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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

He’s here. Our sweet boy, Reid, arrived late last night. We couldn’t be happier.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

WATCH: A closer look at some of the key players in the Lower Mainland blockades and protests. @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

It’s been exactly 20 years since police raided a farm in Port Coquitlam. May we never forget their faces and stories. My thoughts with the families of BC’s missing and murdered women on this painful anniversary.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

10 months

This looks really bad. #Osoyoos @GlobalBC #bcwildfire

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

This is who the protesters outside Vancouver General Hospital hurt. Mar Grantham, from Powell River, is in town while her husband undergoes a life-altering stem cell transplant. “All it did was add to [our] stress. We were on the 6th floor and could hear it... It was awful.”

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

"Sitting on a bus just going to meet your mom shouldn't mean you're going to lose your life." Ethan Bespflug was the 17-year-old fatally stabbed on a #SurreyBC bus last night. His aunt tells @GlobalBC he'd texted his mother he was scared. She was waiting for him at the next stop.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Snap observation: Just went into a busy Starbucks on Cambie Street. Every staff member and every customer, expect for one sitting at a table with a coffee, was still masked. 😷

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

11 months

#BREAKING : 16-year-old Esther Way is ALIVE! Details on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

6 months

#BREAKING : Natalie Knight, who praised the October 7th attacks by Hamas as an “amazing” and “brilliant” offensive is now on leave from @langaracollege @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Found an ancient artifact.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Personal news: I'm taking on a new challenge @GlobalBC as M-F anchor of Global News at 11 (formerly News Hour Final). So much news happens at night and we have a great team on it! I know the history of this broadcast and I'm thrilled to contribute to its future.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

#NEW : @GlobalBC attempts comment from @JustinTrudeau on the beach in #TofinoBC . More on @GlobalBC News at 5 & @GlobalBC News Hour at 6.

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@GlobalNational

3 years

Trudeau spends 1st Truth and Reconciliation Day in Tofino on vacation, contradicting itinerary

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Apologies to my @GlobalBC colleagues: One of our mic socks now smells permanently of dog 🤤 👅 🐕

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Dear Stanley Park cyclists, It's not always about you. Today, while doing an interview in the park, 3 or 4 screamed "keep cars out" as they rode by our camera and guest — who had joined us to talk about a hero of Black Canadian history. The interruptions were unfortunate.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

Hi, @CityofVancouver . A week after the snowfall, how many fines have you issued to homeowners and businesses for failing to clear the sidewalk? Thanks in advance.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Here they are. Boots on the ground in #AbbotsfordBC . @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Chief Bill Wilson (father of @Puglaas ) holds nothing back when asked by @jillreports for his reaction to Trudeau’s trip: “He might as well have been in blackface again while he was surfing considering the kind of insult he gave to the Aboriginal survivors of the horror camps.”

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Hey, @CityofVancouver : What kind of shakedown is this? Paid for 20 min of parking at 2:33. Issued ticket at 2:34. Officer wouldn’t rip up. Called your hotline and agent said it was my fault and he’d only invalidate it this one time “as a courtesy”. Is this how you treat people?

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Kits couch crew ☀️👨‍🍼🐈

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Life goal achieved: Wearing my baby on @stanleyparkrail

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

@jillreports Checking Costco's website... that's a total of 928 condoms. Yet, just 2.48 L of coconut oil. 🤔

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Home from the hospital and meeting his 🐱 sister. We are forever grateful to the staff of @BCWomensHosp . Reid needed a bit of extra help in the NICU to get going, but he’s 💯 now.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Cliff, one of our awesome @GlobalBC videographers, captured stunning video of Vancouver's #CherryBlossoms tonight. ( I know it's not 'news' but it's a necessary happy distraction😃) We'll show more on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

WATCH: Cougar caught on camera in #LangleyBC Sunday morning! A gate was no obstacle for this determined beast. Video courtesy @GlobalBC viewer Jamie Warren. @_BCCOS

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

This is why I stay on Twitter

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

3 years

I love New York...

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Valerie Jerome admires the statue of her late brother. Harry Jerome was BC's athlete of the century. He battled racism and serious injury to set 7 world records. Today's students know about Terry Fox and Rick Hansen. Why not Harry's story? WEDNESDAY on @GlobalBC #NewsHour

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

#BREAKING : BLUE SKY SPOTTED IN VANCOUVER.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Tonight on #NewsHour : Talking to protesters. Some are more informed than others. @GlobalBC #bcpoli

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

#BREAKING : Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia. Partying like there's no pandemic at #EnglishBayBeach . Exclusive @GlobalBC video. #COVID19BC #COVID19Canada

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Perhaps the only house we’ll ever own in Vancouver. But that’s fine. It has a (fuzzy) peach tree, so life is good. 🍑

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

6 years

Quiet day on the job ;) No one can stop us from asking questions on behalf of the public. Overwhelmed by the support from colleagues, viewers & readers. Thank you! #journalism #cdnpoli

Jaspal Atwal lawyer says media has ‘obsession’ with client, criticizes reporter for asking questi...

The lawyer for a convicted failed assassin invited to a reception with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the media has an "obsession" with his client.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Don't be this driver. @GlobalBC #bcstorm

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

On @GlobalBC News at 11: Hard drugs *openly* for sale. What happened when a man started dealing heroin, cocaine, crack, meth and MDMA from the back of a trailer in Vancouver tonight. And why he did it. Watch live at 11:

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

The footage speaks for itself. The camera is more powerful than any pen or keyboard.

Kamil Karamali

@KamilKaramali

2 years

The protesters surround our vehicle and start banging on it. One man spits at our window. Police have to push crowd back so we can try and get out. We finally do. #bcpoli #TruckerConvoy2022

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

Jericho Pier is still a wrecked, closed mess—more than a year after being badly damaged by storms. The pier is property of Canada’s only elected @ParkBoard , the same body that allowed the Stanley Park train to reach an unsafe level of decay.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

Is there a more dishonest appliance than the domestic washing machine? It’s been at 1 min remaining for the last ten. I demand truth in laundering. So tired of the spin.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

6 years

#BREAKING : It's not raining in Vancouver this morning. @MMadryga @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

A drone view of #Kitsilano Beach on this sunny Saturday. @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

9 months

Bellis Fair is not the Bellis Fair of my childhood. #ForLease

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

If the ferry’s soft serve machine is broken, the sailing should be cancelled for mechanical difficulties, no?

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

Closure of Stanley Park train is not only a disappointment for children, it’s a blow for charity. Burn Fund saw 50% drop in donations. Equip is old, but not rare: We found same make & model train run by a handful of people on a budget nowhere near that of @ParkBoard . Story at 6.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

"No child deserves to be treated that way." United by outrage — but motivated by hope. Thousands took part in a vehicle rally Sunday for a #MissionBC student attacked and beaten by her peers because she's #transgender . More on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

There is graphic video of the attack, sent to us and circulating online, but you won’t see it on @GlobalBC . Our newsroom leadership team has made the decision not to air it. It’s horrible and we don’t think it’s necessary to tell the story.

Global BC

@GlobalBC

1 year

#BREAKING : Murder charge laid after man stabbed outside Vancouver Starbucks dies.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

An impromptu ‘Celebration of Light’ over English Bay tonight — put on by Mother Nature. @GlobalBC #LightningStorm

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Heavy, heavy sigh. Granville Entertainment District is busy tonight. Dr. Bonnie Henry will not be amused. More just ahead on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

1 week after @GlobalBC showed how a small family biz can maintain a mini train no problem—while @ParkBoard allowed its to rot—GM Donnie Rosa, who makes approx $275K, will not do an interview. PB staff wanted “complete list of questions” in advance, something reporters never do.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

One can’t help but wonder what the 100,000+ people in Greater Victoria who can’t find a doctor think of this plan to spend $789M on a new museum. #bcpoli

Richard Zussman

@richardzussman

2 years

Horgan says tourism will expand to a level Victoria has never seen once museum reopens. #bcpoli

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Interesting how some food joints at UBC are charging for @CityofVancouver ’s new bylaw when they’re not in City of Vancouver.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 months

Counted 20 stuck @TransLink buses around the intersection (all sides) of 4th & Macdonald in #kitsilano . @GlobalBC #bcstorm

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

In my 15 years (!) reporting the news in Vancouver, this takes the cake for viewer emails & messages. Coming in by the minute. Perhaps @ParkBoard management miscalculated how universally beloved this public asset is.

Global BC

@GlobalBC

1 year

The beloved Stanley Park train remains closed after failing safety inspection. @jarmstrongbc introduces us to the B.C. farmer who operates the same make & model train on a budget much smaller than @ParkBoard ’s—with no issues. More:

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

The @CityofVancouver won't cough up $9,000 to keep Old Hastings Mill Store Museum running (Vancouver's oldest building) but will unapologetically set aside $95,000 for future social media manager. @GlobalBC #NewsHour at 6.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

. @Tkemlups Kukpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir tells @GlobalBC 's @NeetuGarcha she's "truly saddened" @JustinTrudeau didn't come to #KamloopsBC for the inaugural #TruthandReconciliationDay . The PM is in #TofinoBC for a family vacation.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

10 months

Thank you to the @BCFerries insiders who continue to leak important information so we can tell the public what’s really going on. We’re investigating lots of tips, so please keep them coming. DMs open.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

The same night @realDonaldTrump speaks at RNC, it appears the Vancouver hotel which bears his name is toast. When I tried to make reservation @TrumpVancouver I was told they’re no longer taking any because they’re closed. The clerk said hotel staff laid off today. @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Tonight on @GlobalBC #NewsHour : A closer look at a couple of the key people involved in the Lower Mainland blockades and protests. They include a woman who isn't from BC — or even Canada... and a man who's been an activist for nearly 20 years. More at 6 p.m.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

5 years

#BREAKING : George has been found alive and well, according to family. More to come. @GlobalBC

Global BC

@GlobalBC

5 years

UPDATE: Family friends are sharing recent pictures of George in the hopes he can be found. More here:

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

💉🥳 @thisisourshotca

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

10 months

View from Anarchist Mountain looking west at the fire above Osoyoos. #bcwildfire @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

If only the #StanleyPark coyotes knew about the bunny buffet at Jericho.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

8 months

This is one heck of a story: A night watchman just won the @PNE_Playland Prize Home. Mark Zappa tells our @TravisPrasad he’ll still report for his graveyard security shift after he finishes touring his new home. Full story on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

It is amazing that a modern ferry, delivered only a few years ago, came equipped with these stairs of death. #steep

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Hello, @CityofVancouver , I’d like to report a violation but not about parking. 😂

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

“The word Covidiot doesn’t even begin to describe how inappropriate the actions of these whack jobs is" - @mikefarnworthbc Entire BC school district to go into lockdown after vaccine protesters entered 3 schools. More on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

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1 year

A weird sound, reminiscent of dial-up internet, punctuated the silence of the @GlobalBC newsroom moments ago. Further inspection revealed it was an incoming facsimile. Yes, someone sent us a fax. In 2022.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

#BREAKING : Vancouver @Canucks appear to have scored free drinks at the city’s best-known strip bar. #FirstWin #Canucks

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

This is fantastic.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Gurdeep loves Canada ♥️ And Canada loves Gurdeep 🇨🇦 Seriously, the best person to follow on Twitter!

Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon

@GurdeepPandher

3 years

Thanks for the love, Canada! Thanks for adopting this soul!

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Jordan Armstrong

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Deb’s husband, Roger, is a cameraman (40 yrs) at @GlobalBC . His strength on this heartbreaking journey and his bravery in publicly sharing Deb’s story are remarkable.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Oh, it’s pouring in August. That can only mean the PNE starts tomorrow. #BCStorm

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

1 year

This #bcstorm warning is getting real. NO DoorDash service Saturday night & Sunday morning! 🍱 🍔 ❄️ @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

I’m so glad my 6 week old baby’s health card came with this important clarification. I was just about to hand him the keys.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

I interrupt the stream of bad news on your Twitter feed with nice photos to, hopefully, brighten your day 🌸 🧘‍♂️

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

6 years

Live TV. 💩 happens. @GlobalBC @GlobalBCMorning

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

A raccoon is watching us work 🦝

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Anyway, a reminder that one of the loudest voices at today’s rally is – quite literally - a loser. Here are some random pictures of #VictoriaBC flowers as a cleanser:

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Bless the #BurnabyBC gas station attendant who told me to wait two min before pumping because the price would drop to below two bucks a litre for the first time in months.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Good morning from Blaine, Washington. @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

#StanleyCup

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Justice, BC-style: A "well-known property crime offender" suspected in up to four non-violent home invasions (one involved a woman home alone) in Vancouver Thursday was arrested after massive manhunt. He's already out of jail. I'll explain on @GlobalBC #NewsHour at 6.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Today’s ferry deck car alarms are brought to you by Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

7 days

The scene outside Rogers Arena a short time ago. @Troy__Charles live on BC1 at 8. And full coverage of celebrations elsewhere plus post-game with Squire on @GlobalBC News at 11. #Canucks

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 months

Total, absolute, abject chaos at Richmond City Hall tonight. RCMP called to a public meeting over a proposed safe consumption site. @CassidyMosconi reports LIVE on @GlobalBC News at 11.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Super proud of my dad!

Victoria Royals

@victoriaroyals

4 years

A huge congrats to our former Assistant GM Grant Armstrong & the @TBLightning on capturing the Stanley Cup!

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Jordan Armstrong

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Second Stanley Cup! Proud of my pops. Glad he was able to make the trip to @TBLightning to see it in person. #ProudSon #CongratsDad

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

When the news hits home: Just called my grandma to tell her she can expect her vaccine in February or March. 💉 ❤️

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

4 years

Snow angel! This driver pulled over at a bus stop on Cornwall and offered to give 2 people a lift downtown #bcstorm @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Cat has never lost her maternal instincts… 8 years after being rescued with kittens.

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

I have enjoyed sniffing out mould on a politician today, but back on paternity leave I go 😂 #bcpoli

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

2 years

As the @parkboard discusses its code of conduct policy, a man identifying himself as a @parkboard employee stepped forward to say this: #vanpoli

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@jarmstrongbc

2 years

Peak Vancouver. You just have to laugh. Parking enforcement officer at Stanley Park Bright Nights was ticketing every vehicle. The parking is free. Every pay station is covered and he would’ve driven by multiple free parking signs at the entrance. @ParkBoard

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@jarmstrongbc

6 months

BREAKING: The Stanley Park Train will roll again in time for Bright Nights. As you know, a previous @ParkBoard regime allowed the beloved attraction to reach a dangerous level of decay. @GlobalBC

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Jordan Armstrong

@jarmstrongbc

3 years

Just off the phone w/ retired judge Selwyn Romilly, first Black person named to BC Supreme Court. He says @VancouverPD has apologized for wrongfully arresting him on seawall today. “It was a very embarrassing incident I hope doesn’t happen again,” adds Romilly. @GlobalBC

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2 years

As a journalist, I have several questions: - There’s an obvious problem with your computer system. When did you become aware of it & what are you doing to fix it? - How many seniors and/or people who may be ESL & would have a harder time arguing their point have you done this to?

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1 year

Reid is pro-Christmas tree *and* pro-vaccine. He’s had all of his vaccinations (including the flu shot, the day he was eligible).

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2 years

Heavy news day. Lots of serious stuff to cover tonight. But, for those who need a smile before bed, the Vancouver Aquarium sent us video of three harbour seals being released today. See the full video on @GlobalBC News at 11.