Andrea Woo

Ya. And senate in the middle of a stalemate over DHS funding.

Trump removes Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary The move raises questions about the direction of the U.S. President’s immigration agenda

Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, seeks to replace her with Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin

Noem will become "special envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” which is... new.
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COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations | The Tyee Ken Sim wrongly accused Sean Orr of dealing illegal drugs and initially let another councillor take the blame.

Within this story from @kehyslop.bsky.social and @jenstden.bsky.social: Former Green councillor Adrianne Carr says she resigned in 2025 in part because of remarks Sim made to her during an in-camera meeting
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Vancouver’s Chinese community says mayor’s apology isn’t good enough Some members of Vancouver’s Chinese community say they’re not satisfied with Mayor Ken Sim’s apology following his false claims that a city councillor distributed drugs on Christmas Day.

“'Fairchild TV News has not received any statement in Cantonese and/or Mandarin from Mayor Ken Sim, despite Sim stating he would do so yesterday,' said Albert Tsui, with Fairchild TV News."

From @isabellazavarise.bsky.social:
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Carney won’t ‘rule out’ Canada joining military action in Middle East; Senate votes to back Trump’s war powers Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah vows to fight back; American sub sinks Iranian warship near Sri Lanka

PM Carney, asked if he could categorically rule out Canadian military participation in the Mideast conflict:

“You’ve asked a fundamental hypothetical in a conflict that can spread very broadly... One can never categorically rule out participation."
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Vancouver General diverts pregnant patients with complex cases because of OB-GYN shortage Doctors at B.C.’s largest hospital argue province had more than a year to address the problem

Long past time to rethink the current system as we know it
Ty @andreawoo.bsky.social for raising awareness

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Today I learned

Millions left without power after major blackout hits Cuba's western region A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba. Millions of people in Havana and beyond were without power on Wednesday in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves.

AP: A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves
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Atrocities are often followed by calls to action.

But we've never had an atrocity followed by universal access to evidence-based mental health care.

Ya. There are challenges even in urban centres, let alone rural/remote communities.

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Spoke w/ a Tumbler Ridge mom whose kid received psychiatric care alongside shooter in Prince George. She described Tumbler prior to the shooting as a "mental health desert," where access to supports are often long waits and hundreds of kms away.
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Hegseth ended his remarks by crushing a beer can on his forehead

New: Internal tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."

We’re good ;)

U.S. ambassador to Canada requests apology for Globe and Mail column In a letter to The Globe and Mail, Pete Hoekstra said he was ‘disappointed and outraged’ over Cathal Kelly’s column on U.S. men’s hockey team

US ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has asked The Globe to apologize for a column that he said mocked the “intelligence, education, and character” of US men’s Olympic hockey players who attended the State of the Union address, @simonhoupt.bsky.social reports
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Many Indigenous Mothers Must Travel Hundreds of Kilometres to Give Birth. Meet the Midwives Changing That | The Walrus A resurgence of traditional midwifery is bringing deliveries back home

the fact that B.C. — like every other province and territory — also underfunds midwifery care is an exacerbating factor. in Indigenous communities, as well as many other remote communities across the country, pregnant people must be evacuated even for routine births thewalrus.ca/indigenous-m...

this is wild — as @andreawoo.bsky.social has reported, B.C. has a critical shortage of OB-GYNs that has led to diversions in rural areas for many months. that the largest hospital in the largest city of the province has no O.B. on call is a massive failure. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Sim abruptly leaves after three questions, not answering who gave him the photo or if he will post an apology on WeChat, saying saying that’s all the time he has.

A question is asked of a member of the mayors’ office, who says “send us an email” and leaves.

“What a farce,” says someone.

[whispers: the steam clock is a lie]

In what may be fastest news conference ever (5 mins) Mayor Ken Sim says at Chinese news briefing he "referenced a picture that had been shown to me regarding Coun. Orr distributing drugs. I didn't verify what I thought I saw, and frankly I should have never repeated it to begin with." Apologizes.

MEDIA ADVISORY March 3rd, 2026 Mayor Ken Sim to hold press conference VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim will be holding a press conference at 2:00 PM today (Tuesday, March 3rd) in the Vancouver City Hall Media Studio to address his previous comments regarding Councillor Sean Orr. Following remarks, Mayor Sim will be available for questions from media in attendance. Time: 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 3rd (Today)

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It's possible that it will look into Jesse's self-described anguish over challenges and delays accessing HRT and other gender affirming care in Tumbler, and the mental health impacts of inability to access.

It'll examine it all. Also online platforms including AI, where weapons were obtained, etc. Sorry, post limited by Bluesky word count.

New: BC chief coroner Jatinder Baidwan announces that he is directing a coroner's inquest into Tumbler Ridge deaths.

Will examine circumstances, systemic/procedural issues, access to mental health supports, matters re: gender diversity where relevant, emergency response/co-ordination...

seems bad

Advocates call for public inquiry into alleged corruption within Toronto police Project South police corruption probe led to arrests of seven Toronto officers and a retired constable

"Investigators said members of organized crime were buying data and addresses from Toronto Police officers, which were then used to co-ordinate shootings and other crimes – including an attempted hit on a corrections officer at his home."

From Molly Hayes:
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Vancouver General diverting pregnant women with complex conditions because of OB-GYN shortage Doctors at B.C.’s largest hospital argue province had more than a year to address the problem

Vancouver General Hospital diverting pregnant women with complex conditions because of OB-GYN shortage

The withdrawal of service makes VGH, B.C.'s largest hospital, the only Level 1 trauma centre in Canada without an obstetrician on call
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On drug deaths declining:
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and the latest changes in our illicit drug supply:
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New BC daily record of nearly 300 overdose calls reported, 20 in Nanaimo NANAIMO - While fewer people died from toxic drugs in the province last year, there's been a troubling surge o...

As drug deaths decline, non-fatal overdoses/poisonings are shattering records, a decade into the crisis.

In 2025, B.C. paramedics responded to avg 108 drug OD/poisoning events per day.

Nov 19: 222
Jan 21: 256
Feb 25: 284

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Sorry babe, I'm monitoring the situation Read to the end for the wife emailer

"Bulk of the misinformation about the conflict with Iran ... came from monetized Verified accounts" on X, which get paid by views regardless of accuracy.

Media need to boycott X, it's beyond irresponsible at this point to provide it any sheen of legitimacy: www.garbageday.email/p/sorry-babe...