Later today I’ll be chatting with @jmcelroy.bsky.social about City Square Mall for his Food Court in Session podcast. Before starting my research, I thought this mall was useful, but boring. Actually it has a ton of interesting history!

Do you have any tidbits to share or questions?

Vancouver Loves Its Goldeneyes | The Tyee Fans have embraced the city’s first professional women’s hockey team.

This weekend we have this sweet story by @kristendejager.bsky.social about the fans who’ve embraced the Vancouver Goldeneyes during their first year and what this means for women’s hockey. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Vancouver Loves Its Goldeneyes | The Tyee Fans have embraced the city’s first professional women’s hockey team.

This weekend we have this sweet story by @kristendejager.bsky.social about the fans who’ve embraced the Vancouver Goldeneyes during their first year and what this means for women’s hockey. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role | The Tyee Election commissioner alleges the organization has stonewalled investigations into potential referendum petition spending.

'The injunction seeks to force the APP to register as a third-party advertiser and comply with an order to essentially show where its funding is coming from and how it is being spent.'

Story by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

!! Drug Alert !! Brown chunks sold as down in East Vancouver tested positive for carfentanil, a very toxic fentanyl analog. Check your drugs https://www.vch.ca/en/service/drug-checking For more information, go to www.towardtheheart.com/alerts Msg & Data Rates May Apply

carfentanil alert for East Vancouver.

cc @jenstden.bsky.social

Another chapter of the NOOKSACK SAGA by @tyolsen.bsky.social

How Companies Hijack AI Chatbots | The Tyee SEO experts have many ways to exploit LLMs. One researcher says the loopholes could be used for political purposes.

SEO experts have many ways to exploit LLMs. One researcher says the loopholes could be used for political purposes - story by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

The Case of the Experimental Farm Built for 19th-Century Tourists | The Tyee In the 1880s, the federal government opened a new science-focused farm to foster research — and colonialism.

Our Place Detective series returns with this lovely spring piece from Fraser Valley reporter Grace Kennedy. Because this is about a place in British Columbia, colonialism also casts a shadow. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

A Traveller Accuses Vancouver Airport Border Agents of Racial Profiling | The Tyee Advocates point to a flawed complaint process and lack of promised independent oversight.

A Black American man went public with his experience at the Vancouver airport - he believes he was racially profiled by border agents. The BCCLA says his experience shows the need for an independent complaint process. thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

How do they NOT throw up is my big question! Or do they just not show that bit on video 🙃

It just means they’re healthy (I watched some the NASA video)

Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

This is an incredibly moving piece of art youtu.be/L-57FrioeuE?...

How Joseph Trutch Set the Stage for BC’s Indigenous Policies | The Tyee The ugly history of land dispossession continues to emerge in political decisions today.

Why does B.C. keep arriving at the same place?

Every generation, a new set of political leaders faces the same Indigenous land question, reaches the same conclusions about cost and timing and legal uncertainty and finds a way to leave the question closed.

@adampolsen.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli

Power to the People! Ready for Democracy’s Second Act? | The Tyee How do we rev up the role of citizen? A free event Wednesday explores the question. Here’s a Q&A preview.

Want to talk about renewing democracy, and making citizens a real part of it? Then check out this Tyee article about Democracy's Second Act with @davidmoscrop.com, and then register for the event tonight at the VPL with @jenstden.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Vancouver Greens’ Pete Fry Is Running for Mayor | The Tyee The two-term city councillor believes he is best positioned to win the fall mayoral race.

Pete Fry wants to be mayor of Vancouver. @kehyslop.bsky.social grilled the Green city councillor about his stance on housing, public safety, parks and infrastructure funding and more!!! Take a look: #vanpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Ruby is such an incredible artist and writer! Congrats! please check out her work

#brave

Liberals secure majority government with sweep of three by-elections Danielle Martin is projected to win in University-Rosedale, while Liberal candidate Doly Begum has been declared the winner in Scarborough Southwest

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government, winning all three of Monday’s by-elections and full control of the House of Commons
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Renewing Democracy: Do Citizens Actually Matter? In 2026, people seem more disenchanted with politics than ever. Cynicism is rising, trust is eroding, and engaging in politics feels uninspiring – or worse, threatening. Social media platforms divide ...

An event I'll be participating in this Wednesday - we'll be talking about renewing democracy in a POSITIVE and LIFE AFFIRMING way.

You can sign up here for this FREE VPL event here:
vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69aa1...

The UCP trying a 12-year-old’s insults against *Carrie Freaking Tait* is not what I would call a well thought out strategy, but let’s see how it works out for the lil guys

AI Minister Evan Solomon will meet with Anthropic leadership tomorrow over cyber risks posed by Mythos.

The LLM can find & exploit weaknesses in all major operating systems & web browsers, putting computers — including those used by Canadian banks & government agencies — at risk

10/10 would watch. I'm also excited to read this future book: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/836202...

oh.

DRIPA’s Deadlock. ‘We Will Not Back Down’ | The Tyee First Nations vow to fight the BC NDP in a showdown that could topple the government.

“To say we are frustrated or angry would be an understatement,” said Robert Phillips, First Nations Summit leader, at a Friday news conference. “This is a historical moment for First Nations and we will not back down.”
thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the pope, who prosecutes the offenders.

A Killing Exposes Deep Rifts in Canada’s Iranian Diaspora

why is my phone full of court document photos, do you ask? i contributed reporting to this very complicated @nytimes.com story, about the murder of masood masjoody: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/w...

I don’t forgive the Catholic Church for anything but

I like this pope

The RCMP is fighting a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that it discriminated against Indigenous people in a school abuse allegations case.

Amanda reports the details here:

Hear Rachel Gilmore and More: A Tyee Event on Battling Online Lies | The Tyee We’re calling it Reality Check LIVE. Get your ticket for May 21 in Vancouver.

#EVENT🗓️: On May 21, join us for Reality Check LIVE at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for a discussion on how misinformation spreads, how journalists verify what’s true and what it takes to report on extremism.

Ft. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social, @jenstden.bsky.social, @vancolour.bsky.social and more.

@thetyee.ca is holding a super fun event in Vancouver events.humanitix.com/reality-chec... — featuring @rachelgilmore.bsky.social, @jenstden.bsky.social, @harrisonmooney.bsky.social & @vancolour.bsky.social. Thursday, May 21, 2026 Doors 6:30 pm · Event 7:00 pm. Tickets at the link above.