Nick Wells

News guy with @CdnPressNews. Broken man on a Vancouver pier. Formerly with @cdnpresssports, @OCCRP, @CTVNews and others. Tips/critiques: [email protected]

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

@FootballCliches one for the adjudication panel. At what point does the “after just X amount of days” no longer become a phrase you can use when a manager is sacked? Anything more than 2 months or double digit amount of games feels a good boundary

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

Finally grabbed @sam_wiebe’s Last Exile and look what I found! I’m glad my silly anecdotes found a home

[Stu Cowan @StuCowan1]

Sidney Crosby has had the same shoulder pads since playing junior for Rimouski Océanic. They have to go in Hall of Fame after he eventually retires.

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

Coming out of my self-imposed Twitter hiatus to post this fantastic read from @bruce_arthur on hockey, politics and how “the hockey game’s big. The country is bigger.” https://t.co/vuGdQAEYss

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

My latest for @CdnPressNews: A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest had several testy exchanges with lawyers at a coroner's inquest, and rejected suggestions that racism played a role in his actions. https://t.co/0jJTQbBCeF

[Tom Grundy @tomgrundy]

Jimmy Lai just now in court: “The core values of Apple Daily are actually the core values of the people of Hong Kong. That is carved into their hearts because they lived under the institution of the British colony." Follow @HKFP for the latest.

[Tom Grundy @tomgrundy]

📢Team @HKFP saved a spot in the court queue days ago to bring you breaking coverage of the 47 Democrats' sentencing tomorrow (Tue).

Much of #HongKong's opposition have been prosecuted over their attempt to win an election by holding a primary: https://t.co/yTCFCDDjbQ

The scholars, lawmakers, activists and a journalist face three hand-picked judges, with no jury, and could be jailed for life: https://t.co/lBHBfk7Dzi

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

The abrupt closure of a Norwich retirement home is highlighting the need for seniors'-advocacy offices across the country and more powers for regulators to act in such situations, advocates say. — by @nickwellsy https://t.co/VghQ1Guprt

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

This guy gets it

[Spencer James Harwood @SpenceHarwood]

@nickwellsy great take Nick

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

Bomboleo is a banger of a tune

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

My father-in-law did a cool thing and built an incredible home: https://t.co/NZiw5JjOXK

[The Logic @the_logic]

Exclusive: Ex-B.C. premier Glen Clark takes reins of Overstory Media Group. https://t.co/Fg8mtiMbGI

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

@jwsthomson Must not make deck joke, must not make joke…

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

📢New fellowship alert! The Narwhal's Indigenous photojournalism fellowship will offer a First Nations, Inuit or Métis photographer mentorship, professional development and the chance to publish a photo essay about the natural world in so-called Ontario. https://t.co/xoRpnWnN9t

[Kim Bolan @kbolan]

Hey BC journalists - Feeling swamped daily? Want the chance to dig into a bigger story? Apply for the Lieutenant Governor's BC Journalism Fellowship. It's a great opportunity. DM me if you have ? about my experience last year. Deadline is Sunday night. https://t.co/FvHnrSNv4h

[Nick Wells @nickwellsy]

Raquel Shulman will remember her friend's laugh and love of adventure. Schart, from London, Ontario, was killed during a robbery outside of Queretaro, Mexico while travelling back to Canada. Shulman last spoke to her friend moments before the robbery. https://t.co/Z22ehlB3M3

[The Canadian Press Sports @CdnPressSports]

Toronto mayor lays out FIFA oversight and advisory groups amid cost overrun concerns

Story by @nickwellsy | Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP

https://t.co/D6JuaDPhI9

[steven monacelli @stevanzetti]

On the one hand, Gannett is working with "pink slime" company Advantage Informatics to create "advertorial" content. On the other hand, Gannett is cutting all content from one of the highest quality news wires in the world.

https://t.co/9tHZM61jYm

[Stu Cowan @StuCowan1]

I’m old enough to remember when Hockey Night in Canada had Peter Puck to teach kids about hockey instead of constant ads to teach them how to become gamblers.

[Mike Ryan @mikeryan]

So … a few years ago I tweeted about how after my dad died my mom told me my dad had a son before me with the same name. I decided to track him down because, at least I thought, something good had to happen from my father’s death. Long story short: that didn’t work out…