“We call them the ‘sea wolf’ because they watch the waters for us ... If something goes wrong, the first ones to be affected are the orcas.” Story reprinted from @nationalobserver.com indiginews.com/news/snuneyw...

"According to email correspondence reviewed by CBC News, the volunteer campaign work was framed as a component of their digital media course, with one campus director suggesting it would even help them get permanent residency"

"Since the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, doctors and medical students across Canada have been suspended, disciplined, doxxed and surveilled for signing petitions and posting pro-Palestine content on social media." Excellent work from @brishti.bsky.social as always.

The Campaigns Targeting Canadian Doctors Who Discuss the Health Crisis in Gaza pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta... @brishti.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

A conference focused on refugee health was targeted as "hateful" because it included talks on the plight of Palestinians. Important reporting from @brishti.bsky.social. pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

It took nearly 2 years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza for a UN inquiry to call it what it is. Still, there are campaigns that successfully target Canadian doctors and experts who’ve been to Gaza & talk about the health crisis. Latest for @pressprogress.ca pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

Excellent piece from my colleague @brishti.bsky.social about the campaign of bullying and threats against Canadian doctors for talking about Palestine pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

“Yet in Canada, doctors trying to discuss the healthcare crisis unfolding in Gaza continue to face pressure campaigns laced with antisemitism allegations, in many cases pointing to posts by HonestReporting Canada, an organization that aims to enlist its supporters in “a digital army for Israel.”

The campaigns targeting Canadian doctors who want to discuss the health crisis in Gaza @brishti.bsky.social pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

A conference on refugee healthcare lost sponsors, and a talk for employees at Canada's public health agency was cancelled, after Palestine advocates were labelled "antisemitic." A look at the campaigns targeting doctors who want to discuss the health crisis in Gaza: pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

Moderna's updated COVID booster for 2025 shows 8X increase in neutralizing antibodies against dominant circulating variant. Good expectation that those who get this boost will be well protected against symptomatic disease. www.biospace.com/press-releas...

Of 6 Indigenous nations that participated in the environmental assessment process and are mention in the ministers' letter, 3 did not consent to the project. A 4th did not make a consent decision The Haida Nation also registered non-consent to the project while the Nisga’a Nation expressed support

There it is BC Environment Minister Tamara Davidson and Energy Minister Adrian Dix have given the green light for the Ksi Lisims LNG Facility Once operational, the plant will be the second largest LNG production facility in BC and may use natural gas to power the liquefaction process #bcpoli

My latest for PressProgress

1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun. Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found. WSJ owes a full retraction and apology. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The airstrike hit the offices of Yemen's two main newspapers: Al Yemen and 26 September net. We at CJJP once again call on Canada to condemn Israel's war crimes against journalists in Gaza, Lebanon, and now Yemen. @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social #freepalestine #cdnpoli

Israel has killed 26 more journalists, this time in Yemen, @dropsitenews.com reports. Israel launched airstrikes at two newspaper offices in Yemen's capital city Sanaa on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people total and wounding at least 165. www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-kil...

The expansion need not be electrified, per BC Premier David Eby. Asked today whether he's ok with LNG Canada Phase 2 using gas, Eby said: "The final decision about the mode of powering the sites will be LNG Canada's, but the project is fully permitted as a natural gas powered expansion." #bcpoli

Judging by their rulings, the conservative justices of the Supreme Court believe that the use of race to improve political and economic outcomes for minorities is intolerable, but using race as a proxy for who does not belong in this country is permissible.

What happens when governments try to crack down on homelessness without actually providing housing? On the new Sources, Ashley Schuitema of @wrlegalservices.bsky.social breaks down what a new court ruling means for encampments: pressprogress.ca/what-court-r...

“If a new pandemic began today, mRNA vaccines are currently the only type of vaccine that could be developed quickly enough to disrupt its spread” www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/h...

Here’s the thing: if you believe people like Charlie Kirk are just sharing “opinions,” you can’t, on the other hand, blame left wing rhetoric for his death. Either opinions are powerful and capable of fomenting hatred and violence, or they aren’t.

Two of BC’s public sector unions just went on strike as public servants push back against rising costs of living Wages that don’t keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

What white supremacist violence in #Australia means for Canada. An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto. New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social: #cdnpoli ricochet.media/justice/far-...

NEW The Alberta government confirmed it is ending My Recovery Plan, the app that ostensibly tracked recovery progress & facility wait lists. However, the app is hosted by Amazon, placing users' personal health data at the mercy of the American Cloud Act. drugdatadecoded.ca/my-recovery-...

The latest threat to democracy in Alberta: Danielle Smith's government has opened the door to a potential “gerrymandering” of the province that would disempower urban voters. pressprogress.ca/how-gerryman...

Air Canada flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected a deal on a new collective agreement, with 99.1% of flight attendants voting "no"

Oh fun! "a pipeline that would bring Alberta oil through northwest BC to the Pacific Coast" Northern Gateway 2.0, here we go!

literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now

Israel killed two more journalists on Tuesday: Eman Al Zamli and Rasmi Jihad Salem. Reported by TRT World, quoting Gaza Media Office.

Every PressProgress article carries this union bug because our newsroom is 100% unionized with secure, good-paying, full-time journalism jobs You can be a union job creator too by becoming a PressProgress member and supporting unionized journalism jobs: pressprogress.ca/become-a-mem...

Around 250 media outlets from 50 countries, plus journalists and press freedom orgs, are uniting today to demand that Israel abides by international laws to protect journalists as civilians, and that Israel allows foreign journalists into Gaza. #protectjournalistsingaza #letreportersintogaza

'It's an Extremely Physical Job': BC Nurses Could Vote to Strike over Possible Cuts to Health Benefits pressprogress.ca/bc-nurses-un... @brishti.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

AI art promoting AI cities in Gaza for after everyone's forcibly displaced www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Nurses in BC are weighing a strike vote over looming cuts to their health benefits. Across the province's whole health sector, staff shortages are running up against a government in austerity mode. pressprogress.ca/bc-nurses-un...

Internal comms from BC Nurses Union: Nurses could vote to strike if BC pushes limits on benefits, esp. massage and physio. All health workers are bargaining rn, pushing for better wages/benefits to retain employees amid staff shortages: My first @pressprogress.ca: pressprogress.ca/bc-nurses-un...

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.

Happy Del Manak Day, everyone! May his legacy be accurate. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/del-man... #yyj

🧵 Edmonton city council voted this week to give the Oilers another $350 million in public funding so they can keep pushing unhoused people out of the neighbourhood or let them die of overdose. No legal binding to build 2,500 housing units promised w/ the project. 1/ ca.news.yahoo.com/edmonton-cit...

Nearly all federal funds for gender equality could disappear in the next two years. If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%. pressprogress.ca/federal-fund... via @pivot.quebec

Zink’s letter: “The fact that Anas Al-Sharif’s work won a Pulitzer Prize for Reuters did not compel them to come to his defence when Israeli occupation forces placed him on a ‘hit list’ of journalists accused of being Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants.” Al-Sharif was murdered by Israel Aug 11.

This after 5 more journos were murdered by an Israeli air strike this past weekend, including Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri. Reuters’ response: publish IDF’s self-investigation that found Israel innocent and said no journalist was targeted. No mention of “double tap” strike that killed journos

Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink cut up her press pass and penned a powerful letter of resignation from Reuters. “It’s become impossible for me to maintain a relationship with Reuters given its role in justifying & enabling the systemic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza.” Post on X:

Since our launch in late June, we've added over a dozen journalists who reached out wanting to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Gaza and work for their protection. And our ranks just keep getting bigger. Use the QR code below if you'd like to join us. 🤝

Mariam Dagga, an AP freelancer and mother, was among the journalists killed in Israel's "double-tap" strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza. In a "double-tap" strike, Israel bombs a facility once and then strikes again... after rescuers and journalists have raced in.

🚨 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

Check out our latest peer-reviewed research article published in the International Journal of Transgender Health: “I was lucky”: exploring the healthcare experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta Free access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"While my story might be exceptional, it’s not unique. Less than 5% of women in Canada are Indigenous, but we make up almost half of the women serving life sentences in this country. To understand me is to see crime as a branch on a large tree whose roots plunge into the wet, dark earth of history."

Update: the Auditor General's office has replied to my questions sent on August 19. Full text pasted at the bottom of the story. This piece is beginning to get media traction, so look for it upcoming in mainstream outlets. drugdatadecoded.ca/province-to-...