BC Interior skies glow orange as wildfire smoke from Fraser Canyon settles in
(via CBC)
Air quality in Kamloops has been considered very high risk since about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Environment Canada, as smoke from nearby fires settles into the valley.
‘Dehumanizing’ racist remarks against Kylian Mbappé by senator rock World Cup
(via CBC)
French soccer star Kylian Mbappé is embroiled in a scandal over racist remarks made by a Paraguayan senator that the United Nations Human Rights Office has called “dehumanizing” and “despicable” and have led to an investigation by French prosecutors.
A Canadian social network? Don’t roll your eyes yet
(via the Walrus)
Gander is betting there’s an appetite for a homegrown platform built on trust instead of outrage.
Rental prices decline for 21st consecutive month, but signs indicate ‘the market is beginning to bottom out’
(via CHEK)
The rental market may be nearing the end of its almost two year streak of decreasing rent, according to a new report.
Politicians, Sikh advocates respond to ‘Operation Hard Ball’ crackdown on India-based crime gangs
(via CBC)
Law enforcement officials described the arrests and charges as having dismantled leadership at the top of organizations that have preyed on the Indian diaspora for years, but Sikh advocacy groups said there are larger questions left unanswered.
Federal housing minister denies developer bailout amid ethics scuffle
(via Business in Vancouver)
Program being led by B.C. government — not Ottawa, says Gregor Robertson.
Could a blighted urban inlet become a global beacon of waterway renewal?
(via Mongabay)
Two hundred years ago, Talaysay Campo’s ancestors harvested clams and cockles along the shore of Vancouver’s False Creek. “It was a huge aquaculture site,” Campo, a member of the Squamish First Nation and operations manager of Talaysay Tours, a company dedicated to sharing the history of Indigenous peoples, tells Mongabay.
How extreme weather makes life more expensive for Canadians
(via CBC)
Wildfires in B.C. and the Northwest Territories. Floods in Manitoba. Heat waves in Eastern Canada. And it’s only early July. Such events are devastating for the people and communities affected. They’re also increasingly hitting Canadians in the wallet, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada.
France was reportedly prepared for ‘shooting war’ with US
(via Mediaite)
A stunning report in The Wall Street Journal described a marathon meeting of U.S. European allies who had come to view the country as a security risk under President Donald Trump.
Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds
(via the Guardian)
About 57 per cent of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian.
