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Jen St. Denis
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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · Dec 5
The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years.

Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
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How many people want to go see 'Melania,' now playing at Vancouver's Tinseltown theatre? an investigation
A screenshot showing all seats available for a showing of Melania on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:15 p.m. A screenshot showing all seats available for a showing of Melania on Friday, Jan. 30 at 9.45 p.m. A screenshot showing all seats except two available for a showing of Melania on Friday, Jan. 30 at 4:35 p.m. A screenshot showing all seats except two available for a showing of Melania on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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"The agreements so horrified Stantec’s partner in the venture, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, that the tribal government swiftly fired the board of the cluster of engineering, science and construction companies involved..." thelogic.co/news/stantec...
Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic
Stantec's partner in the venture, the Oneida Nation, broke the deals and fired the board of the arm’s-length company that made them
thelogic.co
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Catherine O'Hara was great in everything, but her fully realized, complete pain-in-the-ass older lady diva character on Schitt's Creek was glorious to behold.
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Breaking - Jim Pattison Developments say the sale of their warehouse for use as a proposed ICE facility will not be proceeding
Statement- January 30, 2026 The transaction to sell our industrial building in Ashland, Virginia will not be proceeding.
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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As Okanagan officials warn about an invasive 'pine beetle of the water,' the B.C. government says it doesn't have enough money to ramp up enforcement to ensure invasive mussels don't arrive in the province's lakes.

Today in @thetyee.ca

thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Warnings of a Dire New Shellfish Invasion in BC | The Tyee
Golden mussels are ‘the pine beetle of the water’ say Okanagan officials tracking their advance.
thetyee.ca
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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There will be two protests today against B.C.-based companies who are doing business with ICE. The first at Hootsuite's HQ in Mount Pleasant starting at 3:00; the second in front of the Pattison Group's office downtown.
BC Green Party Leader Emily Lowan and members of the BC Greens will join two protests in Vancouver tomorrow, Friday, January 31, opposing Canadian corporate partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lowan will speak at both actions. The protests target Hootsuite for their business ties to Palantir, a company whose technology is used by ICE to carry out surveillance, detention, and deportation, and The Jim Pattison Group, whose property arm is in the process of selling a Virginia warehouse that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security intends to use as an ICE holding and processing facility—a deal that has drawn criticism from activists and community groups. Protest details: • 3–5 pm: Hootsuite Headquarters, 111 East 5th Ave With Democracy Rising Now • 5–7 pm: Pattison Headquarters, 1067 West Cordova With Indivisible Vancouver The BC Greens are calling on Canadian companies to immediately sever ties with ICE-linked contractors and for elected leaders to speak out against corporate complicity in state violence.
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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"A key figure in Alberta’s separatist movement said Premier Danielle Smith indicated to him that if the province goes it alone she’d stay on as its leader. And the title she’d prefer in the role is prime minister." thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Smith Talked about Leading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader | The Tyee
Dennis Modry of APP made the claim about the premier to a room full of petition signers.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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While we are reading the news about journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort being arrested, a reminder that a Canadian journalist was arrested while covering a protest action in Northern B.C. in 2021. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism | The Tyee
The judge’s ruling could reinforce the right of journalists to report from inside police ‘exclusion zones.’
thetyee.ca
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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After vulnerable women in Vancouver were preyed upon for years by a serial killer, we held an inquiry & funded services to try to better protect sex workers.

Today, those services are being cut back or disappearing altogether.

Please read this important reporting from @michellegamage.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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"Violence against sex workers has been increasing in Vancouver as government support for organizations supporting sex workers shrinks."

Reporting by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
As Supports Dwindle, Violence Against Sex Workers Is Up | The Tyee
Women are worried that conditions could lead to another serial killer operating in the Lower Mainland. A Tyee deep dive.
thetyee.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Hudson = Canada’s secret weapon
akurjata.ca Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 1d
Expect to see this photo a lot
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams hug as Carney holds up one of Williams' legs. Carney is also wearing a Team Canada fleece from the show https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/heated-rivalry-hudson-williams-prime-minister-mark-carney-ottawa-9.7067322
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Canada cannot fund, arm, or legitimize ICE.

I’ve written to PM Carney calling for sanctions, export bans, cancelled subsidies, and the closure of ICE offices in Canada. Fascist violence and human rights abuses demand action, not silence.
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Reposting with the right link this time!

All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis'

Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools | The Tyee
Graphic novels are the focus of the full list of prohibited books, revealed through FOI.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
jenstden.bsky.social
FT seems to have a few more sources than just Jeff Rath, so 🤷‍♀️ #abpoli #canpoli
financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d
Exclusive: The Trump administration has held covert meetings with fringe separatists from the oil-rich Canadian province as a rift deepens between Washington and Ottawa. ft.trib.al/zYlleOJ
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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“The way ICE is dealing with some people, killing its own citizens, the way they are treating immigrants, even detaining children — it’s really bad.

“Had it been any other country, we’d have asked [companies] to stop doing business with that country.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee
But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.

This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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"Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola, was missing."

"It wasn't until the pastor made a final trip to retrace Kalonji's commute that he spotted his car."

"The car was unlocked, he said, and the keys were on the floor."
#Maine #USA #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
A pastor's search for missing congregant amid ICE activity in Maine
Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola, vanished from South Portland. He turned up in one detention center, then another.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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January 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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HAPPENING NOW: Hanover County in Virginia unanimously opposes sale of warehouse property owned by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be used as holding and processing facility. The local gov can't veto it, but hopes DHS will reconsider. Story to come
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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"A school board member who publicly criticized ICE for detaining a preschooler said she woke up to find an ICE caravan idling outside her home."
the74.bsky.social The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 2d
'This is about children … being treated as less than human,' says Twin Cities district superintendent at state Capitol news conference. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/minn...
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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akurjata.ca
Statement from Jim Pattinson Developments on potential sale of building for use by ICE
STATEMENT FROM JIM PATTISON GROUP Statement – January 27, 2026 In early 2024, Jim Pattison Developments completed construction of an industrial building inAshland, Virginia for company operations. When operating needs changed, the property was publicly listed for lease / sale, and an offer was accepted to sell the building to a U.S. government contractor. Some time later, we became aware of the ultimate owner and intended use of the building. This transaction is still subject to certain approvals and closing conditions. We remain committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations as we work to divest this asset. As a matter of policy, we do not comment on private transactions. However, we understand that the conversation around immigration policy and enforcement is particularly heated, and has become much more so over the past few weeks. We respect that this issue is deeply important to many people.
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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ufcw1518.com
UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility.

We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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From "Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong" by Adam Serwer.

Recommended. [gift link]

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January 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Kevin Falcon has a new job #bcpoli www.instagram.com/p/DUBlGQmkhA0/
Full Throttle Auto Spa Ltd. on Instagram: "This is more than car care. It’s a culture. Built from a genuine passion for cars, Full Throttle Auto Spa was created for those who see their vehicles as mo...
fullthrottlespa on January 27, 2026: "This is more than car care. It’s a culture. Built from a genuine passion for cars, Full Throttle Auto Spa was created for those who see their vehicles as more th...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM