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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

WE'RE LIVE NOW! @victoriaforall.ca let's gooooooo

Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This little grade two kiddo in Nova Scotia needs a kidney - if you're blood type O, you could be a match! I donated to someone I read about in a cbc article a few years ago - donating a kidney was a neat experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat if I could! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #canada

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How a Nova Scotia family is using social media to find a kidney donor for their son | CBC News

While six-year-old Ethan Hackney focuses on playing with Lego and trips to the beach, his parents have started an online search to find him a live kidney donor.

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Victoria For All @victoriaforall.ca · 14/08/2026

Extreme heat is a public health issue. Great reporting from @thenarwhal.ca on the growing push for renters' right to cool, including comments from Victoria Councilor and Victoria for All candidate, @susankimyyj.bsky.social . A safe and comfortable home shouldn't be a luxury!

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Victoria For All @victoriaforall.ca · 11/08/2026

Victoria!!! Are you ready for this? We are so excited to meet you and talk about how to make a city that works for everyone. See you there? #yyj www.victoriaforall.ca/events

An ombre blue to pink background featuring cherry blossoms and text reading "Housing. Care. Climate. Community." Victoria For All Campaign Launch, Saturday August 15 11 AM, Victoria City Hall, Pandora Side...Meet the Candidates and get involved to help build a city that works for everyone. There are also 3 photos of the candidates, Peter Susan and Maiya smiling at the viewer

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Tornado watch issued for #PrinceGeorge as conditions are favourable for the formation of tornadoes… Have a way of receiving alerts and be aware of changing weather conditions in the area! #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCWX

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

run for your local school board in this octobers civic elections )because you know that some very unpleasant people definitely are doing that) #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

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AI Chatbots Are Coming to BC Classrooms | The Tyee

Students need to learn to use it responsibly, the school board says. But a few youths are pushing back.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Karen has been a quiet but steady source of learning and encouragement for me since I joined Bluesky. Please share and donate if possible for someone I consider to be a keyboard mentor!

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I'm quoted in this for signing & sharing a testimonial about an incident in which Vancouver Police edited their press release after I'd published an article about it to make it look like I had lied. Anyway, long live the Wayback Machine! www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/jour...

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Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archiving

In January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed th...

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“As of Wednesday afternoon, the Premier has yet to make a statement about the 10-year-anniversary of this public health emergency.” saying nothing says it all maybe someone can ask him about THAT #bcpoli

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John Cassidy @earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It is Tsunami Preparedness Week (April 12-18) in #BritishColumbia. If you live (or visit) here, or anywhere in the world where tsunamis occur, see some great information on tsunamis and preparedness: - www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/... - bcearthquakealliance.ca/tsunami-prep... #TsunamiPreparedness 🧪⚒️🌊

Photo of a blue and white Tsunami Evacuation sign on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Green forest in the background.

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City of Victoria @victoria.ca · 10/04/2026

⚠️ UPDATE: There is no longer a risk, or need to shelter in place. This Alert is CANCELLED. alertable.ca?fbclid=IwY2x...

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City of Victoria @victoria.ca · 10/04/2026

⚠️ Due to an ongoing hazardous material incident, those near the Crystal Pool are required to shelter in place for your safety. This alert will remain in effect until the incident has been resolved. Another update will be provided within 2 hours. 1/3

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The Tiny Home village has been dismantled & removed, but the need for shelter hasn’t gone away. During last night’s windstorm a single tent was tucked beside the now-empty site. Someone spent the night in a structure that isn’t even windproof, steps away from where housing stood days ago.

A small tent is set up next to the empty lot where the tiny home village stood. The area is fenced off and empty.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

mass death on this scale is incomprehensible and we have to confront this reality honestly if we want our government to do what's needed to stop the deaths because they've decided to allow them to continue indefinitely; this is a policy choice #bcpoli www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/...

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BC drug crisis: ‘Mass death on this scale is incomprehensible’

[Editor’s note: This article talks about overdose fatalities, including of youths, and the ongoing toxic drug crisis’s outsized impact on.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The hypocrisy of seeing elected officials talk about Iran without a fucking peep about Palestine for the last three years.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here. I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hurts my heart to see Tiny Town being dismantled while steps away from 940 Caledonia, someone spent the night sleeping in a tent. Shelters are. being removed from our community, in the winter, while people are sleeping on the streets.

Tiny Town, at 940 Caledonia Ave, being dismantled.

A tiny, tiny tent set up beside the sidewalk.

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Gross letter in the TC. Dude notifies vicpd when he sees unhoused folks "in doorways or elsewhere". What the actual fuck. Spoiler alert, Ian: unhoused folks aren't freezing outdoors because they haven't thought of moving on to a place with warm shelter & food instead of sleeping on the sidewalk.

It’s feeling safer in downtown Victoria
As a resident of downtown Victoria, I would also like to say how much positive change there has been since police officers and bylaw officers have been walking throughout the downtown core.

An example is Millie’s Lane, where there used to be many people hunched over doing drugs and, in some cases, yelling profanities; the lane now feels safe enough to walk through again.

On my daily walks, I still see some unhoused people in doorways or elsewhere. When I see an officer and give them the location, they immediately head there to have a conversation with the individual. They always move along.

My only hope is that they can move on to a place where they have warm shelter and food. Thanks to Victoria police and city council for making a difference.

I would also like to thank the Clean Team for all the cleanup they do.

It feels safer.

Ian Munroe

Victoria

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Primula auricula blooming so early.

Primula auricula with green centre ringed with eggplant plurple and pale pale green petal edges.

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Defund VicPD @defundvicpd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

“50% of the time it’s approved every time.” That’s the logic some city councillors seem to be bringing to their understanding of the VicPD budget and appeals to the province.

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Just sent my opposition to increased spending on policing. Let's invest that money in programs and services that will help people and communities. Letters die tonight!

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Please share - a woman in Victoria BC is seeking a living liver donor. I donated a kidney two years ago - being part of the organ donation process is pretty neat and the folks at BC Transplant are amazing. Please give this article a read to learn more. #yyj vicnews.com/2026/01/07/v...

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Victoria woman seeks living liver donor after incurable disease diagnosis - Victoria News

Primary sclerosing cholangitis affects 1 in 10,000 Canadians and can lead to liver failure and death

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Daniel 🦁 @eikonos.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Fascism is when the violence that maintains capitalism starts becoming too obvious to ignore.

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Venus flytraps loving the rain.

Potted venus flytrap plant, very wet with rain.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Rescinding decriminalization was a profound betrayal of every principle that the BCNDP claims to hold.

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John Cassidy @earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Canada's Quakes of 2025 Southwest #BritishColumbia - #Canada's seismic hotspot where tectonic plates collide. During 2025, 1315 #earthquakes (M0.1-5.0) were located here. 17 were felt and most were offshore along the active faults. More: www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/pprs-pprp/pu... ⚒️🧪🇨🇦

Map showing the location of the 1315 earthquakes recorded in the southwest British Columbia region during 2025. Most were offshore and the largest was M5.0. A fairly typical year.

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John Cassidy @earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

How many earthquakes occurred within 100 km of your Canadian community in 2025? Here is a partial list - ranging from 0 #earthquakes near Winnipeg to 630 near Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii. The "top 3" are the same as in previous years. Search the database: earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/NEDB-...

Table listing the number of earthquakes recorded within 100 km of select Canadian communities in 2025. The magnitude of the largest earthquake within 100 km is also provided.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Document, file formal complaints, and inform the media this is how to do it.

The witness then began videoing the incident.

“It continued to escalate when additional units arrived at that point, I observed a dog handler let a dog loose on this man after he’d been subdued,” the witness said.

“They had one handcuff on his wrist, and they had his hands clasped together at one point, holding his thumbs. Nonetheless, they allowed that dog to continue his bite. Also, there was a continuation of strikes on this individual, and he was screaming out in pain”

The video taken by the witness shows an officer punching a man who is lying face down on the ground in the back seven times while a police dog bites the man in the ankle.

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 01/01/2026

So someone was unsuccessful in trying to steal $300 worth of food from a business owned by the Sobey family (net worth $5.5 billion), and the cops thought it warranted a news release

Saanich Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who allegedly attempted to steal more than $300 worth of meat from a grocery store in the 3400 block of Quadra Street.

Police say the incident occurred when a man attempted to leave the store with the unpaid items but was stopped by security. The suspect then fled the store before police arrived.

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City of Victoria @victoria.ca · 28/12/2025

❄️ The City is opening an overnight emergency warming tent and bus in response to freezing temperatures in Victoria. 📍 Location: 1611 Quadra St./Parking lot at Quadra St. and Mason St. 🕗 Hours: Tonight, December 27, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

In Canada "parents rights" only applies to parents that the government agrees with. Especially with regards to AB, SK, and NB If you want to snoop on your kids at school you have rights but if you want to provide gender affirming care for your kids you do not. #cdnpoli

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This whole so-called “parents rights” movement the right has taken up and the left is supposed to kowtow to for votes is so obviously anti-child it really bothers me to see it presented as anything other than justification for abusive “parenting” and disregard for actual science on child development

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Wait I've been over here quietly hating how many hundreds of millions of dollars our province is spending on FIFA and being annoyed by the whole dumb sports situation and I missed that FIFA GAVE TRUMP A PEACE PRIZE? is this actual?

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The Bog Witch 🇨🇦 @wickedwitchofpnw.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Remember that time in the 80's when Bill #VanderZalm made & starred in a Dutch/Canadian made-for-TV movie "Sinterklaas Fantasy"? When VanderZalm flies on a rainbow to Holland via magic tulip, landing safely in a canal & meets Sinterklaas? The good ol' days of #bcpoli #socreds #thezalm #bcisweird

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Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Disgusted by this attack on human rights by Alberta's government. Denying the autonomy of young transgender people- and limiting access to information for all students- does not protect kids and teens. On the contrary, it puts them at risk. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News

The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

“her group is prepared to offer McNeil-Smith the same emergency weather kits that Sidney will be handing out this winter — containing waterproof sleeping bags, ponchos, hand warmers and socks — so the mayor can experience a small piece of what it’s like to live on the street.” #bcpoli

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Stephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

VicPD wants another $11 million in 2026. That could pay for all the city's proposed cuts. Or for housing. Victoria councillors will be talking about the police budget on November 20th. Tell them you don't want 25 more police officers and $90 million spent on police!

VicPD wants a 14%, $11M budget increase. The city already spends a quarter of its funding on police.
VicPD has the third-most officers per capita in the country, but they’re demanding 25 more in 2026.
VicPD’s proposed 2026 budget increase could pay for:
All the proposed cuts to city services (and more),
Annual rent for 449 1-bedroom apartments, or
Literally anything other than policing mental health and poverty.

To oppose another massive annual increase in police spending, email councillors@victoria.ca or council@esquimalt.ca

Sources: Statistics Canada, "Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services," 2023. Areas with population over 100,000.
Rentals.ca, "National Rent Report," October 2025.

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Katie @kateytomatey.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Our tentative agreement was ratified! Super proud of everyone in the @bcgeu.bsky.social, our time on the picket lines paid off. Thank you to our bargaining committee! And thinking of the @pea.org members who are still in the process of getting a fair deal from the employer.

Picket lines at 3350 Douglas St with a BCGEU flag next to a tent, under cottonwood trees on a sunny fall day.

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