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Nathan Griffiths

@njgriffiths.bsky.social

Graphic/data journalist πŸ“ˆ πŸ“‰ Currently @vancouversun πŸ“° Formerly @AP, @nytimes, @scmp πŸ—žοΈπŸ—žοΈπŸ—žοΈ Contributing photographer for thehub.vancouver, a social documentary project in east Vancouver. πŸ“Έ

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LNG Canada likely delaying flaring fix to save money | The Narwhal Experts think LNG Canada is prioritizing profits over the public and ask why the BC Energy Regulator isn’t stepping in

After revealing LNG Canada is flaring far above permitted levels, we went to experts.

What they told us about a three-year fix β€” and the role of the BC Energy Regulator β€” raises new questions about timelines and enforcement. thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f... #bcpoli

24.02.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties | The Tyee A conference call shows a political operative with past Conservative connections advising several white nationalist groups.

β€œWe’re at a point in this country in Canada where we have the largest white nationalist movement that has ever existed in this country’s history.”

Yikes. Great reporting from @jenstden.bsky.social tho

#bcpoli #cdnpoli

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06.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Health officials think medetomidine, a sedative used for aggresive animals, is behind a second spike of drug poisonings to hit #BritishColumbia in two months #toxicdrugs #dataviz

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28.01.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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LNG Canada’s β€˜integrity issue’ in Kitimat, B.C. | The Narwhal Internal documents show LNG Canada is burning a lot more natural gas than expected β€” while repeatedly saying the situation is β€˜normal’

Internal documents show LNG Canada is burning a lot more natural gas than expected β€” while repeatedly saying the situation is β€˜normal.’

Get the story behind the story in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-l...

24.01.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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From the britishcolumbia community on Reddit: Insane Vancouver Downtown fog from a bird's-eye view Explore this post and more from the britishcolumbia community

Daaaaammmmmn… 😍

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21.01.2026 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt speaks at a press scrum outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt speaks at a press scrum outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

β€œAs we stand outside this courthouse, stepping into five weeks of trial, we know the legitimate right of journalists to do their job, to perform their vital role in our democracy, is at stake.” β€” Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt on our case against the RCMP: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/

12.01.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Canada-wide, U.S.-bound flights were down 13.5 per cent this past November, compared to the same period in 2024.

11.01.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨🚨🚨 Transit dataviz! 🚨🚨🚨

Lookup the average per-passenger cost for every #translink bus route in MetroVancouver πŸ“Š πŸ€“ #transit #dataviz #datavisualization #metrovancouver

Special thanks to @denisagar.bsky.social from @movementyvr.bsky.social

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07.01.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunrise Market Is a Rare Gem. And a Dying Breed | The Tyee Steve Burgess takes readers inside a beloved Downtown Eastside grocery store. Last in a series.

Sunrise Market Is a Rare Gem. And a Dying Breed via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

05.01.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful set of pictures for β€œphotos of the century” from @theobserveruk.bsky.social

πŸ“Έ #photography #photojournalism

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31.12.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe only reason Trans Mountain looks like it’s making a profit is that most of the debt has been moved off their books,” said Thomas Gunton. Great read from @zoeyunker.bsky.social at @thetyee.ca

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

24.12.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It takes a village: How Vancouver plans to make its neighbourhoods feel more 'connected' City of Vancouver staff are drafting plans for 17 village sites, where amenities can be reached within a five-minute walk or bike ride.

"It takes a village: How Vancouver plans to make its neighbourhoods feel more 'connected'" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social

#vanpoli #vanre

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15.12.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Life of the Most-Used Citi Bike in New York City Also today: Judges block Trump’s funding freeze on sanctuary cities and order for proof of citizenship to vote.

Big thanks to @risingaction.bsky.social for tipping me off to initial project by Aaron Gordon at @bloomberg.com, who I stole the idea from! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™
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10.12.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch Vancouver’s hardest-working shared bike 🚲
travel 17,300+ km in a minute & 19 seconds #bikevancouver #bikeyvr #cycling #dataviz

Read more about bike #1079 here! vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...

10.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How the Finns ended pedestrian traffic deaths in Helsinki #visionzero

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04.12.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dataviz πŸ“Š meets crosswalk πŸšΆπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ #datvosualization #visonzero

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30.11.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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How the deadly Hong Kong inferno spread

New on Reuters : β€œHow the deadly Hong Kong inferno spread”

27.11.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

β€œThere has been a history of lack of transparency and accuracy in terms of the description of the (vpd school liaison) program”

Based on this reporting from @thetyee.ca it doesn’t appear to be getting any better. #vanpoli #accountability

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27.11.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifteen Years

i’m not crying you’re crying

xkcd: Fifteen Years

25.11.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5042    πŸ” 1348    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 142
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The potential risks and rewards for ABC Vancouver with its big 'zero' budget Dan Fumano: Regardless of what politicians say, what voters experience in their day-to-day lives is what they'll remember on election day.

ABC Vancouver’a big 'zero' budget
#vancouver #vanpoli

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24.11.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver Police Finally Reveal Names of School Liaison Officers | The Tyee After telling The Tyee publishing this information would harm police, names and school assignments are out.

Vancouver Police Finally Reveal Names of School Liaison Officers from @kehyslop.bsky.social at @thetyee.ca
#vanpoli

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17.11.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curious how the 🌌 #NorthernLights 🌌 work? We got you covered!
#science #space

vancouversun.com/news/aurora-...

13.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map shows LNG tanker routes and their proximity to protected marine areas

Map shows LNG tanker routes and their proximity to protected marine areas

LNG expansion could bring 200 more 🚒 tankers 🚒 a year to B.C.’s West Coast, within 5km of roughly 800,000 people and passing near and sometimes through protected marine areas #climatechange #bcpoli #environment
vancouversun.com/news/lng-tan...

12.11.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“ŠπŸ—ΊοΈπŸ‘€

10.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my 😳. That’s… umm… wow. Now I’m sorry I asked!!! 🀣🀣🀣

06.11.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @jdavey.bsky.social ! But I dunno what the HamOnt donut is - sounds delicious?

06.11.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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City of #Vancouver looking to cut $50 million in spending - but VPD still get a big boost. Story by Dan Fumano, πŸ“ˆ #dataviz πŸ“‰ by me! #vanpoli

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06.11.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Park Theatre Following a very brief intermission, new management promises the Cambie Village cinema will return with a refreshed purpose.

A rare good news story! 🍿 πŸŽ₯

#vancouver #parktheatre

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29.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Replacing the Pattullo bridge $1.7 billion investment builds the tallest bridge in B.C.

Replacing the Pattullo bridge

#vancouver #dataviz #substack

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17.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

Amazing reporting… isht.

The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...

17.10.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0