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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Our EIC Dave Beers - and also the founder of @thetyee.ca - is retiring (for real this time lol). We're looking for a new EIC - please share in your #journalism circles! thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
The Tyee Is Recruiting Our Next Editor-in-Chief | The Tyee
Founding editor David Beers is passing the baton to a new leader. Is it you?
thetyee.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Our EIC Dave Beers - and also the founder of @thetyee.ca - is retiring (for real this time lol). We're looking for a new EIC - please share in your #journalism circles! thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
HEY THEY SAID CANADA THAT’S WHERE WE’RE FROM
(that was amazing)
(that was amazing)
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
HEY THEY SAID CANADA THAT’S WHERE WE’RE FROM
(that was amazing)
(that was amazing)
every canadian’s favourite super bowl tradition
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
every canadian’s favourite super bowl tradition
mayors don’t negotiate specifics of CACs, staff do, but he was mayor for a decade when this sort of practice became a greater part of Vancouver’s budget
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
mayors don’t negotiate specifics of CACs, staff do, but he was mayor for a decade when this sort of practice became a greater part of Vancouver’s budget
Vancouver staff told council that if it rezoned land so a developer could build a big tower, the developer would spend $6 million on making the surrounding area nice.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
Vancouver's auditor general criticizes city over lack of paper trail for lost developer amenities | CBC News
Vancouver’s auditor general said the city engaged in “serious wrongdoing” when they failed to track whether $6 million in promised community amenities for a much-publicized downtown tower ever happene...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Vancouver staff told council that if it rezoned land so a developer could build a big tower, the developer would spend $6 million on making the surrounding area nice.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
thought about talking about how people saying "the jokes in the new muppet show weren't that good" are missing the point about the original muppet show, but then remembered a 23 year old onion article
February 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
thought about talking about how people saying "the jokes in the new muppet show weren't that good" are missing the point about the original muppet show, but then remembered a 23 year old onion article
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I got your back, @jmcelroy.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I got your back, @jmcelroy.bsky.social
funny to write a headline and subhead that amounts to “Ken Sim really downplaying the bitcoin and park board stuff because he’s trying to get re-elected and people didn’t like it” and ABC putting it on social media and going “yes, exactly”
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
funny to write a headline and subhead that amounts to “Ken Sim really downplaying the bitcoin and park board stuff because he’s trying to get re-elected and people didn’t like it” and ABC putting it on social media and going “yes, exactly”
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“BC Liquor Stores aren’t restaurants” only maybe makes the top 3 of the list of the funniest things about this sign.
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
“BC Liquor Stores aren’t restaurants” only maybe makes the top 3 of the list of the funniest things about this sign.
bold move to be ironic here
January 31, 2026 at 11:19 PM
bold move to be ironic here
Programming note: taking my first vacation out of the country since my leave to celebrate a friend’s 35th birthday.
sad to miss Vancouver for a week, but excited to uncover more hidden gems — and this time wearing fun novelty shirts
sad to miss Vancouver for a week, but excited to uncover more hidden gems — and this time wearing fun novelty shirts
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Programming note: taking my first vacation out of the country since my leave to celebrate a friend’s 35th birthday.
sad to miss Vancouver for a week, but excited to uncover more hidden gems — and this time wearing fun novelty shirts
sad to miss Vancouver for a week, but excited to uncover more hidden gems — and this time wearing fun novelty shirts
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Professional news/programming notes: last summer, Postmedia asked if I'd like to cover the Olympics. I said "absolutely haha but also this is fake right?"
Turns out it is not and on Monday I'll be flying to Venice (??????), then making my way to the mountains to cover curling for an entire month.
Turns out it is not and on Monday I'll be flying to Venice (??????), then making my way to the mountains to cover curling for an entire month.
January 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Professional news/programming notes: last summer, Postmedia asked if I'd like to cover the Olympics. I said "absolutely haha but also this is fake right?"
Turns out it is not and on Monday I'll be flying to Venice (??????), then making my way to the mountains to cover curling for an entire month.
Turns out it is not and on Monday I'll be flying to Venice (??????), then making my way to the mountains to cover curling for an entire month.
Vancouver councillor Pete Fry has announced he’s running for mayor.
Here’s my interview with him on his candidacy, priorities, and the current state of the race.
And we’ve got a BONUS FRIDAY podcast episode with him coming out today as well.
Here’s my interview with him on his candidacy, priorities, and the current state of the race.
And we’ve got a BONUS FRIDAY podcast episode with him coming out today as well.
Coun. Pete Fry announces run for Vancouver mayor | CBC News
Pete Fry is hoping that for the first time since 2005, Vancouverites might elect a city councillor as its next mayor.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Vancouver councillor Pete Fry has announced he’s running for mayor.
Here’s my interview with him on his candidacy, priorities, and the current state of the race.
And we’ve got a BONUS FRIDAY podcast episode with him coming out today as well.
Here’s my interview with him on his candidacy, priorities, and the current state of the race.
And we’ve got a BONUS FRIDAY podcast episode with him coming out today as well.
someone downvoted this comment at me but critiquing all politicians with a fair but firm eye is the job and I appreciate that Gregor Robertson, Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim have each been annoyed at me for different reasons during my tenure but also never declined interviews
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 AM
someone downvoted this comment at me but critiquing all politicians with a fair but firm eye is the job and I appreciate that Gregor Robertson, Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim have each been annoyed at me for different reasons during my tenure but also never declined interviews
And here's the podcast version!
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I go a bit deeper into the Sim interview, what the mayor says about a World Cup boycott, and how polling numbers support Sim's decision to go all in on affordability and safety
Heartened by all the new subscribers in recent weeks!
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I go a bit deeper into the Sim interview, what the mayor says about a World Cup boycott, and how polling numbers support Sim's decision to go all in on affordability and safety
Heartened by all the new subscribers in recent weeks!
Has Mayor Ken Sim dropped the swagger as election approaches?
Podcast Episode · This is Vancouver · 2026-01-29 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
And here's the podcast version!
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I go a bit deeper into the Sim interview, what the mayor says about a World Cup boycott, and how polling numbers support Sim's decision to go all in on affordability and safety
Heartened by all the new subscribers in recent weeks!
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I go a bit deeper into the Sim interview, what the mayor says about a World Cup boycott, and how polling numbers support Sim's decision to go all in on affordability and safety
Heartened by all the new subscribers in recent weeks!
Out: trying to get rid of the park board, talking about bitcoin, wearing athleisure.
In: talking constantly about affordability, safety, and FIFA — while wearing a suit.
Here's my interview with Ken Sim, and a look at his election year transformation.
In: talking constantly about affordability, safety, and FIFA — while wearing a suit.
Here's my interview with Ken Sim, and a look at his election year transformation.
ANALYSIS | Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim 'pivots' from park board and bitcoin to safety and affordability in re-election bid | CBC News
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has soft launched his 2026 re-election campaign with a series of interviews with local media — and it came with a very specific focus.
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Out: trying to get rid of the park board, talking about bitcoin, wearing athleisure.
In: talking constantly about affordability, safety, and FIFA — while wearing a suit.
Here's my interview with Ken Sim, and a look at his election year transformation.
In: talking constantly about affordability, safety, and FIFA — while wearing a suit.
Here's my interview with Ken Sim, and a look at his election year transformation.
please enjoy my ken sim bitcoin podcast collage
January 29, 2026 at 7:25 PM
please enjoy my ken sim bitcoin podcast collage
A condo complex in Coquitlam is the site of a wild strata civil war
Super fascinating reporting by @portmoodypigeon.bsky.social, with more to come
Super fascinating reporting by @portmoodypigeon.bsky.social, with more to come
'State of chaos': Coquitlam's Grand Central engulfed in a war between two opposing strata councils – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Inside the fight for control of one of Coquitlam's largest strata corporations Control of one of Coquitlam’s largest strata corporations is now the subject of an ongoing legal battle, with allegations...
tricitiesdispatch.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A condo complex in Coquitlam is the site of a wild strata civil war
Super fascinating reporting by @portmoodypigeon.bsky.social, with more to come
Super fascinating reporting by @portmoodypigeon.bsky.social, with more to come
Tonight's Top Story: Was Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back A Good Movie, Or Was I Just 15
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Tonight's Top Story: Was Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back A Good Movie, Or Was I Just 15
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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.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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...
my 65 year old dad started painting a couple years ago and now sometimes I get really lovely messages like this
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
my 65 year old dad started painting a couple years ago and now sometimes I get really lovely messages like this
Longtime Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones officially enters the increasingly crowded race for the B.C. Conservative Party.
Running as an affordability candidate when you are literally the face of grocery prices across the province will be an interesting dynamic!
Running as an affordability candidate when you are literally the face of grocery prices across the province will be an interesting dynamic!
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Longtime Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones officially enters the increasingly crowded race for the B.C. Conservative Party.
Running as an affordability candidate when you are literally the face of grocery prices across the province will be an interesting dynamic!
Running as an affordability candidate when you are literally the face of grocery prices across the province will be an interesting dynamic!