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Advocates aim to shape 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. City councillors in Vancouver voted unanimously this week to ask the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, a decision advocates hope will blaze a trail in other municipalities. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It’s within Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s power to grant an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to allow decriminalization across Canada, said Sandra Ka Hon Chu, the director of research...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. City councillors in Vancouver voted unanimously this week to ask the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, a decision advocates hope will blaze a trail in other municipalities. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It’s within Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s power to grant an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to allow decriminalization across Canada, said Sandra Ka Hon Chu, the director of research...WW…
Daphne Bramham: A reason to believe in Christmas angels
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Before dawn most days, Edwin Padilla is out with his flashlight, scouring Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach for discarded bottles and cans. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On days when recyclables are set out for pickup on Vancouver’s wealthy West Side, Padilla hurries to be there before the trucks to pick through and recover anything that can be redeemed for its deposit. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or....…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Before dawn most days, Edwin Padilla is out with his flashlight, scouring Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach for discarded bottles and cans. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On days when recyclables are set out for pickup on Vancouver’s wealthy West Side, Padilla hurries to be there before the trucks to pick through and recover anything that can be redeemed for its deposit. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or....WW…
Men in Surrey treatment and recovery centre learn how to knit together
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. is knitting his life together one stitch at a time. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Technically, what Mendonca and a group of men at the are doing isn’t knitting since it doesn’t involve traditional knitting needles. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. Instead, they use a loom to knit yarn together. It’s called looming. Start planning for your weekend with expert recommendations from our team of writers on what...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. is knitting his life together one stitch at a time. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Technically, what Mendonca and a group of men at the are doing isn’t knitting since it doesn’t involve traditional knitting needles. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. Instead, they use a loom to knit yarn together. It’s called looming. Start planning for your weekend with expert recommendations from our team of writers on what...WW…
Vancouver man's Supreme T-shirt collection expected to sell for $2 million
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A Vancouver man’s one-of-a-kind collection of Supreme T-shirts is expected to sell for millions at auction next month. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. James Bogart, 21, bought his first piece from the New York streetwear brand in 2014, when he was just 15. Six years later, Bogart boasts every single T-shirt sporting the brand’s iconic box logo. Bogart’s Box Logo Collection, comprised of 253 pieces released over 26 years and obsessively curated over five, is...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A Vancouver man’s one-of-a-kind collection of Supreme T-shirts is expected to sell for millions at auction next month. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. James Bogart, 21, bought his first piece from the New York streetwear brand in 2014, when he was just 15. Six years later, Bogart boasts every single T-shirt sporting the brand’s iconic box logo. Bogart’s Box Logo Collection, comprised of 253 pieces released over 26 years and obsessively curated over five, is...WW…
Help from B.C. man allows American family to reunite in Alaska
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A woman from Georgia says her family’s reunion was saved by a man from B.C. who drove them to the Alaskan border after she got stranded in a snowstorm and appealed for help. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lynn Marchessault began her trip with her two children, two dogs and a cat on Nov. 10 from Georgia to the Alaska border to join her husband, who is in the U.S. military. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. “I...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A woman from Georgia says her family’s reunion was saved by a man from B.C. who drove them to the Alaskan border after she got stranded in a snowstorm and appealed for help. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lynn Marchessault began her trip with her two children, two dogs and a cat on Nov. 10 from Georgia to the Alaska border to join her husband, who is in the U.S. military. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. “I...WW…
COVID-19 Heroes: Vancouver youngster uses pandemic downtime as opportunity for good
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While many of us — young and old alike — have used our pandemic downtime to binge watch TV shows or binge eat bread and bonbons, a 12-year-old from Vancouver has devoted his time to crafting devices intended to help first responders stay comfortable on the job. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For several months, Nickolai Junussov, a Grade 7 student at General Gordon Elementary, has been 3D printing earsavers for firefighters, nurses and other essential...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While many of us — young and old alike — have used our pandemic downtime to binge watch TV shows or binge eat bread and bonbons, a 12-year-old from Vancouver has devoted his time to crafting devices intended to help first responders stay comfortable on the job. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For several months, Nickolai Junussov, a Grade 7 student at General Gordon Elementary, has been 3D printing earsavers for firefighters, nurses and other essential...WW…
COVID-19: At least 42 people test positive in Surrey gym outbreak
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At least 42 staff and guests at a gym in Surrey have tested positive for COVID-19, after some of the patrons visited the gym while waiting for test results. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On Friday, Fraser Health declared an outbreak at the Platinum Athletic Club, a fitness centre at 7653 King George Blvd., after finding evidence of COVID-19 transmission among staff and patrons. The agency said that, to date, 42 people who worked at, or attended the...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At least 42 staff and guests at a gym in Surrey have tested positive for COVID-19, after some of the patrons visited the gym while waiting for test results. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On Friday, Fraser Health declared an outbreak at the Platinum Athletic Club, a fitness centre at 7653 King George Blvd., after finding evidence of COVID-19 transmission among staff and patrons. The agency said that, to date, 42 people who worked at, or attended the...WW…
Abbotsford kidney donor offers free hotdogs for life to other donors
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An Abbotsford hotdog vendor is offering free hotdogs for life to anyone who follows his lead and becomes a kidney donor. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Skully White, owner of Lullys Food Experience, a gourmet hotdog stand in the parking lot of the local Canadian Tire, successfully donated a kidney to customer Tim Hiscock on Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. White first found out Hiscock, who suffered...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An Abbotsford hotdog vendor is offering free hotdogs for life to anyone who follows his lead and becomes a kidney donor. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Skully White, owner of Lullys Food Experience, a gourmet hotdog stand in the parking lot of the local Canadian Tire, successfully donated a kidney to customer Tim Hiscock on Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. White first found out Hiscock, who suffered...WW…
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