Andrew Kurjata
@akurjata.ca
Canadian news reporter/producer based in Prince George, British Columbia — Dakelh territory. I live north of most of you.
akurjata.ca | Nechako x Lhtakoh | he/him
akurjata.ca | Nechako x Lhtakoh | he/him
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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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
“We did buy an oil pipeline… and what did we get?
“We have oil and gas companies that committed to net zero and then took their massive record, historic profits and gave them back in massive bonuses to their CEOs and executives, and through share buybacks largely to Americans”
“We have oil and gas companies that committed to net zero and then took their massive record, historic profits and gave them back in massive bonuses to their CEOs and executives, and through share buybacks largely to Americans”
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“We did buy an oil pipeline… and what did we get?
“We have oil and gas companies that committed to net zero and then took their massive record, historic profits and gave them back in massive bonuses to their CEOs and executives, and through share buybacks largely to Americans”
“We have oil and gas companies that committed to net zero and then took their massive record, historic profits and gave them back in massive bonuses to their CEOs and executives, and through share buybacks largely to Americans”
Next step in the Dawson Creek water shortage: lay out kilometers of hose along the highway to get water into reservoirs www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Iu...
Northern B.C. city plans highway hose line to avoid winter water shortage
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Next step in the Dawson Creek water shortage: lay out kilometers of hose along the highway to get water into reservoirs www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Iu...
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Canada just signed a deal with Alberta to build a bitumen pipeline through northern BC.
ICYMI: My recent explainer for @thetyee.ca about BC's 50-year history of opposing oil transportation through the region — and the massive battle these governments just signed up for.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
ICYMI: My recent explainer for @thetyee.ca about BC's 50-year history of opposing oil transportation through the region — and the massive battle these governments just signed up for.
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 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Canada just signed a deal with Alberta to build a bitumen pipeline through northern BC.
ICYMI: My recent explainer for @thetyee.ca about BC's 50-year history of opposing oil transportation through the region — and the massive battle these governments just signed up for.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
ICYMI: My recent explainer for @thetyee.ca about BC's 50-year history of opposing oil transportation through the region — and the massive battle these governments just signed up for.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
"Over a decade ago the community of Kitimat voted to oppose the Northern Gateway project. The Haisla Nation, who were firmly against that proposal at that time, still maintain that same position today”
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Two key North Coast B.C. leaders meet with Alberta's premier ahead of expected federal pipeline support | CBC News
The mayor of Kitimat, B.C., and elected chief of the Haisla First Nation say they reminded Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of the longstanding opposition to an oil pipeline in the region.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Over a decade ago the community of Kitimat voted to oppose the Northern Gateway project. The Haisla Nation, who were firmly against that proposal at that time, still maintain that same position today”
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Re: pipeline MOU between Alberta and Ottawa, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said yesterday having places like Alta and Sask discussing this without B.C. sort of like if David Eby, Wab Kinew and Doug Fort started making decisions about Alberta without Smith, and it likely wouldn’t go over well.
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Re: pipeline MOU between Alberta and Ottawa, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said yesterday having places like Alta and Sask discussing this without B.C. sort of like if David Eby, Wab Kinew and Doug Fort started making decisions about Alberta without Smith, and it likely wouldn’t go over well.
The thing about King is he's arguably done more to shape Canadian perceptions of Indigenous people than anyone else, from Dead Dog Cafe on CBC Radio to his Massey Lectures series to the Inconvenient Indian on countless syllabi and even in court decisions. That has to be interrogated
I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
#Opinion from Robert Jago
#Opinion from Robert Jago
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The thing about King is he's arguably done more to shape Canadian perceptions of Indigenous people than anyone else, from Dead Dog Cafe on CBC Radio to his Massey Lectures series to the Inconvenient Indian on countless syllabi and even in court decisions. That has to be interrogated
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I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
#Opinion from Robert Jago
#Opinion from Robert Jago
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
Though not a shock to some, it's time to reckon with the harm done.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
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Just want to point out that "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada" has a new edition coming out in the spring of 2026 with a much expanded exploration of administrative definitions of Indigenous folks (and more).
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just want to point out that "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada" has a new edition coming out in the spring of 2026 with a much expanded exploration of administrative definitions of Indigenous folks (and more).
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There's a chapter in the review titled, Squaring the circle of LNG expansion with climate security and economic diversification
It notes BC has nowhere near the electricity supply needed to electrify LNG production #bcpoli
It notes BC has nowhere near the electricity supply needed to electrify LNG production #bcpoli
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There's a chapter in the review titled, Squaring the circle of LNG expansion with climate security and economic diversification
It notes BC has nowhere near the electricity supply needed to electrify LNG production #bcpoli
It notes BC has nowhere near the electricity supply needed to electrify LNG production #bcpoli
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Well this, on "gong show," was a damn delight:
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Well this, on "gong show," was a damn delight:
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have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
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I was today years old when I learned this was specific to Canada.
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I was today years old when I learned this was specific to Canada.
Oh
British Columbia could eventually return to building massive hydro dams if electricity use spikes in the coming decades, according to BC Hydro chair and former B.C. premier Glen Clark.
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.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh
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"As [frogs] have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"As [frogs] have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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But wtf does it mean when the most celebrated among "us" consistently get outed as fakes.
Like at this point it sort of seems like y'all fucking hate us, like you've got a subconscious lock on frauds because it's just more comfortable staring into a mirror with feathers hung from it.
Like at this point it sort of seems like y'all fucking hate us, like you've got a subconscious lock on frauds because it's just more comfortable staring into a mirror with feathers hung from it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
But wtf does it mean when the most celebrated among "us" consistently get outed as fakes.
Like at this point it sort of seems like y'all fucking hate us, like you've got a subconscious lock on frauds because it's just more comfortable staring into a mirror with feathers hung from it.
Like at this point it sort of seems like y'all fucking hate us, like you've got a subconscious lock on frauds because it's just more comfortable staring into a mirror with feathers hung from it.
There's a lot of things you can criticize western journalism for, but I'm not sure "remembering this guy had a journalist murdered and started a war" is one of them
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
There's a lot of things you can criticize western journalism for, but I'm not sure "remembering this guy had a journalist murdered and started a war" is one of them
The thing about the Thomas King news is that even based on his existing bio it seemed pretty obvious his claims to being Indigenous were pretty tenuous, especially once you learn more about community and citizenship beyond DNA
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The thing about the Thomas King news is that even based on his existing bio it seemed pretty obvious his claims to being Indigenous were pretty tenuous, especially once you learn more about community and citizenship beyond DNA
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Kudos to Black Fox! The best whisky in the world in 2025 comes from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Black Fox Farm & Distillery wins IWSC 2025 Worldwide Whiskey Producer Trophy
www.iwsc.net
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Kudos to Black Fox! The best whisky in the world in 2025 comes from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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capsule review, one battle after another: ever wish that the big lebowski and children of men were one movie and not two?
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
capsule review, one battle after another: ever wish that the big lebowski and children of men were one movie and not two?
