Lesley Pritchard
@lesleypritchard.bsky.social
Communications professional based in Vancouver BC, former journalist, passionate storyteller.
““I think persevering in everything in life is a character trait we all need to develop,” she said. “Be strong today and have gratitude for it.”
Thanks Colleen for giving it your all ❤️ 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thanks Colleen for giving it your all ❤️ 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65 | CBC News
Jones’s celebrated career paved the way for other women in sport and broadcasting.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
““I think persevering in everything in life is a character trait we all need to develop,” she said. “Be strong today and have gratitude for it.”
Thanks Colleen for giving it your all ❤️ 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thanks Colleen for giving it your all ❤️ 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Couldnt agree more. I never watched baseball until this World Series. I ended up glued to the screen and throughly enjoyed every moment. Thank you, #Toronto #BlueJays for helping me understand the joy of pro baseball.
The Toronto #BlueJays gave us arguably the closest #WorldSeries in modern history, and the most fun and inspiring playoff run I can remember in any sport. I LOVE THAT TEAM, and 100% believe #TORONTO should have a HUGE CELEBRATION ANYWAY, to thank the team, fans, city and COUNTRY for a legendary run!
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.
It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1
It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.
It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1
It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1
Worth the read, wow.
"All I knew was that when I yelled, people stopped what they were doing. When I broke things, people listened."
A Trans Woman’s Reckoning With Cruelty, Privilege And Selfhood
"All I knew was that when I yelled, people stopped what they were doing. When I broke things, people listened."
www.huffpost.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Worth the read, wow.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Dear Americans, we saved you a seat. 🇨🇦 ❤️ #movetocanada #canada
September 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dear Americans, we saved you a seat. 🇨🇦 ❤️ #movetocanada #canada
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Trump posted what appeared to be an AI-created image of himself in front of the Chicago skyline with helicopters, flames and the phrase “Chipocalypse Now.” The post appeared to threaten Chicago with troops and deportations, igniting pushback from Democratic leaders in Illinois.
'Chipocalypse Now': Trump threatens Chicago with deportations and Department of War ahead of potential crackdown
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted the president’s post, saying his threats to “go to war” with an American city were “not normal.”
nbcnews.to
September 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Trump posted what appeared to be an AI-created image of himself in front of the Chicago skyline with helicopters, flames and the phrase “Chipocalypse Now.” The post appeared to threaten Chicago with troops and deportations, igniting pushback from Democratic leaders in Illinois.
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PM Carney is rolling out a sweeping Buy Canadian policy, arguing the U.S. can no longer be trusted as a reliable trading partner.
“What’s going on is not a transition, it’s a rupture,” said Carney.
“What’s going on is not a transition, it’s a rupture,” said Carney.
Carney's answer to Trump's trade war: Buy Canadian
Ottawa turns to protectionist rules and a C$1 billion relief fund to soften tariff fallout.
www.politico.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
PM Carney is rolling out a sweeping Buy Canadian policy, arguing the U.S. can no longer be trusted as a reliable trading partner.
“What’s going on is not a transition, it’s a rupture,” said Carney.
“What’s going on is not a transition, it’s a rupture,” said Carney.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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The Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. One called it the whitewashing of a traumatic event in U.S. history.
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free.
nyti.ms
August 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. One called it the whitewashing of a traumatic event in U.S. history.
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Announcing Canada’s Biggest Smallest Contest Ever. 🙂
Send me the smallest souvenir from your Canadian community to win a big box of locally made B.C. food and more. It must fit in a letter-sized envelope. #canada
See video for full rules.
Send me the smallest souvenir from your Canadian community to win a big box of locally made B.C. food and more. It must fit in a letter-sized envelope. #canada
See video for full rules.
August 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Announcing Canada’s Biggest Smallest Contest Ever. 🙂
Send me the smallest souvenir from your Canadian community to win a big box of locally made B.C. food and more. It must fit in a letter-sized envelope. #canada
See video for full rules.
Send me the smallest souvenir from your Canadian community to win a big box of locally made B.C. food and more. It must fit in a letter-sized envelope. #canada
See video for full rules.
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Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
ICE’s Spectacle of Intimidation
Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate past rows of masked federal agents.
www.newyorker.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
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The Rachel Maddow video floating around is AI.
IT IS NOT REAL. Please stop sharing it.
IT IS NOT REAL. Please stop sharing it.
August 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Rachel Maddow video floating around is AI.
IT IS NOT REAL. Please stop sharing it.
IT IS NOT REAL. Please stop sharing it.
Crushing.
Our hearts are broken for David Rose’s wife, 2 kids and his baby on the way. He was only 33 and died protecting CDC and ATL.
We don’t have words to do justice to his sacrifice right now. We are looking for ways to support the family. 💔
We don’t have words to do justice to his sacrifice right now. We are looking for ways to support the family. 💔
Remembering Officer David Rose | FOX 5 News
YouTube video by FOX 5 Atlanta
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Crushing.
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Breaking News: The tsunami alert level is elevated in Northern California. Hawaii and the Los Angeles area are bracing for waves within hours. Follow live updates.
Tsunami Alerts for California, Alaska and Japan After Earthquake Near Russia: Live Updates
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast led to widespread warnings of potentially destructive waves. The entire West Coast of the United States was under some kind of an alert and officials in Hawaii told people to seek higher ground.
nyti.ms
July 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Breaking News: The tsunami alert level is elevated in Northern California. Hawaii and the Los Angeles area are bracing for waves within hours. Follow live updates.
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Further update as of ~9:20pm Pacific Time on 7/29: There has been a *localized* upgrade to Tsunami Warning for segment of NorCal coast due to potential for <6 ft inundation near Crescent City. Rest of U.S./Canada West Coast remain under (lesser) Advisory. tsunami.gov/events/P...
July 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Further update as of ~9:20pm Pacific Time on 7/29: There has been a *localized* upgrade to Tsunami Warning for segment of NorCal coast due to potential for <6 ft inundation near Crescent City. Rest of U.S./Canada West Coast remain under (lesser) Advisory. tsunami.gov/events/P...
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B.C. tsunami advisory: First waves from mag 8.8 earthquake offshore SE Russia forecast to reach Langara Island at 10:05 pm, Tofino 11:30 pm, with max height less than 1 ft, per US Tsunami Warning System
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
July 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
B.C. tsunami advisory: First waves from mag 8.8 earthquake offshore SE Russia forecast to reach Langara Island at 10:05 pm, Tofino 11:30 pm, with max height less than 1 ft, per US Tsunami Warning System
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
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If you’re 🇺🇸American, and you’d like to move to 🇨🇦Canada, I’ve made a short 5-minute video explaining how you can become a Permanent Resident.
This video answers the question: “Does Canada need more of my job?”
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/8gya6dqDCT0
This video answers the question: “Does Canada need more of my job?”
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/8gya6dqDCT0
Immigrating to Canada: Does Canada Need More of My Profession?
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you’re 🇺🇸American, and you’d like to move to 🇨🇦Canada, I’ve made a short 5-minute video explaining how you can become a Permanent Resident.
This video answers the question: “Does Canada need more of my job?”
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/8gya6dqDCT0
This video answers the question: “Does Canada need more of my job?”
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/8gya6dqDCT0
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🌹 Rest and peace, Mark and Melissa Hortman.
🌹 These are very troubling and scary times we are living in, and now you are gone for having the gall to try to make things better.
🌹 We won't forget you, and will honor your lives and your service to our country ...
🌹 These are very troubling and scary times we are living in, and now you are gone for having the gall to try to make things better.
🌹 We won't forget you, and will honor your lives and your service to our country ...
June 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🌹 Rest and peace, Mark and Melissa Hortman.
🌹 These are very troubling and scary times we are living in, and now you are gone for having the gall to try to make things better.
🌹 We won't forget you, and will honor your lives and your service to our country ...
🌹 These are very troubling and scary times we are living in, and now you are gone for having the gall to try to make things better.
🌹 We won't forget you, and will honor your lives and your service to our country ...
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'Sometimes you have to do things afraid." Keisha Lance Bottoms reflects on serving in public office under the threat political violence. "They want to have us step away and be afraid to serve."
June 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
'Sometimes you have to do things afraid." Keisha Lance Bottoms reflects on serving in public office under the threat political violence. "They want to have us step away and be afraid to serve."
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Forcefully stopping and detaining my constituent and interrogating him about which hospital he was born in solely because he’s Latino is blatant racism. ICE's racial profiling is terrorizing communities, targeting U.S. citizens and making us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Forcefully stopping and detaining my constituent and interrogating him about which hospital he was born in solely because he’s Latino is blatant racism. ICE's racial profiling is terrorizing communities, targeting U.S. citizens and making us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
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Tomorrow Vancouver looks to do something they haven’t done in modern history — officially rename a street
Here’s a look at why Trutch Street is being renamed to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, and how the city is dealing with the language complications that presents
Here’s a look at why Trutch Street is being renamed to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, and how the city is dealing with the language complications that presents
June 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Tomorrow Vancouver looks to do something they haven’t done in modern history — officially rename a street
Here’s a look at why Trutch Street is being renamed to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, and how the city is dealing with the language complications that presents
Here’s a look at why Trutch Street is being renamed to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, and how the city is dealing with the language complications that presents
Madness reigns.
RFK Jr. has caused irreparable harm to vaccines. Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond, by Dr. Leana Wen www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social
Opinion | Kennedy has caused irreparable harm to vaccines
Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Madness reigns.