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After a reader reached out with questions about BC’s primary care provider waitlist, I went looking for data that would shed some light on the system, since the gov doesn’t voluntarily provide much info. I found data in an FOI response showing some residents are on the waitlist for 5+ years.

One more BC thread. The NDP are going to spend a lot of time figuring out what went wrong. I think Eby never found his stride as premier, and the path to leadership was where things started to go wrong. Eby wasn't used to being the bad guy, but the disqualification of Appadurai did not go over well.

It is so frustrating to hear Senators (intentionally) misunderstand the impact to the economy of preserving the right to strike. Labour's position is that when employers believe the government will step in - they don't negotiate, *creating* more disruptive labour disputes.

this suuuuucks

well at least dallas brodie isn't my representative anymore

“The Rocky Horror experience taught me to be ashamed of nothing, to indulge my curiosities and to say ‘fuck you’ to any forces that try to tame me.” xtramagazine.com/culture/rock...

BC teachers say public education is being overlooked in the provincial election campaign Rank-and-file teachers want political parties to pledge to “redirect public funding to public schools.” pressprogress.ca/bc-teachers-...

A staffer for the local BC Conservative candidate just told me the party isn’t allowing interviews with media on election night. I, in turn, expressed how ridiculous and stupid that is.

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New from me: a deputy refused to show his tattoos and was fired. His wrongful termination suit revealed the scope of an internal investigation that identified 271 employees that either admitted or potentially have tattoos associated with two deputy gangs.

it's the kind of election where I have to check if 'blackface' is one word, two words, hyphenated, etc

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As Nanaimo doesn’t have a cath lab, heart attack patients are instead given clot-busting drugs, which hasn’t been the recommended treatment for heart attacks since the 1990s, one doctor told @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

“LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — Unionized workers at the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine near Logan Lake have voted in favour of a strike, but it remains to be seen if – or when – they’ll give notice to mine owner Teck Resources.” cfjctoday.com/2026/10/19/w... - @cfjctoday.bsky.social #LoganLake #Mining

BC Conservative candidate Heather Maahs defends blog post about “slave auctions” and Blackface in Chilliwack schools Maahs said teachers were simply “using drama for instruction” new from @rumneeek.bsky.social pressprogress.ca/bc-conservat...

Some BC residents wait five years to get connected with a doctor, here’s how politicians plan to change that. Over a million BC residents are still without access to primary care New from Health Reporter/Associate Editor @emmaarkell.bsky.social pressprogress.ca/some-bc-resi...

Also, to be painfully clear: My newsroom did not do this. bsky.app/profile/jonn...

Alberta reporter @stephenmag.bsky.social and Ontario Reporter @ericwickham.ca have asked the tough questions, with years of reporting on Alberta separatists culminating in one educational podcast for your listening pleasure pressprogress.ca/the-people-d...

Sean Orr taking it all in.

Pete Fry is Vancouver’s next Mayor. He will be the first Green Mayor in Vancouver and the first Green Mayor of a major city in all of Canada.

The housing crisis has permeated both BC & civic elections—especially so-called "public safety," homelessness & the war on drugs De Facto journalists @brishti.bsky.social & @mikegraeme.bsky.social take you behind-the-scenes of their 8-month AirTag investigation www.defactomedia.ca/interview-in...

People don't realize how necessary cheap rent is to the arts.

ICYMI: BC Conservative leader 1) Stood by his campaign manager with (MULTIPLE) Islamophobic posts 2) Ignored Muslim community calls to condemn Islamophobia 3) Says he "doesn't tolerate hate" but keeps candidate who likens 2SLGBTQ+ community to pedophiles

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

get in babe we're critically re-evaluating Glitter www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz0V...

Who are the key ringleaders behind Alberta separatism? A coalition of Christian Nationalists and disgruntled rural Albertans will face a major milestone following the weekend New from @stephenmag.bsky.social pressprogress.ca/who-are-the-...

Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests. @breachmedia.ca dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some myths along the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCz...

Yesterday, Wizards informed us that it doesn’t intend to voluntarily recognize the D&D or Studio X units of our union ahead of a vote. We remain committed to creating a workplace focused on wellness, transparency, and collaboration by winning our coming election.

this is a holy shit event, can't believe I'm not seeing this all over my feeds US seizes server of internet service provider to left-leaning orgs, claiming antifa keepitfree.ai/news/amster...

New from me with additional reposts from the bc conservative campaign manager calling Islam a problem and likening Muslim prayer chants to "jihadi war cries"

Data centre projects are flooding into Canada, and the federal government has labeled these facilities as "critical infrastructure", so why are a growing number of communities hitting pause on data centres?

Why are municipalities trying to regulate data centres in Canada? Activists point to skyrocketing electricity and water use at data centres around the world New from @ericwickham.ca: pressprogress.ca/why-are-muni...

NEW: We got consent from 7 unhoused people sheltering along Pandora Ave to hide Apple AirTags in their possessions. This is after years of City of Victoria denying allegations from unhoused ppl & witnesses who said bylaw don't follow their own policies. Now we have proof. Part 1 of 2 stories ⬇️

INVESTIGATION: Victoria denies that its bylaw officers put unhoused people’s new, perfectly good tents in the trash. So we tracked them with AirTags. www.defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office...

The first of a major 2-part investigation coming out tomorrow morning at @defactomedia.ca. We've been working on this for most of 2026. If you live in Victoria (and anywhere in BC really) you won't want to miss it. Subscribe to get it in your inbox: www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters/ #yyj #bcnews

I'm betting that a lot of people who respond to polls saying they feel more unsafe in Toronto now are conflating the feeling of "I am physically unsafe and under threat in my environment" with "there was a homeless man on the sidewalk on my way to the Eaton Centre and I don't want to see that."

Students made their first minicomics in my intro making course - mostly standard format but this student, a first time maker(!), did something so off the charts I’m still reeling from it! & he made like 12 of them for his classmates! A paper engineering feat of flipbookery as well as killer drawing!