:root {
  --ink: #111111;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --newsprint: #f4f4f5;
  --muted: #68686d;
  --rule: #d8d8db;
  --red: #d32f2f;
  --red-dark: #a91f1f;
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  --shell: min(1440px, calc(100vw - 64px));
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.75, 0.25, 1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 8rem;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body::before {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  pointer-events: none;
  content: "";
  opacity: 0.035;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 160 160' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.88' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.65'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

button,
input,
textarea { font: inherit; }

button,
a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }

button { color: inherit; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #1667d9;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

::selection { color: var(--paper); background: var(--red); }

.page-shell { width: var(--shell); margin-inline: auto; }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-200%);
}

.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.breaking-bar {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.breaking-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 38px;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.breaking-label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding-right: 1rem;
  border-right: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 50%);
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.breaking-ticker {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.breaking-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: max-content;
}

.breaking-message {
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.breaking-message[aria-hidden="true"] { display: none; }
.breaking-message a { margin-left: 0.5rem; font-weight: 700; }

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 20;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.utility-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.025em;
}

.utility-row p { margin: 0; }

.independence-note {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.weather {
  display: flex;
  justify-self: end;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.weather-dot {
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0.2rem -0.15rem 0 -0.05rem #aaa;
}

.masthead-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 114px;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.wordmark {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: max-content;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.25vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.74;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.wordmark-city {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 0;
  width: max-content;
  margin-left: -0.12em;
  padding: 0 0.15em;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.36em;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.19em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.wordmark-city::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  content: "";
  background: var(--red);
  transform: skewX(-7deg);
}

.election-status {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.election-status b { font-size: inherit; }

.live-dot {
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--red);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgb(211 47 47 / 13%);
}

.search {
  display: flex;
  justify-self: end;
  width: min(100%, 330px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.search input {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0.7rem 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

.search input::placeholder { color: #777; }

.search button {
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.7rem 1rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.primary-nav { color: var(--paper); background: var(--ink); }

.nav-scroll {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}

.nav-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

.nav-scroll a {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 0.94rem 1.35rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav-scroll a:first-child { padding-left: 0; }

.nav-scroll a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.35rem;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 1.35rem;
  height: 3px;
  content: "";
  background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.nav-scroll a:first-child::after { left: 0; }
.nav-scroll a:hover::after,
.nav-scroll a.active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.election-ribbon {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 3fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 110px;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ribbon-facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
}

.ribbon-facts p {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  margin: 0;
  padding-inline: 1.25rem;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.ribbon-facts strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.ribbon-facts span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.text-link {
  width: max-content;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.05fr) minmax(340px, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 5rem);
  padding-block: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

.image-frame {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #ddd;
}

.image-frame img,
.media-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 650ms var(--ease), filter 650ms var(--ease);
}

.image-frame:hover img,
.media-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.035); }

.lead-image { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }

.lead-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 30%;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgb(0 0 0 / 48%));
}

.image-credit {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0.8rem;
  bottom: 0.55rem;
  z-index: 1;
  color: rgb(255 255 255 / 90%);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
}

.lead-copy { padding-top: 1.45rem; }

.story-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.075em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-kicker span { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }

.story-kicker span::after {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1.8rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 0.65rem 0.22rem;
  content: "";
  background: currentColor;
}

.lead-story h1 {
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 4.6vw, 5.35rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
  line-height: 0.93;
}

.dek {
  max-width: 65ch;
  margin: 1.35rem 0 0;
  color: #454549;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.6vw, 1.42rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.byline-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.byline-row p { margin: 0; }
.byline-row strong { color: var(--ink); }
.byline-row a { font-weight: 600; }

.top-briefs {
  align-self: stretch;
  padding-left: 1.6rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.section-cap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-bottom: 0.9rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
}

.section-cap h2 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; }
.section-cap > span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.68rem; }

.brief-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 116px;
  min-height: 160px;
  padding-block: 1.25rem;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.brief-copy { align-self: center; }

.brief-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.55vw, 1.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.brief-card h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.brief-card h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--red); }
.thumb { align-self: center; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }
.source-line { margin: 0.65rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.68rem; }

.briefs-footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.briefs-footer:hover { color: var(--red); }

.candidate-feature {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.4fr);
  min-height: 500px;
  margin-block: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 3rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  border-top: 8px solid var(--red);
}

.candidate-feature-image {
  min-height: 100%;
  background: #252525;
}

.candidate-feature-image img {
  object-position: center 24%;
  filter: saturate(0.88) contrast(1.04);
}

.candidate-feature-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.analysis-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  color: #bcbcc0;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.analysis-label span { color: #ff6868; }

.analysis-label span::after {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 0 0.22rem 0.75rem;
  content: "";
  background: currentColor;
}

.candidate-feature h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.candidate-feature-copy > p:not(.analysis-label, .analysis-caveat) {
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0;
  color: #d0d0d3;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.evidence-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}

.evidence-row span {
  padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
  color: #dedee1;
  border: 1px solid #4a4a4d;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.candidate-feature-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #424246;
}

.analysis-link {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.065em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.analysis-link span { margin-left: 0.45rem; color: #ff6868; }
.analysis-link:hover { color: #ff8b8b; }

.analysis-caveat {
  margin: 0;
  color: #a7a7ac;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  text-align: right;
}

.search-state {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.searchable-story[hidden],
.district-item[hidden] { display: none; }

.section-block { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem); }

.section-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink);
}

.section-heading h2,
.spotlight-header h2,
.engagement-grid h2,
.opinion-strip h2 {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.8vw, 4.8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.section-heading > p { max-width: 40ch; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.civic-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }

.news-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 355px;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}

.news-card:nth-child(3n + 1) { padding-left: 0; }
.news-card:nth-child(3n) { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; }

.news-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  right: 1.5rem;
  left: 0;
  height: 4px;
  content: "";
  background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease);
}

.news-card:nth-child(3n)::before { right: 0; }
.news-card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.news-card h3 {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.2vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.news-card h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.news-card > p:not(.story-kicker) { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.news-card footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.bc-votes {
  padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  color: var(--paper);
  background: #171717;
  border-top: 8px solid var(--red);
}

.bc-votes .eyebrow { color: #ff6868; }

.bc-votes-header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(260px, 0.75fr);
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: 1.6rem;
  gap: 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #555;
}

.bc-votes-header h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.4vw, 5.8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.9;
}

.bc-votes-header > p {
  max-width: 38ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: #c8c8cc;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.bc-votes-overview {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) minmax(290px, 0.75fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  padding-block: 2.3rem 3rem;
}

.provincial-dates {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.provincial-dates p {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0;
  padding-inline: 1.1rem;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  border-left: 1px solid #555;
}

.provincial-dates p:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }

.provincial-dates strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2.15rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.provincial-dates span {
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.065em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.provincial-note p { margin: 0; color: #d6d6d8; font-size: 0.84rem; }

.provincial-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  gap: 0.7rem 1.2rem;
}

.provincial-links a,
.bc-votes-footer {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-decoration-color: #ff6868;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.leaders-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
}

.leader-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #242424;
  border: 1px solid #3f3f3f;
}

.leader-image {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #333;
}

.leader-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 650ms var(--ease), filter 650ms var(--ease);
}

.leader-image:hover img,
.leader-image:focus-visible img { transform: scale(1.035); }

.leader-copy { padding: 1.25rem; }

.leader-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  color: #ff6868;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.leader-copy h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.2vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.leader-copy span { display: block; margin-top: 0.55rem; color: #bdbdc1; font-size: 0.72rem; }

.bc-votes-footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-top: 1px solid #555;
}

.bc-votes-footer:hover { color: #ff7777; }

.spotlight {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
}

.spotlight .eyebrow { color: #ff5a5a; }

.spotlight-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
}

.spotlight-header h2 { color: var(--paper); }
.rail-controls { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }

.rail-controls button {
  min-width: 72px;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid #666;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.rail-controls button:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }

.media-rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-auto-columns: minmax(250px, 1fr);
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scrollbar-color: #666 transparent;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

.media-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 500px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: #242424;
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.media-card::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 6%) 25%, rgb(0 0 0 / 88%) 100%);
}

.media-card > div {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.5rem;
  bottom: 1.5rem;
  left: 1.5rem;
  z-index: 2;
}

.media-card p {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  color: #ddd;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.media-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.2vw, 2.3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.play-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.25rem;
  left: 1.25rem;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.neighbourhood-section { padding-bottom: 4rem; }

.district-filters {
  display: flex;
  padding-block: 1.2rem;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  scrollbar-width: none;
}

.district-filters button {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 0.62rem 0.85rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.district-filters button:hover,
.district-filters button.active { color: var(--paper); background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }

.neighbourhood-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(300px, 0.8fr);
  gap: 4rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
}

.district-feed { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); column-gap: 2rem; }

.district-item {
  min-height: 185px;
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.district-item > p {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.district-item > p span { color: var(--red); }

.district-item h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.85rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.district-item h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.district-item h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--red); }

.ballot-card {
  align-self: start;
  padding: 2.2rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
}

.ballot-card .eyebrow { color: var(--paper); opacity: 0.85; }

.ballot-card h3 {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.7rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.ballot-card ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: vote-steps; }

.ballot-card li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
  padding-block: 1rem;
  column-gap: 0.8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 35%);
  counter-increment: vote-steps;
}

.ballot-card li::before {
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
  content: "0" counter(vote-steps);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ballot-card li strong { line-height: 1.2; }
.ballot-card li span { color: rgb(255 255 255 / 80%); font-size: 0.82rem; }

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.1rem;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.button-light { width: 100%; margin-top: 1.25rem; color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }
.button-dark { color: var(--paper); background: var(--ink); }
.button:hover { filter: brightness(0.92); }

.engagement-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  min-height: 460px;
  margin-block: 4rem 8rem;
}

.newsletter-panel,
.tip-panel {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.newsletter-panel { background: var(--newsprint); }

.newsletter-panel h2,
.tip-panel h2 { max-width: 12ch; font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4.4rem); }

.newsletter-panel > p:not(.eyebrow, .form-message),
.tip-panel > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 50ch; margin: 1rem 0 1.8rem; color: var(--muted); }

.newsletter-panel form {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 640px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}

.newsletter-panel input {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

.newsletter-panel button {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.form-message { min-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.65rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.72rem; }

.tip-panel { color: var(--paper); background: var(--red); }
.tip-panel .eyebrow,
.tip-panel > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--paper); }
.tip-panel .button { align-self: flex-start; }

.opinion-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.55fr 2fr 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: 3rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.opinion-strip h2 { max-width: 18ch; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 3.25rem); }
.opinion-strip > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; }

dialog {
  width: min(660px, calc(100vw - 2rem));
  max-height: calc(100vh - 2rem);
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgb(0 0 0 / 38%);
}

dialog::backdrop { background: rgb(0 0 0 / 72%); backdrop-filter: blur(4px); }
.dialog-card { position: relative; padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4rem); }

.dialog-card h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0.3rem 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.dialog-card > p:not(.eyebrow, .form-message) { color: var(--muted); }

.dialog-card label {
  display: block;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.dialog-card label span { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; }

.dialog-card textarea,
.dialog-card input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.85rem;
  background: var(--newsprint);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  resize: vertical;
}

.dialog-card .button { width: 100%; margin-top: 1rem; }

.dialog-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-footer {
  margin-top: 8rem;
  padding-top: 4.5rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr repeat(3, 1fr);
  padding-bottom: 4rem;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.footer-wordmark { font-size: 2.45rem; }
.footer-grid > div:first-child p { color: #aaa; }

.footer-grid h2 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-grid > div:not(:first-child) { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }

.footer-grid > div:not(:first-child) a,
.footer-link {
  margin-block: 0.3rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-grid a:hover,
.footer-link:hover { color: #ff6b6b; }
.footer-link { padding: 0; }

.legal-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #333;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
}

.legal-row p { margin: 0; }
.legal-row strong { color: #d8d8d8; }

.article-return {
  justify-self: end;
  width: max-content;
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);
}

.article-return span { margin-left: 0.35rem; color: var(--red); }

.analysis-hero {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 8px solid var(--red);
}

.analysis-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(400px, 0.85fr);
  min-height: min(720px, 76vh);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 7rem);
}

.analysis-hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem);
}

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  gap: 0.65rem;
  color: #adadb2;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.breadcrumb a { text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--paper); }

.analysis-hero h1 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  line-height: 0.9;
}

.article-dek {
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 1.7rem 0 0;
  color: #d2d2d5;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.article-byline {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #454549;
  color: #adadb2;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.article-byline p { margin: 0; }
.article-byline strong { color: var(--paper); }

.analysis-portrait {
  position: relative;
  align-self: stretch;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #252525;
}

.analysis-portrait::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 28%;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgb(0 0 0 / 65%));
}

.analysis-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 24%;
  filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(1.04);
}

.analysis-portrait figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1rem;
  bottom: 0.8rem;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #d4d4d7;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

.analysis-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
}

.facts-panel {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-top: 6px solid var(--red);
}

.facts-panel h2 {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.facts-panel dl { margin: 0 0 1.6rem; }

.facts-panel dl div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
  padding-block: 0.75rem;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.facts-panel dt {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.facts-panel dd { margin: 0; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600; }
.facts-panel .button { width: 100%; text-align: center; }

.analysis-body { max-width: 820px; }

.disclosure-box {
  margin-bottom: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--newsprint);
  border-left: 6px solid var(--red);
}

.disclosure-box h2 {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.disclosure-box p:last-child { margin: 0; color: #3e3e42; }

.analysis-section {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.analysis-section > h2 {
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin: 0.55rem 0 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.7vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.analysis-section > p:not(.eyebrow, .source-note) {
  max-width: 66ch;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  color: #37373b;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.13rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.timeline {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
}

.timeline li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
  padding-block: 1.4rem;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.timeline li > span {
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.timeline h3,
.factor-list h3 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.05; }
.timeline p,
.factor-list p { margin: 0.55rem 0 0; color: #525257; font-size: 0.9rem; }

.factor-list { margin-top: 2.5rem; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }

.factor-list article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
  padding-block: 1.7rem;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.factor-list article > span {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.counter-case ul {
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
}

.counter-case li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.2rem 0 1.2rem 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.counter-case li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.75rem;
  left: 0;
  width: 0.45rem;
  height: 0.45rem;
  content: "";
  background: var(--red);
}

.assessment-box {
  margin-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  border-top: 8px solid var(--red);
}

.assessment-box h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0.7rem 0 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.92;
}

.assessment-box > p:last-child {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: #d1d1d4;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.source-list { margin: 2rem 0 0; padding-left: 1.3rem; }
.source-list li { padding: 0.7rem 0 0.7rem 0.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.source-list a { font-weight: 600; text-decoration-color: var(--red); }
.source-note { margin: 1.4rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.76rem; }

.article-next {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
  padding-block: 2rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.article-next h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.article-footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; }

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity 600ms var(--ease), transform 600ms var(--ease);
}

.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  :root { --shell: min(100% - 40px, 960px); }
  .masthead-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .election-status { display: none; }
  .election-ribbon { grid-template-columns: 1fr 3fr; }
  .election-ribbon .text-link { display: none; }

  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(300px, 0.85fr);
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .lead-story h1 { font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 5.8vw, 4.4rem); }
  .brief-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .brief-card .thumb { display: none; }
  .candidate-feature { grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr); }
  .analysis-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(330px, 0.9fr); gap: 2.5rem; }
  .analysis-layout { grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 3rem; }
  .civic-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .bc-votes-header { grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 0.85fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .bc-votes-overview { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .leaders-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

  .news-card:nth-child(3n + 1),
  .news-card:nth-child(3n) {
    padding-inline: 1.6rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }

  .news-card:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; }
  .news-card:nth-child(even) { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; }
  .neighbourhood-layout { gap: 2rem; }
  .district-feed { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .opinion-strip { grid-template-columns: 0.5fr 2fr 1fr; }
  .opinion-strip .text-link { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  :root { --shell: calc(100vw - 32px); }
  html { scroll-padding-top: 5rem; }

  .breaking-inner { min-height: 44px; overflow: hidden; gap: 0; }

  .breaking-label {
    align-self: stretch;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    margin-right: 0.8rem;
    padding-right: 0.8rem;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
  }

  .breaking-track {
    animation: breaking-ticker 13s linear infinite;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .breaking-message { padding-right: 3rem; font-size: 0.73rem; }
  .breaking-message[aria-hidden="true"] { display: flex; }

  .breaking-ticker:hover .breaking-track,
  .breaking-ticker:focus-within .breaking-track,
  .breaking-track.ticker-paused { animation-play-state: paused; }

  @keyframes breaking-ticker {
    to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  .utility-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; min-height: 38px; }
  .independence-note { display: none; }
  .masthead-row { min-height: 92px; gap: 1rem; }
  .wordmark { font-size: 2.25rem; }
  .search { width: auto; border: 0; }
  .search input { position: fixed; top: 0; left: -9999px; }
  .search button { padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }

  .search.search-open {
    position: absolute;
    right: 16px;
    left: 16px;
    z-index: 4;
    width: auto;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem 0.35rem 0.85rem;
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }

  .search.search-open input {
    position: static;
    display: block;
    padding: 0.65rem 0;
  }

  .search.search-open button { border: 0; }
  .nav-scroll { width: 100%; }
  .nav-scroll a { padding: 0.78rem 1rem; font-size: 0.68rem; }
  .nav-scroll a:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
  .election-ribbon { display: block; padding-block: 1.2rem; }
  .election-ribbon > .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }

  .ribbon-facts {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, auto);
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .ribbon-facts p { display: block; padding-inline: 0.55rem; }
  .ribbon-facts p:first-child { padding-left: 0; border: 0; }
  .ribbon-facts strong,
  .ribbon-facts span { display: block; }
  .ribbon-facts strong { font-size: 1.35rem; }

  .ribbon-facts span {
    max-width: 8ch;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-top: 1.2rem; gap: 3rem; }
  .lead-story h1 { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 12vw, 4rem); }
  .dek { font-size: 1.12rem; }

  .byline-row {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.4rem;
  }

  .top-briefs { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
  .section-cap { padding-top: 0.8rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; }
  .brief-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr 94px; min-height: 145px; }
  .brief-card .thumb { display: block; }
  .candidate-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-block: 1rem 2.5rem; }
  .candidate-feature-image { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .candidate-feature-copy { padding: 2rem 1.35rem 2.2rem; }
  .candidate-feature h2 { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 12vw, 3.8rem); }
  .candidate-feature-footer { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.8rem; }
  .analysis-caveat { text-align: left; }
  .article-return { font-size: 0; }
  .article-return::before { content: "Election desk"; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .article-return span { font-size: 0.8rem; }
  .analysis-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .analysis-hero-copy { padding-block: 3.5rem; }
  .breadcrumb { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
  .analysis-hero h1 { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15vw, 5rem); }
  .analysis-portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .analysis-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  .facts-panel { position: static; }
  .analysis-body { max-width: none; }
  .analysis-section > h2 { max-width: none; }
  .timeline li { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .factor-list article { grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .factor-list article > span { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .article-next { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
  .article-next .button { width: max-content; }
  .article-footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .article-footer-grid > div:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .section-block { padding-block: 4.5rem; }
  .section-heading { display: block; }
  .section-heading > p { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .civic-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .news-card,
  .news-card:nth-child(3n + 1),
  .news-card:nth-child(3n),
  .news-card:nth-child(odd),
  .news-card:nth-child(even) {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 1.65rem 0;
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .news-card::before { right: 0; }
  .news-card footer { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
  .bc-votes { padding-block: 4.5rem; }
  .bc-votes-header { display: block; }
  .bc-votes-header > p { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .bc-votes-overview { padding-block: 2rem; }
  .provincial-dates { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem 0; }
  .provincial-dates p:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .leaders-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .leader-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(125px, 0.75fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .leader-image { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }
  .leader-copy { align-self: center; }
  .spotlight { padding-block: 4.5rem; }
  .spotlight-header { display: block; }
  .rail-controls { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
  .media-rail { grid-auto-columns: 82vw; }
  .media-card { min-height: 470px; }
  .watch-title { padding-bottom: 1.2rem; }
  .neighbourhood-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .district-feed { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .district-item { min-height: 0; }
  .ballot-card { padding: 1.6rem; }
  .engagement-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-block: 2rem 5rem; }

  .newsletter-panel,
  .tip-panel { min-height: 420px; padding: 2rem; }

  .newsletter-panel form { display: block; border: 0; }
  .newsletter-panel input { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }

  .newsletter-panel button {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 50px;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
  }

  .opinion-strip { display: block; }
  .opinion-strip h2,
  .opinion-strip > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .footer-grid > div:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .legal-row { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }

  .breaking-track { width: auto; animation: none !important; transform: none !important; }
  .breaking-message { flex: 1 1 auto; padding-right: 0; white-space: normal; }
  .breaking-message[aria-hidden="true"] { display: none; }
  .breaking-ticker { overflow: visible; }

  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}