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Cheeky ‘crash out’ statement has B.C. chiefs’ property rights position going viral By now you’ve seen the cheeky statement signed by four B.C. chiefs urging a Vancouver Island MP to “chillax” after he appeared to “crash out” over land claims.

TIL the viral chillax statement about Aaron Gunn was inspired in part by Gavin Newsom

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NDP MP Lori Idlout crossing floor to Liberals, PM Carney two seats shy of majority Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, according to NDP interim leader Don Davies.

By Canadian standards, this is high political drama

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Diabolical strategy, if true

Unpopular opinion, but that’s not always easy to do

If someone thinks it’s the truth (whether due to genuine misunderstanding or falling prey to misinformation), do you call it a lie?
How do you tell if they know it’s a lie or not?
That’s what journalists are constantly grappling with

Really important story by Andrea here:

This is the best theory I’ve seen so far

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Exactly!

Izzy was there today

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Vancouver mayor says he made false drug claim about opponent based on photo Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim told reporters Tuesday that he falsely claimed one of his council colleagues distributed illicit drugs after being shown a photo, and apologized for not verifying its authentic...

Who’s giving the mayor the advice to keep this very damaging (for him) issue on the front burner for another day?

Was it his initiative?

Vancouver politics is weird but this is terrible strategically, especially considering he took only a handful of questions
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Double trouble: New drug on B.C. streets brings hallucinations, vomiting, ICU after overdose For months, British Columbia’s health officials have been issuing warnings about a new street drug that’s sent overdose calls soaring, but the risk of withdrawal hasn’t been well understood.

You know what fentanyl is but have probably never heard of medetomidine

That’s changing as it’s increasingly saturating BC’s illicit drug supply and adding more strain to our healthcare system

Users can have severe, life-threatening withdrawal in hours
More:
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Pedants everywhere shall rejoice
Or rage?
Not sure how it works for them 🤷‍♀️

You mean this isn’t everyone every day?

Great accountability journalism here by my friend and colleague, Isabella

Classic example of a politician deliberately sticking to the message box rather than answering questions directly

It’s not Granville and Robson, it’s in the old Woodward’s building in Gastown

Establishing their own training centre wouldn’t be nearly so controversial if they’d proposed an industrial area, for example

Yes, it’s on the edge of the downtown east side but there are also lots of white collar workers living in condos within a few blocks so it’s very viable for businesses

Vancouver council greenlights police training academy despite concerns over funding and location Vancouver city council has backed a plan that supports a new training facility for the city’s police department.

This location is absolutely baffling

If anyone has ever heard of a police training centre in downtown retail/hospitality space in any other city please let me know

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The romance genre is a notable exception and just goes to show how much work still needs to be done

Over 7K 'assault-style' firearms declared by British Columbians applying to buyback program | CBC News Over 32,000 illegal firearms have been declared so far nationwide in a program aimed at eventually collecting and destroying guns that have been banned by Ottawa.

This seems like a shockingly big number to me -- and on a per capita basis, it's far higher than Ontario

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I just like to fart around for fun, it’s a good stress reliever

Decided my paint brushes are too pretty to keep in a drawer

We really live in the most magical province

My dad and I drove through this area a few years ago on a road trip and this piece really does it justice

Thank you for sharing!

Literally my first thought

That’s the only maxxing I’m interested in hearing about

🤣

I know! I think it’s the fact they look so real that makes it so 😵‍💫

Who did this

I regret viewing that game as a referendum on whether there is any justice in this world.

I’m not a big sports person but there’s something really incredible about millions of Canadians watching this game

And knowing everyone is screaming at the TV in pyjamas

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