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  • Not that it's a competition, but we have 1.2 million hectares burned in British Columbia this year, vs. the 180 thousand for all of EU. I just found the scale remarkable. We just have so much less dense population in BC that the number of people affected in the EU is drastically different. Stay safe everyone.

  • This happened to my friends. They bought tickets, the flight got cancelled, they never got informed, they continued to get regular flight reminders, including a week before the "flight" and a reminder the night before to check in. They chose not to check in online, went to the airport, and were told at the check in desk that the flight didn't exist. Not just the flight, the route. The route they were flying no longer existed, and they still got notifications. Ridiculous.

    Oh, and the kicker... they got emails afterwards asking them to rate the flight!

  • PP trying to frame income/property-value disparity as a purely Canadian problem that has only happened under Trudeau is just pure fallacy. It's happening in countries all over the world and it has been growing under every government in Canada for decades.

  • The confirmation on exit (back button when on the main screen) is why I stayed with this instead of the other apps I've tried!

    But agreed, having something like that as an option makes sense.

  • Canada in general made me happier. Not necessarily the companies specifically. As much as we can complain about our health care issue here in Canada, the social safety net here is significantly better. And I had "good" insurance coverage in the states. It was a constant fear of getting sick or injured and ending up in the wrong hospital and not getting covered (or any number of other reasons). Add to that the social pressure to spend money on everything in the states. Everyone I knew down there was in debt up to their eyeballs, no matter how much they made. It was ridiculous.

  • I understand where you're coming from, but we're taking about having a really high paying job in the US or a high paying job in Canada. The types of jobs getting H1-B visas are high paying tech jobs.

    Things are also more expensive than you might think in the US. And there always seems to be a lot of social pressure to spend more money in the US - more so than Canada in my experience. So in a lot of ways, you could be better off in some places even if you have a lower paying job.

  • Yes, but, money isn't everything. I once left a high paying job in the US to come back to Canada, get paid less, and be way happier.

    Working for a US company and living in Canada is a good way to go, but is harder to swing if you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

    Plus it sounds like the people they're talking about in this scenario may have their H1-B revoked and they wouldn't have a job or a visa to stay in the US at all. Canada, even with a lower paying job seems like a good option.

  • Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    Anyone see (or try to see) aurora in Vancouver last night?

    I saw some articles this morning saying the aurora might be visible starting last (Friday) night, and maybe through the weekend. Just wondering if anyone had success to help me decide if I'll try to see them tonight (since it will have to be quite late.)

    Space @beehaw.org
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    Brightest Supernova in Centuries: Coming Soon?

  • I don't know how, but Lemmy is the least confusing to use application within the Fediverse.

    I've only used Lemmy and this is a scary thought.

    I know some people don't want it anyway, but if there is ever going to be a mass exodus from the corporations to the fediverse, fediverse needs to seriously work on the sign up process. And can't threaten defederation every 5 minutes, which probably means they need proper modding tools/features.

  • Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    French's Ketchup Cotton Candy launching at Vancouver Pop-Up | Dished

    One fun post to try to make up for the downers...

    Canada @lemmy.ml
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    Jeremy Hansen is going to the moon, but first he must ride a horse in Calgary

    Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    Death toll for toxic drugs in B.C. surpasses 1,000 in first 5 months of the year

    Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    New Westminster parents, school board call on trustee to resign for Twitter trolling

    "The school board says Beattie has decided to take medical leave. According to school board chair Maya Russell the board does not have the ability to remove a trustee in this case under the School Act, but are requesting she resign immediately."

    Does she think she will be able to come back to her job after this?

    Technology @lemmy.ml
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    Technology @lemmy.ml
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    Technology @lemmy.ml
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    Gaming @beehaw.org
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    Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    Vancouver Whitecaps win 2023 Canadian Championship

    Vancouver @lemmy.ca
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    Metro Vancouver municipality will debate whether to officially adopt 15-minute city model

    World News @lemmy.ml
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