Feta in pastitsio?? I’ve never seen that before

Vancouver is pretty in pink and feeling like summer

I wanna know what kind of event is giving out goodie bags like that

She is a national treasure

JFC

hahahahaha

How Joseph Trutch Set the Stage for BC’s Indigenous Policies | The Tyee The ugly history of land dispossession continues to emerge in political decisions today.

Another important piece from @thetyee.ca

Former MLA @adampolsen.bsky.social explains the foundation for BC's unique situation with land claims, DRIPA, and why this has become a Gordian knot for governments

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Brain injuries, fatigue, frustration: The living toll of B.C.’s decade-long toxic drug emergency The staggering numbers of dead as a result of toxic drugs rightly garner the most headlines, but British Columbia’s decade-long public health emergency has also taken a toll on first responders, famil...

Burnt out paramedics
Frustrated parents
Tens of thousands of brain injuries

Just some of the lasting impacts of BC’s toxic drug crisis 10 years after it was declared a public health emergency

But there is cause for hope, like Canada’s first Recovery Cafe👇

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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Wow!

The big issue is that it's not just one person or one rare illness
If government funds one treatment like this, don't they have an ethical responsibility to fund all people who could benefit?
I'm not saying it's not worth it (I believe it is), but that's what policymakers have to consider

"Rare disease, in aggregate, is one of the largest unmet medical needs on earth."

"What if we started thinking of mRNA-CRISPR gene editing the same way — as molecular surgery, not as a pharmaceutical product?"

For those interested in gene therapy, a great read:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/o...

I thought it was just me! 🤣

In fairness, though, I also do that with squirrels in residential areas

Gene therapy is such an incredible innovation

But it’s out of reach for many people who could benefit due to the astronomical cost to treat relatively few patients

Little Gurmoh is far too young to understand why it’s hard to walk or that he is one of those patients
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Wow, I normally do 1.3 or 1.5

Thanks for the tip! I went to the OWL rescue rehab in Delta a few years ago and it was such a joy, even though they're mostly injured critters that have to live indoors for their safety

My absolute favourite!

Right?? Everyone was just smitten with the young lad

Aw, how sweet!

Wide shot of a TV studio with an anchor interviewing an owl handler

Penny gazing adoringly at a barn owl

FTR I didn’t smooch him

Odin was a tad warm in the newsroom but very chill with all the attention

He’ll have his 7th birthday on grouse mountain on Friday

BEST DAY EVER

I have adored owls my whole life but have never been smooching distance from one, which is why my glee is tempered by some anxiety

Canadians don't forget

That’s what I’m talking about
Yesterday I wore my jean jacket for the first time this year!

The feeling of that first warm weekend of spring when you feel winter is finally in the rear-view

Every sidewalk, pocket park, and cafe in Vancouver has been buzzing

Scaling back *checks notes* what nobody wanted
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B.C. care home construction cost hits $1.8M per bed The provincial government is defending its decision to pause construction on seven long-term care home projects in B.C., revealing the costs had ballooned to a whopping $1.8 million per bed, CTV News ...

These numbers are eye-popping

Even with top of the line everything, I’m flabbergasted
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Hands-down weirdest thing I've seen all day

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Scottish-born midwife unable to practise in B.C. after immigration flags missing proof of English proficiency At a time when maternal care in British Columbia is barely meeting the needs of patients, a Vancouver Island midwife could be forced to leave the country over a paperwork snafu.

Your facepalm story du jour

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

40 artificial intelligence programs underway at Fraser Health, but executives are mum Fraser Health is aggressively pursuing artificial intelligence programs with at least 40 initiatives underway, but the health authority refuses to make any officials available to discuss whether the i...

In BC, millions of taxpayer dollars are being poured into "innovative" programs with no transparency and little accountability

How is that ok?

What are the metrics for success?

Crickets
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Hanes: Quebec clinics complain new mandatory AI tool is not saving them time The filter for booking medical appointments is being rolled out to clinics as doctors raise concern it's a time suck, not a time saver.

Any time someone claims AI tools will make things better, it's important to respond with skepticism

Here's another example why:
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...