ICYMI - Questions Abound in Violent Edmonton Police Takedown of Teen Girl via @TheTyee thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/0…

A rare discovery: three legendary chroniclers of Vancouver urban life, together at last @bychrischeung @uytaelee @j_mcelroy

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Within hours of a truce running out, the wounded start pouring into Gaza's already overwhelmed hospitals. At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, a steady stream of injured children and adults were brought in reut.rs/4a35aUg

People lose very personal belongings in the process. A photo of a loved one. Ashes of a loved one. A precious book or bracelet that was gifted from a loved one. This is lost along with survival supplies: tent, tampons, toothbrushes, toques. It causes exclusion... /5

The insanity of this system is obvious. Charitable agencies fundraise to provide a thin sheet of fabric so people can be safe from the elements and have a sliver of privacy. The government takes it away and the cycle begins again. /3

A call for action and dialogue: This am @CityOfVictoria did a BIG sweep of Pandora where dozens of people shelter on the sidewalk. How big? A dozen bylaw officers and one giant dump truck. Today it is raining harder than it has in the past month. Why does this matter? /1

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us celebrate @TheTyee's 20th anniversary last night (although we may have killed journalism, oops!) twitter.com/TheTyee/status…

BC First Nations Justice Council is actively looking into how independent teams could replace police for abuse investigations in Indigenous communities, something requested by complainants in a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal inquiry. via @TheTyee thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/0…

Here's our @CBCEarlyEdition segment featuring the incredible musical talents of @Eden_Fine_Day! cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… twitter.com/JenStDen/statu…

A 'predator' at Canada's spy agency: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture, by Darryl Greer for @CanadianPress CSIS classifies workplace investigation reports as secret 🙃 thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/a-pre…

‘The Judge Sided with Peace’: Supporters celebrate as the first Coastal GasLink criminal trial ends in a not guilty verdict. @TheTyee thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/3…

I will be delivering my argument in song. I can turn any subject into a pop hook, so be warned. twitter.com/JenStDen/statu…

.@Eden_Fine_Day and I will be on @CBCEarlyEdition just after the 7:00 a.m. news tomorrow to talk about our upcoming debate "Journalism: Dead or Alive????" for @TheTyee's 20th birthday party. If you want to catch the whole event tix are still available: riotheatre.ca/event/the-tyee…

HUGE thank you to amazing community leaders who helped move this forward! And to Council for their unanimous support to take meaningful action on Trans, Gender Diverse and Two-Spirit safety and inclusion. 🎉🏳️‍⚧️ #VanPoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights @OneCityVan twitter.com/christineeboyl…

BREAKING: In the first BC court decision on critical contempt charges laid again those arrested on the Morice FSR in the CGL conflict, Sabina Dennis has been found not guilty.

While the inquest is limited in its scope, I hope this process will answer some of the many questions Mary and Dennis' families have about how these two very vulnerable people were left unprotected when the fire destroyed their home. thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/1…

The coroner's inquest for the deaths of Mary Ann Garlow and Dennis Guay will start Jan. 22 in Burnaby. Mary and Dennis died when the Winters Hotel, a publicly-funded supportive housing building, burned down on April 11, 2022. thetyee.ca/News/2022/05/1…

The B.C. government was set to offer a promised apology Tuesday for removing Doukhobor children from their families 70 years ago and confining them. It has decided at the last minute to delay, updates @A_MacLeod_Tyee. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

Remember the conflict between locals and @BCGovFireInfo during the Shuswap fires this summer? @amandajfollett takes an in-depth look at models already operating in BC that include local residents in wildfire response thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

Spoke with councillor Klassen on his 2022 (and 2023) pledge, after the park board confirmed on Monday there would be no bike lane for 2024. “You should never overpromise on things, and in this case, I clearly overpromised.” twitter.com/MikeKlassen/st…

One of the most shocking things about this story is this extremely discriminatory email a support worker received from a prospective landlord. The staffer was attempting to find housing for a developmentally disabled client who had become homeless. thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

My story in @TheTyee today is about increasing numbers of developmentally disabled people becoming homeless in B.C. - because of rising rents, discrimination and poverty thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

A driver turning left in South #Vancouver this weekend appeared not to even see a pedestrian who was walking their bike across the intersection. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3N7n7af

"This Vancouver compassion club was saving lives." read this story from @loriculbert in @VancouverSun: vancouversun.com/health/local-h…

Same thing here. People dislike "the media" when they're talking about national and international stuff but like the reporters they know. twitter.com/j_mcelroy/stat…

🚨BREAKING: Proof the @VancouverPD enforced a media exclusion zone during April 5/23 decampment 📹 WATCH: Commanding officer Insp. Dale Weidman confirming to StopTheSweeps (STS) police liaison that VPD were enforcing a media exclusion zone contradicting @Chapman1831D's testimony twitter.com/JenStDen/statu…

The board accepted the VPD's explanation that they hadn't created an exclusion zone. Superintendent Don Chapman told the board no media were prevented from accessing the street that day. That wasn't my experience, as I detail in this story. thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

The Vancouver police board rejected a recommendation from the OPCC to get independent advice on whether the VPD had created an exclusion zone, controlling media and the public, during the Hastings decampment. thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/2…

This will be a running thread of local news coverage of car crashes causing death or injury in Metro Vancouver for the year 2023.

Teenagers freed by Hamas ‘were not aware their mum was murdered’ theguardian.com/world/2023/nov…