It's taken around eight years of stopping and starting, but I've finally finished Young Soul Rebels: A Personal History of Northern Soul. I bought this from The (dearly departed) Beat Merchant in Steveston in the late summer of 2018. What a ride.

Elijah Harper, a Manitoba MLA, stood up for his people when he refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord. With his vote against it, while holding an eagle's feather, he became an icon of resistance. This is his story. 📸 Wayne Glowacki 🧵1/12

We truly will be better off as a nation if all the hidden skeletons in politico closets get revealed so that they are no longer being held hostage by those secrets. Epstein files are just one volume in such a library of sordid truths.

Can't help but notice the sharp increase in family members posting on Vancouver Downtown East Side social media pages looking for loved ones since Vancouver began removing people from the DTES for FIFA. City denies this but so many people are trying to find family members.

Today, the Integrity Commissioner ruled that Mayor Ken Sim abused his office to personally attack and harass an elected City Councillor, creating a hostile work environment. 1/

Elections Alberta was hamstrung by UCP legislation specifically designed to prevent them from investigating - but this does not wash away their responsibility. Institutions will not save you.

Israeli officials and their allies complain that describing Israel's genocidal behavior is "blood libel." …But look at what's being openly said on one of the most popular TV channels in Israel:

In October we're going to evict Ken Sim and restore some humanity at City Hall. These AI programs are primarily hosted outside of Canada. Is Ken Sim sharing confidential city documents with American big tech companies? via @jmcelroy.bsky.social

truly reflective of men's hockey's culture that the median fan is more upset about the ducks logo and jerseys not being exactly like the 90s slop than the fact that their coach helped protect a rapist

"Kerry-Lynne Findlay is watching her bid to become BC Conservative leader face harsh criticism after she suggested rival Peter Milobar would be in a conflict of interest as leader of the party because his wife is Indigenous." www.biv.com/news/comment...

Bonne fête des mères.

Once again, consular support is effectively nonexistent. Do not travel to the USA.

Spotted on Dundas Street in East Van. Yep, we're everywhere. #Habs #Vancouver #StanleyCup 💙🤍❤️

Habs coach Marty St. Louis after the game 1 loss vs the Sabres tonight: “I’m confident that we can play any style. I’m confident that we can play the game that’s in front of us. I’m confident that we can learn from this one and be better.”

I cannot take seriously anyone who can't spell Lose, Losing, or Loser properly. I could do that shit by the time I was 6.

On May 5th is Red Dress Day. We remember the murdered and missing Indigenous women. This red dress was posted at the gate of the former Qu'Appelle Residential School near Regina.

It's official. The #Canucks are fucking cursed. Goddammit.

The BC Emergency Alert System will have a test at 13:55 on Wednesday. Good to know in advance so I don't shit myself.

This Alberta Independence referendum is so basically wrong. They should have to win a General Election on an independence platform make their case to the people and then have a referendum. Just like the Parti Quebecois did. Until this happens, it should be shut down. The UCP is the enabler here

Habs coach Marty St. Louis’ speech to his team after the game 7 win 🔥

Victoire. 💙🤍❤️

Heart Attack #Habs striking again. We don't make it easy for ourselves, do we we?

It's time for the BC Soccer Provincial A Cup final as Columbus FC take on Vic West. Watch live at www.youtube.com/live/ICGVS1B...

Calling on @canadasocceren.bsky.social to go elbows up. I’d like to see my team @torontofc.ca and @cfmtl.bsky.social support the @whitecapsfc.com by issuing an #allforone statement. If you take 1 Canadian MLS team you take them all. Having a joint league has some minimum requirements.

The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price.

#BoycottPublicStorage Let your actions send a message across the North American soccer community. #SaveTheCaps

Lots of 💰💰💰 there. Use it to buy an expansion spot and leave Vancouver the fuck alone. #SaveTheCaps

The spring economic update was a missed opportunity to address the crushing cost of living crisis. In a country as rich as ours, there is no reason life has to be this hard.

This is getting WEIRD. MLS Commissioner Don Garber comments "Liar liar pants on fire" to BC Premier David Eby's post saying: "We are fighting to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver. The province is at the table, working to find a solution to keep our beloved club in Vancouver." #SaveTheCaps #VWFC

"This sounds like a political decision about which communities get investment and which ones are kept waiting." - @seanorr.bsky.social #EvictKenSim #VancouverForAll #vanpoli

Tributes from around the hockey world pour in for Canucks legend John Garrett

Save The Vancouver Whitecaps FC! #SaveTheCaps

Looking good Vancouver #vwfc #savethecaps

Photos from today's #SaveTheCaps 'March to the Match' before today's @whitecapsfc.com game with Colorado. www.flickr.com/photos/aftnc... 📸@residualimage.bsky.social #VWFC #MLS #VANvCOL

“WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR CLUB, AND WE WILL WIN.” “HANDS OFF OUR WHITECAPS” “#SAVETHECAPS” The banners and flags held by the Vancouver Whitecaps supporters before their match against Colorado in reference to the club’s uncertain future in the city. #VWFC #MLS 📸 Ali Arabpour/TrueNorthFoot

VANCOUVER IS A SOCCER TOWN #SaveTheCaps

Supporters, lots of Supporters, of the @whitecapsfc.com March to the Match from Dublin Calling Vancouver to @bcplacestadium.bsky.social on a sunny Saturday #vancouver afternoon and to #savethecaps #utfss #vwfc

#SaveTheCaps supporters march to the match along Granville Street in downtown #Vancouver #MLS #VWFC #VANvCOL @whitecapsfc.com

Perhaps it’s time to start taking the land itself out of B.C.’s highly inflated speculative real estate market before it’s too late, and we lose even more of the people with the knowledge, skills and passion to farm our land and grow our food, writes Ariella Falkowski. 🚜

Match reports from our TSS Rovers home openers at Swangard last night.

A University of Calgary graduate lecturing someone who has an economics bachelor's degree from Harvard and a masters degree in economics from Oxford LOOOOL. #uspoli #cdnpoli

If you’re a 🇨🇦footy supporter, get behind this. It’s bigger than the ‘Caps, it’s about footy in Canada. We don't want to see what this thread pulls. It feels a long way back once it’s gone - ask Edmonton & Winnipeg. At least make sure you started swinging at some point to protect what we all love.

Just a beautiful Habs montage video to get you set for the playoffs ♥️ youtu.be/lEO9AjqWLYs?...

SAVE THE CAPS SaveTheCaps.com ⚽️🌊 #SaveTheCaps @southsiders.ca @vancouversisters.bsky.social @raincitybrigade.bsky.social @vancouveralbion.bsky.social #VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLS

Vancouver supporters have launched SaveTheCaps.com ⚽️🌊 #SaveTheCaps @southsiders.ca @vancouversisters.bsky.social @raincitybrigade.bsky.social @vancouveralbion.bsky.social #VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLS

I guarantee that Trump will post something like "NUKE THE VATICAN!" during one of his all night rage-posting binges at like 3am after snorting a Pike of Adderall. Just you watch, it'll happen.

NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East. This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family. Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships. Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Horrifying news out of Virginia

"I owe more to Canadians than they'll ever know. In my baseball career, they were the first to make me feel my natural self." -- Jackie Robinson #JackieRobinsonDay