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Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire? If Fordism promised a car in every garage, Elon Musk’s worldview promises wealth for those able to command technology—but no commitment to share the reward. Illustration by Greg Houston Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff Harper, 2026, 256 pp. In the summer of 1921, a business journalist named Samuel Crowther reached out to Ernest Liebold, the personal secretary of automobile magnate Henry Ford.
Britain Gets Another Prime Minister
When Andy Burnham travelled from Manchester to London to become the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minister in ten years—the Brits used to laugh at Italy for this kind of thing—many watching his train as it was followed by helicopters couldn’t help but think of Lenin arriving at Finland Station to claim his destiny.
Potatoes are one of life’s great simple pleasures
My wife found the list in the back pocket of my gardening trousers. That ought to have been a clue, but she didn’t pick up on it. She marched into the study with an interrogative stride. ‘Who the hell are Mimi? Orla? Charlotte? Anya? Lady Christl!?’ I felt a pang of relief that she hadn’t found my ‘tasting notes’ as well. ‘Charlotte – firm, puts out well, nice finish.’ If my wife had been a gardener or an allotmenteer she would have recognised the names as varieties of spud. Still, I can’t blame her.
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Now... the trees
This poem is taken from PN Review 261, Volume 48 Number 1, September - October 2021. Now... the trees Brian Morton Now, mostly, I tend the trees. They fill a long lozenge of land, on the opposite side of the burn from the house. When we came, it was a dense thicket of dying spruce, punctuated dramatically by three large poplars.
FireWatch: New evacuations in River Fire Complex
KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST --- There are new evacuation orders in the River Complex of fires. All of Zones 1-5 are now under an evacuation order issued by the Trinity County Sheriff. All residents are advised to immediately evacuate south on SR3.
Crews responding to fire in the Applegate Valley
MEDFORD, Ore. -- Crews are arriving to a fire in the Panther Gluch area of the Applegate Valley. It’s estimated by air crews to be seven (7) acres. Firefighters are beginning an aggressive initial attack and are being assisted by partner agencies. At this time, 4 dozers, four 20 person hand crews along with type 1 helicopters from the Milepost 97 Fire, in addition to our local ODF resources, are on scene or en route to the fire. The cause is under investigation.
For many in Malin, welcoming the Jordan Cove pipeline comes naturally
MALIN, Ore. — From the little town of Malin, the cultivated fields of the Klamath Basin stretch out in every direction. The town itself is home to some 810 people, a few historical buildings, and two massive natural gas pipelines. If officials with the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) decide to approve the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline, it would soon become the third. Malin's Historical Society Museum resides in the town's old drug store building downtown.
Purdys Chocolatier suffers online security breach
Vancouver-based Purdys Chocolatier has suffered a security breach of its database that has put the private information of thousands of online clients at risk. In a notice of the data breach sent out Wednesday to clients — obtained by Postmedia News — company president Peter Higgins said Purdys was notified on Feb. 7 by one of its Internet service providers that its database, containing customers’ information, was the target of a security breach.
Ontario health official warns B.C. oysters to blame for norovirus
B.C. oysters may be wreaking havoc across Canada, after two dozen cases of norovirus were reported in Ontario in recent weeks. While there are currently no official bans on serving oysters in B.C., warnings have been issued as a precaution, following a recent rash of cases where people on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver reported falling ill with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating mollusks.
Ontario health official warns B.C. oysters to blame for norovirus
B.C. oysters may be wreaking havoc across Canada, after two dozen cases of norovirus were reported in Ontario in recent weeks. While there are currently no official bans on serving oysters in B.C., warnings have been issued as a precaution, following a recent rash of cases where people on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver reported falling ill with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating mollusks.
Ontario health official warns B.C. oysters to blame for norovirus
B.C. oysters may be wreaking havoc across Canada, after two dozen cases of norovirus were reported in Ontario in recent weeks. While there are currently no official bans on serving oysters in B.C., warnings have been issued as a precaution, following a recent rash of cases where people on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver reported falling ill with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating mollusks.
Canadian caught trying to smuggle nearly 60 kilos of cocaine sentenced to 10 years in U.S. prison
A 37-year-old Canadian who was caught with 59 kilos of cocaine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that Martin Briand, who is also a French citizen, was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute cocaine after the cocaine was seized in December 2009. Briand was on the run for six years before being arrested in December 2015 upon arriving at Vancouver International Airport from France.
Senior Vancouver police detective charged with sex offences following tip from fellow officer
A veteran officer who helped put a pimp behind bars in 2014 has been arrested and now faces several sex-related charges, the Vancouver Police Department announced Thursday. James Fisher, who was a detective constable with the VPD’s counter-exploitation unit, was arrested Wednesday. He faces three charges of sexual exploitation, one count of sexual assault, one count of breach of trust and one count of attempting to obstruct justice.
Teen killed by falling tree as violent storm strikes B.C., leaving thousands without power
A heavy storm battering the region turned tragic Friday afternoon when a 15-year-old teen was struck and killed by a falling tree in Surrey. According to Surrey RCMP, emergency crews were called to a wooded park area near Clayton Heights Secondary School around 2:25 p.m. after a tree was felled by the strong winds. It had trapped a teen boy.
Missing Japanese woman found dead in Vancouver heritage mansion weeks after she disappeared
On a Wednesday afternoon in early September, Natsumi Kogawa attended a calligraphy lesson and an information session in downtown Vancouver. When she finished at 5:30 p.m., she went to the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library, where she studied for about an hour before heading home to Burnaby. Around midnight, she exchanged messages with a friend, making plans to hang out the following day.
‘I bought two BMWs’: Nanaimo man’s $21M jackpot sets record for biggest online lottery win in Canada
A Nanaimo man is already living the dream after winning the $21-million jackpot in last Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw. “I bought two BMWs. One for me and one for my friend,” the 52-year-old Bill Laharty said on Thursday. His PlayNow.com windfall set a record for the biggest online lottery win in Canada. Laharty, who has called Nanaimo home for 22 years, described his fortune in one word: awesome. He plans to travel to exotic places, including Bora Bora.
Vancouver police arrested a cat burglar after he got stuck on a roof during a robbery. He called 9-1-1 for help
A cat burglar has been arrested for break-and-enter after calling 9-1-1 when he got stuck during a botched rooftop break-in. Vancouver police said Monday that the 51-year-old man was attempting to break into a home through a skylight in the area of Matthews Ave. and Cypress St. at 1 a.m. Sunday, when he slid down the roof and got stuck. Unable to descend the 7.6 metres to the ground, the suspect called 9-1-1 and asked for help.
Woman who suffered deflated breast implant at Coquitlam, B.C. Ikea has suit dismissed
A woman who sued Ikea after slipping on the Coquitlam retail store’s bathroom floor causing her breast implant to deflate has had her suit dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court. According to a judgment released Thursday, Eva Dudas, 52, had claimed that on June 23, 2014, she got an upset stomach after eating lunch at the store’s restaurant and then entered a stall in the Ikea store’s washroom for several minutes.
B.C. woman accused of breaking into Prince George home, fleeing via ice floe
METRO VANCOUVER — A woman is in custody following an unusual break and enter near Prince George Sunday that ended with the suspect and arresting officer on the same ice floe. Prince George RCMP Corp. Craig Douglass said that at about noon Sunday, the homeowner of a residence in the community of Miworth, just west of Prince George, reported that she returned home and found an adult female inside her house.
B.C. woman killed as tree crashes through house amid windstorm that left 120,000 in the dark
A woman who died after a tree fell on her house in Port Moody during a severe windstorm that whipped across B.C.’s south coast on Thursday morning has been identified as the executive-director of Port Coquitlam-based New View Society, which provides help to people with mental illness.
B.C. speed flyer dies after 500-metre plunge from Stawamus Chief
The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a 40-year-old man who died after plunging about 500 metres from the Stawamus Chief in a “speed-flying” accident on Sunday. Coroner Barb McLintock said Monday that Kyle Macdonald-Wolochatiuk, a resident of Squamish but originally from Cambridge, Ontario, was engaged in speed-flying, a relatively new sport similar to paragliding and using a wing of the same shape but significantly smaller, designed to provide a rapid descent.
Expect dirty cars, brown lawns as Metro Vancouver imposes ‘extraordinary’ water restrictions
Metro Vancouver imposed Level 3 water restrictions Monday afternoon after concluding over a particularly hot, dry weekend that not enough water is being conserved and reservoir levels are at record lows. The restrictions, which include a ban on all lawn sprinkling, came despite Metro indicating last week that it appeared there was no urgent need to bring in the tougher restrictions.
Tribunal awards deaf doctor $35K, lost wages for not being provided with sign language interpreters
A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has awarded a deaf woman lost wages and $35,000 for injury to her dignity and self-respect for not being provided with sign language interpreters during her University of B.C. medical residency. “The discrimination entirely undermined her optimism, brilliance and efforts,” said tribunal member Marlene Tyshynski in a written decision released June 30.
PHOTOS: Fire at Vancouver port prompts hazardous materials response, partial evacuation
VANCOUVER — The fire department and emergency crews are responding to a hazardous materials incident on the Vancouver waterfront following a fire in several containers at the Centerm container terminal. The city of Vancouver has issued a partial evacuation in the area where large clouds of grey smoke are billowing from the terminal and drifting over sections of the city’s downtown and parts of the North Shore.
Good Samaritan gives $7 to help B.C. man, $40 the next day. When he says no the third day, he’s beaten and robbed
A 54-year-old man has been charged after an 84-year-old man was roughed up in a robbery at his west side Vancouver home. Police said on January 15, a man identifying himself as a gardener knocked on the victim’s door and asked to borrow $6.70 for bus fare after his car was towed. The elderly man gave him $7 and said he didn’t need to repay it. The following day, the suspect returned and asked for $40 to resolve a problem with his car and the homeowner believed he was sincere. On Jan.
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