Mark Hume
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Writer, freelance journalist based in British Columbia. Books include Reading the Water and River Of The Angry Moon.
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The story says groundwater is “unsuitable” for drinking. And why is that? Could it be because the Montney Basin has seen a frenzy of fracking over the past 20 years?
The story says groundwater is “unsuitable” for drinking. And why is that? Could it be because the Montney Basin has seen a frenzy of fracking over the past 20 years?
Dawson Creek, B.C., eyes $100M water pipeline as deepening drought threatens drinking supply | CBC News
The City of Dawson Creek is looking to fast-track an estimated $100-million water pipeline as an unprecedented, years-long drought threatens the city’s only source of drinking water.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The story says groundwater is “unsuitable” for drinking. And why is that? Could it be because the Montney Basin has seen a frenzy of fracking over the past 20 years?
The story says groundwater is “unsuitable” for drinking. And why is that? Could it be because the Montney Basin has seen a frenzy of fracking over the past 20 years?
Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom
So rural Americans thought a billionaire could empathize with them? And now…a lot of them still do? The awakening will be traumatic when it occurs….
Donald Trump's approval rating collapses with rural Americans
Rural voters have long been a cornerstone of Trump's base, and any slippage in their support could have major implications for future Republican success.
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May 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
So rural Americans thought a billionaire could empathize with them? And now…a lot of them still do? The awakening will be traumatic when it occurs….
Amazing shot by Doug Mills. Incredible that he could focus and shoot in such an intense moment. He fully deserves the Pulitzer he just won.
May 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Amazing shot by Doug Mills. Incredible that he could focus and shoot in such an intense moment. He fully deserves the Pulitzer he just won.
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If Trump thinks Russia just gets to take Crimea, what does he thinks the US just gets to take? Panama, certainly. Greenland, maybe. Canada, by economic coercion.
If Trump thinks Russia just gets to take Crimea, what does he thinks the US just gets to take? Panama, certainly. Greenland, maybe. Canada, by economic coercion.
Why Zelensky can't and won't give up Crimea
Ukraine's leader has ruled out recognising Russian control of the peninsula as part of a Trump peace plan.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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If Trump thinks Russia just gets to take Crimea, what does he thinks the US just gets to take? Panama, certainly. Greenland, maybe. Canada, by economic coercion.
If Trump thinks Russia just gets to take Crimea, what does he thinks the US just gets to take? Panama, certainly. Greenland, maybe. Canada, by economic coercion.
From today’s NYT: “The Environmental Protection Agency has informed employees who are experts in children’s health that they will be fired or reassigned because their job descriptions include work on environmental justice or diversity, equity and inclusion, an agency spokeswoman has confirmed.”
April 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
From today’s NYT: “The Environmental Protection Agency has informed employees who are experts in children’s health that they will be fired or reassigned because their job descriptions include work on environmental justice or diversity, equity and inclusion, an agency spokeswoman has confirmed.”
Neil Young has endorsed Carney, saying of US: “They want our resources, they want our land, they want our fisheries, they want our water, they want our Arctic, maybe they want our souls.
I know the U.S. President could use a soul. It takes more than bravado to fight this kind of a threat.”
I know the U.S. President could use a soul. It takes more than bravado to fight this kind of a threat.”
April 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Neil Young has endorsed Carney, saying of US: “They want our resources, they want our land, they want our fisheries, they want our water, they want our Arctic, maybe they want our souls.
I know the U.S. President could use a soul. It takes more than bravado to fight this kind of a threat.”
I know the U.S. President could use a soul. It takes more than bravado to fight this kind of a threat.”
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You can’t make up how incompetent this administration is….
You can’t make up how incompetent this administration is….
Kristi Noem's bag with $3,000 stolen from DC restaurant
Noem withdrew the money to pay for dinner and Easter activities with her family, DHS said.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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You can’t make up how incompetent this administration is….
You can’t make up how incompetent this administration is….
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When Trump announced America’s “golden age” was starting I thought he was referring to the economy. But apparently it’s just him & the Oval Office ….where the furniture, frames & decorations are all gold.
When Trump announced America’s “golden age” was starting I thought he was referring to the economy. But apparently it’s just him & the Oval Office ….where the furniture, frames & decorations are all gold.
In Trump’s Meeting With El Salvador’s President Bukele, Oval Office Becomes Set Piece
Once again, the president used the gilded room as a place to flex his executive muscle while recasting the narrative around a consequential policy.
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April 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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When Trump announced America’s “golden age” was starting I thought he was referring to the economy. But apparently it’s just him & the Oval Office ….where the furniture, frames & decorations are all gold.
When Trump announced America’s “golden age” was starting I thought he was referring to the economy. But apparently it’s just him & the Oval Office ….where the furniture, frames & decorations are all gold.
Poilievre says he supports common, hard working people. And yet he makes it hard for reporters -most of whom make less than those in the oil patch - by denying
access to his campaign plane and limiting questions. Without answers reporters can’t do their jobs. Poilievre, let journalists work….
access to his campaign plane and limiting questions. Without answers reporters can’t do their jobs. Poilievre, let journalists work….
April 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Poilievre says he supports common, hard working people. And yet he makes it hard for reporters -most of whom make less than those in the oil patch - by denying
access to his campaign plane and limiting questions. Without answers reporters can’t do their jobs. Poilievre, let journalists work….
access to his campaign plane and limiting questions. Without answers reporters can’t do their jobs. Poilievre, let journalists work….
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Nothing here Carney need explain or apologize for. Key quote: "We want them to not forget their origins, or not to forget their backgrounds and to instill in them a sense of pride and a sense of belonging: that the culture from which they come is a good culture."
Nothing here Carney need explain or apologize for. Key quote: "We want them to not forget their origins, or not to forget their backgrounds and to instill in them a sense of pride and a sense of belonging: that the culture from which they come is a good culture."
Untangling Mark Carney's father's ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school | CBC News
Mark Carney’s father Robert Carney was a federal Indian day school principal in the Northwest Territories in the 1960s, at a place where residential school boarders also attended. Yet three historians...
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April 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Nothing here Carney need explain or apologize for. Key quote: "We want them to not forget their origins, or not to forget their backgrounds and to instill in them a sense of pride and a sense of belonging: that the culture from which they come is a good culture."
Nothing here Carney need explain or apologize for. Key quote: "We want them to not forget their origins, or not to forget their backgrounds and to instill in them a sense of pride and a sense of belonging: that the culture from which they come is a good culture."
What this tells me is that Trump has never in his life actually shopped for groceries. Think about that. He has no understanding of how the price of food affects the lives of ordinary people.
April 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
What this tells me is that Trump has never in his life actually shopped for groceries. Think about that. He has no understanding of how the price of food affects the lives of ordinary people.
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But…I thought…the carbon tax was going to destroy us….
But…I thought…the carbon tax was going to destroy us….
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
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April 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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But…I thought…the carbon tax was going to destroy us….
But…I thought…the carbon tax was going to destroy us….
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It was known when they built this housing that it would be needed only for a few years. But they didn’t build it to be re-used, which is shocking - and shameful - in a country where so many are homeless.
It was known when they built this housing that it would be needed only for a few years. But they didn’t build it to be re-used, which is shocking - and shameful - in a country where so many are homeless.
1,700-bed Site C dam 'mini town' — complete with gym and movie theatre — could be headed to local landfill | CBC News
B.C. Hydro still looking for someone to take work camp as construction on electric dam comes to a close
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April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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It was known when they built this housing that it would be needed only for a few years. But they didn’t build it to be re-used, which is shocking - and shameful - in a country where so many are homeless.
It was known when they built this housing that it would be needed only for a few years. But they didn’t build it to be re-used, which is shocking - and shameful - in a country where so many are homeless.
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Preston Manning is not speaking for BC when he says “a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession.” If he’s not speaking for Alberta or Sask. either, I’d like to hear prairie folk make that clear.
Preston Manning is not speaking for BC when he says “a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession.” If he’s not speaking for Alberta or Sask. either, I’d like to hear prairie folk make that clear.
Opinion: Mark Carney poses a threat to national unity
If he remains prime minister after this election, there is a very real possibility that Western Canada will move to secede
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April 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Preston Manning is not speaking for BC when he says “a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession.” If he’s not speaking for Alberta or Sask. either, I’d like to hear prairie folk make that clear.
Preston Manning is not speaking for BC when he says “a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession.” If he’s not speaking for Alberta or Sask. either, I’d like to hear prairie folk make that clear.
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The BC government has just handed the petro industry a $2 billion yearly windfall….which I bet will not be passed on to consumers.
The BC government has just handed the petro industry a $2 billion yearly windfall….which I bet will not be passed on to consumers.
The consumer carbon tax is about to be scrapped in B.C. So why are gas prices still rising?
Opposition parties wanted time to debate the changes as gas prices continue to climb across the province
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April 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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The BC government has just handed the petro industry a $2 billion yearly windfall….which I bet will not be passed on to consumers.
The BC government has just handed the petro industry a $2 billion yearly windfall….which I bet will not be passed on to consumers.
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Why journalism still matters. A story that simply gets the facts straight and says what facts aren’t publicly available yet.
Why journalism still matters. A story that simply gets the facts straight and says what facts aren’t publicly available yet.
How an obscure website with AI-generated articles is spreading false information about election candidates | CBC News
During the federal election campaign, many Canadians want information about the personal finances of Canadian party leaders. Here's how one obscure website became one of the most influential sources o...
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April 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Why journalism still matters. A story that simply gets the facts straight and says what facts aren’t publicly available yet.
Why journalism still matters. A story that simply gets the facts straight and says what facts aren’t publicly available yet.
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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
March 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
Liberals are making a mistake if they don’t run former BC Premier Christy Clark. She’s a smart, tough politician who loves a good scrap, and the next federal government will need more of that.
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Liberals are making a mistake if they don’t run former BC Premier Christy Clark. She’s a smart, tough politician who loves a good scrap, and the next federal government will need more of that.
If the media said Danielle Smith asked a foreign govt to pause tariffs in order to influence the federal election, it might be labeled fake news. But Smith says it about herself. A formal investigation is needed to answer the question: Did she illegally solicit foreign interference?
March 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If the media said Danielle Smith asked a foreign govt to pause tariffs in order to influence the federal election, it might be labeled fake news. But Smith says it about herself. A formal investigation is needed to answer the question: Did she illegally solicit foreign interference?
The best way to describe Poilievre’s habit of responding to reporters’ questions with his own questions: narcissistic deflection.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The best way to describe Poilievre’s habit of responding to reporters’ questions with his own questions: narcissistic deflection.
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#GVerse #BreakingNews: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s threats with a backhand:
Repost!!!
Repost!!!
March 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#GVerse #BreakingNews: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s threats with a backhand:
Repost!!!
Repost!!!