Ashley Joannou

RT @dustbobgod: former Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News reporters announcing a campaign to launch a cooperatively owned and r…

RT @Brie_Charlebois: The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban’s bid to scrap his Canadian sentence for tormenti…

RT @ElectionsBC: Yesterday 171,381 voters voted on the first day of advance voting. This is the most votes ever on an advance voting day in…

RT @ianjamesyoung70: The BC Coroners Service has told @CdnPressNews it has no record of a drug death in past 2 weeks near where John Rustad…

RT @tara_deschamps: Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in B.C. will drive up costs and reduce demands for loc…

RT @ianjamesyoung70: A powerful and important story. A group of covert CSIS officers is breaking silence to tell of rapes, harassment and a…

RT @DHerbertCBC: As #Kamloops This Week rolls out its final edition today, a group of its now former employees are working to establish a n…

There has been a lot of devastating stories coming out of the BC wildfires. If your heart needs a break, please enjoy this @Nono_ubc story about a plucky pig that survived - in part thanks to a granola bar airdrop. https://t.co/XCf8zfNPkw

The perfect @DeanBennettCP story wrapping up the saga of the donair costume. "The bids included interest from Halifax, which is recognized as the Canadian cradle of sizzling meat on a vertical spit but considers lettuce in the wrap a culinary blasphemy." https://t.co/uK8s5YTh1Q

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RT @jwints: “Firefighting is a chess game with Mother Nature” As Canada battles its worst wildfire season on record, some parting wisdom f…

Hey #yukoners I'm working on a story about plans for a summer sweep to remove abandoned vehicles on #yukon highways. I'm looking for people who left their vehicles. Why? Too expensive? Too far? Too impractical? Want to be part of a story? My DMs are open. #journorequests

I love this detailed, incredible @CGriwkowsky story. Highlight: "The premise of the ads, the staffer explained, centered around a Steve Buscemi-esque “how do you do, fellow kids?” character who would warn hallucinating pot-smokers about the dangers of driving while high."

Catherine Griwkowsky @CGriwkowsky

A former staffer waited years for the moment an unused costume from an axed PSA would show up on the governement's auction site. He never anticipated The Wise Donair had no face. https://t.co/dIstXU9Mbh #ABleg #ABpoli #TheWiseDonair Enjoy the donair costume lore!

The often unsung hero in any newsroom is the person who brings snacks for the team when ** all the news ** is happening

The federal government is strongly hinting that it will bring in back to work legislation to force thousands of striking BC port workers back.

Seamus O'Regan Jr @SeamusORegan

We have been patient. Canadians have been patient. Every effort has been made. But this cannot go on. Statement from Minister Alghabra and me: https://t.co/mVdbyLjEKA

The current top bid is $420. I’m in desperate need of a longform story on the history of this costume and its next owner.

Catherine Griwkowsky @CGriwkowsky

The Alberta government's auction site remains a treasure trove. My favourite listing of the day: donair costume. https://t.co/VWQkK4FaUC

I'm told that this fun story about unclaimed money in B.C. is getting a significant amount use across the province. If anyone finds out they are a surprise millionaire, I expect some sort of finder's fee: https://t.co/MaCCG4VIyd