Lynda Steele 🇨🇦

The law protects the rights of the most vulnerable among us to live in filth and despair Pete McMartin: I'm tired of how homelessness and addiction take up so much oxygen in the social discourse.

After personally interviewing 100’s of people - former addicts, current users, activists, addictions experts - homeless people, social housing advocates, politicians, police, paramedics & taxpayers… what we’ve been doing the past decade is not working for anyone.
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B.C. camper heard yelling in the woods not in distress, just singing Nickelback A search and rescue call in Kelowna's Boulderfields area turned out to be a lone camper singing to himself in the woods.

Sing like no one's listening. :)
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Skims Releases New Shapewear. For Your Face.

What a load of crap. Kardashian should be ashamed for trying to trick consumers.
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Las Vegas’s tipped workers say their income has fallen by more than half as tourism plunges Tourists have largely stayed away from Sin City due to inflated prices such as $9 for a cup of coffee, $100 per person for a buffet spread.

More evidence that Vegas is cratering amidst the nonsensical Trump trade war that has international tourists avoiding the US.
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‘Hilariously bad’ Granville Connector bench design only temporary, city says An eyebrow-raising design on Vancouver’s new Granville Connector walking and cycling path is only “temporary,” according to the city.

I gotta say - as a Vancouver taxpayer & someone who uses this bridge a lot - the expensive and lengthy "rehabilitation" project has been a major disappointment.
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‘What a beautiful view’: Blind B.C. woman sees after doctors implant tooth in her eye | Globalnews.ca A blind B.C. woman who received a rare surgery that implanted her own tooth in her eye has recovered some of her sight, and says what she's seen is beautiful.

A canine tooth with a lens implanted in the eye restores a blind BC woman's sight. Incredible story!
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Legit thought that was David Letterman at first glance.

It’s true. Vegas out priced itself as a quick & “affordable” warm weather getaway years ago. All the other nonsense happening now in the US is just making a bad situation worse. There are lots of other places to vacation that won’t break the bank or potentially land you in immigration detention.

Travel to Las Vegas on major Canadian and Mexico airlines down in February Travel at the Las Vegas airport fell 7.5% in February. Domestic passenger counts declined, while arrivals from major Mexican and Canadian airlines fell sharply.Harry Reid International released its mo...

I've been seeing posts about how Vegas is a ghost town right now. I suspect it's because many Canadians are taking a pass on Sin City with the tariff war ongoing. What I didn't know is that Canadians make up over half of international visitors to Vegas!
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pedocon theory hits the mainstream; voters believe Trump was involved in the crimes allegedly committed by Epstein by a 14-point margin, 46-32

Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Says She Will Only Testify for Immunity or Clemency

Honestly this just stinks to high heaven. I wouldn't trust a single word this woman has to say & if I were one of Epstein's victims, I would be enraged at the mere thought that she should get "rewarded" or pardoned for essentially giving Trump an out.
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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Step Out for Dinner in Montreal 1 Month After She Announces Split from Orlando Bloom On Monday, July 28, Katy Perry was spotted having dinner with Justin Trudeau in Montreal. In June, PEOPLE confirmed Perry and Orlando Bloom ended their engagement after nine years of on-and-off romanc...

I hope they both had a wonderful time. :)
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Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, advises looking outside U.S. Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he’s urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States.

Good. Let’s work together finding solutions when it comes to the Trump attacks on Canada. Time to park the partisan politics.
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Exclusive | China, US to extend tariff pause at Sweden talks by another 90 days: sources Despite expected extension, insiders say trade talks unlikely to yield breakthroughs on specific issues though no escalations anticipated.

Who wants tacos for Sunday dinner?
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Kristin Cabot Resigns From Astronomer in Wake of Coldplay Kiss-Cam Controversy Kristin Cabot has resigned from her position at Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay cheating scandal, TMZ has learned.

And the other shoe drops.
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All five players found not guilty in Hockey Canada sexual-assault trial

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71 Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.

Hulk Hogan dead at 71.
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Super frustrating. When I was a consumer reporter, it was nearly impossible to get comment from the airlines - even in super egregious cases where they were dead to rights. WestJet was more responsive than AC at first, then over time not so much.

Candace Owens sued by Macrons over claim Brigitte "is in fact a man" The lawsuit was filed in Delaware.

Good. What's with the MAGA crowd's obsession with the trans community anyway? Projection? Cruelty? Stoking hatred?
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Seems to be.

It’s not okay.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76 The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert

Just days after his farewell concert. 💙
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Opinion | The Coldplay Concert Shame Is Something to Celebrate

Final comment on the Coldplay "cheating" story. I'm curious to know why the CEO was forced out - but not the head of HR? Surely she would know that engaging in a romantic relationship with the head of the company is against corporate policy? Another shoe to drop?
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Then there should be automatic compensation equal to the value of the premium seat.

‘I was gobsmacked.’ They paid WestJet hundreds for a ‘premium’ upgrade and ended up in economy with a glass of bubbly The airline has stopped selling their "premium" option "on a subset of our Boeing 737 aircraft," that are currently configured as economy.

Come on. I would be pissed too if I paid for a premium (wider) seat only to discover the seat configuration didn't actually exist on my flight and I should be satisfied with a cheap glass of free sparkling wine. Um...nope.
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Trump thinks Canadians are ‘nasty’ to deal with for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze, ambassador says Pete Hoekstra told a conference audience that such steps ‘don’t send positive signals’ about Ottawa treating Washington well

Canadians are "nasty"? More like patriotic. 🇨🇦
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former 'Cosby Show' star, dead at 54 Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica, local police told ABC News.

Too young. :(
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I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book. What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.

A deep and disturbing dive. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

2026 World Cup: FIFA considers moving games from USA to Canada amid immigration policies The global football governing body, FIFA, is reportedly weighing the possibility of relocating some of the 2026 World Cup matches from the United States to Canada.

Well then. www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/2026...