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A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
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10 Best Canadian Cities To Live In - A Piece of Travel
From the Atlantic provinces to Central Canada and the Rocky Mountains, you can enjoy many different experiences in these Canadian cities.
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Flexbox: What is it & Why Should You Use It?
Web development has come a long way since the days of simple HTML and CSS. Today, there are a variety of layout models available to developers, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. While the battle between CSS Grid and Flexbox is still raging on, here we're going to take a look at what Flexbox is and why you might want to use it in your web development process.
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Vancouver Film and TV Directors Vote to Authorize Strike
The members of the Directors Guild of Canada in British Columbia have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, after a year of negotiations on a new contract reached an impasse.
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Vancouver is now completely cut off from the rest of Canada by road
There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada.
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Canadian travellers fined $5,700 each for getting wrong COVID-19 test before returning from U.S.
Three travellers say Canadian authorities fined them for getting the wrong COVID-19 tests in the U.S. before flying home to Canada.
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Canada heatwave: dozens dead as searing plus-40C temperatures grip west
Joe Biden has joined scientists in blaming the climate crisis for a record-shattering heatwave in the western US and Canada that has been linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires.
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Canada Is Formally Considering Full Drug Decriminalization For One Major City
Health Canada is reviewing Vancouver’s request to decriminalize all drugs, just as Montreal has made an ask for national decriminalization.
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'O Canada' singer addresses firing by Vancouver Canucks at anti-mask rally | CBC News
Mark Donnelly, who sang the national anthem at Vancouver Canucks hockey games, says he knew he might lose his job for standing up against what he describes as the "tyranny" of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Vancouver Aquarium warns it could close permanently
The Vancouver Aquarium could close for good in two months if it’s unable to secure at least $1 million a month in immediate financial support. Lasse Gustavsson, CEO of Ocean Wise, which operates the aquarium, said it projects to lose $3.3 million a month after shutting down due to COVID-19. “For the aquarium and Ocean Wise, the conservation organization, this is a disaster,” he added.
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Woman paralyzed while working on set of Batwoman in Vancouver
A movie production assistant is paralyzed following a work-place accident on the set of Batwoman in Vancouver. According to a GoFundMe page, Amanda Smith was working when she got trapped by a piece of equipment on Wednesday.
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Biometric opioid vending machine unveiled in Vancouver
Vancouver is now home to the first biometric opioid vending machine, the latest harm reduction strategy in the ongoing opioid crisis. The vending machine, located in the city’s Downtown Eastside at 60 Hastings Street next to an overdose prevention site, was launched by the MySafe Project, which is led by Dr. Mark Tyndall, a professor of medicine at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. Tyndall showed how it works in a video posted on social media this week.
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'Vegan used to be a dirty word': Vancouver's vegan pioneers share their stories
When Joanna Chang first cut all animal products from her life 25 years ago, there were so few vegan foods available that she had to eat cereal with orange juice instead of a milk alternative. "Vegan used to be a dirty word and now it's not," Chang said over the phone from Nice Shoes, the Vancouver-based vegan shoe retailer she co-owns with her husband.
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Sticky substance applied to risky roads in parts of B.C.
Roads in B.C. where drivers run a high of crashing have been coated with a sticky substance meant to make them safer, according an announcement from the province Thursday.
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Vancouver votes to demand fossil fuel companies pay for climate change
Vancouver city council has voted in favor of a motion that demands global fossil fuel companies pay their share of costs arising issues related from climate change. The motion was passed 7-4. According to a report by British Columbia government , it is estimated that the city needs to spend $1bn in this century to mitigate rising sea levels.
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Stephen King Series ‘The Stand’ Shoots September-March In Vancouver – Adds ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Production Designer
HN Entertainment has confirmed that the CBS All Access series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand will begin filming on September 16th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is expected to wrap on March 11th.
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Vancouver votes to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers by June 2019
Vancouver has voted to ban the distribution of plastic straws as well as foam take-out containers and cups as part of its zero-waste strategy. The ban will be introduced on June 1, 2019. The move is part of the city's Zero Waste 2040 strategy, which was approved by councillors in a vote on Wednesday.
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Vancouver African food company pays Mali women directly for their crops
A Vancouver company is bringing high-nutrient African farm foods to grocery store shelves, while aiming to improve the lives of female farmers and their families in Mali, West Africa. Food company Farafena works with about 1,000 women from nine different villages in Mali, paying them directly for the crops they grow.
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Thousands of dollars stolen from Ugandan children's choir visiting Vancouver on fundraising tour
This Ugandan children's choir was robbed in downtown Vancouver this weekend after performing to raise money to help the less fortunate.
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Andy Yan, the analyst who exposed Vancouver's real estate disaster
Hated by politicians, speculators and money-launderers, Andy Yan's data on Vancouver housing has earned him the right to say, 'I told you so.' By Terry Glavin. (Feb. 14, 2018)
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