Mike Hager
@mikehager.bsky.social
Journalist at @theglobeandmail.com covering the political, economic and social issues that affect us all.
News tips, please: mhager@globeandmail.com
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Mike Hager
@mikehager.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Lapu-Lapu festival suspect should have been in hospital before attack, experts say
Health team missed multiple red flags ahead of the car-ramming in B.C., past and present members of tribunal say
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Nancy MacDonald and I spoke to four past and current members of the provincial review board that oversees the care of people like the #LapuLapu Day attack suspect and they all had damning assessments of how he was treated before 11 people were killed www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... #BCpoli
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The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
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The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
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Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
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Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
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Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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I once worked at a place that gave all employees a $50/y expense line to bring in treats for the office — snacks from vacation, cool local baked goods, etc. Such a small actual cost and created INSANE morale and community.
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I once worked at a place that gave all employees a $50/y expense line to bring in treats for the office — snacks from vacation, cool local baked goods, etc. Such a small actual cost and created INSANE morale and community.
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Conditions inside Whipple (gift link): www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
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January 31, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Conditions inside Whipple (gift link): www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
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PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
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“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
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The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
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You can't make up what goes on in Alberta politics. One of the wildest stories I have ever reported.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee
The free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
You can't make up what goes on in Alberta politics. One of the wildest stories I have ever reported.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
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Up to 89 percent of ambulances for overdoses concealed in record year, as Alberta health care careens into crisis
The Alberta government says it has “the most transparent data reporting system in North America" for drug toxicity. In reality, internal data manipulation causes most emergency calls to go unreported.
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
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“When they read the article, it really provoked them to want to do something.”
If any landlords in the Kingsway corridor have space available, she asks them to please reach out.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
If any landlords in the Kingsway corridor have space available, she asks them to please reach out.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
‘The Best Christmas Present We Could Have Asked For’ | The Tyee
After reading The Tyee, a donor stepped in to aid the Kingsway Community Station.
thetyee.ca
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“When they read the article, it really provoked them to want to do something.”
If any landlords in the Kingsway corridor have space available, she asks them to please reach out.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
If any landlords in the Kingsway corridor have space available, she asks them to please reach out.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry said she was disappointed but not surprised by B.C.'s decision to end its drug decriminalization pilot.
“I believed, and I still believe, that it’s a sound policy," she said. "But the implementation has been fraught. It’s become a touchstone political issue."
“I believed, and I still believe, that it’s a sound policy," she said. "But the implementation has been fraught. It’s become a touchstone political issue."
The First Nations Health Authority, a health system partner to the B.C. government, said it is disappointed that it was "not engaged in a decision that will disproportionately impact First Nations people, communities and families."
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B.C. ending its drug decriminalization pilot program
Province won’t apply to extend its exemption from federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Health Minister says
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January 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry said she was disappointed but not surprised by B.C.'s decision to end its drug decriminalization pilot.
“I believed, and I still believe, that it’s a sound policy," she said. "But the implementation has been fraught. It’s become a touchstone political issue."
“I believed, and I still believe, that it’s a sound policy," she said. "But the implementation has been fraught. It’s become a touchstone political issue."
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First Nations groups say they’re disappointed to be excluded from BC’s decision to end its drug decriminalization pilot, given the policy’s disproportionate impact on Indigenous people
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B.C. First Nations groups say they were shut out of decision to end drug decriminalization pilot
Health Minister announced Wednesday that the province is ending its three-year, first-in-Canada pilot program
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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
First Nations groups say they’re disappointed to be excluded from BC’s decision to end its drug decriminalization pilot, given the policy’s disproportionate impact on Indigenous people
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Thanks, but now tying up other stories. Hope to jump back in soon!
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Thanks, but now tying up other stories. Hope to jump back in soon!
Says she wanted to tell #Wetsuweten story because it was unknown amid a debate made uneven by the parties pushing the pipeline.
"These [protesters] in this news story were 60km down a snowy road, offgrid, in the midst of very challenging circumstances... My role was to rebalance the discourse..."
"These [protesters] in this news story were 60km down a snowy road, offgrid, in the midst of very challenging circumstances... My role was to rebalance the discourse..."
January 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Says she wanted to tell #Wetsuweten story because it was unknown amid a debate made uneven by the parties pushing the pipeline.
"These [protesters] in this news story were 60km down a snowy road, offgrid, in the midst of very challenging circumstances... My role was to rebalance the discourse..."
"These [protesters] in this news story were 60km down a snowy road, offgrid, in the midst of very challenging circumstances... My role was to rebalance the discourse..."
Oregon and Portland have already been grappling with this funding being yanked while facing a renewed #ICE onslaught:
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January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Oregon and Portland have already been grappling with this funding being yanked while facing a renewed #ICE onslaught:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Correction: been told these applications on suitability of witnesses should be open to public but may not be reportable. After these hearings, justice likely to issue her decision on early next week.
Which other journalists will be called as witnesses is going to be crucial to the framing of this case. There should be a private hearing later this week because federal Crown lawyers are trying to axe any testimony from people such as @ethancox.bsky.social, @amandafollett.bsky.social and others.
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Correction: been told these applications on suitability of witnesses should be open to public but may not be reportable. After these hearings, justice likely to issue her decision on early next week.
Bracken starts testimony with her background, noting she started out as a staff photojournalist with the Edmonton Sun. Before she and a number of others were laid off in 2013, Edmonton had 17 staff photojournalists and 10 freelancers.
She says there are now 3 total staff photogs in the city. #oof
She says there are now 3 total staff photogs in the city. #oof
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Bracken starts testimony with her background, noting she started out as a staff photojournalist with the Edmonton Sun. Before she and a number of others were laid off in 2013, Edmonton had 17 staff photojournalists and 10 freelancers.
She says there are now 3 total staff photogs in the city. #oof
She says there are now 3 total staff photogs in the city. #oof
Government arguing against allowing testimony from @ethancox.bsky.social, editor of another reporter who covered standoff, and an RCMP constable caught by Bracken's recording device calling the Indigenous protesters "orcs," which another judge said was "grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing."
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Government arguing against allowing testimony from @ethancox.bsky.social, editor of another reporter who covered standoff, and an RCMP constable caught by Bracken's recording device calling the Indigenous protesters "orcs," which another judge said was "grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing."