Michael John Lo

RCMP now confirming Tumbler Ridge victims:

From Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
• Abel Mwansa, 12
• Ezekiel Schofield, 13
• Kylie Smith, 12
• Zoey Benoit: 12,
• Ticaria Lampert, 12
• Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39

• Jennifer Jacobs, 39 (mother)
• Emmett Jacobs, 11 (stepbrother)

Lovely! I have no set plans apart from doing laundry today so I'll make my way there asap

Too kind of an introduction, Nevin. I have a first-hand (through my photojournalist grandfather) Nikon FM2 that is experiencing a mirror lockup issue. Recall this happening once, in HK. Took it to a shop which fixed it in under five minutes. Hoping for a repeat

amazing. so far, I see the Winnipeg Free Press, the Vancouver Sun, and the TC among non-Toronto publications that have sent reporters over to Milan

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

Yo what

wow!

The BC government likes to talk a big game about its "proactive disclosures" - documents that are made public on a schedule, rather than requiring an FOI to obtain

But even that seems to be getting worse? I'm noticing more and more redactions in the monthly briefing note logs #bcpoli

I've spent my day tracking down Canadian companies that have direct or indirect contracts supporting ICE operations.

So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.

I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.

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YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC Board the Mothership.

It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...

No, Indigenous people are not coming to take Canadians’ homes For all the fear-mongering, the Cowichan decision in B.C. only reaffirms the law of the land

"This is why the decision is not a threat – it is a reaffirmation. And seeing it as a threat applies a Trumpian lens to the Canadian state: that relationships should be transactional, and not about building a better, equitable country for all our children." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f690186...

This case is an important one to watch if you care about your own right to know. If the police are free to arrest, detain and block journalists while acting on industry's behalf, our whole information ecosystem gets eroded.

Well, at least that's over

Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data | CBC News Canada's legally binding climate target seems to be out of reach, according to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

If I remember correctly it was only found out after a minister/pm made a passing comment to David Baxter of the CBC.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Had a conversation with a 19 year old over Christmas; I asked her where she gets her news and she said she doesn't. I asked her where she goes to find out about the world and she said she doesn't. Just...doesn't. Shook me to the core, in part because I should have known this is happening but didn't.

Comment: We need more buses between Island communities We know that motorists can reach virtually any village, town or city, but public transit users often cannot get where they need to go.

My editorial in today's newspaper.

"We need more buses between Island communities.
Motorists can reach virtually any village, town or city, but public transit users often cannot get where they need to go."

Let me know if you want to be on our mailing list.

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

Christmas a day like any other for this Victoria run club ”Run clubs are a beautiful way of getting off your phone and moving around with other really lovely people.”

Started off my day with an unexpected jog:

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...

Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.

“An isolated bike lane is a toy; a useful network of bike and roll lanes is core infrastructure.”

I love this commentary on how empowering it is to have choices in your community. It’s also invigorating to know many communities in the region are contributing to a useful network of transportation ♥️

Working the Christmas shift for @timescolonist.bsky.social today, and it's surreal to get almost zero emails in my inbox. Maybe this is how it feels to be in a zombie apocalypse.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Thoughts on Sabayons?

Opinion: Cameron’s degrading, one-dimensional take on Indigenous people a money-making machine In James Cameron’s blockbuster film Avatar: Fire and Ash — the third entry in the director’s franchise, released this past weekend — there is a scene that attempts to represent a real-life ceremony Ca...

Spoiler alert for the latest Avatar: a drive by look at history, every Indigenous stereotype imaginable, and it makes money. Oh yeah, it’s also blue.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...

The Orchard | Jeremy Appel | Substack News and analysis from an unabashedly progressive perspective, focusing on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power. Click to read The Orchard, by Jeremy Appel, a Substack publication w...

I’m just five new annual paid subscribers away from my fundraising goal to attend the federal NDP convention in Winnipeg.

If you’ve considered giving to the Orchard but haven’t yet, or your membership has lapsed, now’s your time to contribute.

Www.readtheorchard.org

We're hiring for a nine-month contract covering federal politics! Posting coming soon, but don't hesitate to reach out if you're interested — jimmy at nationalobserver dotcom

Victoria developers could see 'permit fee holiday' under mayor's proposal Mayor Marianne Alto says it’s important to keep the momentum of new residential developments going so the cost of housing can come down in Victoria.

Nice to see @victoria.ca consider this. It doesn’t offset the 10s of thousands added to housing costs in the last few years but this acknowledges that city fees has a large impact on housing costs and housing supply. Story from @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...

The Tyee Has a New AI Policy | The Tyee Long story short: We’re mostly taking a pass on the robots.

We published our AI policy yesterday. It affirms our commitment to human-made writing, photography and illustrations. #journalism #localnews You can read more here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

The changes that were voted in by council would mean that the Times Colonist would lose CoV ad money equivalent to the annual wages for a reporter or two, if I'm understanding this correctly