The imperfect timing of Doug Ford.
It seems that no matter what he does, Ontario’s premier Doug Ford, finds that it always costs more than he saves when he makes cuts in Ontario’s government budgets. It…
March 2020
Son of a Trickster by Indigenous author Eden Robinson tops independent Alberta bookstores’ bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 8, 2020. The lists are compiled…
COVID-19, Brought to You by Globalization
Originally published by The Tyee How the virus exploits traits of our economy extolled as modern triumphs. Andrew Nikiforuk Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has…
Eating off the Hill: Canada’s breakfasts need more chicken
Bacon. Sausage. Ham, Meaty breakfast staples. But who decreed breakfast needs to be so porky? Sensing the need for giving Canadians more of a reason to wake up in the…
Musical interlude
Seven Lions feat. Lynn Gunn – Lose Myself
The Dangers Of Denial
When someone fails to realize that China is a deeply authoritarian state, or actively denies it, or likewise does not realize that the US, Canada, the UK and Europe have…
COVID-19 Coverage-Videos
The latest updates on COVID-19 in B.C.: March 13 1:44m Some islanders stocking up due to COVID-1 3:06m Island wrestles with cruise ban, travel advisories 2:01m B.C. government ramps up…
Billionaires Cheer Lockdown – Surprise, Surprise
* Forbes magazine cheers lockdown. Surprise, surprise. * The billionaire club of Davos likes lockdown, because they prefer oligarchy and authoritarianism, that is, fascism, to freedom and democracy. It also…
Biowarfare, Power Games, Fear & Hype
* Interesting how synchronicity works, as Jung referred to it. The other night I watched a Star Trek episode, and it was about a bio-engineered virus designed to kill specific…
Global Trends: Fascism Amidst Manufactured Panic & Distraction
Multi-cultural elite rule turning increasingly toward global corporate oligarchy, neofeudalism, and fascism, has been the undeniable direction of the West since 9/11, 2001. Further moves in this direction make far…
Park Board Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
March 13, 2020 Dear valued patron The health and well-being of our patrons, partners and employees is always the top priority of the Park Board and as such, we are…
CVRD waives cancellation policies for events, facility bookings and program registration
March 13, 2020 CVRD waives cancellation policies for events, facility bookings and program registration The decision was made at a special Board meeting on March 13, and applies to…
Cherry Blossom events cancelled
UPDATED as of March 13, 2020: Following the recent provincial and federal health updates, Cherry Jam (Apr 2-3) and The Big Picnic (Apr 11) events will be cancelled. We’ll still…
Stanley Park Easter Train and VanDusen Garden Easter Eggspedition events have been cancelled
The Stanley Park Easter Train and VanDusen Garden Easter Eggspedition events have been cancelled as they exceed the province’s new criteria of 250 attendees. TicketZone will be sending out an…
Water protection trumps logging in the Municipal Forest Reserve, says society president
Originally published by sixmountains.ca. The Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society is asking North Cowichan to consider water protection rather than logging as the best use of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve.
Life In Scarborough: The Plague Journal, Day II
Visited The Elsy (LCBO) today. I notice that while they're knifing each other over toilet paper at the Walmart across the parking lot, here everything is calm. People believe that…
Life In Scarborough: The Plague Journal, Day II
Visited The Elsy (LCBO) today. I notice that while they’re knifing each other over toilet paper at the Walmart across the parking lot, here everything is calm. People believe that…
Life In Scarborough: The Plague Journal, Day II
Visited The Elsy (LCBO) today. I notice that while they’re knifing each other over toilet paper at the Walmart across the parking lot, here everything is calm. People believe that…
Covid-19: How To Prevent Our Hospitals From Collapsing
The great Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder drew that one seventeen years ago, during the SARS outbreak. But it works just as well today.For it reflects what many people all…
City responds to Provincial order to cancel gatherings of 250 people or more due to COVID-19
March 12 2020 – The City of Vancouver is currently reviewing all events and programs. All gatherings with 250 people or more will be cancelled or postponed, as per today’s…