Jen St. Denis
@jenstden.bsky.social
Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
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Jen St. Denis
@jenstden.bsky.social
· Jul 11
What Really Happened to Katica? A Tyee Investigation | The Tyee
Did the police and coroner dismiss a homicide as an overdose?
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Katica Dusanic died in a man's SRO room in 2021. Police were investigating the death as suspicious. Then, the coroner showed up, and swiftly declared the death an accidental overdose - a decision that pretty much shut down the police investigation. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
Absolutely horrific
LIVE UPDATES: “Firefighting ends at site of huge Hong Kong blaze as death toll soars to 94” www.bbc.com/news/live/c2... - BBC News (World)
#HongKong #HongKongFire
#HongKong #HongKongFire
Firefighting ends at site of huge Hong Kong blaze as death toll soars to 94 - live updates
The girlfriend of the firefighter who died in the blaze - the territory's deadliest in almost 80 years - has called him
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Absolutely horrific
I’m here for the passion of independent media 🫡
Counterpoint: yes, he did.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
Never been so mad to publish something.
While I have a ton of time for Max's analysis, I think this is overlooking one major fact: Carney didn't need Alberta's approval to bring in an industrial carbon price. So he traded a litany of climate policies for nothing he didn't already have.
While I have a ton of time for Max's analysis, I think this is overlooking one major fact: Carney didn't need Alberta's approval to bring in an industrial carbon price. So he traded a litany of climate policies for nothing he didn't already have.
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I’m here for the passion of independent media 🫡
Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC | The Tyee
Eby said the project has ‘no proponent, no route, no money, no First Nations support.’
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November 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Hong Kong police raid construction company responsible for renos at public housing estate engulfed in flames yesterday, @jamestgriffiths.com reports. At least 83 dead, hundreds still unaccounted for, in territory's worst fire disaster since Second World War
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Hong Kong police raid company linked to Wang Fuk Court fire
At least 83 dead, hundreds missing in territory’s worst fire disaster since the Second World War
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hong Kong police raid construction company responsible for renos at public housing estate engulfed in flames yesterday, @jamestgriffiths.com reports. At least 83 dead, hundreds still unaccounted for, in territory's worst fire disaster since Second World War
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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In a perfect world under Burnaby’s Tenant Assistance Policy, a developer will financially support tenants it’s evicting from the apartment building it wants to redevelop.
But things were very different for the residents of Madeira Manor.
Howard Chai reports. #bcpoli
But things were very different for the residents of Madeira Manor.
Howard Chai reports. #bcpoli
Burnaby’s Renter Protection Policy Runs into a New Reality | The Tyee
When developers go broke, displaced tenants can pay the price.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In a perfect world under Burnaby’s Tenant Assistance Policy, a developer will financially support tenants it’s evicting from the apartment building it wants to redevelop.
But things were very different for the residents of Madeira Manor.
Howard Chai reports. #bcpoli
But things were very different for the residents of Madeira Manor.
Howard Chai reports. #bcpoli
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When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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On Tuesday, Nov 21st, #Vancouver firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54 💔
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services
On Tuesday, Nov 21st, firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54.
VFRS averaged 16 overdoses/day in May and it has jumped significantly lately and during....
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November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
On Tuesday, Nov 21st, #Vancouver firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54 💔
Full story from @kehyslop.bsky.social detailing yesterday's Vancouver city budget vote, which will give a tax break to homeowners but likely lead to still-unknown budget cuts.
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Despite Strident Opposition, Vancouver’s ‘Zero Means Zero’ Budget Passes | The Tyee
Mayor Ken Sim’s tax break for homeowners will come at an unknown cost, opposition councillors warn.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Full story from @kehyslop.bsky.social detailing yesterday's Vancouver city budget vote, which will give a tax break to homeowners but likely lead to still-unknown budget cuts.
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Interview very much worth reading if you're interested in the future of power in B.C. (which you should be!) www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam Megaprojects and More | The Tyee
Glen Clark sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Tyee.
www.thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Interview very much worth reading if you're interested in the future of power in B.C. (which you should be!) www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
You wouldn’t believe the lengths @kehyslop.bsky.social had to go to to get basic info on the training for school liaison officers. This contoversial VPD program was briefly shuttered in 2021 before being reinstated in 2023. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
We Finally Have Some Info on School Liaison Officer Training | The Tyee
After two years of FOI requests and complaints, the Vancouver police finally let The Tyee review some training modules.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You wouldn’t believe the lengths @kehyslop.bsky.social had to go to to get basic info on the training for school liaison officers. This contoversial VPD program was briefly shuttered in 2021 before being reinstated in 2023. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
“Being online feels like being in the basement of a haunted house. Who knows what you’ll see, or be forced to attempt to unsee. Are you being informed or misled? You can’t Google it either.” @harrisonmooney.bsky.social on the breakdown of the internet
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Why 2025 Was the Loneliest Year | The Tyee
Connection online has rotted on the vine. With few alternatives, I’ve found myself more isolated than before.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Being online feels like being in the basement of a haunted house. Who knows what you’ll see, or be forced to attempt to unsee. Are you being informed or misled? You can’t Google it either.” @harrisonmooney.bsky.social on the breakdown of the internet
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
I just learned there is a show called “Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitters” 😂
They call the studio the “yarn barn” and the people who don’t continue are “cast off” 🫡
They call the studio the “yarn barn” and the people who don’t continue are “cast off” 🫡
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I just learned there is a show called “Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitters” 😂
They call the studio the “yarn barn” and the people who don’t continue are “cast off” 🫡
They call the studio the “yarn barn” and the people who don’t continue are “cast off” 🫡
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I love this story
This B.C. man was rejected from military service in Ukraine. Now, he's saving pets hurt and abandoned by war | CBC News
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea for foreign volunteers to go help his country fight.
Bruce Perry heard the call — but after the B.C....
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November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I love this story
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This weekend I'm at the Halifax International Security Forum, which — for the first time — has no official delegated from the U.S. government. I'll post some occasional thoughts from the Forum over the weekend, below 👇
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This weekend I'm at the Halifax International Security Forum, which — for the first time — has no official delegated from the U.S. government. I'll post some occasional thoughts from the Forum over the weekend, below 👇
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's shocking that one drop-in for sex workers has closed and another is under threat given our city's horrific history with a serial killer who stalked vulnerable women.
These spaces literally do save lives, please give this a read. #vanpoli
These spaces literally do save lives, please give this a read. #vanpoli
The City of Vancouver is changing its funding model for the city’s last drop-in space for vulnerable sex workers, leading to concerns it may have to close.
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring | The Tyee
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's shocking that one drop-in for sex workers has closed and another is under threat given our city's horrific history with a serial killer who stalked vulnerable women.
These spaces literally do save lives, please give this a read. #vanpoli
These spaces literally do save lives, please give this a read. #vanpoli
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BC's premier compared Alberta/Sask oil pipeline plans to "a couple tourists wearing sandals wandering into the woods on the North Shore."
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes | The Tyee
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
BC's premier compared Alberta/Sask oil pipeline plans to "a couple tourists wearing sandals wandering into the woods on the North Shore."
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The City of Vancouver is changing its funding model for the city’s last drop-in space for vulnerable sex workers, leading to concerns it may have to close.
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring | The Tyee
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The City of Vancouver is changing its funding model for the city’s last drop-in space for vulnerable sex workers, leading to concerns it may have to close.
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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The aging Vancouver Aquatic Centre will reopen tomorrow, following a 2-week closure.
A piece of ceiling concrete fell into the pool water, prompting the Park Board to conduct a safety review and install precautionary ceiling netting. #vanre #vanpoli
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
A piece of ceiling concrete fell into the pool water, prompting the Park Board to conduct a safety review and install precautionary ceiling netting. #vanre #vanpoli
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Popular Vancouver pool will soon reopen after abrupt closure | News
The Vancouver Aquatic Centre will soon reopen to give swimmers a chance to take a plunge after a sudden closure earlier this month.
dailyhive.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
ummmmmmmmmmmmm
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Peter Lougheed was one of the key drivers behind the inclusion of the Notwithstanding Clause in our Charter. He'd be horrified by how — and how often — Conservative premiers like Danielle Smith are using it today. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
The use of the Notwithstanding Clause is out of control. It’s up to voters to stop it
The architects of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms thought the Notwithstanding Clause would only be used in exceptional circumstances. Conservative premiers seem determined to prove them wrong.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Peter Lougheed was one of the key drivers behind the inclusion of the Notwithstanding Clause in our Charter. He'd be horrified by how — and how often — Conservative premiers like Danielle Smith are using it today. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
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The Alberta government putting out a statement for Trans Day of Remembrance two days after using the Notwithstanding Clause to override trans kids rights feels like parody at this point
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Alberta government putting out a statement for Trans Day of Remembrance two days after using the Notwithstanding Clause to override trans kids rights feels like parody at this point
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
This is a fact check on the very shaky, untruthful rationale for the Alberta government's limitations on gender-affirming care.
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
‘This is the Alberta government saying that the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.’ By @melwoods.me thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a fact check on the very shaky, untruthful rationale for the Alberta government's limitations on gender-affirming care.
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
‘Four years after flooding from an American river devastated a British Columbia farming community, Abbotsford’s mayor has little hope the U.S. federal government will fund work that could eliminate the risk of a repeat disaster.’ By @tyolsen.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Tyler Olsen (@tyolsen.bsky.social)
Senior Editor at The Tyee. Reporter. Chainsaw + hockey, soccer + books(?). Lives in Lillooet so probably not posting about Vancouver.
'Ain't you had enough of this stuff?'
tolsen [at] thetyee [dot] ...
tyolsen.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
‘Four years after flooding from an American river devastated a British Columbia farming community, Abbotsford’s mayor has little hope the U.S. federal government will fund work that could eliminate the risk of a repeat disaster.’ By @tyolsen.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
‘This is the Alberta government saying that the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.’ By @melwoods.me thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‘This is the Alberta government saying that the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.’ By @melwoods.me thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Three years ago @kehyslop.bsky.social reported on Darwyn Danesh, a special needs teen who faced barriers accessing palliative care. In this update, the results of the B.C. Ombudsperson’s review of the case and recommendations thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
How Darwyn’s Death Is Bringing Change to Palliative Care for Children | The Tyee
Three years after The Tyee’s reporting, the BC ombudsperson is calling for changes.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Three years ago @kehyslop.bsky.social reported on Darwyn Danesh, a special needs teen who faced barriers accessing palliative care. In this update, the results of the B.C. Ombudsperson’s review of the case and recommendations thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...