Microchip will furlough Oregon factory workers again as sales plunge 40% - oregonlive.com (www.oregonlive.com)
Here Are the Next Big Steps to Fix the Housing Crisis (thetyee.ca)
B.C. has come to a strange moment in the housing crisis. After a huge flurry of policy measures, the provincial government is head and shoulders above any other province in its action on housing policy....
Smoke, heat keeping Canadian kids indoors instead of exercising: report (www.nelsonstar.com)
Heat waves and poor air quality from wildfires pose extra challenges tochildren and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens, a new report says....
Inside the Generational Fight for Indigenous Fishing Rights in Yuquot Bay (thetyee.ca)
Ray Williams recalls the day Fisheries and Oceans Canada, or DFO, confiscated all the Mowachaht boats from Yuquot — his hometown and ancestral territory on the southeast tip of Nootka Island — in the 1960s....
Burnaby RCMP release sketch of suspect in park sexual assault (www.cbc.ca)
RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., have released a sketch of a suspect in an alleged sexual assault in the city’s Central Park in February....
Law change aims to give mobile home park residents more stability (www.cbc.ca)
Mobile home park owners in B.C. now have less power to amend park rules under changes to provincial law....
Camas swale (lemmy.world)
dont actually know what a swale is, but it’s a funny sounding word I saw on the freeway, and this is definitely camas
Nathan Vasquez leads in matchup against Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, poll finds (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland State University’s library to remain closed until fall due to damage from protest (www.koin.com)
Libraries in B.C. Interior breached by hackers demanding ransom | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients....
Co-ops offer community alternative to corporate grocers: experts (www.cbc.ca)
These days, Bruce Woodrow gets most of his groceries at one of two places: Costco and a small grocery co-operative nestled in an alley in the heart of Toronto....
Greater Vancouver home sales rise as inventory reaches levels not seen since pandemic (www.cbc.ca)
the number of Metro Vancouver homes listed for sale rose 42.1 per cent year-over-year to 12,491, which is 16.7 per cent above the 10-year seasonal average....
Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian police have arrested members of an alleged hit squad investigators believe was tasked by the government of India with killing prominent Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. last June, CBC News has learned....
MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future (www.nelsonstar.com)
High temperatures, a declining snowpack and impending water shortages are a climate change trend that have farmers in the Creston Valley worried....
Hungry bear rips through garage door of Port Moody home to get to garbage can - BC | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon (www.theguardian.com)
Allegations of RCMP bullying detailed in Surrey police court docs (www.cbc.ca)
In one incident, a mixed-race Surrey Police Service officer allegedly saw Surrey RCMP members play a game mocking a Black male suspect....
Why the RCMP Won’t Face Consequences for Dale Culver’s Death (thetyee.ca)
On July 18, 2017, shortly after 10 p.m., Dale Culver lay face down on the street in downtown Prince George....
Kelowna business owner denies gang ties, sued again by government (www.nelsonstar.com)
A Kelowna business owner who is alleged to be involved in gang activity may be forced to forfeit nine properties to the provincial government....
Protesters hold onto PSU library (kolektiva.social)
After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library
B.C. investing $156M into rural health worker recruiting and retention (www.nelsonstar.com)
The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities....