American friends. If you would like to support #Canada, and if you have the means to do so, please come and visit us. You will be warmly welcomed. (Yes, you will need a passport.)

"Canadians will always take care of each other." Here's the transcript of the Prime Minister's national address this morning. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee... #Carney #TradeWar #Canada

Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations

I would like to update Canadians on developments in our trade negotiations with the United States, why we are walking away from a bad deal, and what comes next.For much of our history, Canadians have ...

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Parking across modal filters is peak motonormativity. "Cars can't get through here so clearly nobody needs to get through here"

Badly Parked Oxford@badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 2w ago

Marston St stub can be opened for emergency vehicles. This firefighter says they are often blocked by #badlyparkedcars. #dangerousparking

Understatement du jour: “[It’s] really problematic that the mayor is such an unapologetic booster of technologies that have upsides, but also some pretty serious downsides.” @wazaroff.bsky.social #vanpoli vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

Dan Fumano: How big tech is emerging as an issue in the Vancouver election

Dan Fumano: A campaign announcement this week illuminates how technology is emerging as an issue in this year's Vancouver election like never before.

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Good short 🧵 flagging a brewing identity crisis among tech execs 👇🏻

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online · 2w ago

there's a whole lot going on in "AI discourse" but a lot of it arises from people who work in tech still not getting it that the baseline perception of their work has been shifting hard for at least a decade, from "one of the more positive aspects of society" toward a much more ambivalent view

From July, immediately following the release of 3 endangered Vancouver Island marmots to the wild. This year, we have released and translocated 53 of these marmots to mountains on the Island as part of our recovery efforts for this incredible species.

Based on online cycling discourse, I have learned... - When cyclists use the road, people complain they should be on the pavement. - When cyclists use the pavement, people complain they should be on the road. - When cyclists use dedicated bike lanes, people complain those lanes shouldn't exist.

City Hall needs to stop tying the shoelaces together of people starting a business. It’s time to bet on Vancouverites & make it easier to start, grow & scale your business. OneCity will build a city that leads B.C. in prosperity, good jobs & fair wages for every one of our neighbours. 🧵1/11

I don’t sign petitions because their political value is close to zero. But, as the kids say, this hits different. Kick this fascist out of the country.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 3w ago

/2 petition here www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Hey everyone, let’s keep our guard up for shit like this, K?

Put this fascist in a van and drop him off at the nearest Port of Exit. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Tens of thousands of Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC News

A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada.

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And @onecityvan.bsky.social is first off the blocks with a smart, serious, and credible climate platform - unpacked here in @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/on...

OneCity vows to restore Vancouver climate priorities, launch solar energy project | Daily Hive | Urbanized

OneCity Vancouver's William Azaroff has unveiled a platform promise of reversing ABC's policies that do not prioritize climate action.

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619 British Columbians died in the 2021 heat dome. It's our duty to never let it happen again. Today, OneCity is announcing Built to Last: our plan to make homes and public spaces safer in extreme heat, cheaper to run, and built for a long-term climate-resilient future. 🧵 1/12

The intensity + scale of Canadian #wildfire has proven “fundamentally different“ since 2023, scientists conclude. This would simply not be happening without #climate change. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds

Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating

theguardian.com

Sent up the whirlybird this past week for some fresh pics of BC Housing’s stunning and innovative Vienna House project. My company has documented it since it was a set of digital sketches.

Elbows something www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Canada to buy nearly $2-billion in armoured vehicles from U.S. defence contractor

The deal also makes General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada the first company named a ‘strategic partner’

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Recently accessed a 50% BC Hydro rebate to install a Level 2 charger on our small #Vancouver apt building. Overnight we added 338kms of range for $6.11. We bought this 2021 Kia Soul in November. Ask me anything. #ElectrifyEverything

An 11 year old Ontario boy has died of rabies; odd there appears to be no coverage in Canadian media. www.euronews.com/2026/07/02/1...

11-year-old boy dies from rabies in Canada after waking to bat on face

Rabies is a rare but deadly infection usually spread by a bite or scratch from an infected animal. It is almost always fatal after the onset of symptoms, although vaccination and early treatment can h...

euronews.com

The @who.int has linked Europe’s unprecedented early summer heatwave to more than 1,300 excess deaths. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1,300 deaths' as more records broken

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is not prepared for high temperatures.

bbc.com

Some adjustments to the initial approach may be indicated….

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows

Thank you 🙏🏻 for all the hot showers, but your services are no longer required. #HeatPumpSummer #ElectrifyEverything

New paper finds that cul de sacs, winding streets, and other features of suburban "Garden Cities" are terrible for emissions, loneliness, etc. IOW: Sprawled suburbs are bad because of how they're designed, not just their sprawl. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

At @cagbc.org conference and reminded that almost nine in 10 Canadians support stronger energy performance requirements in new housing. abacusdata.ca/canadians-se...

Any 🇨🇦s out there wanna try Gander? I have some invite things. Hit my DMs.

The #Carney government is poised to gut legislation requiring #Netflix and other foreign streamers to contribute 5% of their revenue to 🇨🇦 cultural industries, including #localnews. AT THE SAME TIME, it is dumping $2.3 billion into #AI. (Oh, but the kids will be safe!) 🤬

Any 🇨🇦 peeps here on #Gander yet? Look me up @jamesglave.gander.social

Came across #CleanEnergy Buildout, a cross-Canada #EV road trip travelogue + creative commons stock photo repository. Nice work Mr. Moorhouse! cleanenergybuildout.ca

Merci, mon ami.

More of this “fuc% you” energy please. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

No, I don’t want my kids using your stupid AI

I refuse to accept the ‘adopt or fall behind’ motto that’s being shoved down our throats – especially when it comes to our children, Katherine Martinko writes

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Tessa Rowland@tessarowland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“With the rise of the far right globally, and including in Canada, I think there’s a sense of impunity within law enforcement to act how they want” www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-immigrat...