... I think it's also because people who live in poverty inside SROs are often not listened to or believed.
Thanks to the residents who spoke to me and allowed us to photograph them in 2021.
Thankfully, David and Sarah now live in much better housing. thetyee.ca/News/2021/06/0
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A Pulitzer & a Peabody!! What an unbelievable 2 days! This feels like undeniable proof that Indigenous stories matter & that we should support Indigenous people to tell them. We are so grateful to survivors who shared with us & hope this means more people will hear their voices.
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hey remember when Atira went after last year with a 3,000 word attack unlike anything I've seen from a non-profit organization going after a mainstream media reporter in British Columbia?
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The audit confirms the concerns has previously reported in previous stories. This is our early file. More to come:
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“I had an enormous amount of childhood trauma,” said Olivia, “but every professional around me was constantly worried about my school attendance”
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Gray died with a fractured voice box, several broken bones, brain hemorrhaging & ruptured testicle … injuries so severe an autopsy couldn't determine exactly how he died.
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The story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It’s still using it, despite promising to stop — including against human rights defenders
here is a montage about a decade of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
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hello i have watched the entire episode of the bbc reality show where british people are dropped in vancouver and asked to get to haida gwaii as fast as possible without flying or having phones/computers to guide them
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“I’m just a bored wacko with nothing better to do”
The new motto of BC’s inter-regional transit system
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while the world learned we are a primitive bunch, deserving of the attenborough style narration for our transit system, they also learned that vancouver island has wonderful characters that will drive you to port hardy on a whim
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Just a wee announcement for followers interested in health and health care. For the next few months, I'll be part of CBC's Health team, telling stories from across Canada.
So please pitch me! And if I've ever turned down an idea because there's no B.C. angle, pitch me again!
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Ten Years Old and 'Already Screwed'
Kudos for an amazing headline, on a great though depressing story
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no need for vancouver to build sets for the last of us because the plaza of nations is good to go
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I really encourage folks to read 's feature on how come the village of Lytton, 21 months after it mostly burned to the ground, has struggled to rebuild.
It will make you feel many things about government, few of them positive.
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Rick passed away in 2020. Glad to see his journalism lives on!
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Sad news today. My @langaracollege #journalism instructor, Rick Ouston, of @VancouverSun & many other noted media outlets passed away. The word "tenacious" in our dictionary should have his name underneath. He always got the goods. #RIP @camillebains1 @jhainswo cid:f_kek9szr30
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Big questions raised by for
And thanks for the fascinating glimpse into 23-year-old archives for reporter Rick Ouston’s own investigation…into the same surgeon
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Here's my TV story on the village of Tahsis, the council meeting that descended into absolute chaos last night, and why these sorts of conflicts seem to be happening at an alarming pace so far this year
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A village council meeting on Vancouver Island erupted into chaos last night, with people screaming at each other and one councillor stealing a gavel. Justin McElroy has the details.
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nobody likes thinking about march 2020 but this photo essay comparing specific places then and now sure is something cbc.ca/newsinteractiv
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Wow, I’m deeply honoured to be a finalist for a National Newspaper Award alongside writers I admire so much.
Writing this piece is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I owe a debt of gratitude to &
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I’m humbled* to be nominated for a National Newspaper Award. You can read the story here, though you'll have to be a newsletter subscriber (see what I did there?)
*This is what everyone says but it's a lie: praise is, by definition, not humbling
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"I'll just say it: if I was a Caucasian male, we're not having this conversation," said Sim, Vancouver's first mayor of Chinese descent.
Story by for
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The independent review of B.C.'s COVID response that was commissioned by the government has just been released: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/pub
It finds the most transparent jurisdiction in North America was, in fact, not transparent and eroded people's trust.
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Thrilled to share this news! CBC Radio One announces new hosts for North by Northwest and All Points West | CBC News
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There goes the last official safeguard against the virus being allowed to spread: people who test positive for COVID-19 are no longer required to self isolate, quietly updated their guidance ⬇️
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#NEW: BC has removed any requirement to self-isolate if you have covid. The change was mentioned just once, in passing and somewhat ambiguously, in an hourlong press conference. There was no press release or official announcement of the change. capitaldaily.ca/news/bc-quietl
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An update to this story: Vancouver's new mayor, - elected on the promise to hire 100 more police officers - says the HelpSeeker report is not "very useful," says the analysis of city funds is confusing.
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What are all these scribbles on your keyboard?
A brief history of punctuation marks:
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Thank you for this incredibly thoughtful and important work. All of us in the journalism business can learn so much from this book and I’m grateful for the time and care you put into it.
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Wait, stay with me here…What if EVERY account had to be a parody account?
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A concerning thread worth reading from an epidemiologist about the spike in child illness lately
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A word on the idiocy known as "immunity debt". How did such a nonsensical idea take hold?
Simple. The obvious mental model for our immune system is a muscle: use it or lose it. Muscles atrophy when we don't use them. The same mental model works for our memories & skills.
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Yesterday was my last day at Twitter: the entire Human Rights team has been cut from the company.
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Congratulations to our journalists across British Columbia for winning three Jack Webster Awards, which honour excellence in journalism in B.C.! 👏
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Grieving mother running a marathon a day around ministry building to raise awareness of drug crisis, via
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To me a significant allegation about Ottawa Police members (which echoes what I saw several convoy participants saying at the time)
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