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Affordable Dance Lessons Coming to Vancouver: Learn Salsa & Bachata this Fall!
Vancouver dance enthusiasts, it’s time to lace up your shoes and get ready to groove! Rueda de la Vida, a local non-profit society, is bringing exciting, energetic and affordable Salsa and Bachata classes to the city. This fall, they are
Temporary foreign worker growth in Canada exceeded job creation last year
By Rohana Rezel The increase in temporary foreign workers in Canada outpaced job creation in 2023, according to an analysis of Statistics Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data. During the calendar year 2023, Canada added 417,500 jobs according
Temporary foreign workers in Canada have increased by almost 300% to over 1.25 million under Trudeau
By Rohana Rezel The number of temporary foreign workers in Canada has increased by nearly 300 per cent to over 1.25 million since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office, according to data obtained from Canada’s immigration department. The number of
Airbnb let fraudster scam guests for months, refused to refund victims
By Lisa Tanh Airbnb allowed a fraudulent host to run a scam short term accommodation operation for months in Vancouver despite multiple guest complaints while refusing to refund the victims, an investigation by ThinkPol has found. Since January, a host
Vancouver Public Library got real estate advisory firm to edit press release, records show
Vancouver Public Library got a real estate firm to edit a press release promoting a controversial event featuring a pro-development advocate, records obtained via freedom of information requests show. Brendan Dawe of real estate advisory company Urbanics edited the original
60% of US foods Contain technical food additives, new study finds
60% of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives, which include colouring or flavouring agents, preservatives, and sweeteners. That’s according to a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by Elsevier[1]“Food Additives in
Leaks exposed OneCity volunteer plot to frame critics as criminals. Now comes the victim blaming.
By Rohana Rezel The news broke last week that Daniel Oleksiuk’s close associates were plotting to ruin the lives of their “political enemies” – including myself – by framing us heinous criminals. In response, Abundant Housing Vancouver (AHV) cofounder Oleksiuk
OneCity volunteers plotted to fabricate rumours to destroy opponents, chat logs show
By Rohana Rezel I have obtained chat logs that show OneCity volunteers plotting to destroy their opponents by fabricating damaging rumours – including rumours about pedophilia. Their targets involve affordable housing advocates, academics, journalists, and lawyers among others. And what
Vancouver YIMBY verbally assault female volunteer of party that turned down real estate industry donations
Vancouver’s Yes In My Backyard movement – which is pushing for real estate developers to be given a blank slate to build for-profit housing all over the city – is once again coming under fire after a vocal member verbally
Birds nest halts pipeline expansion
By Chen Zhou A controversial mega federal project has once again been halted by tiny bird nests and facing the accusation of covering up conservation incompetence. Since the Trudeau government bought the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) which will