Members of the crowd, some wearing shirts reading “Purebloods Stand Together,” took turns reading out a statement charging a government lawyer with obstruction of justice for attempting to have Dr. Daniel Nagase’s $66.6-million lawsuit against the B.C. Supreme Court tossed out.
Workers at a theatre in Vancouver are rallying for support in anticipation of protests planned Tuesday over summer camp programming for children and teens.
Old Yale Brewing's Little Explorers Corner, which included a small table and chairs, a books section and miniature cabin, was shut down by the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, who said the play area was advertising to children.
Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren't full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test.
Canada is grappling with a severe shortage of family doctors — but Canadian-born family physicians working abroad are fighting to get the paperwork they need to practice here.
Two climate consultants have mixed reactions to the B.C. government's announcement that it will provide $10 million to B.C. Hydro to fund 8,000 free air conditioners for vulnerable populations.
Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.
Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.
Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved communities.
Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years, according to documents filed in an Ontario court.
Cargo e-bikes are catching on and could curb U.S. car emissions. Canary Media took a test ride to learn more about this emerging form of transportation.
BC Wildlife Service predicts the Donnie Creek blaze could continue through the fall and be extinguished in the winter -- or even remain smouldering and reemerge again next spring
Reddit, like any commercial platform, is only a community until its owners need it to be something else.
That's a good reason to be mindful of what we're building here on Kbin, Lemmy, and other federated networks. We're not just trying to build a Reddit methadone, to help us down from our high after quitting cold-turkey. We are, I hope, aiming to build (or rebuild) a community -- one not dependent on the monetizing whims of a private owner.
The author is right: Spez lost site of the community aspect. Here's an opportunity to show them that the idea still means something to a lot of us.
In the short term, people will come by to lollygag. In the long term, there's only so much John Oliver anyone wants to see in a day, so traffic to those subs will likely fall.
A New Westminster school board trustee has been revealed to be behind a Twitter account that was trolling community members. Dee Beattie was apparently tweeting under the fake account @AlfromNW / Allan Whitterstone for months.
Anti-vaccine doctor's fans flood court, claiming to be 'common-law grand jury' in his $66M lawsuit (www.cbc.ca)
Members of the crowd, some wearing shirts reading “Purebloods Stand Together,” took turns reading out a statement charging a government lawyer with obstruction of justice for attempting to have Dr. Daniel Nagase’s $66.6-million lawsuit against the B.C. Supreme Court tossed out.
/r/PICS moderators receive /u/ModCodeofConduct message accusing them of breaking site rules by switching to NSFW; mods can't reply, so post public response instead (www.reddit.com)
Dozens rally in support of Vancouver theatre on day 1 of drag summer camp for youth (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Workers at a theatre in Vancouver are rallying for support in anticipation of protests planned Tuesday over summer camp programming for children and teens.
Firefighters knock down large blaze in Vancouver (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Fire crews were on the scene of a blaze that broke out in a building in Vancouver early Saturday morning.
B.C. liquor laws need to keep up with the times, says brewery owner after closure of kids' play area (www.cbc.ca)
Old Yale Brewing's Little Explorers Corner, which included a small table and chairs, a books section and miniature cabin, was shut down by the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, who said the play area was advertising to children.
6-week-old kitten with broken, infected leg discovered in Vancouver garage (bc.ctvnews.ca)
A garage clean out turned into an emergency trip to the BC SPCA for one Vancouver resident recently.
Think you could pass the citizenship test? Poll shows most Canadians would flunk (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren't full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test.
Canadian-born family doctor struggles to come home through a wall of red tape (www.cbc.ca)
Canada is grappling with a severe shortage of family doctors — but Canadian-born family physicians working abroad are fighting to get the paperwork they need to practice here.
Free air conditioners aren't a sustainable way to keep vulnerable residents cool, climate consultants say (www.cbc.ca)
Two climate consultants have mixed reactions to the B.C. government's announcement that it will provide $10 million to B.C. Hydro to fund 8,000 free air conditioners for vulnerable populations.
Canada's grocery business controlled by small group of big companies, says Competition Bureau (www.cbc.ca)
Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.
British Columbia is Canada's least affordable province, study finds (bc.ctvnews.ca)
British Columbia is the least affordable province in Canada, and Vancouver is the least affordable city, according to a new analysis.
Sikh community rallies at Indian consulate in Vancouver, decrying gurdwara shooting as foreign interference (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.
The B.C. push to relocate homes rather than demolish them (www.cbc.ca)
Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved communities.
'The offences were horrendous': B.C man loses appeal of sentence for sexual abuse of foster children (bc.ctvnews.ca)
A B.C. man convicted of sexually abusing boys in his care for more than 10 years while he was a foster parent has lost an appeal of his sentence.
BC Hydro admits it knew about high-risk vault years before February explosion (bc.ctvnews.ca)
BC Hydro has admitted it was aware that an underground electrical vault was high-risk seven years before it exploded in downtown Vancouver.
Canada Bread agrees to $50M fine for role in bread price-fixing scandal (www.cbc.ca)
Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years, according to documents filed in an Ontario court.
Driving less may be as easy as riding a bike — a big electric one (www.canarymedia.com)
Cargo e-bikes are catching on and could curb U.S. car emissions. Canary Media took a test ride to learn more about this emerging form of transportation.
Battling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn: province (bc.ctvnews.ca)
BC Wildlife Service predicts the Donnie Creek blaze could continue through the fall and be extinguished in the winter -- or even remain smouldering and reemerge again next spring
Reddit and the End of Online ‘Community’ (nymag.com)
A standoff between the site and some of its most devoted users exposes an existential dilemma.
Malicious Compliance on Reddit in a nutshell (feddit.de)
Source: comment thread in r/interestingasfuck stating that it has now become a 'porn sub'. It only for nsfw because they also do malicious compliance.
Dammit, fell asleep again
Me: (declares surprise war to raid neighbours) Cyrus:
What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two?
I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?
New Westminster school board trustee behind fake Twitter account trolling people online (bc.ctvnews.ca)
A New Westminster school board trustee has been revealed to be behind a Twitter account that was trolling community members. Dee Beattie was apparently tweeting under the fake account @AlfromNW / Allan Whitterstone for months.
Reddit r/pics votes on reopening with sexy pictures of John Oliver only (old.reddit.com)