ban...
Please follow @theijf.org and @bethanylindsay.bsky.social for more reporting based on their residential school database.
This story is a fun case study in "how do you get stories?" Step 1: Notice your kid (whose school has many low-income and Indigenous kids) gets school supply after the school covering that in recent years. Also the school's 10 Free Books program mysteriously didn't happen last June.
Well, with the caveat that it has to be something you can extend out to affect a bunch of other people too - but yeah I hope it shows the power of local reporting
@tyolsen.bsky.social noticed his kids' school supplies were no longer covered by the district. He looked into the reason and found a $20 million program to help families and improve equity had been quietly shelved by the B.C. government. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
👇 thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Are remote coroner investigations common? I think at this period (COVID disrupted times) they were more common, based on another case I looked at where the coroner initially offered a remove investigation. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
Canadian Press reporter Darryl Greer reveals the coroner did their investigation remotely in the case of Van Chung Pham, whose room contained the remains of a vulnerable youth and woman that were not found for months after police attended Pham's death. vancouversun.com/news/two-bod...
PNE's summer concerts were great this year ❤️🎵 Looking forward to the new amphitheatre and next year's lineup
“The Tyee is just learning about this now because it took 16 months for the Vancouver Police Department to release requested data about how many of its officers were trained on decriminalization.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
The 1980s obsession with wall-to-wall carpeting extended to mass transit apparently?? 😂
Please read this important story from Bethany
The efforts by social conservative groups to influence Alberta school trustee elections are more concerted than in previous municipal election campaigns. This worries some public education advocates. #AbEd #Yeg
A surprisingly hopeful story about transit in the Metro Van region by @kristendejager.bsky.social, featuring @andrewbutworse.bsky.social and @movementyvr.bsky.social You can also learn how the original SkyTrain cars were carpeted 🤮 thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Don't worry, I'm sure the National Post will pick it up 🙄
It's so sad to look for information on U.S. government websites right now. Some is the same. Some is propaganda. And then so many links just go to deleted pages. :-(
I keep thinking about that old Vision Vancouver crew. They for sure whipped the vote. But there was no integrity commissioner back then.
The horror journalist Mariam Dagga photographed in the last months of her life. The last one is from the hospital where she was killed today. Curated by @apnews.com editors apnews.com/photo-galler...
I always make a stop at the gift shop before our annual VI camping trip!
This book is set in Spokane and there's a lil Shambala cameo. Recommend! (Thanks @bcferries.bsky.social bookstore, your vacay picks never go awry)
Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday. https://cnn.it/45A8QN9
🚨 Israel has just killed five more journalists in Gaza. 🚨 We call on Canada, a founding member of the Media Freedom Coalition, to fulfill its obligations under international law. The only way is a full two way arms embargo and sanctions against Israel now #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
Thibaut Bruttin, director general of Reporters Without Borders, said press freedom advocates had never seen such a severe step backward for reporters’ safety. “They are doing everything they can to silence independent voices that are trying to report on Gaza." www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Five journalists, including Maryam Abu Daqqa, a freelance correspondent and photojournalist who submitted invaluable reporting to AP, were killed by Israel in a double airstrike on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Maryam was 33 years old and leaves behind a 13-year-old son.
The gap between Canada’s haves and have-nots has never been bigger.
Vancouver really showed up for the Leon Bridges concert last night 🎶
He calls this a “stage one rally cap” #bluejays
Let @harrisonmooney.bsky.social make you a little summer playlist 🎵 thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
What Hiar didn't say, revealed by an FOI request I made for call data from VSB schools to VPD from September 2015 - 2023, was that calls to VPD from schools had actually been much higher when School Liaison Officers *were* in schools. thetyee.ca/News/2023/11... 🧵 5/
This excellent reporting from @lisa-steacy.bsky.social & Andrew Andrew Weichel at CTV reminded me of the call data VPD cited as evidence that Vancouver schools were less safe without School Liaison Officers. A 🧵 1/ #BCPoli #BCEd www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Another colleague, @kehyslop.bsky.social, is only now being allowed by VPD to go into their HQ to view training material for their SLO program. That was also an incredibly long battle.
One of my colleagues, @michellegamage.bsky.social, recently got an FOI back on police training for decriminalization policies over a year after the request and only after threatening to go to the OIPC.
Huge kudos to Andrew and Lisa for sticking with this story for months and showing how the VPD slow-walked FOI requests and requests for updated data. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Palestinian families in Canada say they are watching their family members lose weight and sustain more injuries and displacement in Gaza while refugee applications sit with IRCC. They and advocates say the Canadian government's inaction on the file amounts to racism. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
😂 I’m so jealous of these NYC reporters with their rats and their bribery chips
My jaw is all the way on the floor
Unless I'm missing something, tthe headline and the subhead on the story are both wrong. Govt doesn't claim Mentzelopoulos did anything illegal. They allege she breached her contract. By recording without consent, the govt says they "acquired cause" to fire her.
Feucht is a controversial Christian nationalist preacher who literally equates LGBTQ+ advocacy/events with demons. He wants both the U.S. and Canada to be governed by Christians who will pass "biblical moral" laws. Previous coverage: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Some updates on the Sean Feucht/Canada tour story: No churches in Winnipeg would host his gathering. Meanwhile, West Kelowna decided to not grant a permit because of security concerns (same reason given by many other municipalities).
“This is bigger than the flight attendants,” said Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. “It’s really an attack on worker bargaining power, which has the potential to undermine the Canadian working class.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
I’ll be attending this press conference later today. The organizers are hoping other Vancouver media will also cover. This is about problems with Canada’s family reunification program for Gaza refugees. Previous coverage: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
"...we are supposed to be less horrified by the fact that children with disabilities like cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis are starving to death under the deliberate siege policies of a wealthy, occupying nation-state..." writes @natashalennard.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/08/19/b...
Coun. @arieltroster.com questioned Health Minister Sylvia Jones over the discrepancy between the province's crime statistics near the Somerset West Community Health Centre and the data I obtained via FOI from Ottawa police. The minister responded with an example from Toronto. 🧵
Today in @thetyee.ca, I speak with J.B. MacKinnon about suing the AI giants training their LLMs on #CanLit. "“I have yet to meet a Canadian author whose work wasn’t used in that way." thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
'This is not a “woke” ruling from a radical bench. Justice Barbara M. Young was appointed in 2015 by Conservative Justice Minister Peter MacKay under Stephen Harper. The decision aligns with three decades of Supreme Court direction.' thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Even I, a dumdum, know without looking it up that rickets is caused by malnutrition
The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants.
My fave summer watch is Alone 😂 gets me in the mood for camping
CAJ condemns targeted killing of journalists in Gaza. Read full statement on CAJ website: https://caj.ca/caj-condemns-targeted-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza
Want to catch Tyee reporter @jenstden.bsky.social as a speaker at PechaKucha Night Vol.60? Buy tickets here. They sell out fast! 🎙🎟
“The victim, who appears to be dressed in traditional Jewish attire, gets up on his knees and one of at least two children clings to him.” Truly appalling attack.
WATCH THE REST OF THE PIECE HERE: youtu.be/2THj0_QchqU?... READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Canadian company, GardaWorld, is staffing Trump's "Alligator Alcatraz" -- and Carney's government awarded it MILLIONS in contracts. They also told me they won't rule out working with the company in the future. Here's what I dug up in my first-ever column for @thetyee.ca:
Maybe you're wondering: what is a reported column? It's an opinion piece that includes original reporting. I think it's a good format for Rachel's work! You are, of course, totally entitled to disagree with her conclusions. 🙂
Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how. The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it. grist.org/politics/tru... #Politics #Policy #NOAA #Homes #Housing #Appliances #Food #Commute #Transportation
#bcpoli
We’re excited to welcome Rachel to our pages and are planning more columns, stay tuned!
Experts have called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ a concentration camp. The Canadian company GardaWorld is helping to staff it. In a reported column for @thetyee.ca, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social reveals the company has received millions in Cnd government contracts this year. #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
This subject continues to be hard for me to read. It must be harder to live it. I commend @jenstden.bsky.social for her journalistic skills and commitment to reporting on this atrocity. As Gazans Starve, Families in Canada Struggle to Get Loved Ones Out via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
“A First Nation and a concerned parents’ group in B.C.’s central Interior say they are disappointed that Education Minister Lisa Beare cancelled plans to visit the region and hear long-standing concerns about bullying and racism in the local school district.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
One simple thing you can do to support journalism in these days of AI summaries and social media walled gardens: click on the link. Go to the site. Yes it really is that easy.
A case that illustrates the limitations of "duty to consult" with First Nations - reporting by @amandafollett.bsky.social #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
"It always confused me, especially after I learned about my ye’e’s experiences at St. George’s Residential School in Lytton... How did it come to be that my grandfather, who had suffered at the church’s hands, chose to adorn his house in its symbols?" thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Despite these beliefs, he's threatened to use normal Canadian civil law to sue cities. This is a guy who literally believes he's fighting Satan and came up against a "demonic stronghold" in Canada. The "demonic stronghold" being LGBTQ+ rights. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
I took a closer look at the beliefs of Sean Feucht, the "MAGA preacher" whose events has been cancelled by multiple Canadian cities. He believes Christians should be in control of government and laws should adhere to "biblical moral law." thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
"It attributed the spread of Guillain-Barre syndrome to increasingly poor nutrition and severe pollution of the drinking water in the enclave. Over the past day, 95 people have been diagnosed with the disease, including 45 children."
Patients aren’t paying for anything, but we’re increasingly seeing private companies involved in the delivery of public healthcare in BC The biggest example is the increasing reliance on temp nurses from for-profit staffing agencies My latest: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
"They do not accurately represent the terrain, fire size or fire behaviour in the area." globalnews.ca/news/1131961...
If some American person wants to start sharing NYT IG content here it would actually be kind of nice - we’re literally blocked from seeing it in Canada b/c of Meta’s news ban #censorship #pressfreedom
Hoping this post will get at least as much engagement as a previous post about ailing starfish 😬
Oped: As a Jewish Canadian, I want my community to speak out about the horrors in Gaza. Very well said piece here by David Paperny... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"A year and a half after a Gaza airstrike injured a three-year-old boy, his aunt continues to try to get him to Canada." "[T]hey are waiting for their biometrics to be done and there is no way to do biometrics in Gaza." #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
A year and a half after an airstrike injured a three-year-old boy in Gaza, his aunt continues to try to get him to Canada. Nariman Ajjur says her nephew is now showing “clear signs of malnutrition” as well as the psychological effects of living in a war zone. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
We finally know what’s killing starfish, by @kristendejager.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
A fish started a wildfire. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I want one 👀
Fire season is upon us in B.C. - and @tyolsen.bsky.social has this deep dive into how old fire zones might slow down new fires. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
By the way... did you know the Vancouver Sun has a new Surrey-based reporter? Please follow @sobiamoman.bsky.social for all the news about this important part of Metro Van!
Thanks for sharing - so sorry for your loss.
"We are standing here, all of us hungry, because the Israeli occupation has prevented aid from entering." 🚨CPJ urges global leaders to act now: to protect the Palestinian press, ensure accountability, allow international media access, and finally allow them to eat and rest 🚨 #VoicesFromGaza
“AP, AFP, Reuters, and the BBC have revealed the horrific state their freelance journalists are currently living in, some too weak to work.”
Why did the Red Chris mine collapse, trapping several workers? @zoeyunker.bsky.social explains a mining method that can extend the life of mines, but comes with safety and environmental risks thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
“What good is statehood if it’s built on the graves of an entire population?” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Like... 🤷♀️ www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
It's funny to me that you can easily find well-researched news articles on the 'Kawartha Lakes First Nation' being likely not actually a thing, but the NP just... doesn't mention it at all nationalpost.com/opinion/mich...
“In these difficult times for our nation, we look for traditional sources of solace. Canoeing on quiet lakes, the call of the loon, a Trudeau wooing a singing star. These are the reassuring rituals of Canadian nationhood” thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Preliminary results from the greater Vancouver homeless count are out today. Homelessness has increased 9 % across the region from 2023 to 2025. 5,233 people were experiencing homelessness across 16 municipalities during the count in early March.
Mayor Olivia Chow says she’s been forced to remove a video she posted to social media in which she welcomed a Palestinian family to Toronto, after they faced a barrage of online abuse.
“the two organizations focused on supporting street-based sex workers in Vancouver — PACE and WISH — haven’t had drop-in centres since December 2024, meaning there’s nowhere for women to go at night.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
Emergency Info BC’s page on the tsunami advisory www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
It’s not quite that dire (so far). Maybe just encourage people to monitor news sites/official emergency social media accounts.