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Backlash over rental prices at Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver

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A high-rise building with balconies linked by wooden bars.

Online backlash over asking rental prices at the Squamish Nation-led Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver may reflect a disconnect between market rental prices and what renters can actually afford, experts say. The prices — posted online by Vancouver real estate journalist Howard Chai and others — included $9,070 per month for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit.

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Israel committed genocide in Gaza, deliberately targeted Palestinian children: UN report

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Two small children stand in rubble.

The UN's Commission of Inquiry found that Israel had genocidal intent in the Gaza Strip during the war, with the key indicator being its targeting of children. The Gaza Health ministry says that since the ceasefire began in October 2025, more than 1,000 people died, 265 of them children.

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Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides

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Carney cabinet can now authorize the use of banned pesticides

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3 days ago
Can't we have more effective sunscreens instead?
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Paint already peeling after Trump-ordered spruce-up of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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A strip of paint, floating in the reflecting pool at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting ‌Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the job's completion.

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Canada's population drops in first quarter of 2026

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A letter from the immigration ministry.

Canada's population dipped by about 55,000 people in the first three months of this year, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada, which on Wednesday set the population at 41,417,056.

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Kristi Noem hired in strategic advisory role for B.C. mining company

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In March, Kristi Noem was reassigned from Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after serving in the role for 13 months.

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