Justin McElroy 🇨🇦
@jmcelroy.bsky.social
Vancouver journalist. Currently decompressing after going to 52 countries in 52 weeks. Strives to tell unique stories.
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when you reunite with co-workers on leave there’s only one place to go
December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
when you reunite with co-workers on leave there’s only one place to go
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North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn has ruled out a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, ending weeks of speculation.
North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn declines B.C. Conservative leadership run
North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn has ruled out a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, ending weeks of speculation.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn has ruled out a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, ending weeks of speculation.
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I used to hate Christmas in Vancouver because I grew up in Ottawa where December is usually snowy. Here, it's usually raining. But now I think it's kind of charming that everyone here still does Christmas activities in the rain because they're so determined to have a good time.
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I used to hate Christmas in Vancouver because I grew up in Ottawa where December is usually snowy. Here, it's usually raining. But now I think it's kind of charming that everyone here still does Christmas activities in the rain because they're so determined to have a good time.
new leader in the dumbass clubhouse
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
new leader in the dumbass clubhouse
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Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
having a stroke
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
having a stroke
Stephen Sondheim: “Look, I made a hat. Where there never was a hat.”
AI Evangelics: “My 10 year old got bored with making a hat so he asked Nano Banana to finish it and this is what it rendered.”
AI Evangelics: “My 10 year old got bored with making a hat so he asked Nano Banana to finish it and this is what it rendered.”
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Stephen Sondheim: “Look, I made a hat. Where there never was a hat.”
AI Evangelics: “My 10 year old got bored with making a hat so he asked Nano Banana to finish it and this is what it rendered.”
AI Evangelics: “My 10 year old got bored with making a hat so he asked Nano Banana to finish it and this is what it rendered.”
personally i think we should change the bill of rights so that everyone gets to leave their job with ariana grande and cher hugging them while an audience cheers
December 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
personally i think we should change the bill of rights so that everyone gets to leave their job with ariana grande and cher hugging them while an audience cheers
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now convinced the number of people who cheat on wordle is 1.6%
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
now convinced the number of people who cheat on wordle is 1.6%
my quick look at the province’s new rental vacancy numbers and yes, I did have to wear my novelty cbc christmas sweater, IT’S CALLED GRAVITAS
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
my quick look at the province’s new rental vacancy numbers and yes, I did have to wear my novelty cbc christmas sweater, IT’S CALLED GRAVITAS
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great anecdote from the nyc school phone ban (which seems to be working!) this person is either going to end up running a fortune 500 company or be in jail or both nymag.com/intelligence...
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
great anecdote from the nyc school phone ban (which seems to be working!) this person is either going to end up running a fortune 500 company or be in jail or both nymag.com/intelligence...
Final podcast episode of 2025!
Me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social go over the last week of Metro Vancouver politicians doing the Spiderman Meme over housing and transit funding and policies
Then, we're joined by Frances Bula for a pundit panel looking back at the year in regional politics
Enjoy!
Me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social go over the last week of Metro Vancouver politicians doing the Spiderman Meme over housing and transit funding and policies
Then, we're joined by Frances Bula for a pundit panel looking back at the year in regional politics
Enjoy!
This is Vancouver | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Your connection to the issues and stories facing people across Vancouver. Host Stephen Quinn is your guide. Episodes drop weekly.
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Final podcast episode of 2025!
Me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social go over the last week of Metro Vancouver politicians doing the Spiderman Meme over housing and transit funding and policies
Then, we're joined by Frances Bula for a pundit panel looking back at the year in regional politics
Enjoy!
Me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social go over the last week of Metro Vancouver politicians doing the Spiderman Meme over housing and transit funding and policies
Then, we're joined by Frances Bula for a pundit panel looking back at the year in regional politics
Enjoy!
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I really didn’t think I’d be doing this story again in 2025, but here we are
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Why does B.C. keep hesitating to use emergency text alerts during disasters?
When floodwaters swamped Abbotsford once again last week, it brought back terrible memories for residents who’d survived the cleanup and rebuild after catastrophic flooding in 2021.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I really didn’t think I’d be doing this story again in 2025, but here we are
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
we'll see how much makes the final cut of the book, but people and cities around the world are so fascinating and full of things to consider and appreciate, and having to understand a few thousand folks who post constantly about how angry they are with the world is not spiritually rewarding
Kinda makes you wanna travel again eh?
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
we'll see how much makes the final cut of the book, but people and cities around the world are so fascinating and full of things to consider and appreciate, and having to understand a few thousand folks who post constantly about how angry they are with the world is not spiritually rewarding
the OneBC staffers are letting it all hang out on the fun site
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
the OneBC staffers are letting it all hang out on the fun site
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People have as usual gotten big mad about this entirely reasonable observation and Good Lord do people need to let go of the idea that they are saving democracy by typing words into a scrolly-words app
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
People have as usual gotten big mad about this entirely reasonable observation and Good Lord do people need to let go of the idea that they are saving democracy by typing words into a scrolly-words app
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social on the fatal Lions Bay debris flow that happened a year ago.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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2 Lions Bay, B.C., residents were killed in a landslide a year ago — and questions remain
Sunday marks one year since a deadly landslide that claimed the lives of a Lions Bay couple. As Alanna Kelly reports, the tragedy is still very raw for the small community in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region,...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social on the fatal Lions Bay debris flow that happened a year ago.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
always mighty interesting when anonymous lifestyle-focused websites start doing multiple stories about local political issues from one side (and in some cases with blatant untruths)
December 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
always mighty interesting when anonymous lifestyle-focused websites start doing multiple stories about local political issues from one side (and in some cases with blatant untruths)
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Whatever you think of the trade return, this being the end result of the Quinn Hughes era can’t be seen as anything less than an abject failure by the #Canucks organization, from ownership on down.
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Whatever you think of the trade return, this being the end result of the Quinn Hughes era can’t be seen as anything less than an abject failure by the #Canucks organization, from ownership on down.
i wonder how maple leaf fans felt when they made big trades when harold ballard was the owner
December 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i wonder how maple leaf fans felt when they made big trades when harold ballard was the owner
The focus of yesterday’s Whitecaps/City of Vancouver press conference was a new home for the team.
But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | How the City of Vancouver's deal with the Whitecaps could transform the Hastings Park area | CBC News
The City of Vancouver’s history began with a land deal between a government desperate for a product and a private corporation with plenty of perceived leverage.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The focus of yesterday’s Whitecaps/City of Vancouver press conference was a new home for the team.
But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Metro Vancouver's vacancy rate for private apartments eclipsed 3% this year, the highest it's been in more than 35 years.
The data comes from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's annual report, which is the gold standard for rental data in the country.
The data comes from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's annual report, which is the gold standard for rental data in the country.
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Metro Vancouver's vacancy rate for private apartments eclipsed 3% this year, the highest it's been in more than 35 years.
The data comes from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's annual report, which is the gold standard for rental data in the country.
The data comes from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's annual report, which is the gold standard for rental data in the country.
An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.