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.

Here’s what it was like to be in the crowd at the bottom of the mountain where Lindsey Vonn crashed nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...

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.

brb ordering matching couples’ Opalite tracksuits for Halloween.

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...

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!

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 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

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

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. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

This story is absolutely devastating. I'm so glad Francisco is finally getting help.

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!!!

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...

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.

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 🤷

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:’

What a story of determination, spirit and survival. Austin Appelbee is a hero.

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.

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

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

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...

Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Well, tiny victories.

"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." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"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 #Courts

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.

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

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. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

“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...

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...

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/...

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.

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/...

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” #indigenous

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.

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...

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...

“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...

@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

“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...

A Pattison Company's Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | @jenstden.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

“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.” www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

@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

You can't make up what goes on in Alberta politics. One of the wildest stories I have ever reported. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

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. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

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:

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! 😧

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.

"It's disturbing to see that coming from a government agency." www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...