Excited to share the Toxic Labor audio documentary, which centers workers' own voices in the story of their toxic exposure on disaster sites.

Huge congrats & thank you to Maria Ines Zamudio, Maria Hinojosa 🥑 and the Futuro Investigates /Latino USA team for bringing this to life on audio 🎧

New from me: Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee is again trying to fire an officer who missed a body at a crime scene and then tried to pin it on colleagues.

The officer says McFee is bending the rules and engaged in “off the books” discipline.

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Here's a strange one: A B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled a one-page 'Chinese contract' at the centre of a botched $2.9M house sale is legally enforceable, ending a years-long legal tango between two ex-dance partners.

cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #VanRE #vanpoli

Absolutely bonkers story here: A court has ruled a tenant can be held liable for taxes that a non-resident landlord fails to pay. So tenants are expected to keep tabs on where their landlords live and pay taxes... theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/va…

Tenants at a Vancouver apartment gutted by fire say their ex-landlords still owe them thousands in withheld damage deposits.

At least 2 former residents say they have been forced to move out-of-province, their faith in B.C.'s renter protections shattered.
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A Prince Rupert man suffered a major seizure while the ER was closed, then hit his head during another seizure shortly after being sent home bc the hospital had no room.

The ER has been closed several times this month due to a shortage of doctors.
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On Saturday, a woman was killed in Edmonton when a U-Haul driver struck her while fleeing police. She had just run over a spike belt intended for the U-Haul. Here's my attempt at piecing together what happened, and policies around police chases. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/exp…

Pharmacy owners + employees in Ontario are alleging Shoppers Drug Mart/Loblaws pressured them to cold call patients in order to bill for more medication checks + drive up profits.

Great reporting by Rhianna Schmunk @AngelinaaKing Lori Ward CBC News
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I spent months speaking with community organizations & recent immigrants to find that Canada's #drugcrisis is affecting a largely unchecked population – newcomers – but we don't know how severe the issue is. Experts call for better data collection & more.
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need to read a refinery29 money diary by the cut columnist who got scammed out of $50,000

Sask. #Indigenous newspaper on hiatus after Meta ban tanks ad sales: editor-in-chief. Eagle Feather News looking for sponsors to continue print, online operations, by @MoiraWyton cbc.ca/news/canada/sa… via @cbcnews kerry benjoe #cdnmedia #journalism

Bit of a wild story from my two dearest provinces: The host of a backcountry hunting show has been busted for poaching, including hunting in protected wildlife areas.

Wild TV now says it has removed all 'Alpine Carnivore' content CBC News CBC British Columbia
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I found out why Boyle Street Community Services suddenly vacated its longtime downtown home last year. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

I really was not expecting the premier of British Columbia to respond to this news by ... absolutely roasting MBAs.

Today is my last day at CBC, and I’m so happy to say goodbye with a pair of stories that I’ve spent years trying to put together. They’re about former Vancouver detective James Fisher, who was sent to jail in 2018. Here’s my story on that sentencing: cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Scoop: A Vancouver woman says she sustained 'life-interrupting' injuries when Vancouver Police arrested her last summer, and says she fears racism played a role.

CBC British Columbia reviewed security footage of the incident, and IIOBC says it is investigating.

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They know we can see what they’re saying about us, right?

This is a disturbing story. I reported on two similar allegations for The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2022/02/1… & thetyee.ca/News/2021/09/2…

And in 2022 Brishti Basu did a deep dive: capitaldaily.ca/news/royal-jub…