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Nasty Canadian.
Imagine if EP40 had Evander Kane’s shots per 60.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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UBC experts are available to comment on Canada losing its measles elimination status: news.ubc.ca/advisory/ubc...
UBC experts on Canada losing its measles elimination status – UBC News
Canada has officially lost its measles elimination status after 27 years. UBC experts are available to comment.
news.ubc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For a team that has 39 shots, the Canucks sure are passing a lot when they should be shooting.
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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This is very good by the New York Times editorial board.

Simply put, Donald Trump's actions are undermining American democracy.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We used to have proper movies.
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Soon bullpen’s gonna be like “just text.”
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Who sent Schneider there?! Not even close.
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Elbows up!
Hassett: "The fact is the negotiations with the Canadians have been very collegial, they have not been going well. I think the president is very frustrated."
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Um, what is Kane doing ?
October 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
That won’t be the last from EP40 today.
October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This anthem singer in Washington’s a real one.
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
define “perfect ending”?
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News
UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.
news.ubc.ca
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.

A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
www.npr.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Poll question: Will the Canucks be over .500 again this season?
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Seattle pitcher looks like a helluva flatpicker.
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Freelancers based on Vancouver Island or the BC coast, please get in touch if you're available over the next few weeks!
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve been watching this game for two minutes and Hunter Brzustewicz has made two plays that would land him in the press box for two months in the regular season.
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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I took stock of the nothingburger Google antitrust ruling in the search monopoly case, which fell apart because the judge thinks AI is now Google’s competition. Which is bad news for publishers!

mattdpearce.substack.com/p/google-min...
September 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I think PM Carney is doing a lot more than many will give him credit for. He’s playing the long game, and bringing his international economic crises experience to bear, and trmp respects him. He’s challenging him in his own way and in good with that for now.
September 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Great story behind this cover. Ira cut out and painted that giant plywood devil himself. They set it up in a junkyard and lit a bunch of tires on fire for the picture.

It started raining during the shoot, and those tires were bouncing and sparking everywhere while the brothers posed in their suits.
Fav bluegrass album cover
August 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.

“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I entered to win Vancouver Folk Fest passes from @miss604.com and you can too! miss604.com/2025/07/vanc...
GIVEAWAY Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2025
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is July 18 to 20, 2025 with three days of live music at Jericho Beach and you can enter to win passes!
miss604.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM