Neetu Garcha
@NeetuGarcha
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I’m a reporter and anchor @GlobalNational. The views you see here are mine. I’m always learning and evolving but never beyond my love for chocolate.
Joined June 2010
What’s in a name? . I explored that question for my article: . Check it out for more on what I heard from linguistics experts, people who’ve had challenges with their own names, how I’ve been saying mine wrong most of my life and why I decided to stop now.
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One of several vigils being held across B.C. tonight is at the Vancouver Art Gallery to honour the lives of the former residential school students who can never tell their stories and to highlight the many steps still needed for reconciliation and restitution. More @GlobalBC 11pm
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Breaking News out of India, where PM Narendra Modi has announced during a live news conference that the gov’t will repeal the 3 farm laws, that have been at the centre of mass protests by farmers and their supporters around the world.
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Here is my full interview w/ Conservative @AndrewScheer. Throughout the campaign we’ve had every major party leader on (coverage on our website) and worked hard to educate voters on key issues while holding politicians vying for the role of PM to account.
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To those following BC public health orders/guidelines & not gathering indoors other than immediate households, not travelling for non-essential reasons & only meeting your “safe 10” outdoors: thank you. You’ll be able to look back on this time in history knowing you did your part.
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Some exciting news to share!. I’m honoured to be joining the talented team at @GlobalNational and to take my journalistic passions, especially around accountability and elevating often marginalized voices, while recognizing our role in reconciliation, to a broader platform.
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Hi Michael, .I appreciate you watching and taking the time to provide feedback. Thank you! Please check who you are directing your messaging to and avoid profiling people of colour or anyone. My amazing colleague @SoniaSunger has been on mat leave for more than 6 months now.
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NEW: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation tells me Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau’s remarks during his visit with @Tkemlups yesterday that the federal govt has turned over all residential school records to the NCTR were “not accurate.” They do not have the records.
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BREAKING: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer biontech vaccine coming as soon as next week. Millions more on the way in 2021. He says any and all doses coming here will be "safe and effective," maintaining the "gold standard" of approval.
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Bhangra by the ocean with the always optimistic and positivity-spreading @GurdeepPandher made me so happy and I hope that’s how you feel watching this too. Thanks for all you do to spread joy, a deep-rooted love for nature and for lifting spirits in dark times, Gurdeep 🙏🏽.
Now it is time for happiness. Time for positivity. Time for energetic Punjabi Bhangra. My friend @NeetuGarcha and I danced together for joy, hope and positivity near the Ocean waves at Iona Beach Park in Richmond, Beautiful British Columbia. YouTube:
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Politicians & journalists both serve the public, in very different ways. I ask questions voters want answered & have my own approach at making sure I hold those in power to account. If I walk away from an interview feeling I served the public in that way, that’s what matters. 1/2.
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There is quite a debate going on about my interviewing style & I appreciate all of it: the support & criticism. I work hard to ensure the former doesn’t get to my head & the latter doesn’t get to my heart. I focus on my job and will continue doing it the best way I know how. 2/2.
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After covering 3 mat leaves, I'm elated & so grateful to announce I've accepted a full-time position w/ @GlobalBC & am moving to Metro Vancouver to report & backfill anchor! Enormous thanks to my colleagues, management, family, friends & viewers for the incredible support. (5/5)
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BREAKING: Chinese military jet ‘aggressively’ intercepts Canadian Armed Forces plane .
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PM says Health Canada has given approval for first Canadian vaccine trial at Dalhousie University's Canadian Centre for Vaccinology. National Research Council will work with manufacturer so if successful, can produce & distribute at home. "This is encouraging news.".
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I saw this Chinese-Canadian man was by himself, standing on a bench in New Westminster, B.C. with a Ukrainian flag, waving and saluting to those honking as they drove by. He says he’s from Hong Kong and knows all too well what it’s like to fight for a democracy under threat.
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As I prep my food for the week, I feel incredibly grateful for all of this great produce and the important work of the many farmers who cultivated the land it grew on.
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B.C. grandfather helps sick kids with handcrafted wooden bowls .
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“We are not interested in apologies that don’t lead to institutional and widespread change” - @Tkemlups statement .
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BREAKING: BC has declared a state of emergency due to a “rapid deterioration.”. Premier David Eby made the announcement after citing in the last hour, we’ve gone from about 4,500 evacuations to about 15,000 homes, families being evacuated across the province.
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While reporting in Kamloops this week, cameraman Darren Twiss and I met a residential school survivor, still so tormented by the trauma. His determination to heal is remarkable, as is his strength. What an honour and privilege to tell Doug's story:.
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Shenanigans? What shenanigans? . @PaulHaysom and I just like to get creative with how we maintain our #EarlyMorningEnergy!. #WhatHappensDuringCommercialBreak
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NEW: Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau is set to meet with @Tkemlups Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir in her community on Monday. This comes after two invitations were ignored by the PM and he apologized for spending the first national holiday dedicated to reconciliation on vacation in Tofino.
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Just some perspective on the kind of distances being travelled in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march which began Thursday as farmers in India take their protest against recently passed agriculture bills to a new level. After clashes with police, many are now said to have entered New Delhi.
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There is a loudspeaker blasting music, a chai and sweets table, a couple hundred people dancing and chanting and vehicles passing by honking their horns in #SurreyBC, as similar celebratory scenes play out around the world over the planned repeal of farm laws in India.
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Thank you! . As a kid, I anglicized my name b/c I thought I had to. To this day, I switch depending on who I’m talking to. I’ve been quite conflicted about this. And for the first time ever, this week I said my name on air in my sign off with the traditional pronunciation. ✊🏽.
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Watching the first Latina Supreme Court justice swearing in the first female, first Black and first South Asian U.S. Vice President. from a Canadian newsroom led by a turbaned Sikh man. Taking pause to celebrate long-fought wins, knowing there’s so much to mourn in this moment
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Farmers in India (mainly from the states of Punjab & Haryana) who’ve been protesting @PMOIndia government’s recently passed farm bills they say have left them at the mercy of large corporations, are marching towards the country’s capital amid tear gas, water cannons & barricades.
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If a journalist is pleasing everyone, they are failing at their job. We all get flack. It’s part of the gig and diverse opinions are needed. But to be the recipient of comments aimed at someone else because they didn’t bother to check is not okay and should be called out.
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Went to sleep ~11pm last night. Right on cue my morning show accustomed internal clock wakes me up at 3:15am, even though I’m not on air today, no alarm set & had sleep in hopes. Currently wide awake so if you’re up too, good morning! ☕️ . Wishing you a happy & safe Saturday.🙏🏽.
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Pandemic takes tragic toll on international students with rising deaths by suicide: report .
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BREAKING: Canada's Prime Minister has announced Air Canada, Westjet, Sunwing & Air Transat are cancelling flights right away to all Caribbean destinations & Mexico starting this Sun up until Apr. 30. Return flights for those there are being arranged. "Now is not the time to fly".
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New headshots, same employer, so many stages of life & growth in between! Hard to believe my 9 yrs w/ Global News is coming up. Like anything worthwhile, it hasn’t been & isn’t easy, but it’s fulfilling & I’m grateful for the chance to continue learning, growing & contributing🙏🏽
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This morning I have been challenged in ways I could not have imagined I would be. That is all.
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I just saw the cat lawyer zoom video for the first time. This happened while I was on the air. Trying to read the words on the teleprompter quickly became impossible. I did not get through even half of the story. Thank you @MMadryga for picking up the pieces. #IAmNotACat.
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Especially as some countries, incl. Haiti, which is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, still have no COVID-19 shots at all, I’m extremely grateful to have been able to exercise my extreme privilege to get mine today. Latest on BC registration/booking:.
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We’re at @bcplace, to be renamed Christine Sinclair Place in honour of her final game for her country. The world’s leading all-time scorer will hang up her cleats tomorrow. As she retires, BC has declared Dec 12 as “Christine Sinclair Day.” Story tonight @globalnational.
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These 2 empty seats in the Heiltsuk Big House tonight where the officers who arrested an Indigenous grandfather, Maxwell Johnson and his then-12 y/o granddaughter, Tori-Anne, were supposed to sit, is a “newly placed barrier in the healing journey,” the nation’s leadership says.
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Public plea:. ESPECIALLY if you haven’t actively tried to understand your privilege & educate yourself, don’t expect someone who gets it to repeatedly explain your micro aggressions or discriminatory behaviour to you. Do not gaslight. Be part of the change not the problem. PLEASE.
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Very insightful interview on the farmers protests in India on @CKNW this AM with @vancolour and Stirling Faux speaking with BC Gurdwara Council spokesman Moninder Singh. With well over 1M people surrounding the capital, Dehli, and more coming, this is an example of their resolve:
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Tonight all this will stop. The owners of small fitness businesses like this one tell us they & their clients are devastated. The financial toll is one thing but many say the mental health impact & challenge to maintain physical fitness is even greater. Story tonight @GlobalBC
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"If the Prime Minister is telling all Canadians and Indigenous Peoples that the NCTR holds all records, it is time for that to be true," the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation said in a statement.
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It was Indian jawans (junior soldiers) who were called by Canadians as reinforcements in the Second Battle of Ypres on April 26, 1915, helping stop the advance of Germans in a war where ~1.3M Indian soldiers served in (more than Canadians, Australians & New Zealanders combined).
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What a true honour to try and fill this brilliant, beautiful, strong woman's shoes over the last year on Global News Morning!. Thank you, Sonia! So glad to have you back at @GlobalBC after your mat leave! <3.
In case you missed it @GlobalBC, I’m returning from mat leave and will be back in the anchor chair on Monday morning. Excited to join @PaulHaysom @MMadryga @KOwsianski! A big thanks to @NeetuGarcha who has done an excellent job while I was away!
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BREAKING: PM announces Canada Emergency Student Benefit for immediate help. New student jobs, grants and other measures also coming, he says. All measures to cost about $9B for students. "For today, for summer, for next year, we're going to be there for you.".
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To those who aren’t following the guidelines & laws, hopefully you can reflect on what more you can do for the greater good. Everyone’s situation is unique. But remember, B.C. is in the midst of a circuit breaker (until at least Apr.19) & many are making big sacrifices right now.
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It is #GreenShirtDay. Logan Boulet saved 6 people’s lives with his organs 3 years ago and continues to inspire people to register to be an organ donor as we continue to remember the tragedy. #LoganBouletEffect #humboldtstong. |
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A historic home game is underway at @bcplace as the @BCLions take on the @elks in a stadium the team says has 12,552 people seated in. It’s the first pro sports game in #VancouverBC with fans since last March. How do you feel about the return?. More coming up on @GlobalBC at 11pm
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To the generations of women who cracked and swung open the door and made things that much easier for those who came after you, may your legacy be honoured by the continued fight for equality. And most of all, thank you. 🙏🏽. My thoughts on this #InternationalWomensDay :
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You know how parents are often brutally honest? Mine often call me when I look tired on air and tell me exactly that: “you have bags under your eyes today. Are you drinking enough chai in the morning?” (in Punjabi of course). I’m going to get that call tomorrow.
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The federal govt has yet to respond to my request for comment on this.
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As thousands of farmers in India protest 3 agriculture bills parliament passed in Sept, a fascinating part of the story is how they’re being fed on the long march to the country’s capital. This dhaba owner:. “They will have no shortage of food in Murthal.”
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My plans this weekend? . Staying home, working out here and keeping #Twitter cans of worms closed. Just keepin’ em’ sealed. 🙅🏽♀️.
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Grateful for that respectful debate focused on key issues for British Columbians. A key takeaway for me is how much work we all have to do in dismantling our own unconscious bias & recognizing our privilege on various levels. Systemic racism will continue to exist if we don’t.
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‘Very hurtful’: AFN National Chief Archibald criticizes Trudeau for Tofino holiday .
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PMJT says the first 249,000 doses are guaranteed to arrive by the end of December, with early delivery on track for next week. Fourteen distribution sites have been identified & distribution priorities will be determined by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).
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Congratulations @Robin_Global on an amazing TV journalism career & years of inspiring & informing so many across the country while upholding high standards of journalism. It was hard to watch you do your final sign off today; you will be dearly missed. Thank you for everything 🙏🏽
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Up early today to record voice tracks for our upcoming episode of The New Reality (. Focusing on the road to reconciliation & how it recently took an Indigenous delegation to Rome, it has been months in the making & is set to air on Sat, June 11th at 8pm.
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.@MarcMillerVM says previously withheld residential school records are to be released within 30 days. This after @JustinTrudeau said in @Tkemlups all records had been turned over, which the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation said wasn’t accurate.
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@keithbaldrey Well, now I’m crying. During my time working with you at the legislature in Victoria, I learned so much about the democratic and political process and just how much every single issue we cover relates to it. Your unwavering dedication shaped me. Your words mean the world! 🙏🏽.
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BREAKING: PM Trudeau announces contract with General Motors to produce 10M face masks. He says GM employees already making the masks. "They'll keep people safe and help slow the spread of COVID-19.".
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It's that one time. after the 13th weather report of the morning. that the mind wanders towards that big sandwich in the fridge, and one loses focus and walks right through Neetu's shot. @GlobalBC
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BREAKING: Vancouver mayor @kennedystewart has announced that by order, all restaurants and bars are to discontinue dine in service effective midnight tonight. Failure to comply will lead to prosecution.
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Canada’s Transportation Minister Marc Garneau has announced that Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9's can’t fly into or out of the country or above Canadian Airspace. He said this safety measure is being implemented as a precautionary measure.
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Online article is now up on my story taking a closer look at online censorship claims shadowing Indian farmer solidarity protests across the globe. @GlobalBC . READ MORE:
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#Happybirthday to the #oneandonly @PaulHaysom!! 🎉 🎈 . Celebrating this talented man with a look back to the last time we shared laughs & dance moves a few weeks ago. 😂. Thanks for always making us all smile, even in the dark times, PH 😊!. #WhatHappensDuringCommercialBreaks
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Happy.#InternationalWomensDay! I'm grateful everyday to work with such independent, strong, beautiful (inside & out) colleagues at.@GlobalBC and to have a powerful female leader, @JillKrop, steering the ship. These are just some of the women weekend warriors @GlobalBC today.
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11 days. That’s how long farmers have been protesting in India. Unions are appealing for a nationwide closure of offices, shops & a halt to dairy suppliers, local transport operators on Tues #BharatBandh. They say repealing the 3 farm bills is “non negotiable”. Next talks: Dec 9.
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“They feed the police hoping that someday they start thinking like we do. They say even if you do your duties, we don’t hold things against you, so it is our duty to offer it to you because we offer it to everybody.” - Navneet Chahal .
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Hard time of year for a lot of folks. Canada’s National Suicide Prevention Line is 1-833-456-4566. 🇨🇦📞. A simple copy and paste might save someone's life. Would 3 Twitter friends please copy this text and post under their own name?.
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@DrBirinderSingh @renaheer @CBCVancouver @anitabathe @BalBrach @TarannumThind @GlobalBC @michelle_eliot @sacovidtf @BCFamilyDoctors This is disgusting and unacceptable on so many levels. To anyone who thinks racism, bias and stigma don’t exist in the form of terrifyingly deeply-held beliefs, this is yet another example of how sadly wrong you are. Thanks for all you do, Dr. Narang.
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So grateful & honoured to fill in on @globalnational. What a privilege to work with this talented team covering critically important issues including our top story: a step forward in the long fight for a basic human right, clean water, in Canada. More @
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The long-awaited trial (by jury) for a man from the Netherlands accused in the #AmandaTodd case is about to begin in BC Supreme Court. I’m here to cover for @GlobalNational along with colleagues @rdayaglobal, @EmilyLazatin & @simonplittle.
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Just received a statement from PM @JustinTrudeau’s press secretary saying, “We have provided 4M+ documents to the [NCTR]. To the best of our knowledge, all documents were provided. If that’s not the case, we will do everything we can in… [making] sure the documents are provided”.
NEW: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation tells me Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau’s remarks during his visit with @Tkemlups yesterday that the federal govt has turned over all residential school records to the NCTR were “not accurate.” They do not have the records.
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Getting to co-host an event and spend a night with @sophielui should be a bucket list item. She’s so kind-hearted, talented and helped guide me through my first time co-hosting the @jackwebsterfdn awards. It’s a difficult time for journalism but tonight gave hope and inspiration.
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On a cold, dark morning in North Vancouver, the candles outside Amir Bakery remain lit and the display of flowers continues to grow as the public outpouring of grief continues for the 176 victims of the downed plane in Iran, including the wife and daughter of the bakery’s owner.
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Tk'emlúps Te Secwépemc (@Tkemlups) Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir received a call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yest. After 2 invitations sent by the community were ignored, he apologized & said he looks forward to visiting soon to further discuss moving forward on reconciliation.
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This is amazing.
This morning we listened to @NeetuGarcha and talked about why our names matter. We re-introduced ourselves and committed to the hard work of changing how we might have been saying names. Some kids also shared nicknames their grown-ups have for them which was fun to hear.
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Kamala Harris set to become 1st female vice-president in U.S. history .
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😬 Quite unsure how to feel about my 10/10 @ratemyskyperoom rating & I’m also questioning my own maturity level. 🤷🏽♀️. Overall, there are just so many questions swirling. What I do know is the focus was meant to be on @CityofVancouver’s climate action plan:
A revealing interview/cautionary tale on @GlobalBC this morning. We are awarding a 10/10 to @NeetuGarcha for enduring the trauma. #GordonPrice @PaulHaysom @MMadryga @kaitlynherbst16
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So tonight I told @BarryDeley I bought a pull-up bar and he responded saying he too did the same, well, actually he “pulled up to a bar” 🤣. I’m still cracking up 🤣🤣. Anyone else a total sucker for #dadjokes?.
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Update from @SoniaSunger who has made the wise decision to step away from work during these unprecedented times as she prepares for the arrival of her baby. Sonia, you are already missed and we wish you the best!. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to try and fill your shoes.
I have officially stepped away from work & remain in self-isolation. The journalist in me wants to me covering this pandemic, but my health & baby’s health is most important. The lovely @NeetuGarcha will cover for me during mat leave. Keep it locked to @GlobalBC & stay safe 🙏
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And for the record. this outburst had nothing to do with @Drake. @kaitlynherbst16 .@PaulHaysom .@MMadryga
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More than half of India’s farmers are in debt and because of a number of contributing factors, in 2018 and 2019, 20,638 farmers died by suicide. Source: India’s National Crime Records Bureau.
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'I Cannot Be Intimidated. I Cannot Be Bought.' The Women Leading India’s Farmers’ Protests.
TIME's new international cover: "I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be bought." The women leading India's farmers' protests
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I came home to find mail from my dear siblings who live in other parts of the province and country. It included this puzzle featuring inspiring women who broke barriers and paved the way for future generations like me. Just when I thought my heart couldn’t be more grateful. 💕
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Check out the latest addition to the @GlobalBC family. Her name is Snowy Ratings and she’ll be making a guest appearance on our 8:30am live hit.
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Meng Wanzhou has arrived at BC Supreme Court for her hearing this morning. More to come.
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The first (holiday-version) @GlobalBC morning show of 2021 is in the books!. We have seen and felt what it means to be a global family and how each of us has a part to play. Here's to positive thinking and optimism for the world in this new year. "Peace begins with a smile." ❤️
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Have to admit this was and is frustrating. I think it’s a fair question which was not answered.
.@NeetuGarcha asks the PM what tangible examples of funding or legislation we can expect as Parliament returns next month, particularly around child welfare. PM instead speaks about the already passed foster-care reform Bill C-92, with ongoing work to sign devolution agreements.
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Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is speaking now. He says there have been calls for such a ban and stronger gun control for decades. "Enough is enough. banning assault-style rifles will save lives.". Majority of gun owners respect laws & we respect them.
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Hundreds of armed forces members are being sent to B.C. and many more are on standby, @JustinTrudeau just said during a news conference in Washington, D.C.
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