Vancouver Airbnb host turns COVID-19 pandemic into opportunity
One Vancouver Airbnb host is turning COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity even as other short term rental operators are scrambling to stay afloat amid mounting cancellations. Cammy Wang is marketing her Airbnb listing at 6950 Yew Street as a
China: Banner celebrates COVID-19 pandemic in US and Japan
Images of a banner in Shenyang, China, with the message “eagerly celebrating the pandemic in the United States and wishing the pandemic in little Japan to last for a long time,” have garnered an outpouring of anger. Local citizens posted
Nearly half a million sign petition calling for WHO head’s resignation for kowtowing to China and bungling COVID-19 response
Nearly half a million people have signed a petition demanding the resignation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of kowtowing to China and mishandling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Torontonian hair stylist Osuka Yip started
Metro Vancouver detached prices down in January
By OpenHousing Metro Vancouver detached market began the new year with prices sliding in January 2020 as increased market activity witnessed in fall 2019 failed to bolster buyer confidence. The Open House House Price Index for detached properties – calculated
Voters receiving robocalls sending them to wrong voting locations
By ThinkPol Staff Voters in a Quebec riding are complaining about receiving robocalls instructing them to go to the wrong voting place yesterday on the eve of Canada’s federal election. These latest robocalls are raising fears of a repeat of
Robocalls, ethics violations and other Scheer Scandals
By Rohana Rezel Andrew Scheer wants Canadians to believe that he’s squeaky clean and has spent the entire campaign painting his opponents as corrupt, untrustworthy, and unethical. What Andrew Scheer wants Canadians to forget is that his own closet is
Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives lied to Canadians at least dozen times during the campaign
By Rohana Rezel Andrew Scheer wants voters to believe he’s Mr. Clean. But the man who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Canada and his Conservative Party have lied to Canadians at least a dozen 14 15 times during the
Nearly 1,800 catch basins adopted in Vancouver
By Staff Writer Walking through the streets of Vancouver, you may pass by Grates of Wrath, Stormy Drainiels, or Grate Expectations. By the end of October this year, 1,765 catch basins have been adopted across the city. The Adopt a Catch
Pest control reports larger and more spiders in metro Vancouver
By Staff Writer Longer, warmer summers have led to both an increase in size and occurrence of spiders in metro Vancouver, according to a pest control specialist. “Spiders are huge right now, larger than I’ve ever seen before,” Randy Bilsky,
Hot dog water CEO stands outside Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Vancouver Summit
By Staff Writer A man dressed as a hot dog stands just outside of the Goop wellness summit held in the Stanley Park Pavilion over the weekend. He offers passerbys samples of hot dog water. The hot dog water, consisting
