Amanda Follett Hosgood
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Mother, writer and settler on Wet'suwet'en territory. Northern B.C. reporter for The Tyee. she/her
Unfollowed Charlie the other day because of a misleading post about CBC reporting and the predictable media bashing it attracted in the comments. Anyone with his political experience should have better media literacy.
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Jonny Wakefield
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Here’s what it was like to be in the crowd at the bottom of the mountain where Lindsey Vonn crashed
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13 seconds in Cortina: On the mountain where Lindsey Vonn's comeback met its end
It began with the air of a festival, high in the mountains of Northern Italy, but it ended with eerie silence at the Milan-Cortina Games.
https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/13-seconds-in-cortina-on-the-mountain-where-lindsey-vonns-comeback-met-its-end
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I worked at Lake Louise many years ago and would get yelled at for walking through people’s photos on my way to work. They were everywhere. There was literally no other way to get to my job.
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brb ordering matching couples’ Opalite tracksuits for Halloween.
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After
@michellegamage.bsky.social
's report for
@thetyee.ca
, BC Cancer says it will treat Francisco Barahona, whose advanced cancer has caused multiple bone fractures, on an "urgent basis." Barahona still faces imminent deportation.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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After a Tyee Report, BC Cancer Will Treat Francisco Barahona | The Tyee
He had been denied health care after 15 years in Canada. And still faces deportation Wednesday.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/06/After-Tyee-Report-BC-Cancer-Will-Treat-Francisco-Barahona/
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Justin Brake
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Quick update on the latter half of this week's proceedings from the BC Supreme Court in the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP
#pressfreedom
trial in Vancouver. Stay tuned, there's lots more to come!
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A police watchdog investigation into RCMP response to a missing First Nations girl in Smithers comes in the wake of a similar investigation also on Highway of Tears. BC IIO found that Vanderhoof RCMP could have done more to locate a young woman two years ago.
@thetyee.ca
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Death of First Nations Teen Triggers Police Watchdog Investigation | The Tyee
The IIO probe will examine the RCMP's response to the missing teen, and follows a similar case in Vanderhoof.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/06/Death-First-Nations-Teen-Police-Watchdog/
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The Tyee
2 days ago
On the heels of a similar investigation in Vanderhoof, B.C.’s police watchdog is reviewing the
#RCMP’s
response following the death last December of a First Nations youth who had recently been reported missing in Smithers.
@amandafollett.bsky.social
reports.
#HighwayOfTears
#bcpoli
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Death of First Nations Teen Triggers Police Watchdog Investigation | The Tyee
The IIO probe will examine the RCMP's response to the missing teen, and follows a similar case in Vanderhoof.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/06/Death-First-Nations-Teen-Police-Watchdog/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Michelle Gamage
3 days ago
Francisco Barahona, who has been living and working in Canada for 15 years, has been struggling to access treatment for the cancer he was diagnosed with in 2023. A hospital called immigration because he didn’t have status. He’s being deported Wednesday.
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Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care | The Tyee
Francisco Barahona is one of many people denied treatment when they can’t get MSP coverage.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/05/Fighting-Cancer-Facing-Deportation-Denied-Health-Care/
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This story is absolutely devastating. I'm so glad Francisco is finally getting help.
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Michelle Gamage
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BIG UPDATE: Francisco’s lawyer Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa says "BC Cancer has agreed to treat Francisco on an urgent basis… He is still waiting for a bed to open up for him, but they have taken note of the urgency of the matter and are moving quickly to get him into treatment.”
@thetyee.ca
Impact!!!
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Michelle Gamage
3 days ago
Black seniors have to deal with anti-Black racism, a health system never designed for them AND ageism. I spoke with
@harambealliance.bsky.social
's Elvenia Gray-Sandiford about how to change that. First, we need data to establish baselines, then plan a path for improvement.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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Smashing Barriers to Health Care for Black Seniors | The Tyee
The system wasn’t designed with Black people in mind. Elvenia Gray-Sandiford has a plan to change that. A Tyee Q&A.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/05/Smashing-Health-Care-Barriers-Black-Seniors/
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Ryan Mac 🙃
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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Luke LeBrun
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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced he's leading a one man delegation to Washington on a US-Canada trade deal Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
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Conservative MP Jivani heads to Washington after Liberals snub offer to collaborate | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, a longtime friend of U.S Vice-President JD Vance, is travelling to Washington to advocate for better Canada-U.S. relations after multiple unsuccessful emails to members o...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jivani-washington-trip-9.7072956
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J-Source
5 days ago
A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers spoke with
@sparksriley.bsky.social
about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’
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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source
A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...
https://j-source.ca/honestreporting-canadas-targeted-harassment-machine/
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Marv Beatty
4 days ago
What a story of determination, spirit and survival. Austin Appelbee is a hero.
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Justin Brake
6 days ago
I'll be in Vancouver all week reporting on this landmark case for
#pressfreedom
in Canada. Sign up for
@independentnl.bsky.social
&
@ricochetmedia.bsky.social
's free newsletters and be notified when we publish articles about the case.
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The Beaverton
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Governor Tim Walz
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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The Narwhal
10 days ago
Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours. To learn more about the trial visit
www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
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elia ayoub
8 days ago
Israel bombed tents in Gaza today, killed at least 30 people including children, and the death toll is likely to rise
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Children and police officers among at least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Deadly attacks launched day before border crossing due to open as part of ceasefire deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/31/israeli-strikes-gaza-kill-at-least-12-reports
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steven monacelli
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Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
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Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jim-pattison-industrial-building-won-t-sell-ice-9.7068494
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Merriam-Webster
9 days ago
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Nora Loreto
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Well, tiny victories.
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"There is a second or two where it was decided that I was a threat to public safety that warranted this kind of reaction and this type of force… I have so many questions, not just for myself but for others in the community who may have experienced something like this."
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Mistaken identity leads to police drawing weapons and handcuffing school trustee in her own vehicle | CBC News
Prince George, B.C., school trustee says she's shaken and scared after being surrounded by police with their guns drawn and then put in handcuffs, in what RCMP say was a case of mistaken identity.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/erica-mclean-rcmp-prince-george-school-trustee-9.7067369
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Harms Committed
10 days ago
"Health Canada's witness in the Drug User Liberation Front’s judicial review trial frustrated the judge and highlighted how opaque and frustrating Canadian drug policy can be." "[S]eemed to be 'seeing [evidence] for the first time and guessing.'"
#BritishColumbia
#Canada
#Drugs
#Healthcare
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'Very Little Value': Judge Frustrated by Health Canada at DULF Trial
Justice Catherine Murray said witness Eric Costen appeared to be 'guessing' in his responses on the stand.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/28/Judge-Frustrated-Health-Canada-DULF-Trial/
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Matt Novak
10 days ago
We’re just not a free country. Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
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The Tyee
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B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma declared Tuesday a “promising day” for reconciliation, as the province and the Tahltan Central Government announced they have jointly approved plans to reopen the Eskay Creek gold and silver mine in northern B.C.
@amandafollett.bsky.social
reports.
#bcpoli
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Amidst DRIPA Criticism, BC Claims a Win for Collaborative Decision-Making | The Tyee
The Eskay Creek mine approval marks a ‘historic milestone’ as the first consent-based decision with a First Nation.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/29/BC-Claims-Win-Collaborative-Decision-Making/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Amidst fierce backlash to DRIPA, the BC and Tahltan governments announced Tuesday that they have jointly approved the Eskay Creek mine following the province's first ever consent-based decision-making process. My latest for
@thetyee.ca
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thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Amidst DRIPA Criticism, BC Claims a Win for Collaborative Decision-Making | The Tyee
The Eskay Creek mine approval marks a ‘historic milestone’ as the first consent-based decision with a First Nation.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/29/BC-Claims-Win-Collaborative-Decision-Making/
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“First Nations have been on these lands long before the border line was drawn,” said National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak who called on Canada to “take steps to ensure rights to be upheld in the face of imperialistic bullying from the Trump administration.”
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Indigenous Canadians Warned about Travel to the US | The Tyee
The AFN says it ‘strongly condemns’ reports of First Nations people being questioned and detained by ICE.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/27/Indigenous-Canadians-Warned-Travel-US/
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Andrea Woo
11 days ago
Today's file: Hanover County, Va, opposes sale of warehouse property owned by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for processing facility. Can't nix sale but will explore legal options and hopes DHS will reconsider
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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County in Virginia opposes sale of Jim Pattison-owned building to ICE
Board cannot veto transaction but hopes position will prompt DHS to reconsider
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-county-in-virginia-opposes-sale-of-jim-pattison-owned-building-to-ice/
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Caitlyn Gowriluk
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A disgraced Winnipeg officer has been sentenced to seven years, after a lengthy investigation found he was fixing traffic tickets, sharing police information, selling drugs and committing other crimes over the last eight years of his career. Story:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Disgraced Winnipeg police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison 'believed he was untouchable' | CBC News
Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes that include selling drugs to friends and other officers ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/elston-bostock-sentencing-decision-9.7058088
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UFCW 1518
12 days ago
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.
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In a statement, Jim Pattison Developments said that, “we understand that the conversation around immigration policy and enforcement is particularly heated, and has become much more so over the past few weeks. We respect that this issue is deeply important to many people."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C.'s attorney general urges Canadian businesses to 'think about their role' in supporting ICE operations | CBC News
B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison and Vancouver-based Hootsuite are among the Canadian companies facing backlash for business ties to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/british-columbia-niki-sharma-jimmy-pattison-canadian-businesses-ice-9.7063692
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The Bog Witch 🇨🇦
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A Gwich’in man from Inuvik was travelling w/ his wife & children from Costa Rica to Canada. Detained at airport while transiting through US. Had his passport, status card, etc. ICE agent who detained him stated that status card was worthless b/c “They hand them out like candy up there”
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https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-206-midday-cafe/clip/16194258-gwichin-man-detained-flight-passes-united-states
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The Associated Press
12 days ago
A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
A man wearing a black jacket has been tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep.
https://bit.ly/4t2AETZ
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Jen St. Denis
12 days ago
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...
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Indigenous Canadians Warned about Travel to the US | The Tyee
The AFN says it ‘strongly condemns’ reports of First Nations people being questioned and detained by ICE.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/27/Indigenous-Canadians-Warned-Travel-US/
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Hey thanks
@marshalederman.bsky.social
for writing about The Narwhal's press freedom case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Police actions need to be documented: in B.C., in Minneapolis, everywhere.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever
How much more easily might authorities control the story if journalists aren’t allowed to do their work?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-amber-bracken-trial-ice-minneapolis-journalism-importance/
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“Canada’s credibility relies on alignment between how we expect to be treated by other nations, and the government’s sincerity about Indigenous relations at home.”
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Carney’s Foreign Policy as a Framework for Our Domestic Future | The Tyee
It’s important to live truth at home. Indigenous self-determination is essential to Canada’s global credibility.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/27/Carney-Foreign-Policy-Domestic-Future/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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The Tyee
12 days ago
@adampolsen.bsky.social
: To lead abroad with legitimacy, Canada must “take the sign out of the window” and finish sewing the quilt at home that includes self-reliant, self-determining Indigenous nations with a seat at the table.
#canpoli
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Carney’s Foreign Policy as a Framework for Our Domestic Future | The Tyee
It’s important to live truth at home. Indigenous self-determination is essential to Canada’s global credibility.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/27/Carney-Foreign-Policy-Domestic-Future/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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“First Nations have been on these lands long before the border line was drawn,” said National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak who called on Canada to “take steps to ensure rights to be upheld in the face of imperialistic bullying from the Trump administration.”
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Indigenous Canadians Warned about Travel to the US | The Tyee
The AFN says it ‘strongly condemns’ reports of First Nations people being questioned and detained by ICE.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/27/Indigenous-Canadians-Warned-Travel-US/
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A Pattison Company's Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats |
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A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/27/Pattison-Company-Possible-Deal-ICE/
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“If I were a CEO, I wouldn't want my name or my company's name, my brand, associated with what's going on in the States right now.”
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B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison's Virginia warehouse could become ICE facility | CBC News
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is in talks to buy a Virginia warehouse owned by British Columbia billionaire Jim Pattison and plans to turn it into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ice-warehouse-jim-pattison-9.7061994
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13 days ago
@stewartprest.ca
: This is an unambiguous and flagrant violation of Canadian sovereignty. It is going to get worse, and Canadians who wish to see the country remain intact need to respond. Make no mistake — Trump’s America is coming for Alberta.
#uspoli
#canpoli
#abpoli
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Trump’s America Comes for Alberta | The Tyee
The country must respond to this flagrant violation of Canadian sovereignty.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/26/Trump-America-Comes-Alberta/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Charles Rusnell
13 days ago
You can't make up what goes on in Alberta politics. One of the wildest stories I have ever reported.
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The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee
The free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/26/Wild-Claims-Jeff-Rath-Separatist-Firebrand/
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In testy exchanges with
@thetyee.ca
, Rath declined to discuss the video, suggested he was not at the hotel bar that night, insisted he had no recollection of saying anything and suggested the video was altered using AI. Wild stuff from
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social
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thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee
The free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/26/Wild-Claims-Jeff-Rath-Separatist-Firebrand/
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Keyah 🦬
14 days ago
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month. Statement from Standing Rock:
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Robert MJ Thompson
14 days ago
Well said Ms.H. –– I can say that
#journalism
matters as much to me as my public libraries. What a dark existence it would be w/o either! 😧
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I’ve lived in a small town with one news outlet and a small town with two (I worked at one of them) and can honestly say that communities are better served when outlets compete for the news.
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"It's disturbing to see that coming from a government agency."
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ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say | CBC News
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/ice-recruiting-9.7058294
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