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Canucks’ 50-year old legend coming out of retirement after not playing in NHL since 2014 Vancouver great is back.

📰Canucks’ 50-year old legend coming out of retirement after not playing in NHL since 2014📰
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/canucks-50-year-old-legend-coming-out-retirement-not-playing-nhl-2014/7c43c7e4fcb130c95b262a5a

06.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Banned butane torches still being sold in Vancouver — and they're causing fires, crews say A bylaw passed in 2024 banned Vancouver retailers from selling a lockable version of the device, but in the year since it came into effect, the fire department says the torches have still started dozens of fires.

📰Banned butane torches still being sold in Vancouver — and they're causing fires, crews say📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/continuous-flame-lockable-butane-torches-vancouver-ban-1.7577162

06.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have joined a union and are now seeking the first collective deal for ride-share drivers in the country, according to Bloomberg. Drivers from Greater Victoria, in particular, have joined UFCW 1518, the province’s large…

📰Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized📰
https://www.madshrimps.be/news/uber-drivers-in-british-columbia-canada-have-unionized/

06.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

2001 RUF RGT This 2001 RUF RGT is one of a claimed 17 examples built by the Pfaffenhausen, Germany-based tuner, and the coupe was initially delivered to Japan. It was brought to British Columbia, Canada, in 2022, and imported to the US by the prior owner in 2024, after wh…

📰2001 RUF RGT📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-ruf-rgt-2/

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12k-Mile 2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano at No Reserve This 2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a Canadian-market car that has 12k miles following registration history in Alberta and British Columbia. It is finished in Rosso Corsa over brown and red leather, and power is supplied by a 6.0-liter F140 V12 paired with a…

📰12k-Mile 2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano at No Reserve📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-20/

06.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Measles update: Kentucky now has a confirmed outbreak Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high.There have been 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Texas confirmed three more measle…

📰Measles update: Kentucky now has a confirmed outbreak📰
https://www.fastcompany.com/91362786/measles-update-kentucky-now-confirmed-outbreak

05.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Ontario burger chain shutting down yet another Toronto location An Ontario burger chain that's been on quite the roller coaster recently just confirmed that one Toronto location will be closing down.The past few months have been full of ups and downs for London, Ont.-based vegan fast food chain, Odd Burger.The chain, foun…

📰Ontario burger chain shutting down yet another Toronto location📰
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/odd-burger-ontario-closures

05.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

35-Years-Owned 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster V12 This 1974 Jaguar E-Type is a right-hand-drive, Series III roadster that has travelled 25k miles with the seller, who purchased it circa 1990 from an acquaintance. A repaint in Dark Blue was commissioned about two decades ago, and the car is powered by a 5.3-l…

📰35-Years-Owned 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster V12📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-jaguar-e-type-series-iii-roadster-v12-19/

05.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1996 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ70 5-Speed This 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ70 is a two-door right-hand-drive example that was imported to Canada from Japan and acquired by the seller in 2022. It is finished in white over gray vinyl and powered by a 4.2-liter 1HZ diesel inline-six linked to a five-spe…

📰1996 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ70 5-Speed📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-toyota-land-cruiser-hzj70/

05.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Vote in the Great Canadian Game-Off and win hundreds in gaming gift cards! Canada’s video game industry is a global powerhouse. Our national games sector is responsible for countless beloved games, from massive franchises like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and BioWare’s Mass Effect to indie darlings like Oakville, Ont.-based Studio MDH…

📰Vote in the Great Canadian Game-Off and win hundreds in gaming gift cards!📰
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/07/03/the-great-canadian-game-off-contest-announcement/

05.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Carney's Canada Will Devolve into Feudalism Canada may have severed its feudal ties less violently, but like America, it experienced far less sustained aristocratic domination than either of its two mother countries, France and Great Britain. But now, particularly with the rise of the ultimate establis…

📰Carney's Canada Will Devolve into Feudalism📰
http://www.newgeography.com/content/008565-carneys-canada-will-devolve-feudalism

04.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

B.C. is easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders to spur project construction The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for development fee payments in a bid to jump-start home construction that has been hampered by upfront costs.

📰B.C. is easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders to spur project construction📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-eases-homebuilder-costs-1.7575590

04.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hyatt Shares Plans of Park Hyatt Vancouver, Coming in 2026 The Shangri-La Vancouver hotel is now the Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni, which is awaiting a redesign to become a Park Hyatt. The post Hyatt Shares Plans of Park Hyatt Vancouver, Coming in 2026 first appeared on Altitude Yes.

📰Hyatt Shares Plans of Park Hyatt Vancouver, Coming in 2026📰
https://altitudeyes.com/hyatt-shares-plans-of-park-hyatt-vancouver-coming-in-2026/

04.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dirk Eddelbuettel: Rcpp 1.1.0 on CRAN: C++11 now Minimum via Regular Semi-Annual Update With a friendly Canadian hand wave from vacation in Beautiful British Columbia, and speaking on behalf of the Rcpp Core Team, I am excited to shared that the (regularly scheduled bi-annual) update to Rcpp just brought version 1.1.0 to CRAN. Debian bui…

📰Dirk Eddelbuettel: Rcpp 1.1.0 on CRAN: C++11 now Minimum via Regular Semi-Annual📰
http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/07/02/

04.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Beloved Canadian sports broadcaster steps down from TSN after 25 years One of the most iconic voices in TSN history is calling it a career.After 25 years working for the network, John Lu is officially retired from the sports media scene.TSN's James Duthie shared the news on the network's free agency special."We will miss his ins…

📰Beloved Canadian sports broadcaster steps down from TSN after 25 years📰
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/john-lu-retires-tsn

04.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Selected Articles: Canada Day 2025: America’s Insidious Plan to Invade Canada and Bomb Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax and Quebec City (1930-39) Canada Day 2025: America’s Insidious Plan to Invade Canada and Bomb Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax and Quebec City (1930-39) By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 01, 2025 Canada Day 2025: We must reflect on our history. Most Canadians are unaware of … The post Sel…

📰Selected Articles: Canada Day 2025: America’s Insidious Plan to Invade Canada and Bomb Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax and Quebec City (1930-39)📰
https://www.globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-canada-day-2025-america-insidious-plan-invade-canada/5893379

03.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Canucks, Boeser agree on new seven-year deal The Vancouver Canucks have come to terms with forward Brock Boeser on a new seven-year contract. Boeser, 28, was an unrestricted free agent on a previously expiring contract.

📰Canucks, Boeser agree on new seven-year deal📰
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45632249/what-trade-talk-canucks-boeser-agree-new-seven-year-deal

03.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Canucks sign G Demko, F Garland to extensions The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Thatcher Demko and forward Conor Garland to multiyear extensions, the team announced Tuesday.

📰Canucks sign G Demko, F Garland to extensions📰
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45630444/canucks-sign-g-thatcher-demko-f-conor-garland-extensions

03.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Virtual therapy dog: An effective way of bringing stress to heel Watching a video of a therapy dog for just five minutes can meaningfully lower stress levels, a new study shows, offering a simple, stigma-free option for those reluctant to seek traditional mental health support.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy L…

📰Virtual therapy dog: An effective way of bringing stress to heel📰
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/virtual-therapy-dog-mental-health-stress/

03.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Vancouver will get a Park Hyatt in 2026, but it’s already open under a different Hyatt brand The former Shangri-La Vancouver has moved to World of Hyatt and is currently operating as the Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni. However, a Hyatt press release states that once a “multi-million-dollar redesign enhances and elevates the hotel’s guestrooms, resi…

📰Vancouver will get a Park Hyatt in 2026, but it’s already open under a different Hyatt brand📰
https://thepointsguy.com/news/park-hyatt-vancouver-rebrand/

03.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

B.C.'s farmers lost $457M in 2024, the most in Canada British Columbia farmers lost $456.9 million in 2024, according to Statistics Canada, with a lobby group saying there are multiple reasons the province's agricultural sector suffered the largest net loss in Canada last year.

📰B.C.'s farmers lost $457M in 2024, the most in Canada📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-farmers-net-losses-1.7571207

02.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

B.C. government receives report looking into event safety after Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy B.C.'s attorney general says the government has received a report from a retired judge on ways to improve safety and security at events after 11 people were killed and many more injured at a Vancouver festival.

📰B.C. government receives report looking into event safety after Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-lapu-lapu-day-report-1.7574638

02.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1977 Porsche 911S Coupe 5-Speed This 1977 Porsche 911S coupe was delivered new to California and was brought to Canada some time ago. The car has been refinished in metallic blue over black leather upholstery and is powered by a 2.7-liter flat-six mated to a five-speed manual transaxle. Fea…

📰1977 Porsche 911S Coupe 5-Speed📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-porsche-911s-coupe-31/

02.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1985 Porsche 928S at No Reserve This 1985 Porsche 928S has a registration history in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and it is said to have been purchased by the seller in 2012. The car shows 161k kilometers (~100k miles) and is powered by a 5.0-liter V8 paired with a four-speed automati…

📰1985 Porsche 928S at No Reserve📰
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-porsche-928s-99/

02.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lululemon is accusing Costco of ripping off its chinos and yoga jackets The Vancouver-based athleisure brand filed a lawsuit on Friday, saying Costco had created "confusingly similar" dupes of its most popular products.

📰Lululemon is accusing Costco of ripping off its chinos and yoga jackets📰
https://www.businessinsider.com/lululemon-accusing-costco-ripping-off-yoga-chinos-jackets-2025-6

02.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some people question FIFA World Cup benefits, while Eby says Vancouver could host more matches An economist and a pollster say major questions over transparency and economic benefit continue to hang over the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver.

📰Some people question FIFA World Cup benefits, while Eby says Vancouver could host more matches📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-rising-costs-fifa-2026-world-cup-1.7573669

01.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport this weekend Over 200 flights were delayed at Vancouver's airport between Saturday and Sunday, with the airport authority attributing the delays to ongoing constraints at Canada's air traffic control agency.

📰Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport this weekend📰
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/yvr-delays-canada-weekend-1.7573897

01.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Calgary restaurant's first Toronto location has year-round patio on Ossington strip Calgary-based restaurant and bar chain, Central Taps, is opening its first Toronto location later this week, and we've got a first look for you.Toronto is no stranger to being the launching pad for Western Canadian restaurant chains' eastern expansions. Edmon…

📰Calgary restaurant's first Toronto location has year-round patio on Ossington strip📰
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/central-taps-toronto

01.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

First cargo ship to set sail for Asia from LNG Canada export terminal A vessel carrying the first shipment of liquefied natural gas from the new LNG Canada export terminal is poised to set sail to Asia as early as Monday, marking a milestone after nearly seven years of construction in northern British Columbia. Chartered by She…

📰First cargo ship to set sail for Asia from LNG Canada export terminal📰
https://biztoc.com/x/07f477fe332cb152

01.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AI Improves At Improving Itself Using an Evolutionary Trick Technology writer Matthew Hutson (also Slashdot reader #1,467,653) looks at a new kind of self-improving AI coding system. It rewrites its own code based on empirical evidence of what's helping — as described in a recent preprint on arXiv. From Hutson's new…

📰AI Improves At Improving Itself Using an Evolutionary Trick📰
https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/28/2314203/ai-improves-at-improving-itself-using-an-evolutionary-trick

01.07.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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