The BC United party is in such a “precarious position” that it could cease to exist after the next provincial election, says the public opinion researcher who worked on former premier Christy Clark’s winning 2013 campaign....
Kootenay Boundary expectant families facing early deliveries can now stay closer to home, thanks to generous donors and the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) Health Foundation’s Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) project....
I don’t think big companies know how to make a good FPS campaign anymore, let alone hone in on classic deathmatch multiplayer. The last FPS I bought was Half-Life: Alyx four years ago, and the first one to come along and interest me since then was Phantom Fury, but I’m letting that one iron out bugs for a few weeks before I...
As someone with an avatar of the Q from Quake 1, I can avidly say that writing was not better in the past.
Just off the top of my head from the last decade:
-Baldurs gate 3 -Firewatch -Return of the Obra Dinn -Disco Elysium -Tyranny -Shadowrun Dragonfall -Red Dead Redemption 2 -Witcher 3 -Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice -Life is Strange -Prey (2017) -The Red Strings Club
Seriously, go check the story to Perfect Dark. Hilarious? Yes. A “good story”? No.
There are myriad issues in gaming now that weren’t there in the past, but good writing is (thankfully) still around.
A man has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg, but his lawyers are asking he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness....
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
I think it’s pretty clear he’s going to use it the moment he can. Talk may be cheap, but he straight up said:
"…we will make them constitutional, using whatever tools the Constitution allows me to use to make them constitutional,” he said. “I think you know exactly what I mean.”
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....
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....
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....
A patchwork of colourful tarps covered dozens of tents at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University’s downtown campus on Sunday, shielding protesters from both the heavy rain and prying eyes....
With five million square feet of available space across 47 office towers, downtown Toronto is becoming a tenant’s paradise - and an investor’s potential nightmare
When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, and many other points, the questions came quick: Are you setting up Alberta taxpayers for a multibillion-dollar boondoggle or two?...
Not to mention, the ‘privilege’ is given by whether or not you have a monopoly in the area. That’s not decided by the person, but by whether or not our societal systems have bothered to prevent said monopoly.
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....
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....
I think we all could use community help these days, and I hope more of these keep popping up. I wish one was even remotely close to me, but I think the closest one is in Abbotsford.
That’s definitely a surprising place for one in TO, too.
Poll Finds Surging Conservatives and NDP in a Dead Heat (thetyee.ca)
The BC United party is in such a “precarious position” that it could cease to exist after the next provincial election, says the public opinion researcher who worked on former premier Christy Clark’s winning 2013 campaign....
Water safe again on BC Ferries vessel following floor cleaner incident (www.nelsonstar.com)
Water is now safe to drink on the BC Ferries vessel the Queen of Oak Bay, following an incident involving floor cleaner....
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opens at hospital in Trail (www.nelsonstar.com)
Kootenay Boundary expectant families facing early deliveries can now stay closer to home, thanks to generous donors and the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) Health Foundation’s Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) project....
Perfect Dark Reboot Is Allegedly In Bad Shape (www.gamespot.com)
I don’t think big companies know how to make a good FPS campaign anymore, let alone hone in on classic deathmatch multiplayer. The last FPS I bought was Half-Life: Alyx four years ago, and the first one to come along and interest me since then was Phantom Fury, but I’m letting that one iron out bugs for a few weeks before I...
Winnipeg man admits to killing 4 women but says he’s not criminally responsible (globalnews.ca)
A man has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg, but his lawyers are asking he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness....
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....
Just how far is Pierre Poilievre willing to take the notwithstanding clause? (www.cbc.ca)
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
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....
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....
Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda (www.ign.com)
Affected devs:...
Police raid far-right German MEP’s office in China espionage probe (www.politico.eu)
Spy investigation into the AfD’s Maximilian Krah and his assistant ramps up in Brussels....
Why the UCP Is a Threat to Democracy (thetyee.ca)
I’m going to be blunt in this piece. As a resident of Alberta and someone trained to recognize threats to democracy, I have an obligation to be....
McGill pro-Palestinian encampment now a 'tiny city' (www.cbc.ca)
A patchwork of colourful tarps covered dozens of tents at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University’s downtown campus on Sunday, shielding protesters from both the heavy rain and prying eyes....
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....
Downtown Toronto faces a crush of rising office vacancies that could threaten building valuations (www.theglobeandmail.com)
With five million square feet of available space across 47 office towers, downtown Toronto is becoming a tenant’s paradise - and an investor’s potential nightmare
Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan (www.cbc.ca)
When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, and many other points, the questions came quick: Are you setting up Alberta taxpayers for a multibillion-dollar boondoggle or two?...
Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here's why some people aren't shopping around (www.cbc.ca)
List of countries that cannot make a PSN account, following the Helldivers 2 controversy. (programming.dev)
The censored one is probably Niger...
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....
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....