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From Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s Evan Balgord: “We’re at a point in this country in Canada where we have the largest white nationalist movement that has ever existed in this country’s history.”

BC Cancer has agreed to treat Francisco Barahona on an urgent basis after The Tyee reported Thursday he had being denied care despite being ravaged by cancer. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.

I never noticed this either.

EXPLAINER: The significance of The Narwhal & Amber Bracken v. Attorney General of Canada et al. press freedom case.

Fun (?) fact: Justin was the subject of another major media freedom case in Canada in recent years for his coverage for @independentnl.bsky.social of Indigenous opposition to Muskrat Falls development in Labrador. He won, so why do police continue to arrest journalists? rrj.ca/charged-jour...

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!!!

"A senior Vancouver Police Department officer told the inquiry that “reputational risk” to the city, police department and provincial government was also a factor in decisions about restricting media access." via @jenstden.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

In 2019 B.C. launched pilot funding for an early childhood ed in the kindergarten classroom from 7am - 5pm, including during class time (ON already does something similar) to support students and teachers. But they cancelled it. My @thetyee.ca piece: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

I file 4-6 FOI requests annually and then argue for 1.5-2 YEARS about why their redactions are unreasonable (sometimes I win, sometimes I lose). Haven't FOI'd the city, but VSB, VPD and the province. cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/p...

"Policy should be based on evidence and data, not anecdotes, Lapointe said." via @thetyee.ca & @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

“I get emotional because I think about what my great grandmother would think if she saw these little kids speaking our language,” N̓ʔiy̓sítaʔtkʷ said. via @indiginews.bsky.social indiginews.com/features/at-...

One of the things bothering me about how people are responding to the Epstein files is that there are tons of conspiracies being created and spread about what’s in them, rather than people just believing the victims like they could have been doing for years now

This is bananas. There's a lot to criticize about expecting everyone to live in a single family home that they own outright. But stuff like this makes it real attractive. tricitiesdispatch.com/grand-centra...

Want to acknowledge the solution suggested here involves First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people doing even more soul-bearing and being vulnerable with settlers who do not trust them. It's another burden and feels like violence.

How do you create a regulatory pathway so Canada can implement a non-medical model of safer supply to save lives in the middle of a public health crisis? Not even the guy who was No. 2 at Health Canada could think of a way. The fed gov makes drug laws, and can’t think of a way to get around them.

"Research suggests that the primary cause is the emergence of settler backlash, which arises when key material and symbolic resources become scarce and contested." via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"What is clear, however, is that ABC Vancouver has, so far, successfully monopolized the political lane among voters for whom public safety and property taxes are the overriding concerns." via @vancolour.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

The swab checks for an HPV infection. No HPV = low risk of cervical cancer! Yes HPV = a doctor can monitor for pre-cancer cells and treat early if they appear. This can help a person avoid ever developing cervical cancer. We're also already seeing the HPV vaccine lower pre-cancer rates. SO DANG COOL

"At the time I was documenting the contours of human displacement I didn’t really understand what would drive a person to attempt such a dangerous passage, especially with children in tow. Now I am closer to understanding that kind of desperation." open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

Two weeks after Muhammad “Ash” Zafar was found dead in his Kamloops home, friends and community members continue to mourn him while hoping his killer will be found.

Vancouver councillors voted Wednesday to explore new tenant protections after news reports and increasing complaints about landlords spying on tenants, aggressive eviction attempts and allegations of unsafe room partitions. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli

“There would be no big and bold Indigenous relations initiatives during [Christy Clark's] tenure.... Indigenous relations was of interest only when it facilitated economic development.” via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

“I want to say to the RCMP, what gives them the right to come onto our reservations, our communities, and shoot our people?” Paul said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This was a tough one to write. It is depressing to see kids & women deal with with the same misogynist, sex-shaming and/or sexual-exploitation shit, now with tech upgrades. Are Grok's Fake Nudes Breaking Canadian Laws? A Tyee Explainer via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

"He believed that journalism was for the people … I think that over the years, the way mainstream changed the way that it told [Indigenous] stories, it is largely due to APTN, and that's Dan's legacy." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A high school student was left with life-altering injuries crossing the street outside her school. Is the city doing enough to keep kids safe around schools? (Spoiler, no.) But it's fantastic seeing these high schoolers taking advocacy into their own hands! A great story, please read:

Had a great time chatting with @kehyslop.bsky.social for this story. Love seeing young people organizing to keep each other safe and demand the changes adults are moving too slowly on.

“I think that’s the crux of our challenge with this new funding model. … It’s either at the expense of parents in our community or it’s at the expense of educators.” vancouversun.com/news/bc-dayc...

My @thetyee.ca piece today, part of an ongoing series looking at persistent issues in B.C. public education.

I'm not old, I'm a T-Rex www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Sunrise Market’s days as a cheap source of healthy food, in an area of the city with high rates of poverty and food insecurity, could be numbered. 🥕 @kehyslop.bsky.social reports.

Stop Blocking Media, BC Human Rights Report Will Tell Police via @tyolsen.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

B.C. RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah fired with immediate effect over vulgar group chats cheknews.ca/b-c-rcmp-con...

"Jacobsen said Bracken’s arrest illustrates how police have increasingly used exclusion zones to limit the ability of the media to cover enforcement activities." The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

"If you can’t buy a home [or] can’t get a job, you’re looking for reasons why. And in those conditions, it’s easy for someone to come and tell you the problem is these other people are taking all that stuff from you." Read more at: vicnews.com/2026/01/12/b...

"As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario's former child advocate." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"This is why the decision is not a threat – it is a reaffirmation. And seeing it as a threat applies a Trumpian lens to the Canadian state: that relationships should be transactional, and not about building a better, equitable country for all our children." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f690186...

This is about Trump, but the problem is bigger than the American govt, and exists in Canada as well. www.propublica.org/article/prop...

Here's Why Involuntary Care Won't Work for Most People via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

LUCY: Let’s face it, Charlie Brown. We all know that censorship has ruined Christmas. That’s why we have to support the academic renegades on the intellectual dark web and their righteous fight against the suppression of free speech.

Kudos to 404 Media for finding a fun way to document the horrors of our current descent into dystopia.

Sheena was editor-in-chief of @themusenl.bsky.social when I was news editor. Support student media, and greatness ensues.

This devastating report from @amyromer.bsky.social for @indiginews.bsky.social is related to the exclusion kids with disabilities face in school in B.C. An important reminder kids w/ disabilities are at greater risk of being victims of violence than perpetrators. indiginews.com/news/indigen...

Every child in B.C. has the right to an education. But without adequate support for kids w/ disabilities & diverse abilities, & adequate training for educators to deliver an inclusive education, that right is at risk for all kids. My @thetyee.ca piece today thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

My Christmas wish is for governments of all stripes to stop saying "It's the highest funding ever," when asked why the funding isn't enough to cover costs.

Forget getting society to "believe women," when even "take their reports to law enforcement seriously enough to investigate" is a bridge too far for the FBI. 🫠

"The year was 2025 (How I wish I was in Ogden now) A letter of marque came from the Prez To the crappiest bass boat I'd ever seen... God damn them all! I was told We'd cruise the seas for migrant drugs We'd fire no guns, miss no meals Now I'm a broken man in SLC The last of Mike Lee's privateers"

In Feb. @onecityvan.bsky.social members will choose a mayoral nominee. My interview with one candidate: Amanda Burrows Wants to be a Mayor Who Speaks for Renters via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...