No records kept on assaults on BC health-care workers, despite daily incidents
(via CTV News)
Despite several unions and advocacy groups repeatedly raising the issue of violence in healthcare settings, CTV News has learned that no policing or government agencies keep track of assaults or criminal charges.
Vancouver Art Gallery cutting staff, programming by about 30 per cent
(via CBC)
The Vancouver Art Gallery is making deep cuts to its programming and staffing in an attempt to balance its budget.
That white guy who can’t get a job at Tim Hortons? He’s AI
(via CBC)
A series of AI-generated videos that show a white man complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada have been taken down by TikTok, following inquiries made by the CBC News Visual Investigations team.
Most Canadians now see US as a ‘threat,’ study reveals
(via Politico)
Europeans are still most concerned by Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Pew Research Center survey shows.
RFK Jr sued over major vaccine changes as measles reaches 33-year high
(via the Mirror US)
A coalition of doctors’ groups and public health organizations sued the US government on Monday over what they are calling ‘unlawful, unilateral vaccine changes’ amid measles and flu outbreaks.
How I got people to stop commenting on my weight
(via Chatelaine)
And if it embarrasses the other person or makes them feel awkward, I know that their reaction doesn’t belong to me.
RCMP charges military members with trying to create ‘anti-government militia’ and seize land
(via CBC)
The RCMP has charged active members of the Canadian Armed Forces with being part of terrorist plot that allegedly involved creating an anti-government militia with a massive trove of weapons and seizing land in Quebec.
BC plans to allow logging in endangered southern mountain caribou habitat: report
(via Vancouver Sun)
“We’re five years into the old growth strategic review and these trees are still falling,” says conservation specialist Eddie Petryshen.
Bird flu comes for Toronto’s wildlife
(via the Local)
For humans, the virus has the potential to spark the next pandemic. But for wildlife, it’s already causing devastation.
Does involuntary care work? Three BC residents share their personal stories
(via Vancouver Sun)
B.C. opened 28 new involuntary care beds, but this treatment has existed for people under the Mental Health Act. Three first-person stories.
