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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. government confirms that three residents remain living in a Granville Street SRO, despite the June 30 deadline passing. The government had said all tenants of the Luugat would be moved by the end of June, but also said no one would be evicted if there wasn’t a place for them to go.On July 1, the B.C. government said in an email update that as of June 29, there are three people residing at the Luugat, all of whom have either accepted or have pending offers. Get breaking National news Get…

Former Dancing With the Stars competitor Cody Simpson is struggling to walk and talk, admitting he has a scary time ahead. The singer and former swimmer has undergone a lot to fix himself up, but what is going on? Keep reading for more details. Cody Simpson’s Long Road Followers may remember Cody Simpson from his time on Dancing With the Stars. He was paired up with Witney Carson, but sadly, they did not make it very far. However, he also dated some high-profile ladies. He had briefly dated a young Kylie Jenner in 2011. Then, the Australian-born performer was linked…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Transit and poverty reduction advocates held a rally in Vancouver on Canada Day to call for the creation of a low-income transit pass. “It’s never been more necessary to have a pass that makes it more affordable for people with lower incomes,” Denis Agar, the executive director of Movement, said at the rally.“We’re one of the only cities left that doesn’t have it on the continent, so it’s overdue.”The group wants the province to expand B.C.’s Bus Pass program beyond seniors and people with disabilities to include all low-income adults.“It really allows…

Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., are set to be part of one of the most significant international scientific efforts in history. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, underground on the France-Switzerland border, is home to the ATLAS experiment, best known for the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.It shut down on June 29 and when it comes back online in 2030, it will feature ATLAS detector components assembled in B.C.“What scientists are trying to do is discover new fundamental particles and interactions that will unlock the secrets of the universe. But it’s a bit like looking…

The late Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek’s widow, Kimberly, joined a slew of stars in supporting influencer Nara Smith amid her 2-year-old daughter’s cancer battle. “Honoring you and your fortitude as you have embarked on the unimaginable journey that cancer is,” Kimberly, 44, commented on Smith’s Instagram post revealing her daughter Whimsy’s diagnosis on Wednesday, July 1. Kimberly recently lost her husband James at age 48 in February following a very public fight against stage III colorectal cancer. On Tuesday, June 30, Nara shared that she and her husband, model Lucky Blue Smith, learned that Whimsy had cancer…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man arrested in connection with a stranger attack at Kits Beach has been released after spending less than 48 hours in custody. Vancouver police said that they received several 911 calls on June 28, just before 2 p.m., reporting a man striking an unsuspecting woman in the head with a piece of wood.Police said she was walking along the beach with her partner when the stranger allegedly struck her from behind. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a…

Paige Price Muniz has Frankie Muniz’s back after he deleted the pair’s initial divorce announcement in order to exclude a video featuring their family. “Frankie, I am so sorry that you felt the need to delete an old fun video of our family because people are so cruel to you,” Paige, 33, commented on the actor’s new post, shared via Instagram on Wednesday, July 1. “This world is so f***ed.” Paige continued, “Divorce is bad, sure — it’s not like we’re excited about it … but we’re two adults who know how to be on the same team. I can’t…

SZA posted a caption on Instagram on Tuesday: “Feeling real pinka twinkle n shit💕.” Over 577,000 people liked it. The R&B singer offered no explanation for the phrase and no announcement alongside it. She posted a feeling. Hundreds of thousands of people responded. The day wasn’t even over yet. “Pinka twinkle” is the kind of language SZA has always been fluent in. Her whole discography runs on emotions that don’t have official names yet. “Good Days” is a feeling. “Kill Bill” is a feeling. “Snooze” is a feeling. None of those titles make immediate sense without the music underneath. And…

Apple reportedly has plans to release several new iPad Pros and a new MacBook Pro in the first half of next year. The company is currently working on four models of the new tablet with faster chips, Bloomberg reported. It is also developing a new “entry-level” MacBook Pro, which is internally referred to as K104, the outlet writes. The company is also targeting that same period for the release of its first M7 processor. The last time Apple released an iPad Pro was in October of last year. In March, the company released a new high-end MacBook Pro and also the…

A year from now, the Mexican peso will be trading at just under 18 to the US dollar, according to foreign exchange (FX) experts polled by Reuters. The news agency polled 24 FX specialists between June 26 and July 1, asking them to forecast the USD:MXN rate 12 months from now. The experts polled by Reuters warned that additional interest rate cuts by Banco de México would risk further weakening of the peso. However, Mexico’s central bank has held rates steady recently and has indicated that future cuts are unlikely.(Moisés Pablo / Cuartoscuro.com) The median estimate of the poll respondents…