Jen St. Denis
@jenstden.bsky.social
Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
The Vancouver developer who took nearly 20 years to replace social housing at Little Mountain and let a historic hotel rot into the ground has had an eventful summer, with a massive new project on the horizon. #vanpoli @kehyslop.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...
Social Housing Finally Arrives at Little Mountain | The Tyee
It’s taken nearly 20 years to create social housing, but the city still granted an embattled developer’s future project.
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One of the most incredible and also devastating interviews of my life. I got to speak with Cherisse Du Preez, head of deepwater ecology at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She is that scientist that has been piloting ROVs and exploring Canada's incredible deep seas. thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...
Deep-Sea Mining Would Devastate Ocean Life, DFO Scientist Warns | The Tyee
Some creatures that ‘survived all of Earth’s mass extinctions’ might not make it if we go ahead.
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On June 24, immigrants detained by ICE were shackled and placed aboard a plane back to Venezuela. The immigrants aboard Flight 164 were pursuing lives in the U.S. as ICE detained them. In Venezuela, they were held in a building that collapsed hours later. https://wapo.st/4fPI4UR
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This is a harrowing account of how residents & BC Wildfire crew all worked together when an intense wildfire threatened the village. #BCWildfire #ClintonBC
Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 5d agoKelly Sinoski is a former Vancouver Sun journalist, and now editor of the Clinton Lariat. She tells us how residents of this small Cariboo town worked to save their community as a wildfire approached. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
Kelly Sinoski is a former Vancouver Sun journalist, and now editor of the Clinton Lariat. She tells us how residents of this small Cariboo town worked to save their community as a wildfire approached. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
Inside the Fight to Save Clinton | The Tyee
As flames approached, residents rallied to save their town. A special dispatch from the editor of the Clinton Lariat.
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The Tatyanna Harrison inquest wrapped up a few weeks ago. Given the numerous very disturbing things we heard about how the death investigation was conducted, I'd expect to hear from the Minister of Public Safety about this. But that's not happening - here's why: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
Public Safety Minister Won’t Comment on Tatyanna Harrison Inquest | The Tyee
After problems with BC’s death investigation system were shown, there’s no reason to wait to act, says lawyer.
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My latest: Wildfires devastate First Nations | The Kingston Whig Standard Editor’s note: Part 2 in a wildfire series: www.thewhig.com/opinion/wild...
Wildfires devastate First Nations
Northern Ontario First Nations’ chiefs have called for an official inquiry into the Ontario government’s response to the wildfires.
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Our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social takes a look at the somewhat controversial tactics of hotel workers' union Unite Here in showing up - a lot - at Vancouver city hall to speak on housing affordability issues thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
From Hotel Halls to City Hall: A Union’s Disputed Tactics | The Tyee
Demanding affordable homes, Unite Here Local 40 is accused of clogging hearings and foreign interference. What’s going on?
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Interesting. I’ve tracked Angelo’s career ever since coming across him rocking a red MAGA hat in 2017. My profile of him from 2024: thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...
From MAGA Kid to Canadian Right-Wing Power Player | The Tyee
Angelo Isidorou runs BC’s Conservatives. His approach to politics is shaped by a controversial past.
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Simon Little 🍁@simonplittle.ca · 6d agoB.C. Conservative Party campaign manager, executive director steps down www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's a plan to relocate New Westminster students from a seismically upgraded school, to a non-upgraded school, in order to tear down the seismically upgraded school to build a bigger complex. @kehyslop.bsky.social on why parents are upset & have questions. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
New West Is Densifying. Schools Aren’t Keeping Up | The Tyee
Parents are worried that plans to move kids from a seismically safe school to an unsafe one will put them at risk.
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"After 10 months Edmonton’s force has yet to give Eddie Dick a report. ‘My life wasn’t worth 15 minutes’ paperwork.’" Story by David Slater thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
‘Smoked’ by a Hit-and-Run Driver, Then Ignored by Police | The Tyee
After 10 months Edmonton’s force has yet to give Eddie Dick a report. ‘My life wasn't worth 15 minutes' paperwork.’
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This is my last working week as the labour reporter at PressProgress. I received notice a little over a week ago that the labour reporter position is being terminated and I’m being laid off.
Legacy of service remembered following the death of Squamish's Michael Coyle
Legacy of service remembered following the death of Squamish's Michael Coyle
Tributes are flooding in from across the province for Michael Coyle, a Sovereign's Medal recipient and co-founder of the BC Silver Alert system, who died on Saturday.
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First Nations has been used for... decades. It's not a new term. But it's too "woke" for the BC Cons, apparently www.nsnews.com/economy-law-...
Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'
Leaked guidance from Kerry-Lynne Findlay's office encourages some MLAs to use 'Indian' instead
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One of my first follows. Hyperopinionated, backed up by a wide-ranging pragmatic intelligence & a clear moral compass. A real loss for his friends (many), this site, & what will now appear only as a long break in the TL, a caesura. We walked & hiked in many of the same places, somehow never met.
Michael Coyle@oplopanax.ca · last wk.This is Mike's partner Sylvia Fuller - I am so sorry to say that Mike was found unresponsive while mountain biking yesterday and died despite the best efforts of other riders and Squamish EMS. Thank you to Squamish Search and Rescue for carrying him out and taking care of our dog. We are shattered
"When I first had the idea for LitResistance, I was feeling the weight of everything that’s going on in provincial politics,” Edmonton social worker and banned book subscription founder Robyn Wilson told The Tyee. 📚 @ximenaka.bsky.social reports. #ABPoli thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
A Banned Book Club Blooms in Alberta | The Tyee
The club sends members titles that have been pulled from public library shelves. It joins a widespread fight against censorship across North America.
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Thanks to Jitya Bagga for pitching me this wonderful essay about the ubiquitous spice blend that sparks memories of home 🥄 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
The Spice of Life | The Tyee
In Northern Indian cooking, garam masala rules. Now it colours my memories of home and my new life in Canada.
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‘The mountain behind his home was on fire Wednesday morning and flames licked at his backyard, but Attila Banhegyi remained. For how much longer, he didn’t know.’ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
‘I Hope Reinforcements Arrive Soon’: A Wildfire Diary | The Tyee
Boston Bar locals like Attila Banhegyi have fought for weeks to save their community. This is his story.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “People who are seniors, live alone or have pre-existing health conditions such as diabetes, heart or respiratory disease and mental illness such as schizophrenia are the most at risk, the weather warnings say.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC #BCHeat #BCWildfire
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke prompt weather warnings across B.C. | CBC News
Environment Canada warns temperatures set to hit mid 30s, even higher in some regions Wednesday. It adds wildfire smoke is deteriorating air quality throughout much of the province.
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We had another smokey day and some fire weather is on the way. Fingers crossed for a good outcome in the coming days
Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 3w agoI’m visiting Nelson, B.C. and the smoke has been getting steadily worse all day
The Canadian fire weather outlook for July 25-30 is now online. Lots of fire and smoke this week and in this outlook Sarah Henderson BC CDC has contributed a section on wildfire smoke and health in this outlook. Check it out. #wildfires www.tru.ca/wildfire/res...
Canada fire weather outlook
Stay informed with the latest fire weather conditions and what they mean for British Columbia, Canada and beyond.
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The tech industry is pushing our planet to the breaking point. HYPERSCALE tells the story of the growing fight around data centers. It comes out October 20. Preorder yours today: hyperscalebook.com
Some really impressive work here by a particularly impressive intern — Jamie Voyles, who is a rare breed of journalist with a PhD in public health.
Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 2w agoSince 2009, the per capita rate of Lyme disease has increased approximately 32-fold in Canada, according to calculations by Canada’s National Observer — making it one of Canada's clearest examples of a climate-related health problem. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/20/n...
A critical tool for destroying potentially dangerous gases at the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat was out of commission for more days than it operated between September and April. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
LNG Canada’s Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing | The Tyee
A key tool for protecting Kitimat’s environment and humans has frequently malfunctioned, leaving it unusable for months on end.
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Terrace and increasing numbers of other BC communities are debating whether to roll out the welcome mat — or increase regulations — for #AI data centres. Lauren Watson reports. #bcpoli
Welcome or Not? BC Communities Plot How to Tame Data Centres | The Tyee
From Terrace to Kamloops, AI proposals have sparked questions from locals and calls for new rules.
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Hope things move in the right direction tonight/tomorrow www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kimberley, city of about 9,000, placed under evacuation alert as nearby out-of-control wildfire grows | CBC News
The entire City of Kimberley has been placed under an evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire burns west of the East Kootenay community. The Regional District of East Kootenay has issued a sepa...
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Hero story: The people in Collins First Nation had minutes to escape the wildfire. 13-year-old Chance Paavola was piloting an emergency escape vessel when he saw an overcrowded boat on the verge of sinking. He turned back, helped save the passengers just before the flames closed in.
In a statement to CTV News, Othman Mekhloufi, a spokesperson for Armstrong said: “This government is diverting funds from people with real disabilities and giving them to addicts.” @jenstden.bsky.social @rachelgilmore.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Disability Alliance calls on B.C. MLA to resign, citing ‘harmful’ comments
An organization that advocates for people with disabilities is calling on a B.C. MLA to resign following comments she made about those receiving disability assistance.
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The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 8mo agoAs the far-right party OneBC implodes, accusations are flying across social media — and many of them involve a 22-year-old Vancouver man and OneBC staffer who once claimed to work for the Donald Trump administration and has posted a variety of antisemitic and white nationalist content online.
