a pair of hookah lounges in Burnaby said they felt harassed by the city's bylaw department in the summer of 2020. i went through close to 600 bylaw visits over the course of six weeks, and the data appears to validate their complaints. burnabybeacon.com/article/smoked
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dug into some hockey stats from the player behind the alleged skate blade face-kick.... and the stats are really not in his favour.
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This is the LAST DAY to submit comments to the BC Legislature's Health Committee on drug toxicity. People are dying. We need action. Please submit your comments in support of safe supply, increased mental health supports, more housing, and more treatment options by 3PM today!
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So apparently the BC Supreme Court ruled to overturn vacancy control in SROs the other day and I can't find any media talking about it. bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/22/
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John Coupar has resigned as the NPA's mayoral candidate.
The party says it will announce a new candidate at a future date.
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Boner philosopher Chip Wilson cites weak Euro as his motivation for circumventing political donation rules in order to fight “socialism” in home country 🇨🇦 where billionaires just multiplied their wealth during a global pandemic.
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I feel like we don't talk enough about the unseen + exorbitant costs of being disabled. Beyond paying for healthcare, there are SO many things people don't even consider as accessibility needs that add up quickly. Things like electric can openers, ergonomic tools, heat pads, etc
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When Walter lived in his SRO, his door was often kicked open. When the Dunbars slept near a public pool, they were asked to leave.
A tent city, they say, is much better. But it's tough being homeless when heat gets extreme. I visit the encampment
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"sex changes for minors" sounds rad as hell but that's not even close to what's being discussed here you assholes
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Lots of speculation out there that former Vancouver-Granville federal NDP candidate is considering a run for BC NDP leader...
If it happens, she would be the second candidate in race, with
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is he wearing the baja blast flag instead of the blue lives matter flag 🤣
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‘It’s like a renoviction from a doctor’: Victoria doctor's monthly retainer raises questions of two-tier healthcare - Capital Daily:
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal by David and Collet Stephan, Alberta parents who have faced two trials for failing to seek prompt medical attention for their son before 2012 death. Proceedings were stayed against the couple via theglobeandmail.com/canada/article
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An 82-year-old man has been acquitted of sexual assault against two sisters-in-law, reported to have occurred between 55 and 60 years ago.
has the full story here: bit.ly/3PepHtv
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One of the most amazing stories I have ever covered.
'She’s my James Bond’: Ukrainian woman in B.C. remembers late mother’s remarkable #Mariupol escape
| tinyurl.com/355skppn #Ukraine #RussianInvasion #bcpoli #UkraineRussianWar
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The attacks in BC last week are a stark reminder of the devastating impacts of hate and violence on those most marginalized by poverty and housing insecurity. People who are unhoused deserve protection from discrimination and violence. 1/3
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I'm working on a story about inappropriate use of antipsychotic meds in long-term care in B.C. during the pandemic, and I'd love to get some first-hand stories.
Did this happen to you or a loved one? Please shoot me an email any time at bethany.lindsay@cbc.ca.
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The ACLU of Arizona sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection saying the organization since June has documented almost 50 cases in which agents confiscated turbans, denouncing the seizures as “ongoing, serious religious-freedom violations.”
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Everybody: we need to shut down the fossil fuel industries
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It is with profound sadness that Tsawwassen Government announces the loss of Chief Ken Baird, who passed away last night (Aug 2nd).
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[if you're a cishet white male landowner]
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Opinion: Canada’s robust history of freedom financialpost.com/opinion/opinio
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NEW: Starbucks has now illegally fired at least 70 pro-union workers since February.
Overall, members and supporters have been fired in at least 20 states.
We’re documenting the illegal firings in this thread and will continue to update it going forward.
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Colonialism + housing crisis + climate change = a nightmare for First Nations like Peguis. We've gotta tackle all these problems as one.
Important coverage here from 's :
thenarwhal.ca/peguis-first-n #cdnpoli #mbpoli
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"Media hysteria around 'rising crime' works because it touches on something real: a palpable increase in visible human suffering. What matters is how we alleviate that suffering," writes :
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Geoff Plant is getting the Order of B.C. This Geoff Plant, the one who made deep cuts to legal aid in B.C. via
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For all the oppressed yt folks out there.
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I'm never more likely to have my hair searched than when I am in a small Canadian airport. Like my hair is in cornrows. You can *see* my scalp. What are you searching for? #YHZ
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Just had a restaurant refuse to seat my daughter and I on the deck because it's 21 and over (she's 22). They gave the last table on the deck to the young hipsters who came in after us.
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I don’t often do threads, but I’ve been looking at the Independent Investigations Office of BC’s cases over the last little while, and have a few stats to share.
I want to be clear from the top that this is only the data *as reported* by the IIO, which get their info from police
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police in bc have shot dead at least 9 people in 7 months this year
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Finally, I tried to classify the “types” of deaths
In-custody: usually “found unresponsive in cell”
Shooting: they were shot by police
Unknown: no information is provided at all
Wellness check: initial call was for a WC, usually end in “self-inflicted injuries”
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when the police talk "surges" in violent assaults and murders, they aren't including their own
and that's a lot
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Stop ignoring the brutal, racist history of the Vancouver Police Department
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