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Jen St. Denis

@jenstden.bsky.social
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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thinking about how it feels covering a municipal and a provincial election at the same time and I think it feels like this?
An image showing Frodo from The Return of the King with the modified quote: No, Sam. I can't recall before the taste of ELECTION... nor before the sound of ELECTION... nor before the touch of ELECTION. I'm... naked in the ELECTION with nothing, no veil... between me... and the ELECTION! I can see ELECTION... with my waking eyes!"
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports on a kerfuffle between an ABC supporter and COPE, as COPE alleges the property manager of Sun Wah Centre in Chinatown improperly offered tenants and seniors food to vote in Vancouver's civic election. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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COPE, ABC Clash Over Chinatown Voting Offer | The Tyee
Critics allege a shopping centre manager promised seniors food if they voted for A Better City Vancouver.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When the province sold St. Paul’s Hospital to Concord Pacific, the idea was that a new development would revitalize the edge of Davie Village and the downtown business district. Now ABC is suggesting the hospital be kept as an involuntary care facility. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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ABC Wants More Involuntary Care. No, Say Vancouver Liberals | The Tyee
Converting St. Paul’s wouldn’t help people who use drugs or who are unhoused, says mayoral candidate Kareem Allam.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you I feel like I’ve been in a fugue state the past few weeks
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thanks Stanley!
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I listened to a town hall with Vancouver mayor Ken Sim and he promised to replace the 50 m pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre (current plan is to replace it with 25 m pool). Is this a new promise or has he made this one previously?
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What are the parties promising when it comes to fixing Vancouver's broken pools and crumbling community centres? If you care about parks and rec, this super comprehensive #vanpoli story by @kehyslop.bsky.social is a must-read this election season thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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Who Will Fix Vancouver’s Broken Pools and Crumbling Community Centres? | The Tyee
The city’s park board election is all about aging infrastructure and who gets access to parks. Where the parties stand.
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 08/10/2026
Really appreciate Jen and @thetyee.ca asking me to weigh in about the person arrested in connection to the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, and how the ensuing media narrative is both a symptom of the larger anti-trans hate movement and will directly contribute to its continued amplification.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"With any development in a case like this, thoughts should immediately go to the victims... But discussion of the victims or their families has taken a back seat to unprecedented levels of anti-trans vitriol from both public figures and media," writes @melwoods.me thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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A Predictable Wave of Anti-Trans Hate | The Tyee
The arrest of an alleged accomplice in the Tumbler Ridge shooting has fuelled a false narrative linking trans people with violence.
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 07/10/2026
Writing about the Tumbler Ridge arrest today, and I'm honestly appalled at the level of intentional misgendering from officials and media. To be clear, I don't care if the suspect is offended. This isn't even about pronoun policing. But this sort of stuff is what spreads anti-trans hate at large.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No mention made that I heard. They met each other on Discord www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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U.S. resident charged with offering advice, money to Tumbler Ridge shooter in months before killings | CBC
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
😐 sorry to report that We're about to see a very ugly news cycle in the States and in a more limited way, Canadian right-wing media
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We are hearing that the person being charged in the US also identified as trans
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The FBI says this man gave advice to the shooter on how to start the vehicle used to get to the school, after the shooter had already killed two members of her own family, and never reported any information to police
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
American law enforcement say a Washington State man discussed the Tumbler Ridge shooting with the shooter before she carried it out, and offered to livestream the attack
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 06/10/2026
The Conservative Party of BC says it won’t be co-operating with “splinter parties” like right-wing OneBC, headed by former Conservative MLA Dallas Brodie. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
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BC Conservatives Shun Dallas Brodie and OneBC | The Tyee
But CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko still has questions.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We did it! We watered the tree of democracy!
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We tried but unfortunately the party said no
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@vancolour.bsky.social and I are hosting an in-person conversation with the Vancouver mayoral candidates tomorrow and some more tickets may now be available. There is also a livestream you can sign up for. #vanpoli More info here about our "Mayoral Mixer" events.humanitix.com/mayoral-mixer
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Mayoral Mixer: A Conversation with the Candidates
Vancouver's mayoral candidates face the questions voters are actually asking. Co-presented by The Tyee and SFU Public Square.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a bee-yoo-tiful day in the Interior
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm reading through municipal platforms tonight because I'm fun and It's like Rebecca Bligh put this litter Easter Egg in just for the city hall reporters 😂 Open the goddamn north doors already!! #vanpoli
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/10/2026
More confirmation and details of the deep ties between Alberta separatists and Trump Republicans. They are part of the same far-right populist movement. And the Americans are deeply involved in promoting disunity in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Elections have a way of clarifying who matters to political parties (car owners) and whose priorities can wait for another day (transit advocates). My dispatch from Day 1 on David Eby’s four day mid-election road trip. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | Eby puts needs of car owners ahead of transit advocates in ruling out Metro Vancouver vehicle levy | CBC News
For the last 18 months, a vehicle levy has been talked about by TransLink as a potential way to create a more sustainable funding model, as revenue from fuel taxes continues to decline. But all that w...
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
i can exclusively report that david eby has no nostalgia for blink-182
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Remembering Vancouver music writer Andrea Warner, who died this week of cancer at age 47 This is a beautiful remembrance that includes many links to Andrea's work. www.cbc.ca/music/andrea...
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Saying goodbye to Andrea Warner | CBC Music
We lost one of the very best on Sept. 27.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did you know? @thetyee.ca has a podcast now, and today I'm on it talking about the botched investigation into the tragic death of Tatyanna Harrison, a young Indigenous woman who went missing in Vancouver in 2022. Listen here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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The Tyee Podcast: Searching for Answers About Tatyanna Harrison | The Tyee
A coroner’s inquest surfaced shocking details about how authorities handled a young woman’s death. Inside an investigation by Jen St. Denis.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 02/10/2026
Francisco (Cisco) was an immigrant from Peru who moved to Canada to build 'a better life and future' here. He leaves behind a husband and many grieving family members and friends. Friends are fundraising to cover the costs of repatriating his remains to Peru: www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-c...
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Donate to Bringing Cisco Home: Support for His Family, organized by Alexa Vidal
Help Us Bring Cisco Home to Peru ❤️ With heavy hearts, we are asking for y… Alexa Vidal needs your support for Bringing Cisco Home: Support for His Family
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The level of detail in this kombucha description 🫡 @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social "A protester wearing a ribbon skirt threw a turmeric raspberry-flavoured kombucha drink at Hergott and his camera and pushed him several times before she was restrained by others." www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
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Ex-prof arrested as UVic hosts Orange Shirt Day activities
Frances Widdowson, a critic of what she calls the “residential school narrative,” wore a wig and hat to conceal her identity but was quickly located by protesters.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ll pass this along to the reporter, thanks
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“At a time when British Columbia Premier David Eby is championing buying Canadian, BC Ferries may be preparing to enter a multi-year agreement to buy fuel from an American-owned company with strong ties to U.S. President Donald Trump and the governing Republicans.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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BC Ferries Heads to $1.3-Billion Deal with US-Owned Fuel Supplier | The Tyee
Despite Eby’s ‘buy Canadian’ focus, a firm with MAGA connections is the likely contract winner.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/09/2026
“My grandfather knew the importance of making sure I understood what had been passed down to him. He believed that one day Canada would recognize what our people have always known.” Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Simoo’gyet Malii, Glen Williams, writes thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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You Can’t Beat the Truth | The Tyee
A Hereditary Chief shares what his grandfather taught him about reconciliation.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/09/2026
Journalist and researcher Connie Walker told The Tyee many people don’t seem to know about the ability to save their records related to experiences at residential schools — nor about their looming destruction. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee
Inside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🙏🏼
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A BC judge has declared Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional and given Ottawa six months to bring the legislation in line with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will avoid prison and Canada told to update its drug laws.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Breaking news from the DULF trial, where two founders of a drug compassion club in B.C.had previously been found guilty of trafficking but their lawyers started a constitutional challenge. The judge issued a ruling today in that constitutional challenge. A previous story: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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DULF Founders’ Drug Law Charter Challenge Ends | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will wait months to learn if they face prison.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agree, thanks for posting this. We know children died; lived in firetraps; got sick in huge numbers; and were even experimented on with induced malnutrition. Not to mention all the other evil stuff. www.cbc.ca/radio/unrese...
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The dark history of Canada's Food Guide: How experiments on Indigenous children shaped nutrition policy | CBC Radio
Nutritional experiments were performed on intentionally malnourished Indigenous children in residential schools in the 1940s and ’50s. These experiments are directly connected to Canada’s Food Guide, ...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable.” Reporting by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some may have travelled in from the Lower Mainland but yes they are active in the Interior/okanagan
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We have seen condemnation from numerous politicians including the Prime Minister, and many, many news stories about this But MP Leah Gazan is using this incident to once again call for adding residential school denialism to Canada’s hate speech laws
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: BC NDP Premier David Eby called a snap election while the BC Conservatives grappled with internal chaos. Two years after the NDP nearly lost government, BC voters, Conservatives and even some prominent NDP politicians are unhappy. @jenstden.bsky.social joins me to explain the nonsense:
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Nobody's Happy About the BC Snap Election ft. Jen St. Denis (Podcast)
Untangling the web of BC electoral politics
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
... meanwhile far-right media perpetuates the "psyop" conspiracy theory because of course (earlier this month Rebel News advertised orange denialist shirts)
Far-right media figures calling a gathering of Second Sons members in Kamloops a "psyop"
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mark Carney actually does have an account on Bluesky and you can direct these comments directly to that account
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This hasn’t made it to Bluesky yet but Mark Carney made a statement condemning the white supremacists who paraded around Kamloops on Sunday and targeted the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc community with offensive messages
The cowardly act that took place at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc yesterday is abhorrent. It has no place in this country. My thoughts are with everyone who is shaken and hurt by this disgusting display of hate.

This week, we will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a stark reminder of our shared responsibility to confront the devastating legacy of the residential school system and the consequences still felt today. Courageous Survivors shared the truth so that all Canadians could take up the work of reconciliation.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
😮 😃 👍
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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
white nationalists doing hate crime on the highway overpass in Dufferin neighbourhood of Kamloops now
A bunch of fucking losers dressed in black with white masks, standing on an overpass with a black banner that says “GOT BONES?”
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s messed up, but X is still the main platform for anyone with centre-right politics, despite the rampant toxicity and open racism/sexism regularly displayed in replies to politicians’ posts
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson - who has said that repealing DRIPA legislation is a priority for his party - is condemning this and asking RCMP to investigate
“The white nationalist gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land this morning was hateful and meant to intimidate. It has no place in British Columbia, and BC Conservatives condemn it completely. We stand with the people of Tk'emlúps, and we expect the RCMP to investigate fully.”
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A super concerning meeting of white nationalists in advance of Truth and Reconciliation day cfjctoday.com/2026/09/27/a...
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Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great story Grace!!
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