Andrew Kurjata
@akurjata.ca
Canadian news reporter/producer based in Prince George, British Columbia — Dakelh territory. I live north of most of you.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps are on cloud nine to start the Western Conference final, up 2-0 within 11 minutes on San Diego FC.
The initial ruling on Ahmed's shot for the second goal is an own goal, after Brian White's opening.
Snapdragon Stadium crowd is stunned.
The initial ruling on Ahmed's shot for the second goal is an own goal, after Brian White's opening.
Snapdragon Stadium crowd is stunned.
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Vancouver Whitecaps are on cloud nine to start the Western Conference final, up 2-0 within 11 minutes on San Diego FC.
The initial ruling on Ahmed's shot for the second goal is an own goal, after Brian White's opening.
Snapdragon Stadium crowd is stunned.
The initial ruling on Ahmed's shot for the second goal is an own goal, after Brian White's opening.
Snapdragon Stadium crowd is stunned.
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Lillooet used to host an ice climbing festival in the Bridge River Valley, it was cancelled 20 years ago, not cold enough for safe ice.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Lillooet used to host an ice climbing festival in the Bridge River Valley, it was cancelled 20 years ago, not cold enough for safe ice.
The way this immediately went on my Christmas list
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The way this immediately went on my Christmas list
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Folks, don't do this.
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Sask. conservationists say trend of live-baiting snowy owls for photos endangers the birds | CBC News
Saskatchewan wildlife watchers are worried snowy owls are being put in danger as photographers use live bait to lure them closer for better pictures.
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Folks, don't do this.
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An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
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This is a thoughtful essay on something I have been thinking about for a few months. It mentions doomscrolling twice and also points to when the reflex can be detrimental on a personal level and on a larger scale.
You’re not weak for avoiding bad news — you’re human. Behavioral science calls it the “ostrich effect,” a reflex to help the mind manage what it can’t control.
Inside the Ostrich Effect: How Ignorance Has Become a Survival Strategy
Research suggests our tendency to ignore bad news isn’t irrational — it’s self-preservation, and could help explain why older people are often happier.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is a thoughtful essay on something I have been thinking about for a few months. It mentions doomscrolling twice and also points to when the reflex can be detrimental on a personal level and on a larger scale.
Oh damn this is like 3/5 on me
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Oh damn this is like 3/5 on me
Is Seth Rogen deliberately doing a series of ad campaigns for Canadian brands or are Canadian brands booking Rogen for his Canadianess?
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Is Seth Rogen deliberately doing a series of ad campaigns for Canadian brands or are Canadian brands booking Rogen for his Canadianess?
So the notion that the pipeline MOU would get the Alberta sovereignty movement off Carney’s plate lasted, what- 2 days? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta gov't to present motion next week against federal firearm 'seizure' program: Smith | CBC News
Premier Danielle Smith said her government will introduce a motion this week, through provincial sovereignty legislation, to defy the federal gun buy-back program. Smith made the announcement Saturday...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
So the notion that the pipeline MOU would get the Alberta sovereignty movement off Carney’s plate lasted, what- 2 days? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202... "In Prince George, the average amount of snow on the ground has decreased by 3cm compared to the earliest decade... This matches the decline in snow depth seen in many parts of the country." The average daily low during the same period has gone up 4.9 C
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202... "In Prince George, the average amount of snow on the ground has decreased by 3cm compared to the earliest decade... This matches the decline in snow depth seen in many parts of the country." The average daily low during the same period has gone up 4.9 C
Prince George now home to B.C.'s largest credit union
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Integris, Coastal Community merge to form BC's largest credit union
The brands will remain separate after the change takes effect Jan. 1
www.princegeorgecitizen.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Prince George now home to B.C.'s largest credit union
www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-busine...
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"Simply put, the agreement elevates Alberta to a quasi-sovereign actor to be treated as an equal with Canada, while BC, site of any future hypothetical pipeline terminus, is not part of the framework discussion at all."
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MOU Problems
While intended to heal the rift in Canadian unity, the agreement between federal and Alberta provincial governments risks leaving the country even more divided
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"Simply put, the agreement elevates Alberta to a quasi-sovereign actor to be treated as an equal with Canada, while BC, site of any future hypothetical pipeline terminus, is not part of the framework discussion at all."
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"Karoline Leavitt has shared a touching tribute to her mom while offering a behind-the-scenes glance at her family's Thanksgiving after Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained her nephew's Brazilian mother" is a wild lede and, I am reaizing as I write this, almost certainly AI
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Karoline Leavitt has shared a touching tribute to her mom while offering a behind-the-scenes glance at her family's Thanksgiving after Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained her nephew's Brazilian mother" is a wild lede and, I am reaizing as I write this, almost certainly AI
They just announced they are moving the Team Canada Olympic cross country ski trials out of Prince George due to a lack of snow a week before December and people will still act like there isn't climate change
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They just announced they are moving the Team Canada Olympic cross country ski trials out of Prince George due to a lack of snow a week before December and people will still act like there isn't climate change
Residents in Port Hardy, B.C., rally against nearly 3-year overnight closure of ER www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This rural ER has been closed overnight for nearly 3 years, and locals say it's time for change | CBC News
Island Health has closed the ER at the Port Hardy Hospital overnight starting in January 2023, citing a staffing shortage. Patients requiring emergency care are transported to Port McNeill — a 45-kilo...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Residents in Port Hardy, B.C., rally against nearly 3-year overnight closure of ER www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After ER closures, B.C community building modular housing for health-care workers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After ER closures, B.C community building modular housing for health-care workers | CBC News
Officials in Oliver, B.C., broke ground on land that will be used as modular housing for health-care workers. The South Okanagan General Hospital experienced 30 closures this year alone.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
After ER closures, B.C community building modular housing for health-care workers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
9 injured as bus leaves road while taking workers to Gibraltar copper mine north of Williams Lake where contractor died last week
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9 injured as bus leaves road while taking workers to B.C. copper mine where contractor died last week | CBC News
Multiple people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a bus transporting workers to Taseko's Gibraltar copper mine northeast of Williams Lake left the road.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
9 injured as bus leaves road while taking workers to Gibraltar copper mine north of Williams Lake where contractor died last week
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Alaskan tribes sue B.C. gov't over mines in far northwest
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Alaskan tribes sue B.C. gov't over 'nation-building' mining projects in far northwest | CBC News
Representatives of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission say they should be included in consultations on major mine projects near the B.C.-Alaska border because they will impact the...
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Alaskan tribes sue B.C. gov't over mines in far northwest
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Planning to take B.C. Ferries to or from the 2026 World Cup? You'll want to book it early www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Planning to take B.C. Ferries to or from the FIFA World Cup? You'll want to book it early, company says | CBC News
B.C. Ferries is opening its summer booking schedule next week, months earlier than usual, in order to prepare for the FIFA World Cup 2026 which is being co-hosted by Vancouver.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Planning to take B.C. Ferries to or from the 2026 World Cup? You'll want to book it early www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Huge day for Canadian political comedy
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Huge day for Canadian political comedy
Being the target market for big money nostalgia-bait rules youtu.be/Pk5lQbI1t04?...
Jack White FULL Thanksgiving Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Being the target market for big money nostalgia-bait rules youtu.be/Pk5lQbI1t04?...
I can’t believe I’m about to get mad about a Jersey Shore ripoff but HERE WE ARE. I never watched it but I know the original was named after the specific location and featured a cast from the region.
This is just vaguely “Canada Shore”, is filmed in Kelowna, and the cast is almost all from Toronto
This is just vaguely “Canada Shore”, is filmed in Kelowna, and the cast is almost all from Toronto
'Canada Shore': Meet the 10 Canadians who will show the world how Canada parties in 'Jersey Shore' spinoff
Meet the cast of 10 Canadians who will star in the Paramount+ Jersey Shore spinoff Canada Show, filmed in Kelowna, B.C.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I can’t believe I’m about to get mad about a Jersey Shore ripoff but HERE WE ARE. I never watched it but I know the original was named after the specific location and featured a cast from the region.
This is just vaguely “Canada Shore”, is filmed in Kelowna, and the cast is almost all from Toronto
This is just vaguely “Canada Shore”, is filmed in Kelowna, and the cast is almost all from Toronto
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Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
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Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
Grizzly attack shatters Indigenous community where bears hold spiritual significance www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Grizzly attack shatters Indigenous community where bears hold spiritual significance
The Nov. 20 attack during a school field trip is difficult to reconcile for a community that has co-existed with grizzlies for generations
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Grizzly attack shatters Indigenous community where bears hold spiritual significance www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
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