Why this North Vancouver RV encampment has neighbours worried: ‘This is a safety issue’

A group living in RVs on a tiny patch of land off Highway 1 in North Vancouver has neighbours concerned about road safety and sanitation.

Known as Bowser Island, the enclave was once home to pleasant, suburban houses — a beautiful fieldstone wall and spired gate testify to that — but the buildings were long ago torn down to their foundations and the sewer line decommissioned when the Upper Levels Highway was widened.

As Bowser’s name suggests, it’s very much like an island, surrounded by a moat of asphalt lanes.

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Live: Liberal Party’s So-Called Leadership Race

Live: Liberal Party’s So-Called Leadership Race

The show kicks off at 4 pm so I provided some reading below.

WAPO – Canada will soon have a new prime minister. Here’s what you need to know.

BBC – How Trump’s threats have changed everything about Canada’s politics

NYTimes – Canada’s Liberals to Elect a New Party Leader and Prime Minister. What to Know.

CBC – Liberals choose their leader today, after campaign defined by chaos of Trump administration

Latest – 338 Federal Seat Projections CPC: 156 LPC: 143 BQ: 28 NDP: 14 GPC: 2

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America and Europe: Both Need to Take a Deep Breath

“The US has reversed its alliances to side with Russia against Europe!” This is the idea that many commentators in Britain, France and Germany have been hammering in for the past week.

The Washington Post went even further: “For Europe, this is a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency moment. The United States, which has guaranteed European security against Russia for 80 years, appears to have switched sides under President Donald Trump.”

Apparently sharing that analysis, the European Union organized two summits that included Great Britain as an ad hoc member.

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Was the money the US sent to Ukraine spent with the US military-industrial complex?

A significant portion of the money the U.S. allocated for Ukraine aid was indeed spent within the U.S., particularly with the military-industrial complex, rather than being directly transferred to Ukraine as cash. Here’s how it breaks down based on available information:

The U.S. has committed substantial aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, with Congress approving around $175 billion in emergency funding by mid-2024. This aid includes military, economic, and humanitarian support. However, the military component—channeled through mechanisms like the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) and the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI)—is where the connection to the U.S. military-industrial complex becomes clear.


This is a Grok answer.

Europe seeks economic salvation via rearmament.

h/t XC

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Toronto gunman’s sentence to no jail time ‘undermines our credibility,’ appeal judge warns in scathing dissent

A judge on Ontario’s top court has called out his colleagues for upholding a sentence of no jail time for a man who fired a shot during a chaotic gunfight next to Highway 401, expressing concern the decision “undermines our credibility.”

Court of Appeal Justice William Hourigan was dissenting in the case of Terrell Burke-Whittaker, who pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded prohibited firearm after he fired in the direction of the busy highway in June 2020, during a shootout involving multiple people at a viewing for slain Toronto rapper Houdini behind a North York bar.

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Ottawa inks initial contract for new River-class destroyers with Irving

OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government signed an initial deal with Irving Shipbuilding for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new River-class destroyers.

The implementation contract is worth $8 billion for the first six years and only covers part of the tab for the first three ships — which will eventually cost $22.2 billion.

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee hailed it as a major step forward for the project meant to replace the Navy’s aging destroyers.


Irving? Good choice.

Leaks, ineffective anchors, mechanical breakdowns among ongoing problems facing new Arctic patrol ships

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Netflix ‘Done’ With Meghan Markle as Series Debut Savaged by Fans Gets Second Season: ‘They’ve Lost So Much Money on Her’

One Hollywood insider claims Netflix is “done” with Meghan Markle after her With Love, Meghan debut was savaged by fans. “They’ve lost so much money on her,” the source reportedly said. But conflicting reports suggest that enough viewers are hate-watching Markle’s food and lifestyle series, resulting the show getting renewed for another season.

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Get ready for a clash of nationalisms

My point is, given how the Liberals essentially ‘own’ anti-American-style nationalism, it’ll be difficult for the Conservatives to exploit anti-Trump feeling. Difficult, but not impossible.

To borrow a phrase from the movie Spinal Tap, the nationalistic feeling in Canada is amped up to 11.

Indeed, it seems like I get a patriotic meme from one of my friends featuring maple syrup, beavers, moose, or Canadian geese every day.

Of course, we all know why this is happening.

h/t Auntie Polly

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Was Justin Trudeau a bad prime minister?

Susan Delacourt: The handover will take a few days, but Justin Trudeau’s time as prime minister will essentially wrap up this weekend. I know we both have thoughts on his legacy, Matt, and I suspect we may disagree on some points. Let’s start with the big question: how will you remember his nearly decade in power?

Matt Gurney: It’ll be tough to keep it all straight. Trudeau should get a mix of praise and blame for things he actively had control over. He’ll have wins and losses when historians do the final tally. But, overall, I think what I’ll remember most is that the prime minister missed the boat on big, threatening global changes. I think that may be what defines him. Wrong man for a new era that arrived on his watch.

(Link fixed)

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Secret Service disposes of malfunctioning Oswald

Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation early Sunday, according to authorities.

No one else was injured in the shooting that happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service statement. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the shooting.

The Secret Service received information from local police about an alleged “suicidal individual” who was traveling from Indiana and found the man’s car and a person matching his description nearby.

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New Poll Gins Up Poilievre Trump Linkage In Assist To Liberal Party Election Campaign Strategy

‘Amped up over Trump:’ U.S. President top issue to influence federal election vote, survey says

A new Nanos Research survey released Sunday says U.S. President Donald Trump – and how to deal with him – is the top issue influencing how Canadians are voting in the next federal election.

The survey – done exclusively for CTV News – surveyed more than 1,000 Canadians, finding that 36 per cent of respondents said Trump is the most important issue to influence their vote. The economy followed closely in second, at 29 per cent.

“This speaks to a situation where Canadians are amped up over Trump and his threats to the Canadian economy,” Nanos Research Founder Nik Nanos said in a panel on CTV Question Period airing Sunday.

Remember – The same people who call us racist white privileged settlers occupying Turtle Island and spent the last 10 years denigrating Canada and Canadians have suddenly donned a Pre-Fab Patriotism, with the goal of retaining power for their Globalist pals.

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