Pierre Poilievre to run in another riding next election - and former MP Damien Kurek to return as Conservative candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot. #cdnpoli

Health-care workers appeal to reopen wound care clinic in Downtown Eastside

Terribly saddened to learn of Dr Aggrey Burke’s passing last month - he was an absolute legend.

Since the #Gaza ‘ceasefire’ was announced in October, over 450 Palestinians have been killed and entire neighbourhoods wiped out. Israeli attacks never stopped, the Rafah crossing remains closed, and humanitarian aid groups are still restricted (if not banned).

Just read this piece by @alexckaufman.bsky.social about Omar Yaghi (www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/17/1...), and I’m so moved by Yaghi’s work and personal story. On a day when the Nobel Prize’s reputation has taken a beating, it’s a solid reminder of many recipients’ vital ongoing work.

In a closed-door meeting with Mark Carney earlier this week, Coastal First Nations reiterated that they will not support the lifting of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday. n.pr/4aSM6uK

Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push

Two teams of Canadian firefighters are being deployed to southeast Australia - where bushfires are now anticipated to rage for weeks. #auspol #cdnpoli #climatechange

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a rain warning for much of Vancouver Island, with an atmospheric river expected to deliver significant rainfall through Monday and into the night.

I’m re-reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro for the 2026 @bookriot.bsky.social Read Harder Challenge, and it’s no less devastating the second round. Shocked to discover it’s been over two decades since the book came out. Time is a thief. #booksky

Excellent albeit highly concerning look at the prediction market integration at CNN and CNBC by @mattgalloway.bsky.social with @dannyfunt.bsky.social.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed with the world and unsure how to step up, I urge you to act local. The easiest first step: Sign up for a library card. Many branches offer online registration for a temporary digital card, so you don’t even have to leave your couch. #cdnpoli #vanpoli #librarysky

Venezuela has started releasing political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an apparent concession to the US after its ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. Among those freed was former opposition candidate Enrique Marquez www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq_V...

Myanmar is holding its first elections since the ruling military regime seized power five years ago. With major opposition parties barred from participating, leaders jailed and an ongoing civil war keeping many from voting, the process is being widely criticized as a sham. https://to.pbs.org/3YSCwAZ

'The scale of the unrest now gripping Iran is the largest since the demonstrations of 2009; some veteran Iran-watchers reckon the protests are the biggest since the overthrow of the shah in 1979' www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Chase Infiniti at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards in Louis Vuitton: www.instagram.com/p/DTJRU5MkTiO/ - I’m not big on PTA and haven’t watched One Battle After Another, but I’ve been loving Infiniti’s looks on the press tour.

Reading Endling is like flipping between the nature channel, BBC News, and Being John Malkovich while eating crunchy Cheetos and crying. I cannot recommend Maria Reva’s layered genre-bending novel enough. #booksky #bookerprize

The Burnaby Public Library’s Board of Directors has approved funding to keep operating three employee inclusivity groups, following reporting in The Tyee that highlighted staff backlash against planned cuts. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli

Audrey Nuna at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, styled by Danyul Brown in Marc Jacobs. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...

Nothing makes me happier than when their zoomies kick in.

Ontario’s newly privatized recycling program is reassuring residents that all missed pickups from last week will be completed by the end of this week, following widespread frustration over service disruptions. #Ontario #Toronto nowtoronto.com/news/missed-...

Just some of the magazines I’ve downloaded for my flight. If you don’t already have a library card, there’s no better time to get one.

REAG IS IN

Our team predicts OpenAI will buy Pinterest in 2026 to beef up its shopping and ads businesses. The deal would give ChatGPT a trove of image data and merchant relationships. More on the prediction: https://thein.fo/4qUl2Ab

In case you hadn't heard, The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken on assignment in northern B.C. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians — and the trial begins next week. thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...

I just learned that one of the Heated Rivalry casting directors (Jenny Lewis) is Naomi Klein’s sister-in-law!!? As Canadians we may never again complain when someone abroad says “do you know Mark in Canada?” because apparently we’re all two degrees apart and MAYBE I DO KNOW MARK.

We read one novel about Neanderthals years ago in book club, and haven’t stopped discussing them since. None of us work in a related field but I love that it’s now a years long through-line in our group chat.