Xtra

xtramagazine.com

18 October 2026 01:20

“Salah Bachir lived in the space between worlds. Between being a left-leaning philanthropist and a corporate entrepreneur, a Canadian icon and a Lebanese son, down-to-earth and starstruck, the centre of the party and the first to leave.” xtramagazine.com/culture/sala...

PressProgress

pressprogress.ca

18 October 2026 01:20

How did the BC Conservative leader address the extreme views in his party during this week’s debate? Doerkson said that he “will always stand up against hate,” but did not elaborate as to how. New from @rumneeek.bsky.social pressprogress.ca/how-did-the-...

De Facto Journalism Co-op

defactomedia.ca

18 October 2026 01:20

NEW: Naloxone kits, medications, memorials, board games all end up in the trash, unhoused people and advocates say. Read Part 2 of our series on bylaw enforcement and unhoused residents' possessions in Victoria. www.defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo...

Conor Curtis

conorcurtis.bsky.social

18 October 2026 01:19

He is not though. He has directly increased it in key ways. 'share of fed. contract dollars heading south went from 1/5 in the 16 months before Carney, to nearly 1/3 under his watch' - www.thestar.com/news/canada/... Defence Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech: www.readthemaple.com/national-def...

Redeye

redeyeradio.bsky.social

18 October 2026 01:18

It's voting day across BC municipalities. Make your vote count! Also, we are on air 10 AM - 11AM PT. Listen live at coopradio.org/listen or on 100.5 FM in the Lower Mainland