I saw Thomas King finally admitted he’s not Native. We were going to do a story on him for the old podcast - he was cited in a court case, his books used in schools - so it mattered. But also it would just be so ugly. This is the best way for him to do it.

(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

Today, DULF co-founders launch their constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws that criminalize possession for the purposes of trafficking. “[The law] is over broad in that it prohibits non medical safer supply programs no matter how efficacious” - lawyer Tim Dickson @pressprogress.ca

My latest Left Coast Dispatch reflects on one of my most memorable public history efforts. The “Top 10” list of inspiring Canadians contained no women - so I suggested Dr. Frances Kelsey. What happened next? Read on! buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f... Have no idea why our Liberal MPs are so smarmy-looking in this photo but here's my file on up to $6M promised to Royal Athletic Park, filed on deadline

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

BC's anti-SLAPP legislation was critical to keeping a meritless lawsuit @torimarlan.bsky.social and I faced to the "affordable" sum of ~$50k in legal fees. Journalists like Luke not protected by these laws have much higher exposure — even when, like us, they did nothing wrong.

This freaking unmute/mute clownshow...

🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party. He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.

absolute loss for teen vogue

Been hugely enjoying the live coverage put out by the Globe and Mail team for the Jays games this weeked. This update from @grahamisador.bsky.social made me laugh:

A OneBC political staffer is organizing a rally in Victoria this Sunday to "raise awareness about the alarming rise in antisemitism and to stand united for safety, respect, and protection of our Jewish community." The event is being billed as family-friendly. A police escort is expected.

The Victoria Police Department spent more than $22,000 in public funds on a celebration for its outgoing and incoming police chiefs this summer, according to documents obtained through FOI by @stephenharrison.bsky.social Latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"since 2009"

Nothing like sports ad breaks to remind you of all four Canadian companies

I'm really glad Stephen keeps such a close eye on the goings on related to our local police department It's such essential, public service reporting that I don't see from other local outlets

I once talked publicly about this as an intern, and it nearly destroyed my career before it even started. They even went after my (unrelated) guiding career! Really fun stuff.

Excited for this!!

Fun fact: the far edge of the Dodger Stadium parking lot is roughly the same distance from the stadium as the Skydome is from Canada's largest transport hub.

Ever since Google started gobbling up all of our guides and barfing them up in their AI results, we've shifted the food coverage at @phillymag.com to be more story-forward, with some service tucked inside. Here's a great example of how we're trying to stay ahead and still give readers great recs:

Daniel Kolitz (@danielkolitz.bsky.social) delves into the GoonVerse and reports on loneliness, porn, and the dream of endless masturbation. harpers.org/archive/2025...

My experience isn't universal, but I use group texts w friends much more than social media. Much more than 10 years ago. (You can sort of tell who needs friends and group chats when they use, like, Twitter to share embarrassing personal info or selfies that will be made fun of.)

Would this be a record number of parties in the house for the province?

A bit of a familiar story here: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/o...

There's about 20 people in council chambers listening to council ask questions on this agenda item. One guy showed up wearing a shirt saying "no extra 41,000 homes."

hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...

When I applied, the site refused to acknowledge I wasn't a malicious hacker until I connected to it using my mobile data rather than my home connection. So if you're having trouble applying, try a different connection method. Also, they sent me an email that went straight to spam. The system works!

Sorry, not sorry, neighbors.

I signed this petition to urge the US government to demand the release of @jewishcurrents.bsky.social journalist Emily Wilder from Israeli detention, and all my journalist colleagues should too: c.org/w8hTQJwRsR

Well. Now we know where Kevin Hall ended up: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...

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!

Fascinated by this reddit post on our local subreddit. Some users have accused it of being astroturf-y but I decided to respond anyways. Sometimes reporters just report on what they see and can't be an all-knowing eye in the sky.

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/t... The one time we were fast enough with breaking news coverage

Here's a screengrab of the incident in question (which unfortunately is obscured by a cell door). Head to the @theglobeandmail.com to watch the full video of the interaction Amber Bracken FOIed and received from the Prince George jail: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Amber Bracken's lawyer says she pushed a finger into the sheriff's chest. The sheriff told RCMP she “struck him in the left shoulder with an aggressive punching/pushing motion." He said that evening that his shoulder hurt but he declined medical attention. Crown never approved a charge. #cdnpoli

🧵 A couple of years ago I was interviewed by @thetyee.ca for a story about the legacy of the Sisters of St Ann. I was encountering resistance to identifying their convent in Victoria as a residential school… thetyee.ca/News/2022/07...

Expecting a substantial story to come out this Thursday... Stay tuned

Hearing that the cyclist who assaulted a bystander at the RBCM picket line on Sunday may previously harassed pickets at other sites. Please get in touch if you have any more information to share.

sobering stuff: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Global News laid off 26 journalists in B.C. and Alberta today. In B.C. the layoffs include virtually all of the online team, along with many others. The business is increasingly cruel, and the hollowing out of newsrooms providing fair and reliable information continues to suck.

It's incredible I somehow made it 10 years in the news biz without being laid off but my luck ran out today. Sad to see a quality team torn apart. Spare a thought for your local journos who are ever being asked to do more with less, especially if you're tempted to dunk on the MSM.