no shortage of signposts for our dystopian times, but in particular I resent how often the phrase "vape juice" assaults my eyes
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Профиль Vivelyit's "see-sa" hot takes bureau chief @thenarwhal.ca writer @thewalrus.ca adjunct prof @ubcjournalism.bsky.social journalist, nêhiyaw, mom, roller skater she/her ✌️michellecyca.com
really looking forward to this! please come (it's free) or tell me what you would like me to ask the candidates about!
Women Transforming CitiesWe're pleased to share @michellecyca.com is our guest moderator for the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate! 🎟️ Sept. 16 | 5:30 pm | Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre 🎙️ In-person and live stream 🔔 Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-city-h...
oh they're really trying to make 'Indian' a thing again. they must be desperate! www.biv.com/news/comment...
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' insteadwww.biv.comso shocked to see this news — was just in touch with Michael a few days ago about an SAR story. what a loss.
Michael CoyleThis 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
just a really magical story by Trina and Sonny, worth lingering over this weekend
The NarwhalWhat is it like to live with grizzly bears? Reporter Trina Moyles travelled to Haines Junction, Yukon, to find out. It has one of the highest concentrations of grizzlies in the territory. Here's her story about coexistence, with incredible photos by Sonny Parker thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-bear...
a very good story you should read, whether or not you have seen stickers around Saint John linking to the story, a sticker that was not created by The Narwhal and which is, some might say, a lesser environmental offence than destroying old-growth forests and wetlands for a data centre
The NarwhalSome of you might have heard about stickers in Saint John that link to a recent Narwhal story (🔗 below). We’re glad people find our stories informative, but we’d like to make it clear we had nothing to do with these stickers being made or being put up around the city. thenarwhal.ca/lorneville-a...
this is crazy but also representative of interactions between journalists and politicians, who rely on communications staffers to protect them from direct questions about their responsibilities to constituents
Jenny Lee SheeHere’s the clip of Jill Dunlop’s staffer pulling her out of the interview about Ontario’s forest fire response. Jill is the Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response. So tired of Doug Ford’s kakistocracy.
get your tickets!
Vancouver Writers Fest🎟️ On sale now! Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social, the bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility, returns with Exit Party. She speaks with award-winning journalist and literary critic @michellecyca.com on September 21. writersfest.bc.ca/event/emily-...
my friend Amanda has discovered this lonely man is also... an author
MisterJayEm"It's woke's fault that ladies are repulsed by me!!"
it’s actually pretty impressive that Ken Sim has been mayor for four years and managed to remain so stubbornly terrible at answering direct, simple questions
Penny DaflosThe mayor said what?? Vancouver mayor Ken Sim threatened the province (without specifics) and made misleading claims today You have to WATCH this story (which is a reminder of the power of broadcast news) My latest: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...
a really excellent analysis by @arnokopecky.bsky.social & also it is insane that this entire country is premised on a foundational belief that not only is private property sacred but the government should protect owners' investments above all else macleans.ca/longforms/ri...
A Judge Recognized Aboriginal Title on Private Property. Panic Ensued. - Macleans.caHow the Cowichan court battle is putting the real meaning of reconciliation to the testmacleans.camost striking thing for me in this article is the apparently enormous discrepancy in reading habits between Canada and the U.S. in 2025, 79% of Canadians reported reading at least one book. www.booknetcanada.ca/canadian-lei...
Canadian Leisure and Reading Study 2025 — BookNet Canadawww.booknetcanada.caEsther Schindler“Fewer than half of all adults reported having read a book of any kind in 2022. Only 38 percent read a novel or short story."
happy to see exotic cats featured by @longreads.com — full story on @thenarwhal.ca!
Longreads"They’re probably thinking: how cute! 'It doesn’t help that social media is just exploding with these,' Dubois says; one Instagram account, Chloe the Serval, has more than 817,000 followers." @michellecyca.com for @thenarwhal.ca: thenarwhal.ca/bc-exotic-ca...
very excited to be in conversation with EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL about her forthcoming novel, Exit Party, for @writersfest.bc.ca on Sep. 15. writersfest.bc.ca/event/emily-...
Emily St. John Mandel in Conversation | Vancouver Writers FestWe are thrilled to welcome Emily St. John Mandel to Vancouver on Monday, September 21! Tickets and further information will be available here on July 15 at 10am. Make sure to subscribe to our mailing ...writersfest.bc.camy exotic cat story got @reporteremma.bsky.social on Bluesky — that's how you know it's worth 24 minutes of your time!
Emma GilchristThe effervescent writing of @michellecyca.com inspired me to craft my very first Bluesky post (!!) A mentor once told me a great story takes you on a journey inside an interesting mind. Just when you think this can't get any better, there's a twist. thenarwhal.ca/bc-exotic-ca... @longreads.com
why would someone keep an African wild cat as a pet? and how many people in B.C. have them? it’s impossible to say — but probably more than you think! many questions, a few answers & some surprises in my new long read for @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/bc-exotic-ca...
B.C. is cracking down on exotic cats as pets. Where will they go? | The NarwhalAs of May 2026, you can no longer buy or sell exotic cats, like servals, in British Columbia. What do we do with them now?thenarwhal.ca“you can’t label people with AI girlfriends weird because there are so many of them now” is quite the argument www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/b...
a very worthwhile investment, Rachel does great work
Rachel GilmoreI need your help, and I hate asking you for it! It sucks! As a direct result of my journalism, my safety situation is the worst it's ever been. But I'm so proud of my work. To be able to keep doing it, I need to make a push for more paid subscribers. Please, hear me out:
insane in 2026 to read people complaining about how casual sex has damaged gender relations and not, for example, the deadly epidemic of misogyny: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Elizabeth Renzetti: There’s a common denominator in the worst acts of mass violence in recent Canadian historyViolent attacks can be stopped if government, tech giants, take action against tide of hatredwww.thestar.comKathleen BachynskiWow. And no. “I am not completely opposed to contraception. I think, though, that women in particular should behave as if contraception doesn’t exist… Maybe that’s my concrete proposal: that you should use contraception within marriage rather than as a means of seeming to have consequence-free sex.”