Reposted by French in PNWFreshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our 20K newspapers today were double the size — packed with civic election profiles for the Oct. 17 vote, as well as local stories and great photos for New West, Burnaby and Tri-City readers. And our Oct. 15 edition will be just as weighty, with a focus on the provincial election on Oct. 24 0132 0
Reposted by French in PNWLukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026OpenAI agents hacked Australian health service government systems. In June a model researching public medicine spending hit repeated access blocks on the Medicare statistics portal. www.pm.gov.au/media/press-... 1198 0
Reposted by French in PNWBrad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is the #NewWest I’m proud to call home, not the doom and gloom New West some politicians would like you to think they need to fix. www.timescolonist.com/life/travel/...timescolonist.com'Nearcation' to New Westminster brings fresh romance to an old hauntRediscovering the rich history, vibrant nightlife and modern revitalization of my riverfront childhood home. 1122 0
Reposted by French in PNWMichael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thank you for the shout-out. I can never thank you enough for your support over the years. It’s a tough go being an editorial cartoonist in 2026, but I’m lucky to work for a newspaper that still wants to do its job. @theglobeandmail.com 591841388 0
Reposted by French in PNWAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Author Chelsea Vowel admits that on the strength of the five years of “difficult conversations” that followed the TRC report, she 'probably naively' hoped that settler and newcomer knowledge about Indigenous Peoples would be further along than it is.aptnnews.caIndigenous issues should be deeper by now, but myths and stereotypes persistIndigenous issues should be deeper by now says the author of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada 24424 0
Reposted by French in PNWDerek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It's August 6th today and you know what that means.. a new Freshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social issue available at the Nikkei Museum plus all the other usual locations in Burnaby, New West, and the Tri-Cities! . #august6 #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities 152 0
Reposted by French in PNWThe Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 07/08/2026A new study examining online hate during the so-called March for Australia rallies found white supremacy was rife. But there are patterns we can see to help stop it.theconversation.comWhat three million online posts reveal about anti-First Nations hate in Australia 01212 0
Reposted by French in PNWMIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 06/08/2026Prediction markets and a move toward AI forecasting are starting to put the accuracy of weather predictions at risk. Here’s what we can do to safeguard them.trib.alThe risk of weather data sabotage is risingPrediction markets and a move toward AI forecasting are starting to put the accuracy of weather predictions at risk. Here’s what we can do to safeguard them. 2127 0
Reposted by French in PNWDaniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 26/07/2026"When they decry how younger generations are surrendering their privacy, older generations are just blaming the victims. Younger people aren’t willingly giving up their privacy—they’re living in a world where having privacy is increasingly difficult and often impossible."danielsolove.substack.comDo Young People Care About Privacy?My Answer and a Cartoon 163 0
Reposted by French in PNWOpenMedia @openmedia.org · 30/06/2026Join the national push to close a major privacy gap in 🇨🇦! Over 8,400 people have already signed the parliamentary petition e-7237 calling for political parties to be brought under privacy law. Sign by Saturday, July 4: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... @bcfipa.bsky.social @cancivlib.bsky.social 157 0
Reposted by French in PNWAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A proposed class action was filed in the Court of King's bench in Edmonton Tuesday over what is alleged to be the largest breach of voters' privacy in Alberta history. It names the province, chief electoral officer, and the separatist group The Centurion Project Ltd.aptnnews.caLawsuit filed in alleged Alberta data breachA lawsuit has been filed in Edmonton in what the plaintiff alleges to be one of the largest privacy breaches in Alberta history. 04130 0
Reposted by French in PNWOpenMedia @openmedia.org · 29/06/2026Political parties in 🇨🇦 can buy data from data brokers and combine it with voter lists to target you. They can collect and use your data without consent, and you may never know if it’s breached. This isn’t normal in a democracy. Sign by Saturday, July 4 to fix this: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... 054 0
Reposted by French in PNWCCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 23/06/2026Federal political parties can collect and use your personal data under weaker privacy rules than most organizations in Canada, such as businesses and public institutions. Sign the petition and tell Parliament: no more special treatment for political parties #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caSign this Petition - Petitions 064 0
Reposted by French in PNWPenny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It turns out Vancouver Coastal Health has a very VERY narrow definition of “surgery” — at least when it comes to emergency infrastructure This is a real head scratcher www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.ca‘Absolutely shocked’: Metro Vancouver skin cancer centre without backup powerA B.C. man who had flesh on his jaw and cheek removed, found to have skin cancer, is stunned that there was no backup power at the surgical clinic. 51910 0
Reposted by French in PNWAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This year for Indigenous History Month, APTN News is sharing stories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people making a difference in their communities across the country. Read and watch our stories here:aptnnews.caIndigenous History Month 2026 - APTN | Our StoriesIndigenous History Month June 2026 This year for Indigenous History Month, APTN News is sharing stories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people making a difference in their communities across the… 01710 0
Reposted by French in PNWOpenMedia @openmedia.org · 22/06/2026Three-quarters of Canadians are concerned that political parties largely write their own privacy rules, without independent oversight. Privacy rights should apply to everyone! ✍️ Sign and share: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... 084 0
Reposted by French in PNWElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/06/2026Canada’s Bill C-22 is riddled with privacy problems that affect millions of people. Instead of jamming it though on an arbitrary deadline, it should be debated fully. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgCanada Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Surveillance BillWith no serious debate, including on proposed amendments, Canada is blazing full speed ahead with Bill C-22, which would threaten encryption and increase surveillance. Also known as the Lawful Access 2235132 0
Reposted by French in PNWOpenMedia @openmedia.org · 14/05/2026BREAKING: Signal, the #1 privacy protecting messaging app, is saying they will pull out of 🇨🇦 ENTIRELY if they're scoped into #BillC22 without large changes. This should be our final alarm bell:.We can have privacy or we can have C22, not both! #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...theglobeandmail.comSignal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access billSecure messaging service says it will not weaken its encryption, privacy safeguards for government 5369232 0
Reposted by French in PNWCCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 05/05/2026Red Dress Day is held every May 5th. It began in 2010 with the REDress Project, a creation of Métis artist Jaime Black, and is a National Day of remembrance and activism honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S+). 02517 0
French in PNW @vlanglet.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Summer weather un May ... As long as there is grass and some shadow all good for Naia and Yogi #dogsofbluesky 0120 0
Reposted by French in PNWFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 26/04/2026Incarcerated people stopped believing they deserved soap and toilet paper when the government controlled the news they could watch, writes @joinjeremy.org's Jeremy Busby. People on the outside may stop believing they deserve democracy.freedom.pressA lesson on media consolidation and censorship from a Texas prisonHow Trump steering CNN and HBO to his allies can drastically alter the public discourse 35036 0
Reposted by French in PNWRedeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Saturday | 10:05 PT Regional Chief Terry Teegee on Premier David Eby’s push to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. @ubcic.bsky.social @emilylowan.bsky.social @bcgreens.bsky.social @bccla.bsky.social #dripa #undrip #indigenous #bcPoli 062 0
Reposted by French in PNWOpenMedia @openmedia.org · 12/04/2026Help protect yourself and loved ones from corporations that don’t care about you. Your voice matters. Tell your MP to make privacy law reform a priority now! Send your message here 👉 openmedia.org/Privacy4Cana... 085 0
Reposted by French in PNWPrivacy International @privacyinternational.org · 03/04/202663% of sexual and reproductive justice activists who responded to our survey shared fears of being surveilled. We have developed a guide to help them better protect their privacy online and on their devices.privacyinternational.orgPrivacy International & Women on Web - Securing Reproductive Justice: A Guide to Digital Privacy for Sexual and Reproductive Justice ActivistsIntroductionWith digital evidence increasingly used in abortion-related prosecutions, and sexual 065 0
Reposted by French in PNWThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 11/02/2026theglobeandmail.comSenators push back on bill exempting political parties from privacy lawTax-cut bill provision exempting parties from provincial privacy laws needs closer scrutiny, senators say 1169 0
Reposted by French in PNWThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 05/02/2026Women known as the “Military Mapping Maidens” produced tens of thousands of topographic maps during World War II, while men fought overseas. Yet their work remained largely uncredited until recently, explains a specialist in geographic information systems.buff.lyWomen have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those mapsWomen have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography. 07531 0
Reposted by French in PNWCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/02/2026NEW: Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game, two progressive city councillors want the city to pre-emptively boot US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE — off the pitch.nationalobserver.comVancouver councillors push for World Cup to ban ICE agentsFive months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game — and as the presence of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the upcoming Olympics has stirred protests in Italy — two progr... 18326116 0
Reposted by French in PNWFreshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social · 01/02/2026🌲 Freshet News is honoured to receive a community grant from the Village of Belcarra. 🙏 Thanks to Mayor Jamie Ross and councillors Joe Elworthy, Carolina Clark, Liisa Wilder and Janet Ruzycki for their support of local #journalism. #tricities #belcarrabc #belcarra #fundraising #donation 0133 0
Reposted by French in PNWFreshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Get your earphones in and your runners on! 🏃♂️ We’re looking for Neighbourhood Champions to help us deliver the next edition of Freshet News on Thursday, Feb. 19! 🗞️ If you live in #NewWestminster, #Burnaby or the Tri-Cities, email us at info@freshetnews.ca to volunteer 😊 083 0
Reposted by French in PNWMuseum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The Vancouver Maritime Museum, Museum of Vancouver, and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre are inviting the public to Vanier Park on the first Sunday of each month for Pay-What-You-Can Days, beginning February 1, 2026. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.caPay-what-you-can admission coming to 3 Vancouver museumsThree museums located on Vancouver’s waterfront are hoping to encourage more visitors and eliminate financial barriers by bringing in monthly admission-by-donation. 01911 0
Reposted by French in PNWbinnicula🦇🐰 @binnska.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I shared one of these the other day but I think it's great that it's a trend. I choose my dogs, and the bear. www.youtube.com/shorts/_NJuL...youtube.comThis trend on “He Provoked me” is WILDDDD!!!YouTube video by HerPower Secrets 052 0
Reposted by French in PNWAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/they-are-a...anntelnaes.substack.comThey are all responsibleMiller, Noem, Bovino, Homan...and most of all, Trump 11516165 0
Reposted by French in PNWAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A First Nation in southern Alberta is advising its members against all travel to the U.S., adding that the Jay Treaty and Indian status cards are being challenged by U.S. border officials.youtu.beFirst Nation in Alberta advises members against travel to the Unites States | APTN NewsYouTube video by APTN News 13627 0
Reposted by French in PNWCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 30/01/2026The National Post, The Rebel and Juno News attacked Coastal First Nations earlier this month after Mark Carney met with them over his pipeline deal. Now, after a BC Conservative leadership hopeful echoed those talking points, they've hit back.nationalobserver.comCoastal First Nations hit back after pundits and politicians challenge its legitimacy in pipeline debateCoastal First Nations push back against claims questioning their legitimacy, accusing political critics of spreading disinformation as disagreements escalate over the proposed BC coast pipeline. 13212 0
Reposted by French in PNWLa dernière @ladernierenova.bsky.social · 27/01/2026La loi de Cunningham. La chronique d'Albert Moukheiber pour l'émission du 25 janvier :youtube.comPrêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai - La chronique d'Albert Moukheiber dans La dernièreYouTube video by Radio Nova 210118 0
Reposted by French in PNWVision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 25/01/2026Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.caSenior dies after being hit by vehicle in New Westminster parking lotA woman was struck and killed by a driver in a parking lot in New Westminster Friday afternoon, according to police. 47126 0
Reposted by French in PNWProf Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...jurist.orgAmnesty International warns of rising US authoritarianism and human rights violationsAmnesty International published a report on Tuesday, warning about rising authoritarian practices in the US and detailing numerous ways how the rule of law and human rights are being threatened. The r... 7925631353 0
Reposted by French in PNWVancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Bernice's story highlights B.C.'s new liver transplant guidelines for Indigenous patientsdlvr.itBernice's story highlights B.C.'s new liver transplant guidelines for Indigenous patientsOrgan transplants are a "never-ending tragedy," with referrals steadily going up while the number of organs available remains stagnant, says B.C. doctor. 021 0
Reposted by French in PNWPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.thezebra.orgDr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away 545270599541 0
Reposted by French in PNWMichael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 19/01/2026deadder.substack.com 10538164 0
Reposted by French in PNWdanniemcq @danniemcq.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure 366184213299 0
Reposted by French in PNWMichael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 18/01/2026deadder.substack.com 141576599 0
French in PNW @vlanglet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Cinnamon or chocolate roll for you ? We love both 😋 #dogsofbluesky 060 0
Reposted by French in PNWBC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 16/01/2026The Regional District of #Kitimat-Stikine has issued an Evacuation Order in Electoral Area B on the Kispiox River due to flooding caused by an ice jam. Anyone in the impacted area must leave immediately. More info including addresses & map: www.rdks.bc.ca/emergency_se... #BCFlood 1/2 101 0
Reposted by French in PNWVancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Consumers could save billions of dollars with more control of data: Comp Bureaudlvr.itConsumers could save billions of dollars with more control of data: Comp BureauOTTAWA — The Competition Bureau says Canadians could save billions of dollars if the country moves ahead with giving consumers more control over their data. 011 0
Reposted by French in PNWDaniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Doctors and therapists have years of training and experience . . . and well-established legal responsibilities, such as a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the patient. AI currently has none of these things. danielsolove.substack.com/p/ai-compani... 074 0