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BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines The Chinese carmaker's new batteries feature a 5-minute charge and 621-mile range, plus a 620,000-mile lifespan and lower prices.

It feels like we get new announcements like this -- more range, more speed, more features, and lower costs -- every few weeks from EV makers.

From conventional automakers? Crickets.

www.fastcompany.com/91503415/byd...

The standards are already weak. It's shocking what passes inspection as it is!

The Discourse presents: International Women’s Day Cowichan Valley On Sunday, March 8, The Discourse proudly presents its sixth annual International Women’s Day event at the Cowichan Public Art Gallery.

Join us for an International Women's Day event at the Cowichan Public Art Gallery 🌸

This year's theme: How does consent make for a better community?

Hear from MLA Debra Toporowski (Qwulti'stunaat), educator Corina Fitznar, Indigenous poet Kiera Chealine and Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels.

Unbelievable. Urban sprawl, especially clusters of 'facreages' are unsustainable and costly to taxpayers. But once again the same 4 Councillors reject logic, reason and common sense.

He doesn’t care even a tiny little bit about you.

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.

“If we're relying on the RCMP to save us from foreign interference during a provincial referendum, it’s not gonna happen. And I would say the same for CSIS and for any kind of regulatory body, frankly,” said security expert Patrick Lennox. Story by #ableg @iciemmanuel.bsky.social

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Showing the sitting mayor of Canada’s third largest city a printout of an offensive AI slop image to confirm whether that’s the image he saw that led him to accuse a councillor of a crime, is possibly the weirdest thing I’ve ever done at work. And I once wrote about a merkin art exhibit.

Pierre Poilievre’s great reset The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is rolling out a kinder and gentler version of himself. But can he stick to the script, or will he revert to his political instincts?

In the face of a double-digit Liberal lead, Pierre Poilievre is rolling out a new political approach that includes respect for his opponents and time for the mainstream media.

How long will it last? Grab that head of lettuce and start the clock. #cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/05/o...

We could post something smart and important about artificially low municipal taxes, austerity budgets, and the economic self-destruction of too many cities — or we could just recommend that you READ AND SHARE this really important THREAD below. #UrbanTruth

The high cost of low taxes Councillors need to put our money where their mouth is.

And council just keeps making the same bad decisions year over year because no one wants to be the one to tell their constituents that they need to start paying their fair share. They've been subsidized for so long the fair share is now fucking huge. Which of course it is, that's what scams are.

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Here’s Where You Don’t Want to Be Living in a Quake | The Tyee Vancouver’s West End apartments face a deadly reckoning. There are solutions.

Today, mid- to high-rise concrete apartments form the backbone of the West End, and a crucial share of downtown Vancouver’s housing supply, including much of what remains affordable.

The catch? They may be dangerously susceptible to damage from earthquakes. Two experts write. 🏙️

The sonic boom, likely from a #meteor, picked up on seismographs in Metro #Vancouver — around 910p PST 3 March 2026

#BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07] YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown and all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes with #Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social. And PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible.

I’ve sent it to a LOT of politicians.

Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 US a barrel, analysts say | CBC News Brent crude jumped 10 per cent to about $80 US a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 US after U.S. and Israeli strike...

Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 US a barrel, analysts say (The rich keep getting richer)

Most tanker owners have paused oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

my political analysis is that many things will happen in vancouver politics this week, but it will likely not involve a councillor calling his opponent a drug dealer, apologizing, the mayor congratulating the apology, only for video to surface of the mayor making the same claim two weeks earlier

PLEASE SHARE: A Drug Poisoning Overdose Advisory has been issued for #Cowichan.

Find information on supervised consumption sites, drug-checking services & more: ow.ly/FgyS50PLkLF

Meet the Historic Alberta Couple Who Fought for Press Freedom | The Tyee Their grandson wrote a book and made a film about their impactful work.

“To understand the move towards separatism today, we have to go all the way back to the 1930s.” 🗞️ #CdnMedia #abpoli

Alberta Municipalities say Budget 2026 leaves a $1B infrastructure gap, slams education property tax increase Alberta Municipalities says infrastructure funding is $1 billion short and criticizes the education property tax increase

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Alberta Municipalities say Budget 2026 leaves a $1B infrastructure gap, slams education property tax increase

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #UCPCorruption #Canada
#RecallAllUCP #FireTheUCP #FireSmith #UCPFacists
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead

Important read.

Many small cities and towns have failing infrastructure and have no ability to replace it.

@mark-carney.bsky.social
@davidebybc.bsky.social

#cdnpoli #bcpoli #infrastructure #ClimateCrisis

If you watch 2 minutes of video today…

Make it this.

A masterclass on oratory and personal responsibility is on full display.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for near...

Via @rorywh.bsky.social

One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/n...

How Right-Wing Political Influencers Dodged Election Spending Rules | The Tyee ‘We actually have a worse dark money problem in Canada than they do in the US.’

Months after Canada’s election, the funding sources for some third-party advertisers remain a mystery.

Experts say the political influencers are increasingly finding ways to sidestep advertising regulations, and in some cases strategically choosing non-compliance. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

Super important reality-check here about what we - and our leaders - see on social media. 👇

Elbows Up for Indigenous Rights | The Tyee Six years ago BC led the world in addressing harms to First Nations. Why put that progress at risk?

The NDP is losing ground. But is this because it needs to be more centrist? Or is this because the government has been failing to stand behind its own progressive works?

Judith Sayers writes. #bcpoli #canpoli

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics | Plastics | The Guardian share.google/wAo1rjJETfv2...

B.C. quietly suspends major affordable housing fund, leaving proponents holding the bag - Victoria News Province had earmarked $775 million for roughly 100 projects provincewide

😳 B.C. quietly suspends major affordable housing fund #BCpoli #BCmuni Victoria News share.google/HReKk4J3yYwZ...

U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C. - America’s top legal minds have reported utter bafflement at the news that former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has arrested by U.K. police due to his connections with Jeffrey Ep...

U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection

Good point.