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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 1d

hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...

A new beginning for local news in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities - Freshet News

The Freshet News is a new voice for Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities with a mission to put community back in community news.

www.freshetnews.ca

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2h

Not shocked at all.

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 6h

New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...

Carney welcomed industry lobby, ignored environmental groups: records | The Narwhal

Records show resource industry lobbyists had regular access to Prime Minister Mark Carney in his first 100 days, while environmental groups were shut out

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2h

THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!!!

Downie Wenjack Fund @downiewenjack.bsky.social · 5h

We're proud to announce that Canadian Tire is expanding its partnership with Downie Wenjack to support Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund. Since 2022, 100% of Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket proceeds have gone to Indigenous communities. #CanadianTire #DownieWenjackFund

Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2h

Children going hungry because the schools are closed shows the real cracks in Alberta's society. #ableg

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 5h

'Are they being fed?' Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike (Alberta)

'Are they being fed?' Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike - Alberta News

Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing access to school food programs during a provincewide teachers strike.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2h

Gratitude

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 2h

Dear god, this is depressing. Monsters....ghouls....just disgusting

Lynda Steele 🇨🇦 @steeletalks.bsky.social · 3h

It's enraging that so many rich and powerful men (along with Maxwell) took pleasure in sexually abusing girls & have still seen no consequences. It's especially galling that Maxwell is now getting special treatment & possibly even a pardon from Trump.
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‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 20h

Brick by brick

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Politico @politico.com · 23h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 3h

More evidence on how the BC NDP are barely keeping their heads afloat when it comes to healthcare in this province. #bcpoli

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All ob-gyns at Kamloops, B.C., hospital announce resignations | CBC News

All seven ob-gyns working at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C., have announced their resignation due to working conditions, according to a letter sent by the group. Interior Health says recruitm...

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Smith in 2014: The plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate is a politically motivated distraction.

Smith in 2025: Here's a plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate.

Smith Not Impressed With New Plates "Political Agenda"

Written by Brent Manke Monday, Jul 14 2014, 12:00 AM

The three choices for Alberta's new license plate, plus what we have now. The Opposition Wildrose party is up in arms over the removal of the "Wild Rose Country" slogan from the bottom of the plates, calling it politically motivated.

Highwood MLA Danielle Smith is no fan of Alberta's proposed new license plates.

She supports the new reflective paint job, but not changing the slogan at the bottom from "Wild Rose Country."

She says it's more PC political nonsense.

"All of a sudden this comes out in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a leadership race, taking off the Wild Rose slogan. It's clearly political. People have seen through it. They are outraged and responding in massive numbers. We have a poll going with six thousand respondents so far, most of which, about 70-percent who say keep the Wild Rose slogan."

She says the province would have been better off asking us if we wanted to change the plates in the first place, as well as if we wanted to change the slogan, before moving ahead on their own.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

The GOP spent years screaming about a manufactured Biden bribe but says nothing about this. Tells you all you need to know.

Tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo stating: “The UAE bought $2B of Trump’s crypto — and gets computer chips. Saudi Arabia gave Kushner $2B for a new Trump Tower — and gets weapons. Qatar gives Trump a private jet and a $5.5B real estate deal — and gets US military protection. This is how bribes work.” Below is an image of Donald Trump sitting across from the Emir of Qatar in a formal meeting room. Text overlay: “Quid Pro Presidency.”

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 20h

Booooooooo. #Alberta

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 21h

'Strong and free': Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan (Alberta)

'Strong and free': Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan - Alberta News

Alberta may no longer be known as "Wild Rose Country" — at least on its licence plates.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 21h

Starke: 100% legend MLA

Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 21h

I have been asked by the President of UNE to be one of the Assistant Regional Vice-Presidents for AB/NWT/NU and I have accepted the role. Sounds like I'll be taking on #ParksCanada issues for the region to take pressure off the Regional Vice-president's work load. #canlab

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

More bus service to rural BC, now! #bcpoli

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 1d

Greyhound buses attempting a comeback in B.C. #VernonBC

Greyhound buses attempting a comeback in B.C. - Vernon News

Greyhound buses may be returning to the Okanagan.

www.castanetkamloops.net

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

No wonder newspapers are dying.

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 1d

This must rank as one of the more hilarious headlines I have seen in a long time.
Nothing like the political media in Ottawa for continually missing the moment as we watch democracy and the rule of law disintegrate on our unguarded border.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Nature needs breathing room. We need to close down parts of our National Parks to give the animals time to live their lives. Tourists who cry, "but I paid X to see Y," need to be told "sucks to be you, it's nature's time to live."

#ParksCanada #cdnpoli #banff #mybanff

Rocky Mountain Outlook @rockymtnoutlook.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: LETTER: Applause for Bow Valley Parkway traffic closure

LETTER: Applause for Bow Valley Parkway traffic closure

Editor: I’m writing to express my heartfelt appreciation for Parks Canada’s decision to close sections of the Bow Valley Parkway to motor vehicle traffic during select months.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

They don’t fear violence; they fetishize it. What they fear is happiness, because happy people don’t need saviors or strongmen.
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No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

I hate how this is a big win for Trump.

Also, this is a friendly reminder that when push comes to shove, corporations only care about profit and not communities.

Global News @globalnews.ca · 1d

Unifor said the move was included in a US$13-billion plan announced by automaker Stellantis to expand U.S. production by 50 per cent over the next four years.

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Unifor says Stellantis moving Jeep production slated for Brampton, Ont., to Illinois | Globalnews.ca

A union representing autoworkers at Jeep's Brampton assembly plant in Ontario says production that had been slated there is being moved to Illinois.

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Energeticcity.ca @energeticcity.bsky.social · 1d

Dawson Creek declares state of local emergency amid worsening water crisis #news #fortstjohn #yxj

Dawson Creek declares state of local emergency amid worsening water crisis

The City of Dawson Creek declared a state of local emergency on October 14th, which enables the city to access provincial support and take emergency measures.

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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Disappointed but not surprised

Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 1d

The Progressive Conservatives have won a majority government in Newfoundland and Labrador, hitting the 21 seats needed

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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 1d

“It is not too much to ask that the premier of Alberta demonstrate the same level of respect for the mayor of Calgary and Calgary city council that she demands from the prime minister.”

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Upstart Calgary Party aims to boot the province out of city hall business

The Calgary Party and mayoral candidate Brian Thiessen say the big issue is provincial intrusion into city hall by Premier Danielle Smith.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1d

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the government will go ahead with the decision to end pandemic pay supplements for long-term care providers despite warnings it will mean fewer beds and longer waiting lists.

Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli #ltc

Long-Term Care Funding Cuts Will Hurt Seniors, Providers Warn | The Tyee

Operators say they rely on the pandemic supports the government is cutting.

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CPAWS-BC @cpawsbc.bsky.social · 1d

IPCAs are a vital opportunity for B.C. to increase land protection in a way that upholds Indigenous title and rights — while safeguarding biodiversity, cultural values, and climate resilience.

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An image of river delta. Photo by Adam Combs
Infographic text:
What are IPCAs?
Lands and waters where First Nations have the primary role in protecting and conserving ecosystems through Indigenous laws, governance and knowledge systems.

An image of an American badger standing on rocky ground.
Infographic text:
Did You Know?
First Nations can establish IPCAs under their inherent rights and laws, but provincial and federal governments lack the legal framework to recognize them as protected areas.
IPCAs present an important opportunity for BC to increase land protection in a way that upholds Indigenous Title & Rights and advances provincial commitments to reconciliation.

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