From @michellegamage.bsky.social: Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of drug trafficking, after they operated a compassion club in the midst of a deadly overdose crisis. The conviction is suspended as their lawyers start a constitutional challenge. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

Last week marked the end of a nearly-year-long effort by VSB Trustee Jennifer Reddy to make the district more accountable and accessible to the public. But when her motion finally came up for a board vote, Reddy was the sole trustee to vote against it. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

My @thetyee.ca piece today looks at the mess one private B.C. university allegedly made, that left an international student without immigration status — and provincial health insurance — for five months. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

That 'Friday the 13th' When Jason Takes the SkyTrain via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

My @thetyee.ca piece today, part of our series on existential issues in public ed, is an Q&A with academic Kelly Gallagher-Mackay re what schools across Canada grapple with today: decolonizing curriculum; truancy; prepping students for an uncertain world; & more. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

"Nevertheless, it’s amazing that the same demographic who foamed at the mouth when the Green M&M changed her shoes are totally fine with an entire wing of the White House being destroyed." via @lyz.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...

"The thing is that Carney is actually as much of a populist as Poillievre when it comes down to it. He’s just not an angry populist. He’s a populist with dad vibes."

"Often seen as a ‘nuisance’ species to be trapped and removed, stunx — beaver in nsyilxcən — may be a key to restoring wetlands and watersheds amidst deforestation and climate change." via Aaron Hemens for @indiginews.bsky.social indiginews.com/news/across-...

"In March, nine former trustees launched a legal challenge calling for a judicial review of this decision. They seek to overturn both the order firing them and the initial orders to create a safety plan with Godden." www.peacearchnews.com/news/bc-judg...

"The cuts are just the latest at post-secondary institutions across the country as schools seek to restructure in the face of international student caps imposed by the the provincial and federal governments." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"If we want to build the kind of world Maron himself sought, we need to let other people have an opportunity to be beautiful, curious failures in public. We need to stop being afraid of what market research tells money is an unsafe bet."

“As soon as politicians started complaining, all of a sudden VPD — which before was fine — suddenly was not fine.” DULF Founders 'Being Hung out to Dry,' Says Judge via @drugdatadecoded.ca @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

For over a century, major companies liquidated forests from First Nations’ territories without consent. Now they're leaving. In their wake, First Nations are working to reshape the industry that long excluded them, but it won't be easy. My latest for @thenarwhal.ca

📣 Job alert! 📣 The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word! thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...

Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad crossed the Rubicon when he directed a search through the phones of his party’s MLAs in order to identify dissidents. @vancolour.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli

@thetyee.ca doesn't delete its archive, but most media and government websites do. So I know I'm not alone in noting the Wayback Machine is a vital tool for journalism, transparency, record keeping and accountability.

Was on vacation when this came out, so ICYMI: Math and Reading Scores Are Declining in BC. Why? via @thetyee.ca & me. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

On a positive note, CBC's Ombudsman found a segment on a 2023 anti-LGBTQ+ rally did not violate CBC's journalistic standards The review concluded that yes, you can interview trans people about the impact of discrimination against their community without giving equal airtime to "the other side"

My video story on Lindsay Shepherd losing her job over her post complaining about having to view orange shirts or flags. #truthandreconciliation #bcpoli

“When it came to the actual obligations,” she said, “they had nothing to tell me. They had nothing to commit to.” Canada Hasn't Done Anything about Unmarked Graves Report, Interlocutor Says via @thetyee.ca & @olapalooza.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fraser Health Distances Itself from Group Opposed to Abortion via @thetyee.ca & @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Full story on Lindsay Shepherd, the BC Conservative staffer who wrote an offensive post about Truth and Reconciliation day symbols. #bcpoli This story goes into her full history, including inviting Faith Goldy to speak and appearing on a white supremacist's podcast. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

“This hasn’t led to a spike in unplanned teenage pregnancies, but there has been a recent increase of sexually transmitted infection rates for all teens in Canada” Canada's Sex Ed Is Leaving Immigrant Teens Behind via @thetyee.ca & @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (francophone school district) is launching a pre-kindergarten pilot program in January, with plans to eventually expand B.C.-wide. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Elenore Sturko, who stopped publicly supporting sexual orientation and gender identity learning after she defected from United BC last year, was kicked out of the Conservative Caucus yesterday. Our June report from @kehyslop.bsky.social on how candidates weigh identities, values and ambitions:

Not Every Canadian MP Stood to Honour Charlie Kirk via @thetyee.ca & @jenstden.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

My new series on existential K-12 public ed issues starts on @thetyee.ca today. I'm taking a look at some of the conundrums that never seem to go away, with solutions ideas. First up: misogyny in schools! thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

"While Canada’s overall homicide rate declined in 2024, women did not share in that trend. Twenty-eight more women were killed than the year before." Why BC Cities Can't Afford to Ignore Domestic Violence via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Thanking @kehyslop.bsky.social once again ✨🌈!! #CanadaSky #LGBT #HelpSky #BlackSky #signalboost #mutualaid Giving another update to the world, still seeking housing aid in #Vancouverbc ! #Trans Making progress one step at a time, 🙌🏿✊🏾 #BLM gogetfunding.com/help-zara-re...

My @thetyee.ca piece today: America Is Increasingly Unsafe for Black and Trans People. Will Canada Help? thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

“The entire system is falling apart,” Tao said. “As that continues to happen, it’s not gonna just be the homeless guy. It’s gonna be everyone who slips through the ever-widening, disintegrating social net. It’s gonna be all of us.” www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

'Appearing on Fox & Friends on Friday, Trump was asked by co-host Ainsley Earhardt: “How do we come back together?” Trump’s answer: “I couldn’t care less.”' thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca & @steveburgess53.bsky.social

"It’s not about truth or reality. It’s about demonization and easy targets and reaffirming their own rhetoric."

Solidarity with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social "Gilmore creates her videos using standard journalistic practices, and she’s currently one of the few journalists in Canada who is an expert on the far right after years of reporting." via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Forestry Officials Tied CN Rail to Lytton Fire, Then Backed Off via @thetyee.ca & @amandafollett.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

"A lot is going to be said in the coming weeks and months about what happened to Charlie Kirk. But when it comes to what this means for trans people, nothing good will come from this." Trans People Have Every Right to be Scared via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"Parents who feel abandoned by the health-care system gravitate toward anyone who says, “I believe you.” If that someone has a degree and a book for sale, all the better." Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer via @macleans.bsky.social macleans.ca/longforms/co...

Honest question. Are there any books in Alberta schools that have images of sexual acts? I’d be surprised if this rollback leaves any that will be banned.

One week, you’re cruising towards work with time to spare. The next, you’re stuck behind a line of minivans, pounding the dashboard and slowly realizing that September has arrived and so have legions of school-bound kids. 🚌

“It’s as though the crappy behavior of white people and all the white settler violence is the fault of this Indian burial ground.”

"Censorship of any kind is a step toward fascism," she said. "The vast majority of people who I've interacted with, at least, are very opposed to any sort of a book ban, and it makes people want to read what they're being told they're not allowed to." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

September is Bi Visibility Month, so perceiving me may be easier, as all bisexuals have disadvantage on stealth rolls until Halloween 1st.

Well, the blowback was prompt and intense: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“At the rate at which journalists are being killed in Gaza by the IDF, soon there will be no one left to keep the world informed. This is not only a war on Gaza, it is a war on journalism itself,” said Thibat Bruttin, director general of RSF. (Reporters Without Borders.) www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/m...

This Fall, International Students Are Heading Elsewhere. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

ICYMI: BC Government Quietly Kills $20-Million School Affordability Fund via @tyolsen.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08... "The temporary nature of the fund wasn’t mentioned last March, when the government announced it was extending the program."

One B.C.-based non-profit has found a downstream pollution solution: recapture, recycle and recirculate reconstituted discarded plastic back into the market to become sustainable, responsible consumer goods. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. ♻️🌊

In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.