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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

and there was no real avenue for DULF to get approved to operate legally through s. 56 of the CDSA. she finds s. 7 of the charter was violated and that declaring s. 5(2) of the CDSA is unconstitutional.

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MAJOR verdict this morning in the constitutional challenge brought forth by DULF founders. Published yday, read Dustin's deep-dive into how drastically Vancouver Police, who were initially supportive of DULF, flipped their script amid changing political tides: www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...

How Vancouver police turned against DULF

Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes

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this is a huge decision. story coming for @defactomedia.ca

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"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and that's something most people wouldn't do. For that, I applaud you. You should be proud of yourselves," she says to Kalicum and Nyx. "You put your lives on hold for many valuable years, and I can see this process has is worn you down."

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dustin @godfrey.work · 28/09/2026

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

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with a decision expected tomorrow in the constitutional challenge against DULF's criminal charges, i did a deep dive for @defactomedia.ca into internal VPD documents to look at how their relationship with DULF changed so dramatically www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...

How Vancouver police turned against DULF

Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 28/09/2026

A Vancouver cop told DULF’s founders he would personally advocate for them. 2 years later, he approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes. www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...

How Vancouver police turned against DULF

Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's been a rough week, and ranting is my therapy. I wrote about the seemingly COVID conspiracist-inspired shooting at my local synagogue and the simultaneous promoting of COVID conspiracism by Jesse Brown. medium.com/@michelle.co...

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Guns, Threats, and the Clown King of Jewish Safety

It’s been a bad week. It’s been a weird week. I awoke Monday to photos of bullet holes in the beautiful stained-glass windows of my local…

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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The violent contents of Van Rootselaar’s two ChatGPT accounts, detailed here for the first time, are far more extensive and disturbing than previously known." "It advised her to always frame her content as fictional or hypothetical in order to “never get flagged again” by OpenAI’s moderation"

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 23/09/2026

Activists Win Pause on Data Centres in Mississauga, but Questions Remain About Provincial Regulation Mississauga "one of the first big cities to address this matter and push back against this data rush” pressprogress.ca/activists-wi...

Activists Win Pause on Data Centres in Mississauga, But Questions Remain About Provincial Regulation

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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 24/09/2026

Had a great time chatting with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social last week! Thanks for letting me rant about grocery prices, my story on a Toronto mayoral candidate, and this great podcast episode that talked about some hardships my newsroom went through this summer.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BC minister Ravi Kahlon says he won't be seeking re-election, after a brief stint as health minister (appointed Aug 14) His legacy includes one of his 1st moves as health minister: stopping an Overdose Prevention Site being established near St. Paul's #yvr #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Screenshot of BC health minister Ravi Kahlon's post on X, in which he said he won't be seeking re-election

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My first story on the 2026 election with a focus on the things being disrupted by Eby's snap election call #bcpoli

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good times: Eby takes questions from just 3 reporters following his election spiel Love it. Love that for us. Bodes extremely well. Just excellent #bcpoli

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There it is BC's next provincial election will be held October 24 #bcpoli

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Massive, massive range of changes in this bill. Fucking hell. Godspeed, everyone! Government press release here: www.canada.ca/en/one-canad...

The proposed legislation will:
• Build Canada Now: Get projects in Canada built faster by ensuring federal reviews and decisions are completed within one year of a proponent submitting comprehensive application.
• The legislation will establish clearer, simpler, and more predictable processes for project proponents and Indigenous groups participating in project consultations, giving investors the certainty they need to put capital to work and build in Canada.
• This will accelerate investment, strengthen our economy, enhance energy security, and create high-paying careers for Canadians while protecting nature and the environment, and in full respect of Indigenous rights.
• Keep Canada Moving: Strengthen Canada's trade corridors and ports to move Canadian goods faster, unlock new markets, and build more resilient supply chains.
• Canada will formally designate strategic trade corridors, remove bottlenecks, and establish a transportation project office to coordinate federal permitting and advance priority transportation projects within one-year.
• Legislative changes will also modernise port governance, advance new trade digitalization strategies, reduce administrative burdens, and create clearer, more predictable rules that attract private investment and make our ports more competitive.
• These measures will help Canadian businesses build, and connect them to more global markets, while maintaining high standards for safety, security, and sustainability.
• Canada Strong For All: Modernise the federal labour framework and strengthen protection for workers in federally regulated industries.
• Changes to the Canada Labour Code will strengthen collective bargaining by helping parties address issues earlier, reach negotiated agreements, and resolve disputes while fully protecting the right to strike.
• Additional measures will modernise federal labour protections to keep pace with a changing economy.
• The government will also be adding 100 new health and safety officers t…

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 19/09/2026

Today at 11am PT we're launching De Facto Radio on 100.5FM in Vancouver Ep1: Canada's spy agency shares sensitive intel to corporations—with @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social • Saturdays 100.5FM & live: coopradio.org/shows/de-fac... • Podcasts on demand: www.defactomedia.ca/radio/

We broadcast live on Saturdays 11-11:30am PT, and podcast online

De Facto Radio

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Alberta UCP has quietly reversed earlier policy of charging Indigenous people for the COVID-19 vaccine in this fall's immunization drive. This reversal comes after months of advocates and FN leaders expressing concerns to feds & UCP. #covid19 Article from March: pressprogress.ca/alberta-char...

Alberta Won’t Budge on Charging Indigenous People for COVID Vaccines

Though health advocates argue the province's $100 fee amounts to a treaty violation, the federal government rebuffed a request to step in, pointing out it's still free on reserves

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So happy to see @emmaarkell.bsky.social rightfully back at PressProgress! She'll be taking over the Health beat and assuming editing responsibilities while I go on mat leave. In spite of the rollercoaster of a year this has been, it's been such a privilege to work with this team. Adios for now 🙂

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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?

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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows

The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

wow. with this announcement, all of ed sheeran's openers for this tour have pulled out:

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.

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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Last week, Smith posted on social media that “For every $1 of taxes a guest worker generates, taxpayers are covering $10 in services.” While this figure might ring true for many, it is far from accurate. I fact-checked Smith’s claims in my latest for @thetyee.ca

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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee

Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

BREAKING! "Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care. Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NEW: Saddle Lake Cree Nation calls Alberta trans health-care laws a violation of Treaty rights, announces path to work around the legislation

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"The victim who spoke to CBC News says it felt strange to see everyone discussing something she'd only told a few of those closest to her, especially as police promised to update her before the case became public — which she says they did not." Important investigation. 👀 2nd part tmrw

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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Asper Foundation paused a $50K donation to the human rights museum because of its Nakba exhibit and its trustee called for an assessment of museum policy. The foundation has also given more than $4.8M to charities later sanctioned for sending funds to the IDF or illegal Israeli settlements.

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The IJF Union @ijfunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At @theijf.org our mission is to strengthen democracy by holding power to account and getting behind closed doors. Today, we’re bringing that transparency home: The workers of the IJF have voted to form a union with @cmglaguilde.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3jt4yh8s #InvestigativeJournalism

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 04/09/2026

The files on Nazi war criminals quietly welcomed into Canada have finally been pried loose after eighty years. Important coverage by @davidpugliese.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 03/09/2026

Exclusive: Former BC Conservative Staffer Alleges Questionable Conduct, Racial Discrimination From Former Party Chief of Staff Apollo Chung claims doctored recordings contributed to a narrative about his departure pressprogress.ca/exclusive-fo...

Exclusive: Former BC Conservative Staffer Alleges Questionable Conduct, Racial Discrimination From Former Party Chief of Staff

Apollo Chung claims doctored recordings contributed to a narrative about his departure

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dustin @godfrey.work · 31/08/2026

I wrote in the latest @defactomedia.ca newsletter about the labour costs in doing accountability journalism. my last piece for De Facto took hours of work, from the original FOI requests to going through thousands of pages of court documents to... www.defactomedia.ca/newsletter/h...

How we found emails police claimed didn't exist

The challenges & costs of freedom-of-info reporting

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 31/08/2026

@calgaryherald.com Stenography for Alberta govt facilitation of pharma interests isn’t journalism. How about this: the chair of Alberta’s Recovery Advisory Panel was a board member & major investor in Indivior, pharma corp pushing drugs at the centre of this story. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...

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Top Alberta doctor touts once-a-month shot to counter OD brain damage

Brain injuries from subsequent overdoses aren’t different from those of dementia, said Dr. Nathaniel Day, looking to Sublocade for a fix.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 29/08/2026

A more direct and accurate headline (which the editor was certainly aware): Greater Victoria School Board probing if members took bribes to support police in schools

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reports

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2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania

Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.

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Rumneek Johal @rumneeek.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Exclusive, from me, following a CBSA raid at a peaceful protest in Calgary, where international students say they had the rules quietly changed on them in the middle of their education. The raid comes amid rising anti-immigrant and anti-international student sentiment in Canada

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 24/08/2026

It took years to get answers from the international bodies that are supposed to be working towards protecting this area, so I went there myself instead. My story from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost community.

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 24/08/2026

ICYMI: A roundup of our stories from last week, which you can also get straight to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter From Doug Ford's changes to social assistance, shakeups in the BC Conservatives, & news on reproductive health in Canada 👇🏽 pressprogress.ca/newsletter/