Chinese stocks in Hong Kong rallied after the US Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s emergency tariffs, putting China among the countries set to face lower duties on shipments to the US

We found the Trump administration kept about 300 kids at the Dilley detention center for more than a month, despite a long-standing legal settlement that generally limits the time children can be held in detention to 20 days.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life in prison over his 2024 martial law declaration

Happy Year of the Horse. Tomorrow marks the first day of Lunar New Year, of a zodiac that I share (which means you can guess my age!) I’ve been chasing Portland Chinese School almost since I began working with OPB, and I even attended their open day in April 2024.

Shoutout to my CBC colleagues for their journalism with great care when covering the deadliest shooting incident in Canada’s recent history.

Journalism is more than chasing the SEO game — it’s about connecting with and building communities. This spirit keeps me in an industry that generally doesn’t pay individual contributors well, and I’m glad @leahsottile.bsky.social captured this spirit in this essay, and I look forward to more Hush.

It’s been hard to get off my chest to my Canadian colleagues something that’s been in my mind over the past year in America, but @ryanjhaas.bsky.social recent essay on the current state of OPB nicely captures that. www.thewesternedge.media/p/i-had-a-dr...

*Call to Action* OPB’s membership drive runs Feb 5th and ends Feb 14th. We will share more details on how you can support when the membership drive starts tomorrow! #UnionStrong #OPB #KMHD

After 19 months of bargaining, we have not reached an agreement with OPB that includes livable wages and sufficient yearly guaranteed increases for the people who create the content you love. Make your voice heard during OPB's membership Drive today, February 5 - February 14. Here's how ⬇️

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Truly, shows like this can only made in Canada. It has ticked in Canada, but without HBO picking it up, it wouldn’t have gained the level of popularity it has gained across Smeriva and beyond.

This year, the Timbit turns 50 years old. It is estimated that Canadians have eaten enough Timbits to go to the Moon and back five times over the past half century. But what is the history of the Timbit? This is the story. 🧵 1/6

I had a heavy heart today after learning that Ming Pao, a daily newspaper in Canada where I started my career in journalism, will permanently close on January 31. 🧵 www.richmond-news.com/the-mix/chin...

My latest story features the new plaza built in the front yard of the Providence Academy in Vancouver, Washington. The historic building was established in 1873 as an orphanage and a school by the Sisters of Providence in the Pacific Northwest.

Here’s the type of content losing to AI: explainers, how-tos, evergreens, aggregated news, resource lists, hours of operation for government offices, recipes. The winning content? Hyperlocal news, breaking news (as it happens), scoops, notable first-person narratives, and investigative journalism.

RIP. I still remember him as the yakuza villain in Showdown in Little Tokyo. Tagawa reminds us of a time when Asian representation in Hollywood was glaringly stereotyped, but he also helped open up a path for more opportunities and more diverse portrayal of Asian American actors in years to come.

The road to redistricting in Missouri has been wild and winding, but its tie to a 1997 kids' movie starring a basketball-playing golden retriever might be the most unexpected development of all. n.pr/44FvIK3

Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

At 6’9’’, Oregon governor hopeful Chris Dudley, a Republican formerly with Portland Trail Blazers, is more of a towering figure than BC Premier David Eby, 6’7’’, and former Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.

#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.

“The emails released last week include numerous exchanges between Summers and Epstein dating from at least 2013 to 2019, which include Summers making sexist comments and seeking Epstein’s romantic advice.” Racist comments as well. www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/u...

New from me: Today marks the 50th anniversary of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” release in the U.S., on Nov. 19, 1965. I wrote up a piece with OPB after talking to 3 ppl involved in this project and Indigenous mental health. I also visited the hospital museum last month. opb.org/article/2025...

The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status. (via @wbur.org)

Just before Veterans Day (or Remembrance Day in Canada), the city of Vancouver in Washington state officially adopted its new flag, retiring the old one that’s been used since 1993. The current flag of Vancouver B.C. was adopted in 1983. Time to consider a new design? opb.org/article/2025...

The saga is over: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed today it had killed all the ostriches exposed to avian flu at a farm in BC’s Kootenay region. The CFIA’s plan to cull the birds, and its legal battle with the farmers, was so significant it triggered RFK Jr’s intervention.

This is great news. But don't let it get lost that the staff that make up The OPB-KMHD Creators Union are the ones who go on the air multiple times a year to ask for that financial support. #unionstrong

Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves." -Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social Continue reading ⬇️

Kelowna BC has been named a Creative City of Gastronomy, being the first Canadian city receiving this moniker from UNESCO. In the U.S., Tucson and San Antonio were named so in 2015 and 2017 respectively. I’m so honoured to have lived and worked in this beautiful city.

@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series. "I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator Continue reading ⬇️

Just received this lovely beaded poppy, handmade by Vancouver BC-based Heiltsuk artist Raquel Lockhorst yesterday evening, just in time for countdown to Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. It’s important to support Indigenous artists when the internet is flooded with vendors selling fake Indigenous artwork.

The end of an era: the iconic Floata Seafood Restaurant in Vancouver BC Chinatown has to close for good due to significant amount of unpaid rent to the city. I covered so many events at this institution that were well attended by federal, provincial and municipal politicians.

BikePortland obtained via a public records request, letters from two law firms that intensely oppose the bus lanes. The firms represent Washman (which has two car washes on 82nd), Fubonn, and a strip mall owner. bikeportland.org/2025/10/16/t...

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NEW from me: Vancouver, Washington, is preparing to unveil a new flag. The public has until Oct. 10 to weigh in. The winning design will be chosen by the end of October, and officially adopted in November.

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Finding Marvel actor Simu Liu in a stock image for a Census Bureau email was not on my census-reporter bingo card...

NEW from me: The 90-minute “Our Mr. Matsura” will screen Sunday at Vancouver’s Kiggins Theatre. The event accompanies a traveling exhibition of Matsura’s photography, on display at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon in Portland from Sept. 27 through Feb. 8, 2026.

Latino culture is a colorful buffet of traditions and stories from across Latin America. Today's First Look newsletter features @sukhjot.bsky.social story on on La Guelaguetza, Hillsboro’s annual festival celebrating the music, dance and food of Indigenous Oaxaqueños. @opb.org

This is an essay of reflections on my first AAJA convention. At a time when DEI is under attack, the convention gala’s keynote reminded me why journalism matters: covering underrepresented communities isn’t window dressing — it’s democracy in action.

Thieves broke into a California store and stole thousands of dollars worth of Labubus — the trendy dolls — on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.

This is the first podcast episode I ever produced. It’s so much fun to work with @jennchavez.bsky.social and Mia Estrada on this project, which allowed me to have some personal reflection on the reporting I had done: loneliness, DEI, and aging.

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

PETA sued the American Kennel Club on Tuesday over its standards for some dog breeds such as the popular French bulldog, alleging that the requirements endorse unhealthy attributes that cause suffering.

Can’t watch the “unemployed flex” TikTok videos anymore as it’s closed after CBC’s revelations. But when I watched the snippets in the packaged news report, it looks so real unless you put laser attention on the imperfections.

After the first Trump administration, ex-DHS official Ken Cuccinelli and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought built a consensus among state GOP officials that immigration legally constitutes an invasion — and helped persuade Texas to try the theory in court. By @mtredden.bsky.social

Happy Canada Day!! 🇨🇦

Great way to practice my Mandarin 😁, which I don’t speak that often (but spoke it a lot during my years in Vancouver BC as a Chinese-language newspaper reporter covering the Mandarin-speaking communities in Richmond).

After more than three months in detention by the Trump administration, a judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil released on bail. He was met on Saturday at Newark airport by his wife, their son and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with other supporters. nyti.ms/44sUa1y

“It's not just human. It's very humanizing.” A dark sky full of stars has been fascinating the humankind since the beginning , but light pollution has been increasingly dimming the stars over the past decades. Fortunately, I was able to see a truly clear dark sky last month in the Oregon outback.