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The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 661 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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In India, Carney turns a blind eye to Modi’s far-right violence ⋆ The Breach Saima Desai joins Desmond Cole to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing partnership with India

Mark Carney is renewing ties with Narendra Modi’s far-right Indian government, and ignoring Modi's alleged violent interference in Canada

I spoke with @desaima.bsky.social about Carney's business-first approach for our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast

breachmedia.ca/in-india-car...

06.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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In India, Carney turns a blind eye to Modi’s far-right violence ⋆ The Breach Saima Desai joins Desmond Cole to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing partnership with India

As Mark Carney courts new economic partners, he’s cozying up to Narendra Modi’s far-right Indian government.

@desaima.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing alliance with India. breachmedia.ca/in-india-car...

05.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret" "It's a good thing that Trump is the most peaceful president in history who ends all wars, right?"

Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 399 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 17
Community policing: expanding the carceral web – Briarpatch Magazine Excerpt from Policing Black Lives: Revised and Expanded – In a revised and expanded version of Policing Black Lives, Robyn Maynard documents how half a centre of police reforms, including community policing, have served to undermine Black freedom struggles while expanding the scope and scale of policing in Canadian society.

In response to police brutality in the 1960s and 70s, police reforms were marketed as β€œcommunity policing.”

In a revised version of Policing Black Lives, Robyn Maynard challenges the ruse of β€œdialogue,” showing how these reforms maintain the status quo.

05.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent

The same police unit that arrested Wet'suwet'en land defenders and surveilled Fairy Creek demonstrators was monitoring the Palestine solidarity movement on BC campuses

A big investigation for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...

05.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

ok thank you

02.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The questions have already been written, but can you please provide more info on this? I don't know what you're referring to

02.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

happening tonight!
7 PM eastern/4PM Pacific
will post a YouTube link as we're starting

02.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Pierre Poilievre is misleading the public about refugee healthcare
Pierre Poilievre is misleading the public about refugee healthcare YouTube video by The Breach

This week Pierre Poilievre made a bunch of sketchy claims about people claiming refugee status in Canada. So we fact- checked him using research from the Migrant Rights Network.

Please watch and share our latest @breachmedia.ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS2F...

27.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Buddy Guy: Tiny Desk Concert With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues.

With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues. n.pr/4tPjN7o

27.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 1096 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 45

thanks so much for listening!

26.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NDP Leadership Debate: For People & The Planet - Leadnow

There will be one more debate involving the NDP leadership candidatesβ€”I'm honoured to be hosting it!

"For People & The Planet"
Monday at 7 PM eastern/4PM pacific
Sponsored by @leadnowca.bsky.social

RSVP here > > leadnow.ca/campaigns/nd...

26.02.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Will Canadians say no to a U.S.-led military intervention in Iran?
Will Canadians say no to a U.S.-led military intervention in Iran? YouTube video by The Breach

After a horrendous civilian massacre in Iran, many in the diaspora have been calling for U.S. intervention and even a return to monarchy

In our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast, Donya Ziaee and @smohyeddin.bsky.social break down the right-wing power play for Iran

youtu.be/Fm-Uc14FZCk?...

20.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yves Engler says NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis is "better across the board" than his major rivals

Engler says he plans to rank Lewis either first or second on his ballot, with Tony McQuail as his other top choice

19.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A powerful decentralized campaign forced Scotiabank to divest from Israeli arms ⋆ The Breach A major bank sells its shares in Elbit Systems, in one of Canada’s biggest BDS victories to date

Canadian BDS activists just won a historic victory: Scotiabank, once the largest foreign shareholder in Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer, has dropped all its shares in Elbit Systems.

@desaima.bsky.social and Harrison Samphir report on the years-long pressure campaign that led to divestment.

18.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 10

Hello Luka, we had a lot of feedback about this headline. We chose poorly. Megan Linton doesn't make the argument that MAiD should be denied, and that isn't our publication's view either. We should have chosen our words more carefully and will learn from this. Thanks for your feedback

18.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Toronto Police scandal reveals: Your personal info is not safe with the cops
Toronto Police scandal reveals: Your personal info is not safe with the cops YouTube video by The Breach

When police take your info, during a traffic stop or a background check, do you ever wonder what happens to it?

The police corruption scandal is a reminder that our personal info is never safe in the hands of the cops

Our latest for @breachmedia.ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ2g...

13.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Look, I understand WHY many people are monolingual, but what I cannot understand is people who are proudly and insistently monolingual.

12.02.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Multiple civilian witnesses testify at inquest of police shooting death of Eishia Hudson | APTN News
Multiple civilian witnesses testify at inquest of police shooting death of Eishia Hudson | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

On the seventh day of the inquest into the police killing of Eishia Hudson in Winnipeg, Manitoba, multiple witnesses in surrounding vehicles testified and recalled what they witnessed on that day in April of 2020.

12.02.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The Breach Calls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government

For nearly a year, the feds have been quiet about a scathing UN report on Canada's treatment of disabled people, including MAiD expansion and paltry financial supports

@spichaksimon.bsky.social presses the government for answers in our latest for @breachmedia.ca

breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...

11.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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The response to Toronto police corruption shouldn't be a $90 million dollar raise

Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing

visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now

10.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The SIU is actually not involved in this investigation. It was led by York Regional Police

07.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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7 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News Seven Toronto police officers and one retired member of the service are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, York Regional Po...

A murder plot involving organized criminals, shootings, extortion, robbery, drug trafficking, firearms, and criminal corruption

Seven Toronto Police officers and one retired officer have been charged in relation to violence in the tow truck business

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

05.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6
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As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all

Refugees fleeing war, persecution, and climate disasters now face new fees for prescriptions and essential therapies in Canada.

As a doctor, writes @yipengge.bsky.social these cuts will harm patients and strain our health-care system. breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-...

04.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
What Canadians can learn from U.S. resistance to ICE terror
What Canadians can learn from U.S. resistance to ICE terror YouTube video by The Breach

Is there anything the U.S. could do to lose Canada's support on immigration?

I asked @harshawalia.bsky.social about the Canada-U.S. immigration pact, enforcement north of the border, and lessons from the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis

Our latest for @breachmedia.ca

youtu.be/5zLUsjRHV90?...

31.01.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.

NEWS: Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison was planning to sell a warehouse for use as an ICE detention and processing facility. After pressure from the public, and from B.C. Green Party leader @emilylowan.bsky.social, Pattison's company has cancelled the sale

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

30.01.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Urback says fewer Canadians are fighting for these programs now than they did under Stephen Harper

If this is true, it's trouble for the entire health care system. A government that sees less resistance to cuts isn't going to stop at refugees and asylum seekers

30.01.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too.

In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.

30.01.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Lawyer alleges Durham Region police violently assaulted her, dragged her to cells in Oshawa courthouse | CBC News A lawyer says she was left bloody and swollen after multiple Durham regional police officers allegedly slammed her head on a desk without provocation, ripped off her head scarf and dragged her to the ...

A Black lawyer working at the Oshawa courthouse says police assaulted her, ripped off her headscarf, and took her to the basement cells in handcuffs, all after challenging her right to sit in an interview room

The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

29.01.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1