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This is how BC is headed as well the whole 'de criminalisation' idea has been a bust. I've actually refused to help someone who was overdosing on the sidewalk in front of my apartment building-let him croak and someone else hose down the mess I Just. Don't. Care...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54209366 Stolen books worth £2.5m found under floor of Rumanian house About 200 "irreplaceable" books worth more than £2.5m ($3.2m), which were stolen from a warehouse in London, have been found buried under the floor of a house in rural Rumania, police...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/18/san-jose-shipwreck-recovery ‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’: recovery of 18th-century Spanish ship could begin in April The San José, sunk in 1708, has been at the center of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck, including $17bn in booty...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mayor-naheed-nenshi-1.7140075 Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi announces bid for Alberta NDP leadership Politician famous for purple brand to make play for provincial orange Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, known for his 'purple' brand of...

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-europeans-ukraine-million-years.html The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago, new study finds Remains of the castle in Korolevo, close to the site. During warm periods in Earth's history, known as interglacials, glaciers the size of continents...

Latest from Merlin Sheldrake Fungi: Web of Life screenings at London IMAX, an interview on BBC Radio 3, hot sauce, and more… Booking is now open for Fungi: Web of Life at the BFI IMAX in London! These are the first screenings to launch a year of Fungi: Web of Life at the London IMAX where it's...

Islandlink to the rescue! https://porthardyexpressbus.com/

Never good news finding one of these ask people in Wellington they know all about it. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-discovery-kilometer-fault-line-canada.html Discovery of 72-kilometer fault line on Canada's Vancouver Island A team of geologists, mineralogists and Earth and ocean scientists...

https://globalnews.ca/news/10113413/life-at-sea-three-year-cruise-cancelled/ A three-year, around-the-world cruise that was supposed to set sail next week has been cancelled at the last minute, leaving passengers who sold or rented out their homes and made their way to the starting port...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-conde-nast-recognition-1.6988410 This B.C. city was named the best in the world in Conde Nast's Readers' Choice Awards The Vancouver Island city is one of only two North American locations to make the list The Canadian Press · Posted...

Much too long to C&P here but have a peek if you can https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231001-why-does-canada-have-three-of-the-worlds-most-liveable-cities

Sounds like a plan to me! A Toronto landlord is banning electric vehicles on its property. Tenants' advocates say that's 'unreasonable Oberon Development Corporation did not respond to request for comment Tenants' rights advocates are raising legal concerns about a Toronto building complex...

Someone forgot to tie down the boat-turn the corner and see what happens! Island Highway near Nanaimo BC

I honestly wish I was making this up-I know Mayne Island of old it's part distant Vancouver suburb part rural slum Struggle over pickleball players' access to Mayne Island tennis courts ends in B.C. Supreme Court Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn The court case revolved...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/19/canada-us-h-1b-visa-work-permit-applications Canada recruits high-skilled foreigners in US – and gets 10,000 applications Government launches work permit for foreign workers with H-1B visa in US and meets target number of applicants in just two...

What a useless piece of shit excuse for a human being-and so of course the CBC is celebrating his life. This Vancouver man opened a store selling tested cocaine and heroin. Then he died of an overdose Jerry Martin, 51, died Friday following a suspected fentanyl overdose, according to his...

Finally some sense from an organisation notorious for being tone deaf NHL banning 'cause-based' jerseys next season The NHL will not allow teams to wear "cause-based" jerseys next season, the league confirmed on Thursday. The league's Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary...

The president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., was shot dead inside a car Sunday night in the temple's busy parking lot in what police are calling a targeted killing. Investigators say Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed just before 8:30 p.m. PT, soon after evening prayers had...

That day will be a Happy Day! Russia says relations with Canada close to 'being severed' as Ottawa seizes cargo plane Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are "on the verge of being severed" after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane. Prime...