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The historic building in Calgary’s Beltline was a longtime grassroots hub. Now it awaits its future.
An Ode to Jaywalking
An excerpt from Alex Manley’s new book of essays, ‘Post-Man.’
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DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking
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The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
BC’s Green Talent Crunch
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma helps students join the clean energy workforce.
Do You Know a Creative Force? Tell Us Who!
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Asked to Improve Transparency, School Board Keeps Private Meetings
Updated policies don’t reflect requests to improve access to democratic process, says one Vancouver school trustee.
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Police can’t arrest a person for drug possession if they call for help and stick around, a new ruling finds.
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Please Advise! Is Carney Going to Get Us into Eurovision?
That’s the budget promise, says Dr. Steve. And about time.
Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta?
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Will Carney’s Budget of Contradictions Sink His Government?
With a mega-deficit, big job cuts and more military spending, critics have lots to attack.
Get Ready for Harper-Style Public Service Cuts, Says Analyst
Budget 2025 proposes cutting 40,000 government jobs.
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Keeping Up with the BC Legislature
The fall session of British Columbia’s legislature is now upon us. What have B.C.’s political parties been up to lately?
Governing New Democrats contended with an escalating strike of government workers. Conservative John Rustad is weathering a leadership crisis, leaks and the fallout of the public firing of a controversial staffer. BC Greens will now test their freshly picked green leader. Conservative defectors formed a new party and kicked off a war on the right wing. And attempts to stitch back together a “Liberal” brand after the collapse of BC United have so far been unsuccessful.
Catch up on our coverage of B.C.’s wild politics. This reporting is supported by our Builder members. You can join them here.
Labour Rally Challenges 'Out of Touch' Government
Supporters protest at the legislature as a BCGEU strike heads towards a sixth week.
Rustad Defends His Push to Search MLAs’ Phones
The effort to identify the source of leaks from the divided Conservative party failed.
New Green Leader Emily Lowan Vows to Challenge NDP
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Flop or Force? BC’s New Right-Wing Party
Formed by two BC Conservative defectors, OneBC takes aim at unions and ‘globalists’ and vows private health care.
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Follett Hosgood uncovered a B.C. government privacy breach that occurred leading up to the last big police enforcement on Wet’suwet’en territory during the conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. In her associated piece, “BC’s Secretive Plan to Tighten Protest Response,” she dove into the province’s subsequent attempt to overhaul and beef up police responses related to land disputes through a secretive Civil Disobedience Work Plan.
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BC’s Green Talent Crunch
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Luddite Land Assembly: Weaving Sound, Storytelling and Community
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She Learned to Make Wine Without Cutting Down Trees
White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to grapes.
Want to Save Trees? Put Some Sugar in Your Printer
Social Print’s founder wanted to protect forests. So his British Columbia company makes paper from sugar cane.
She Changes Diapers. Into Climate-Friendly Biochar
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A Second Life for Pacific-Clogging Plastics
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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
(via Reuters)
Former Canada coach convicted of sexual assault not included on public sanctions lists
(via the Guardian)
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced
(via Associated Press)
Who gets free power — and who misses out — under Australia’s new energy offer
(via ABC News)
We analyzed 200 cancer and autism videos on TikTok and found the majority contain misinformation
(via CBC)
Nearly 13,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled beside Kamloops Lake after derailment
(via Castanet)
Kamloops DPAC calls for restriction of ‘anti-choice’ advertising on transit buses in light of pro-life ad campaign
(via CFJC Today Kamloops)
Plans to cut number of international students raises alarm bells at Manitoba universities
(via CBC)
LNG Canada offered Kitimat residents money — if they stay quiet
(via the Narwhal)
‘One-two’ punch of Pacific storms to hit BC with flooding possible
(via Global News)
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“Over 40 years ago Scientific American had an article about the practicality of enormous dirigibles. They proposed them for several specific purposes. One was international freight hauling utilizing the jet stream for fuel. Another was for selective logging, thereby avoiding the ecological damage required to facilitate truck logging, the invasive damage to remote ecosystems by building roads, culverts, etc.
I spoke with a local retired logger who was familiar with the idea and said it had been tried but amazingly the main obstacle was not the construction and maintenance of the ships, it was from firearms owners using the dirigibles as targets. Unfortunately I no longer have the issue that included this piece.”