‘False sense of security’: B.C. scientist quits as national pesticide watchdog dlvr.it/SsKssw

A Baloch child was arrested by security forces in Khash. Abuzar Rigi, 13, was arrested and was moved to an unspecified location and his whereabouts is unknown. The reason for the arrest of this Baloch child is not available. #مهسا_امينی #ابوذر_ریگی

As a child I dreamt of vistas like this on my Montana property - where bison could roam in a home so spacious, they'd even look small on the horizon. Our National Mammal benefits soil, land, grass, & people's health across the continent. #NationalBisonMonth Photo: Holly Pippel

With more than 40 bullets, lsraeli occupation forces execute a Palestinian 18-year-old youth in Sebastiya village, northwest of Nablus.

Inuk child in her first parka.

Why do US taxpayers give $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel each year when: 1. Israel is a rich country. 2. Poor countries need that aid far more desperately. 3. The aid makes the US government complicit in Israel's occupation, repression, & apartheid. nytimes.com/2023/07/22/opi…

9 individual room listings in a single detached house... can someone City of Vancouver help explain to me how this is a not a hotel... I'll wait... Host: airbnb.ca/users/show/508… One of the 9 listings airbnb.ca/rooms/93575993…

Hey everyone, I made it to CNN! My first network TV interview -- please share (so they bring me back). cnn.com/videos/world/2…

123 First Nations across BC support the removal of open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. It's time to end the pens.

"Without housing for workers, there are no workers. Without workers, Vancouver doesn’t work” Lots of housing that could be freed up in an instant with a short-term rental ban… vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/van…

The 14-year-old Palestinian boy, Fares Sharhabeel, who was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city Qalqilya on early Thursday morning.

Video footage show Israeli army personnel pouring cement into a water source which supplies Palestinians near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank ⤵️

This host has "186 nights last yr" according the insiderairbnb.com... total self contained basement suite... completely empty closets... When does the host live there if it is their principal residence?? 🤔 airbnb.ca/rooms/48640539

And here is the laneway house at the same property from the same host... it booked "255 nights last yr" according to insiderairbnb.com All this supply ending up as short-term rentals The two units in this thread are worth follow up Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦🇺🇦 airbnb.ca/rooms/49659579

France boasts the 4th largest gold reserves, with 2,436 tons, yet not a single gold mine within its borders. Mali, a former colony of France, has 860 gold mines and produces 50 tons of gold per year, but doesn't have any gold reserves in its banks. Fascinating...isn’t it? 🤔

2/ B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said the province is developing legislation to address concerns around short-term rentals, which will be introduced in the fall. Meanwhile, illegal @airbnb listings are out of control in #Vancouver Mortimer Joanne Lee-Young #vanre #vanpoli

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Remember when it was about hosts making a little extra money Here is a former CEO with a short-term rental in one unit, then basement suite and laneway as 30 day rentals This is where housing stock is going for residents who are trying to live and work here David Eby Ravi Kahlon

It’s called rental arbitrage. Buy a house with a basement suite and laneway home and put all the units on AirBNB. You can earn 5 times the monthly income. And the best part, there is no enforcement in the city and the tax man is asleep, so it’s all tax free.