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RCMP Discriminated in Abuse Investigation, Human Rights Tribunal Finds | The Tyee The tribunal stopped short of ordering a new investigation but says police must pay compensation and review policies.

RCMP Discriminated in Abuse Investigation, Human Rights Tribunal Finds via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

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The Business Pivot That Took Wendy Yuan from Montreal to Global Markets in the 1990s YouTube video by Wendy Yuan Unfiltered Podcast

Wendy Yuan and her husband Kan did exceptionally well as China's economy boomed in the 1980s and 1990s. Find out how this Richmond businesswoman got into the steel business in Episode 6 of the Wendy Unfiltered podcast. youtu.be/izfMYzcBK_w?...

Is Consumerism Running Out of Road? [Available for all subscribers now] Demographics, immigration, and AI are converging to challenge the growth model Canada has relied on for decades

Is Consumerism Running Out of Road?
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A Storm Unleashed author Carol Matas takes readers inside a Jewish girl's head as she responds to the Nazi threat - Pancouver Matas will speak at the 41st annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival on Sunday (February 22).

A Storm Unleashed author Carol Matas takes readers inside a Jewish girl’s head as she responds to growing Nazi threat in mid-1930s. Great book for kids 9 to 12 to learn about othering and about pathological liars who launch trade wars as precursor to becoming dictators. pancouver.ca/a-storm-unle...

Did anyone else feel ill seeing CBC offer Trump's friend, Gretzky, a chance to launder his reputation this morning? I woke up seeing him with a Canadian flag on his lapel on TV, speaking to the nation in advance of today's hockey game. I can imagine the PR and lobbying effort that preceded this.

A Tax Plan for the 99% - Avi Lewis for NDP Leader Inequality is at an all-time high in Canada. Everyday Canadians work harder and harder while falling further and further behind. Our campaign's plan for tax fai

@rbreich.bsky.social You might be interested in @avilewis.ca tax plan. lewisforleader.ca/ideas/tax-po... Avi is running for leader of Canada's NDP more than a decade after I suggested in an article that the party should adopt your ideas in Saving Capitalism. www.straight.com/news/587551/...

After meeting a few higher ups years ago this is actually not surprising for TNS.

Shu Qi's brooding Girl 女孩 examines family violence, child abuse, and resilience through youthful eyes - Pancouver Girl 女孩 marks the directorial debut of Taiwan’s most successful female actor. It's at the VIFF Centre on Sunday (February 15).

Shu Qi’s brooding Girl 女孩 examines family violence, child abuse, and resilience through youthful eyes. LNY Splash will screen the Taiwanese film star's directorial debut at 7;30 pm tonight at the VIFF Centre. More LNY films from Asia will be shown on Monday. pancouver.ca/shu-qis-broo...

This morning, @fareed-zakaria.bsky.social commentary on Starmer and Takaichi conveniently left out Mark Carney, who is way ahead of his populist opponent in the polls. @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

This is worth reading. One addendum: MAGA is also supporting the right-wing, separatist, Maple MAGA movement in Alberta, as @charlieangus104.bsky.social has pointed out.

In my younger days, I would have written a column with the following advice for political panelists. 1. Be collegial (like Persky & Jim Nielsen). 2. Be funny (like Persky & Nielsen). 3. Be gracious with time (like Persky & Nielsen). 4. Be willing to criticize your own side (like Persky & Nielsen).

And the Oscar for Talking Out the Clock goes to...MOE SIHOTA. @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social

CBS News and BBC News join forces around the globe The two news organizations are announcing a global newsgathering relationship

In 2017, BBC and CBS News announced a partnership to gather news. I wonder if either party is having second thoughts right now in light of controversies at both networks over the past year. @steveschmidt.skystack.xyz www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-bbc...

Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.

Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
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I thought I heard Trump say on multiple occasions that the U.S. didn't need anything from Canada.

YVR breaks all-time cargo and passenger records in 2025 Vancouver International Airport (YVR) welcomed more than 26.9 million travellers in 2025, marking a new all-time record with cargo shipments also reaching their highest volumes in the 94-year history ...

Vancouver International Airport reports domestic travel was up 3.8 percent. Asia-Pacific passenger volumes increased 15.6 percent year over year, while transborder traffic between YVR and U.S. destinations declined by 7.1 per cent. @stephruhle.bsky.social @velshi.com news.yvr.ca/yvr-marks-re...

Your SIN is a 'master key.' Here's why you must protect it | CBC Radio Since more businesses and organizations have started asking for people’s social insurance number, experts are cautioning people to be very selective about who they share their SIN with.

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It's a great book, Crawford. Congratulations.

Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor

"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."

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Spring After Spring reveals how a family legacy endures through generational differences and grief - Pancouver Jon Chiang says that his award-winning documentary, Spring After Spring, is really about profound and universal family relationships.

Chinatown Storytelling Centre will present Jon Chiang's Spring After Spring at 2 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 1) with the three sisters answering audience questions afterward. The documentary's theatrical debut is Feb. 6 at VIFF Centre. @viffest.bsky.social @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/spring-after...

We really need to shun America like we shunned South Africa during the apartheid era. Consumer boycotts. Travel boycotts. No public sector purchases, if possible, from any majority-US owned contractor.

As I watched Todd Blanche reply to a CNN reporter's question, his very slight and almost imperceptable smirk made me wonder if he was experiencing duping delight. # @lawofruby.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @bandylee.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/e...

Trump Is Making America Stupider How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.

The Great American Brain Drain has begun www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

Do they include barf bags behind the seat in front of you?

Regardless of whether there's a boycott, I can't imagine why anyone would want to visit the United States right now as masked secret police officers are running around demanding that people show their papers or be hauled off to a detention centre on the other side of the country.

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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The U.S. dollar has fallen fairly sharply against the Canadian dollar in the past week.

By the end of today, expect to hear JD Vance issue yet another statement defending another ICE shooting death in Minneapolis. That seems to be his job in the Trump administration: go on TV to defend the indefensible by attacking the victim rather than the perpetrator. He did it with Zelensky, too.

This post pretty much encapsulates the stupidity and cruelty of the elimination of USAID by Doge and Trump, thereby leading to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths.