Regarding the 1975 - nobody minds a joke about their Irish name if the joke is actually funny! Please see Exhibit A:

Excellent. Congrats Mike Howell

Some images from Remembrance Day ceremonies today at Victory Square & in Chinatown...

My doc exploring life & legacy of Pat John, who played the iconic Jesse Jim on the Beachcombers, airs this AM on Sunday Magazine. Hope you can listen- or read article here. cbc.ca/radiointeracti… But I've been digging through archives & I gotta share some pix…

Thank you Pulp Fiction Books @pfbvan for your donation of paperbacks to our shelter. In 4 nights 3/4 of the books were taken by our homeless guests. All the books were good titles too! #vancouver #homelessness #oddfellows

Bear sighting in east van

Our officers are tracking a large bear that decided to take a walk near the Vancouver-North Burnaby border. It was first spotted near Boundary and Trinity Street just after 2 p.m. Please use caution and give it space until it returns to the wild.

This is so cool. The world is amazing. neal.fun/deep-sea/

The Valley Bakery, a beloved family-owned bakery, is closing its doors this August after more than six decades. burnabynow.com/local-news/lon…

A thread about my latest story for The Atlantic , September’s cover. It’s online today and by far the most personal thing I’ve ever written. 1/8

PHOTOS: Remembrance Day 2023, Victory Square, Vancouver

In some personal news, I'm the new reporter Coast Reporter on the Sunshine Coast & moving there in 2 days. Also, here's a story I wrote about BC Ferries & the 1st in-person event to be held on the Coast after a threat last year to staff. tinyurl.com/44wdcvfb

Follow Sandra Thomas for the latest Sunshine Coast news #MediaMoves #BC

An Dong, who's stayed at UGM men's shelter for over a year, has drawn more than 100 portraits of his homeless peers — a visual census of those who pass through East Hastings and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. My The Tyee story: thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

Instead of a goodbye Vancouver column, I wrote a hello Sunshine Coast column. In response, one of our new neighbours left me this. You’ll have to read my column to get the joke.

So this is happening right now. Still here!!!

Professional photo journalists are still valuable story tellers.

He blazed bright as a journalist and green building advocate. But hid a dark struggle. thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/2…

I'm gutted by this news. #NewWest #localnewsmatters (And if anyone has job leads, I'm all ears.) 💔Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close newwestrecord.ca/local-news/bur… via The Record

This is the GoFundMe for the little boy who was injured in that horrific boating accident that killed his friend. His mom is a single mom preschool worker. Please help if you can & share. 🙏 gofundme.com/f/onur-umut-an…