Bernice Chan

Watch this Air Canada captain’s announcement before takeoff: ‘We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those involved in yesterday’s LaGuardia incident. This is a difficult time for Air Canada. Thank you for your support, and we kindly ask that you do not ask the crew any questions about this event.’ Passengers were completely attentive during the safety demo. Smart balance of empathy, privacy for the crew, and normal operations.

A tale of two billionaires. Jeff Bezos was at fashion week in Europe while he pulled a let-them-eat-cake firing of 30% of Washington Post journalists. Jimmy Lai stood by his newsroom and he will now likely die in a Hong Kong prison. Tell everyone you know about Jimmy Lai.

The Year of the Horse arrives on February 17! Here are some auspicious dishes you should eat for a lucky and prosperous year ahead. scmp.com/magazines/styl… #cny #YearOfTheHorse

Students moving in this semester can shop what last semester’s students left behind — for free — at New York University’s Swap Shop, keeping items in circulation and cutting down on waste.

@kanis_leung @tangdidi An interview with his niece and an audio interview with daughter Clara Lai. cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…

Jimmy Lai's daughter says he'd focus on family, not activism, if he's freed in Hong Kong by ⁦⁦@tangdidi⁩ apnews.com/article/jimmy-…

The Democratic Party, Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party, voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ‘s once-diverse political landscape. apnews.com/article/hong-k…

#BREAKING : Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of all three charges in his national security trial. He faced two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications.

To Canadians, maple syrup goes with almost everything sc.mp/0h82s?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

Climb Mount Everest vicariously through this documentary open.substack.com/pub/bernunit/p… @everest_dark @VIFFest

Filmmaker Hao Zhou gives an unflinching look at life inside a factory in China. open.substack.com/pub/bernunit/p…

VIFF 2025: Factory documents human cost of globalization in a Chinese manufacturing plant. @VIFFest. Learn more about this unusual film @PancouverMedia: pancouver.ca/viff-2025-fact…

Vanya Filipovic of Mon Lapin in Montreal wins the North America's Best Sommelier Award 2025. #NorthAmericas50Best #50BestRestaurants

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment has died at the age of 91 reut.rs/48LrsLP

The Chinese Classic Homestyle Dish open.substack.com/pub/bernunit/p…

The Hong Kong roots behind one of San Francisco’s hottest new restaurants scmp.com/lifestyle/food…

Jimmy Lai was arrested in 2020. He has been behind bars (most of the time in solitary confinement) for over 1,000 days now. "His trial has stretched nearly 160 days, almost double the original estimate. The verdict date is unclear" still! 😖

He won at the ‘Olympics of magic’. Meet up-and-coming magician Billy Hsueh sc.mp/zh89q?utm_sour… via @scmpnews #magic #vancouver

Federal - Pierre Poilievre will win the Battle River-Crowfoot by-election and return to parliament CPC HOLD

Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge Flights Suspended due to a Strike By CUPE Flight Attendants : aircanada.com/media/air-cana… // Air Canada et Air Canada Rouge suspendent leurs vols en raison d’une grève des agents de bord représentés par le SCFP : aircanada.com/medias/air-can…