A third of BC employees earn less than the living wage in their community—more than 775,000 people. So an increase to the minimum wage on June 1 won’t help these workers b/c of the gap between what jobs pay and the cost of living: our new research with Living Wage BC shows. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap

Did you know more than 775,000 people in BC earn less than it costs to live in their community? This is what our new report co-published with Living Wage BC finds. We call on all levels of government to step up and address the affordability crisis. @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2026/05/28/w...

CBS is dead.

Workers have fought and died for the right to strike. We will not allow this government to take us backwards.

Influencers Lauren Southern, Lauren Chen, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson are all part of the right-wing digital media world that has supported President Donald Trump. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli

Reading the policies of the BC Conservative leadership candidates tells me the party is all in on just two issues: Fighting the class war on behalf of landlords and the culture war on the side of privilege. There's barely a nod to housing or affordability issues among them.

So Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is unwilling to say that climate change is real. Vote this ding dong out Vancouver!!!

One of several reasons why events like fifa, olympics, etc are nightmares.

I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten

BREAKING: Global Sumud Flotilla activists released from Israeli custody after Israel seized an aid flotilla bound for Gaza in international waters, say they were tortured, sexually assaulted and denied basic legal rights. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/finz9n

Imagine what we could do with those savings instead. A heat pump in every home. A community-owned renewable grid. Thousands of good, union jobs and affordable, clean energy. That’s what the BC Greens are offering.

12 Canadians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been abducted by Israeli forces, including up to three British Columbians. SIGN PETITION FOR THEIR RELEASE: canadaboatgaza.org/petition/

Investigative journalism in the US is on life support. Why I subscribe to WaPo castaways like @gregsargent.bsky.social & @karenattiah.bsky.social and independents like @newrepublic.com; @propublica.org; @thebulwark.com; @theatlantic.com; @meidastouch.com; @atrupar.com and @aaronparnas.bsky.social.

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0

In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be going hungry. That's why we're opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough, starting with The Bronx. Lower Prices. Good food. Publicly owned. Hunts Point next year. Every borough by 2029.

NEW: Alberta separatist group’s controversial voter ID app has links to US Ambassador, MAGA influencers and wealthy Michigan Republicans US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told @pressprogress.ca he was ‘not aware’ an American-made app he previously promoted was used to help an Alberta separatist group

I get called less by journalists since the moral panic against harm reduction got started a couple years back. Even the good ones stand a little further back. Plus, we can no longer get meetings with cabinet ministers. These are clearly the least important metrics of backlash, but there it is.

Today we heard that homelessness increased by 12% last year

BC's Toxic Drug Crisis Hits a Grim 10-Year Anniversary via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

ICE agents should be banned from FIFA World Cup events in Vancouver. Especially given everything taking place right now, this should be a no brainer. We hope all parties on Council will agree, and pass this motion. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... #vanpoli

1/ Vaccines worked so well that people have forgotten what life looked like without them. #Measles is reminding us. Because it’s the most contagious virus on Earth, even small drops in vaccination give it an opening. And right now, those openings are everywhere, both nationally and globally.

BREAKING: 8 more U.S. Attorneys in MN resign from Trump’s DOJ in protest as backlash grows. This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion. Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.

A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.

Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe recently criticized B.C.’s drug policies, saying the province’s approach to the ongoing #ToxicDrugCrisis is not evidence-based. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

Jon Stewart on the latest Epstein dump, the lack of accountability, and how the real sanctuary cities in America are "where money and power protect you from the consequences of sex trafficking"

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.

It is good to see the focus on pension funds investing in #DeepSeaMining in this article. Although some financiers and insurers have excluded deep-sea mining, so far no pension funds have made such a pledge. www.dw.com/en/the-hidde...

Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.   Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.   They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.

Trump's immigration human-rights nightmare isn't pulling back. It's about to get much worse A planned op this week in Springfield, Ohio targeting hard-working Haitians who came here the right way is nothing less than an ethnic cleansing on U.S. soil My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

‘How do we correct this?’ Kitimat residents seek solutions to LNG Canada flaring fiasco: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...

Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @emilylowan.bsky.social You and the people have made the news again! Keep fighting!

Solidarity with every single person participating in today’s general strike against ICE’s terror campaign. You’re changing the world ✊🏽❤️

Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.

For people in Canada outraged about Don Lemon (as we should be), reminder that a journalist in Canada is literally fighting in court right now after being arrested by RCMP as a media observer at a protest. Police arrest journalists here too, but especially at protests focusing on indigenous rights.

The sex worker community is always worried that another serial killer, or multiple serial killers, could still be operating in the Lower Mainland, said one advocate.

UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility. We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.

Done and reposted! To all Canadian 🇨🇦 Followers, please take a moment to sign the House of Commons petition to put the spotlight on foreign ownership of our media 🙏 Thank you Cheryl for bringing this to our attention🙏 www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

A BC billionaire who is rich because he steals from the poor and working people is in the process of working with the ICE gestapo to provide warehouse space likely to be used a concentration camp. Give them a call to share your thoughts on whether they should go through with this: 604-688-6764

I started contacting The Pattison Grp on Sunday and kept reaching out on Monday and I have to say It's a little disappointing they didn't bother to respond. I have included a response from Pattison Food Group to a complaint from Victoria resident @jstewgie.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

I spoke to a woman who lives near this warehouse. The concern is that the plans for this facility mean that ICE is getting ready to come to her city (Richmond, Virginia). Allie Carpenter asked BC residents to help pressure the company to not go through with this sale. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

Indigenous Canadians are being urged to use caution when crossing the border into the United States after reports of “increased scrutiny” by U.S. federal officials. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

Alex Pretti's family needs to sue the Trump administration into oblivion for wrongful death and name Stephen Miller individually as a defendant along with Kristi Noem, Tom Homan and that Nazi Greg Bovino. I'm not sure if they can but by doing so, it seems to me they would be entitled to discovery.

I endorse @avilewis.ca for leader of the @ndp.ca because we need leaders who are willing to take the NDP back to its working class, socialist roots-who & are willing to take money and power away from the people who are hoarding both while the rest of us bury our friends.