@CPMeissner

recently retired reporter, The Canadian Press

 Victoria, B.C.
Joined October 2013
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Jason Ukman@JasonUkmanOct 13
Helen Branswell was a gift — to family and friends, to colleagues, and to masses of people whose lives were made better by the work to which she was so devoted. I was lucky to know her. statnews.com/2026/10/13/hele…

Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69

Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

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Punkrock History
@PunkRockStoryMay 26
This might be a minority opinion 🤷 This is the greatest song by the Pistols Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun #punk #punks #punkrock #sexpistols #holidaysinthesun #punkrockhistory
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Back in 2017 John Horgan said Site C “is not the project we would have started,” now it will carry his name kitchener.citynews.ca/2017/1…

Construction to go ahead on Site C dam, but cost soars to $10.7 billion

VICTORIA – The B.C. government had no choice but to complete the Site C hydroelectric dam rather than absorb a $4 billion hit to its bottom line by cancelling the project, which would have jeopardi...

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Kamloops Blazers@blazerhockeyMay 17
34 years ago… TODAY! 🏆 This epic goal in Seattle clinched our 1st Memorial Cup title in a run of three Cups in four years. Do you remember?
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Just gave @kbieksa3 a follow for his “nobody plays pickleball” comment on Hockey Night in Canada
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Make it happen: Oilers-Habs Cup final 2026
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Baseball by BSmile@BSmileApr 14
Color footage of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Montréal #Expos at Jarry Park in Canada - the first official major league game outside of the United States! (April 14, 1969) ⚾️ 🇨🇦 #MLB #Canada #Baseball #History
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Mike Commito
@mikecommitoMar 8
On this day in 1956, the Toronto Star reported that the Toronto Hockey League's nine-year-old all-star Ab Hoffman was actually Abigail Hoffman. Abigail proved that girls could play hockey and keep up with the boys #Hockey365 #IWD
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Montreal Expos
@Montreal_ExposFeb 27
The good news is Netflix now has enough money to bring back the Expos
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Vancouver Canucks
@CanucksFeb 11
Jim Robson, forever a Canuck.
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Nils Lofgren@nilslofgren24 Dec 2025
A song here for every dog that ever graced our planet. Peace, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays all. Nils & Amy Lofgren ( @azsweetheart013 ) For a clickable list of rescues: nilslofgren.com/throughyoure… youtu.be/EVhGgyEZdoA
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Joe Strummer@JoeStrummer22 Dec 2025
Remembering Joe.
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Stonehenge U.K
@ST0NEHENGE21 Dec 2025
Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge apnews.com/article/winter-so…

Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice. On Sunday, they cheered and danced as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle.

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The Associated Press
@AP18 Dec 2025
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died at 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his Vietnam War coverage for The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/peter-arn…

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.

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CHEK News
@CHEK_News17 Nov 2025
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals. cheknews.ca/b-c-wolves-use-l…

B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species

Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the...

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A top 10!
cinesthetic.
@TheCinesthetic16 Nov 2025
Repo Man (1984) is criminally underseen. Alex Cox fused punk energy, deadpan sci-fi, and Reagan-era paranoia into a cult classic that still feels like nothing else ever made. Total weirdo brilliance.
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Rest in Peace, Larry Brooks. 🏒💔 Read more: trib.al/KoW4glS
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Ailish Forfar@ailishforfar1 Nov 2025
OMG!!!!!!!!
Sportsnet
@Sportsnet1 Nov 2025
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. arrives for Game 7 in a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada jersey 🇨🇦
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan30 Oct 2025
When Dodgers fans were relentlessly razzing Trey Yesavage in the bullpen before Game 5, he turned to his pitching coach and said: "This is fun. I love this." Then he went out and threw the game of his life. Column, free at ESPN, on the Blue Jays' rookie: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/4677…

'I just keep it as chill as possible': How Trey Yesavage met the moment and pushed the Dodgers to...

Six months after making his pro debut, Toronto's unflappable rookie shut down L.A.'s lineup and quieted a sold-out Dodger Stadium in a World Series start for the ages.

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Our new McDavid signing song!
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