Central figures promoting the China interference scandal are funded by the US. One of the most quoted individuals decrying Chinese interference in Canada, Mehmet Tohti, has worked for various US-sponsored Uyghur groups, notably the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP), which was funded by the US’ National Endowment Fund for Democracy for their “advocacy” in Canada. Tohti’s URAP also played an important role in pushing Parliament to adopt a resolution calling China’s treatment of Uygurs a genocide, which pushed the Trudeau government towards more conflictual relations with Beijing.
This doesn't sound like a bad thing to me? The article seems to indicate this is proof that US funding got the Canadian government to do something bad, but it sounds like quite the opposite, unless I'm misunderstanding...
Nah i just did the crossword a couple of hours ago. I'm always a bit behind because I don't do them every day 😊
Anyone notice the error in the Stan Newman/WaPo/Newsday puzzle?
Clue: Alan of M.A.S.H
Answer:
Tap for spoiler
ALAN
Presumably the clue should have been "Alda of MASH"?
OP didn't ask for a CAD specifically but just mentioned looking at the list of CADs, so I thought it might be worth throwing in the mix.
Yeah everyone uses WhatsApp when I travel to other countries.
How did he know where the guy lived?
I've always been annoyed by the BC Parks reservation fees (not to mention how the whole system functions). I'm glad to see someone is taking action. I no longer reserve campsites and rely on unreservable ones instead.
B.C. man files lawsuit over B.C. Parks reservation fees
Lawsuit claims B.C. Parks is violating federal law by adding $6 fee at end of online checkout
Never buy the first model year of any vehicle. And that includes new generations with the same model name. They always have the most problems the first year, so you're just paying to be a beta tester.
[Joanna Evenson aka] Blonde Bigot on X, made allegations of student abuse and accused the school district as having child grooming and “pedophilic” activities and accused the teacher of glorifying their self-mutilation.
Sounds like slander?
That doesn't sound like a design that would work in an apartment building. How do neighbouring apartments connect?
Maybe you can draw it out? My guess is that it's actually just a big rectangle when you figure out where the bathrooms and closets are.
'Several' injured after seaplane goes down in Vancouver: police
A Harbour Air seaplane, with 6 people on board, collided with a pleasure boat on Saturday
Meet the British Columbians whose names match their lives
The idea that your name could unconsciously determine your job or hobby is backed by some psychologists
Thousands ordered to evacuate Fort Nelson town, First Nation due to B.C. wildfire
Highway 97 expected to close, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.
Waste Management caught in scam to charge overages [editorialized title...]
Original Title: Winnipeg business owner says overflowing bin that led to overcharge staged by garbage company
A Winnipeg business owner is fuming after being overcharged by a private garbage operation for something he says he didn’t do. Brad Wallin, president of Wallin Industries, a local metal fabrication business, told 680 CJOB’s 'The Start' that a recent bill for garbage pickup from Waste Management of Canada Corporation was a whopping six times higher than usual.
The company issued Wallin Industries an additional overage charge for what the company said was an overflowing bin, but Wallin alleged it was deliberately staged by the Waste Management employee — and Wallin said he has video evidence. Global News has obtained the security footage, which Wallin said shows the Waste Management driver altering the appearance of the bin for photo “proof” that it was overfilled.
“It shows the driver pulling up, he gets out of the truck, he unlocks the bin, he reaches into the dumpster, starts pulling out a little bit of cardboard, hangs it over the edges,” Wallin said.
Wallin said he contacted the company to complain, but was given the runaround until finally hearing from an executive at Waste Management’s Toronto headquarters. “In my eyes, it’s just not acceptable," Wallin said.
One of the biggest pressures on young people right now is housing, and this is true for Canadians right across the country. We’ve already taken bold action to build more homes, faster, improve access to housing, and make homes more affordable – and we know there is more to be done.
I feel like I haven't seen anyone talking about this press release here and I'm curious about what people think.
- "$15 billion top-up to the Apartment Construction Loan Program to build a minimum of 30,000 new apartments." Edit to add: "With this top-up, the program’s financing is on track to build over 131,000 new apartments within the next decade."
- "new reforms to the Apartment Construction Loan Program to increase access to the program and make it easier for builders to build"
- "Launching Canada Builds – partnering with provinces and territories to build more rental housing across the country"
- "Yesterday, we announced a new $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund and a $400 million top-up to the Housing Accelerator Fund to ensure communities have the infrastructure they need to grow and build more homes"
Is this more lip service or are these genuinely working in the right direction to increase housing?
One video, many eclipses. This is/was live feeds from multiple places along totality
Millions of people from Mexico to Maine will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Reuters crews will be in two locations in Mexico and six loca...
You can scrub through and find different views, some showing the eclipse itself, some showing the crowds and reactions.
Shooting closes down Vancouver's busy Robson Street
Bullet holes could be seen on a black SUV sitting at the centre of the police scene.
(Robson and Richards. Article doesn't indicate that anyone was hurt, it seems like a bullet did go into the Tim Horton's in that area.)
Feature Request: show link url in compact view
I'm enjoying exploring Lemmy with Voyager. I really like the design and its very stable.
The one issue I'm running into with it is not knowing where links will take me. At times, clicking on YouTube links is just a waste of time for me, for example. Or if it's a New York Times, etc. link, I know to just go to the comments and look for the archive link instead.
Would it be possible to get the domain of the links in Compact view to be shown? Personally, I'd be willing to sacrifice space (increase the size of the compact tiles) for this, but i don't think that will be necessary. My personal preference would be to have it in the same colour as the poster's server.
Microsoft is seeing AI traction, but that momentum could be priced into the stock already.
Stock dips as analyst says report ‘may be a sell-the-news event’
Vancouver lawyer suspended after accusations of pseudolegal 'paper terrorism' over neighbour's deck
Naomi Arbabi's suspension 'necessary to protect the public,' Law Society of B.C. says.
Arbabi identified herself in the claim as "i, a woman" and said the case would be tried in the "naomi arbabi court."
As part of her lawsuit, Arbabi said her claim was "based on law of the land, and not a complaint based on legal codes acts or statutes" and asked for compensation equal to $1,000 a day for every day the glass divider has been in place.
This little guy was sitting on the Cambie Bridge this summer
I walked past him regularly and enjoyed the artistic touch he brought to my days, so kudos to whoever made him. (Picture is mine, the sculpture is not.)
[OC] Yaletown Quayside Marina at (Very) High Tide [4000x2252]
Bit of a test, not sure if the size will be changed after uploading...
2 people hospitalized as Stanley Park Causeway crash causes rush hour snarls in Vancouver
Crash happened around 3:30 p.m., according to authorities
Christine Sinclair's Canadian career is over, but her impact will be felt for generations
All-time leading international scorer's final game is win over Australia in Vancouver