journalist for the @timescolonist daily newspaper in Victoria, Canada. ✍️ also in @globeandmail @TheTyee @capitaldailyvic. he/him
Lkwungen territories in Canada
Joined October 2011
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Michael John Lo retweeted
A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
Michael John Lo retweeted
Navarro did not respond to multiple requests for comment before we published. He now says it is "crazy stuff". Story updated with his denial, but we stand behind the story.
SCOOP - White House official pushes to axe #Canada from the #FiveEyes intelligence-sharing network. Peter Navarro has advocated the move to put more pressure on Canada.
ft.com/content/2dfa3c11-64a7… via @ft
Michael John Lo retweeted
Quite the sharp Grade 11 class in Revelstoke: these creative writing students came up with a formal definition for “tariffism” amid looming U.S. import taxes & are looking to take the word to Oxford. #revelstoke #revy @RevelstokeRevue
revelstokereview.com/local-n…
Michael John Lo retweeted
As much as large market, region-wide outlets try to cover every council across the Lower Mainland, fact is, they can’t.
Local outlets are so, so important. Some of the best accountability pieces have been done by these reporters.
In another sign of the struggle facing the local news industry, three Lower Mainland publications have announced they are set to close. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/0…
Michael John Lo retweeted
I worked at all of these outlets earlier in my career.
This is just awful.
I don't know who, if anyone, is left dedicating coverage to these communities.
Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close burnabynow.com/local-news/bu… via @BurnabyNOW_News
Michael John Lo retweeted
This is terrible news for local news. These outlets did such great work to inform their communities. Local newsrooms matter so much more than people think they do. Im so sorry to all the amazing journalists who worked so hard for these newsrooms.
newwestrecord.ca/local-news/…
Michael John Lo retweeted
Did you feel the earthquake just before 1:30? timescolonist.com/local-news…
Dispatches from my first international reporting day-trip:
timescolonist.com/local-news…
Michael John Lo retweeted
China likely behind 'malicious' WeChat campaign against Chrystia Freeland: monitoring task force nationalpost.com/news/politi…
Michael John Lo retweeted
In many cases, these orgs provide our last window into what is actually happening in China. They do the painstaking, risky work of tracking Chinese censorship, tallying local protests, uncovering rights violations, & documenting the Uyghur genocide.
aspistrategist.org.au/with-u…
Michael John Lo retweeted
Fantastic thread. And to your point of outerwear and fashion, here is a CEO wearing a Cowichan on the front page of the Victoria @timescolonist newspaper a few weeks ago
Michael John Lo retweeted
As an account on the 🦋 other platform responded, “Probably the only trade sanction that will actually hurt Xi politically at the grass roots.”
Michael John Lo retweeted
B.C. Premier David Eby says effective today he's directed BC liquor sales to immediately stop buying American liquor from red states.Liquor store employees will be removing the most popular of these brands from B.C. shelves. BC will be part of Team Canada approach. @timescolonist
