“Mr. Eby said Monday that he changed his mind after B.C. Attorney-General Niki Sharma brokered an alternative. He told reporters his government and First Nations will form a working group to address his concerns about the court decision.”
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B.C. First Nations leaders say they were informed Saturday by Premier Eby’s office that gov would table legislation Monday to suspend parts of DRIPA – a plan that was then nixed Sunday.
Eby to hold news conference on next steps tomorrow.
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"Lytton’s chief financial and administrative officer – who lives in Halifax – was meanwhile paid nearly $574,000 over two years in 2023 and 2024, compensation in line with top city staff in communities such as Victoria."
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Two events this week in Victoria marked the 10 year anniversary of the public health emergency of the #toxicdrugcrisis in BC — one inside the Legislature building and one outside.
I went to both, and found experts on either side of the wall saying the same things:
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Missed this from a couple weeks ago. Very good. Very normal. (Gift link)
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BC Coroners Service: At least 115 illicit drug deaths in February, which equates to 4.1 deaths per day. Deaths involving fentanyl continue to trend slightly downward (74% in 2026 compared with ~85% for most of last number of years) as fentanyl analogues, benzos, tranquilizers more commonly detected.
OneCity signs Progressive Victory Agreement with COPE and Greens to prevent vote split VANCOUVER (Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories) - OneCity Vancouver announces a Progressive Victory Agreement with COPE and the Greens to prevent vote splitting in the October municipal election. This follows over six months of formal and informal negotiations and will give progressive voters clarity and choice in October. “Our parties got together, did the hard work, and we have a deal,” Azaroff said. “This October we have an opportunity to run, win and deliver a practical progressive government for Vancouver – and send Ken Sim packing.” Over the past six months, we have had dozens of formal and informal discussions between progressive parties that have now resulted in OneCity running: Five City Council candidates Three Park Board candidates Five School Board candidates We also have secured an agreement between progressive parties that we will focus our energy and efforts on criticizing and campaigning against Ken Sim, ABC, and their big money backers. “We’ve got six months to meet Vancouverites where they are on the issues that matter to them. I’m ready to get out there and win their trust and their votes, and build a Vancouver for everyone.” For the first time in almost a decade there’s hope that better is possible for Vancouver. This deal shows that we can bring people together to get things done. We can believe in ourselves, in our neighbours, in our city, and we can begin to build again.
OneCity news release: "OneCity signs Progressive Victory Agreement with COPE and Greens to prevent vote split"
“This is not grass. This is an entire system of devices, of build-up. It is complex – far more complex than people realize.”
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Do people with mental impairments benefit from criminal charges for their substance use?
I will never forget the day when a lovely older patient of mine (on OAT) was hanging out in clinic when EHS brought in someone post OD and semi-concious; he went over and just quietly hugged and held him close the whole time he was recovering--it was his son--and it still crushes me to this day
Gut punch, huh?
On this grim anniversary, amid so much finger-pointing and misinfo over drug policy, worth remembering how many ppl tried to overcome addiction, and were failed
Harley Cartwright, who died Sept 24, 2020, is just one example. The letter his mom found after his death broke me
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Ten years ago today, fmr BC provincial health officer Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency in response to a surge in drug deaths
Since Jan 2016, close to 19k ppl have died from illicit drugs in BC – about the capacity of Vancouver’s Rogers Arena
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government, winning all three of Monday’s by-elections and full control of the House of Commons
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Today in very normal news: U.S. president deletes AI image of himself as Jesus, which he says was meant to portray him as a doctor and comes amid his escalating feud with the pope.
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I had so much fun going down a rabbit hole of turfgrass nerdery writing on the massive effort to grow World Cup grass. The sod that will be installed at BC Place next month is the product of millions of dollars and years of research – all sparked by a convo over tea in 2018
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New: Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to join Mark Carney's Liberals, becoming fifth to join party since November
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Trump says he has agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
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A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
Trump on Truth Social this morning: “A whole civilization will die tonight”
Jar of Nutella sets record for travelling farther from earth than any other hazelnut-cocoa spread
some people will do anything but go to therapy smdh
Among things Trump said at newser: he killed Bin Laden; he's "polling higher than anybody has ever polled" for Venezuela pres; "I'm good at language"; US "won" war on Iran; US has plan where " every bridge in Iran will be decimated" by 12am tmrw; Kim Jong Un called Biden "mentally retarded person"
"Thank you for your email. I am currently 400,171 km away from the office..."
Image of The Vancouver Sun's July 21, 1969 wrap, with the newspaper's name changed to The Moon! and the headline MAN WALKS ON THE MOON. Under that is one image of Neil Armstrong stepping on to the surface of the moon, and a second image of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking around the lunar surface.
Am reminded of this July 21, 1969, "lunar supplement" from The Vancouver Sun, which changed its name to The Moon! for a wrap the day after Apollo 11 reached the moon
Artemis II astronauts have set the record for furthest distance that humans have ever travelled from Earth, surpassing the distance of 400,171 kilometres set by Apollo 13 in April, 1970.
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Harry Cayton is the professional regulation expert whose 2018 review of BC's dental college led to an overhaul of how all BC health workers are governed. What does he think of the new act? Some good, but overly complex and vulnerable to political influence
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Perhaps even more striking was the 35% decline in US whiskey exports to the EU -- where there was neither a ban nor retaliatory tariffs. (EU retaliation was announced but has been suspended multiple times and never gone into effect)
