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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 4h

Bank of Canada expected to cut rates again as trade turbulence persists

A fragile business climate and fresh trade uncertainty are predicted to outweigh worries about rising inflation

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 18h

barbra streisand says " of course " while talking to a man

ALT: barbra streisand says " of course " while talking to a man

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land

The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes says he is “frustrated and disappointed” with what he calls “misinformation” about his clients’ ground-breaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond, B.C.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 1d

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 2d

Hey all, our "This is Vancouver Metro Matters Edition" is now available.
51 weeks until the Civic Elections.
This week our municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy looks at Mayor Ken Sim's housing plan and why it failed to pass at council.
Listen wherever you get your Podcasts .

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, my point is that it’s always been a similar price range, and while a few games have pushed towards that $100 price point, it’s kinda wild that forty years hasn’t really budged it substantially. Maybe the consumer (and their parents) just have a limit built into our expectations.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not sure how this is relevant, but the threat of $100 price tag has always been there. I worked in gaming at EA in the 90s and games often cost $60+ then, and in the 80s it was regularly $60 for a top Atari game at launch. Here we are in 2025 and at launch games still kinda cost the same amount.

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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 2d

B.C. charges Canada's lowest industrial water rates, finds report (BC)

B.C. charges Canada's lowest industrial water rates, finds report - BC News

B.C. charges the lowest rates for industrial water use in Canada at a time when government funding to protect watersheds has plummeted, according to a new report.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.

Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients

A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 3d

In Canada:

“Black homes are valued at 30% less than comparable white homes, Latin American homes at 26% less, and Indigenous homes at 16% less.”

“Newcomer single mothers looking for a rental unit were 563% more likely to be treated unfairly than their child-free counterparts.”

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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 5d

Changes to foreign student policies in Ottawa are having tangible impacts in small BC communities, as Hazelton loses its local college campus.
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Northwest B.C. college closing campus as international student numbers plummet | CBC News

Like other post-secondary institutions, Coast Mountain College in northwest B.C. is facing major budget shortfalls as international student enrolment drops precipitously.

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 5d

I was told getting rid of the carbon tax would solve this problem.

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Opinion: Food inflation is going up. And there’s nothing anyone can do about it

While world events have greatly contributed to food inflation, environmental factors are a major driver

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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 5d

One-and-a-half years after the announcement of funding for an access hub, which later turned into a transitional care site, a report offers insight into what success the $1.6 million investment has had in housing homeless people in Victoria.

74 people housed through Victoria’s $1.6 million investment into Dowler Place

One-and-a-half years after the announcement of funding for an access hub, which later turned into a transitional care site, a report offers insight into what success the $1.6 million investment has had in housing homeless people in Victoria.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 5d

The Cowichan Tribes debate is quickly becoming an international culture war issue, which means any attempt by someone to try and clarify facts, timelines or arguments by the people materially involved in the actual discussion will not matter in slightest.

But literally none of this is correct.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 5d

I suspect the whole country would be worse off, as it is likely almost everybody’s pensions, mutual funds, and foundational investments are heavily entwined with those same stocks.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 6d

A ladder and a broken window, it’s really such a timeless tale. All that’s missing are the Crown Jewels.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 6d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 6d

A ladder and a broken window, it’s really such a timeless tale. All that’s missing are the Crown Jewels.

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. n.pr/3WJyZn9

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 6d

Victoria has a *lot* of cargo bikes. More than Montreal maybe? Certainly more than you’d see in downtown Montreal.

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 6d

Ahh! I am still learning.

I once had the rare joy of a day where I caught a ferry (from Crofton) to one side of Saltspring, walked across it, then grabbed a ferry on the other side to Vancouver. There were few public transport options mid island, but it made for a memorable adventure!

Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, sorry, I use all the different ferries from time to time and the express ones in Victoria time up well, as well as the double deckers on the other side to the casino in Richmond!

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 7d

The transportation between Victoria’s airport and ferry to downtown is a real fault. Even when driving it can be long stuck in traffic, with dark and scary rain or if you don’t have great headlights. When on a bus, it may never line up with ferries or flights, be over packed, or involve long walks!

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Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social · 7d

One of the things I like most about a day of long walking is how wonderful laying down feels at the end of the day. Rest well!