Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,642,825 in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,400 people per square kilometre. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 72 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 88.9 percent are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 80.6 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups. Vancouver is one of the most livable cities in Canada and in the world. In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver is also one of the most expensive cities in Canada and in the world.[15] Vancouver plans to become the greenest city in the world. Vancouverism is the city's urban planning design philosophy. Indigenous settlement of Vancouver began more than 10,000 years ago, and the city is on the traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) peoples. The beginnings of the modern city, which was originally named Gastown, grew around the site of a makeshift tavern on the western edges of Hastings Mill that was built on July 1, 1867, and owned by proprietor Gassy Jack. The original site is marked by the Gastown steam clock. Gastown then formally registered as a townsite dubbed Granville, Burrard Inlet. The city was renamed "Vancouver" in 1886, through a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended to the city by 1887. The city's large natural seaport on the Pacific Ocean became a vital link in the trade between Asia-Pacific, East Asia, Europe, and Eastern Canada. Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, APEC Canada 1997, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; several matches of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup including the finals at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver,[18] and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 1969, Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver. The city became the permanent home to TED conferences in 2014. As of 2016, Port Metro Vancouver is the fourth-largest port by tonnage in the Americas, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While Money Laundering remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry. Major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America, earning it the nickname "Hollywood North"

One of China’s largest overseas buyers just had its operations seized by the government. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), the state runned regulator, has officially begun prosecution of Wu Xiaohui, the former CEO of Anbang. The process has led the government to seize control of the assets “temporarily,” placing billions of dollars of Canadian real estate in the hands of the Chinese government. Oh yeah, and the Chinese government may be deciding which assets need to be liquidated. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Mike in The Night ! - The Great Reset - #mikeinthenight #talkshow #Thegreatreset" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3SCIZ0zge4 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd-IummaTxg

Link to Mike in the Night ! This Saturday Live 7pm Pacific time https://odysee.com/@MikeMartins:7/Mikeinthenight435:c Bus spectacularly crashes into a concrete pylon as cops frantically work to free eight people trapped inside Nine people have been rescued from a bus after it smashed into a concrete pylon attached to a multi-story carpark in Sydney. A female passenger aged in her 50s suffering back pain and the bus driver, also aged in his 50s, were both taken to hospital in serious but stable conditions following the crash in Seven Hills, in the city's west at about 8.30am on Thursday. The remaining passengers were assessed at the scene by paramedics but sustained no serious injuries. Firefighters, police and paramedics were all called to the scene near the Prospect Highway. NSW Ambulance Inspector Greg Marshall said the passengers on board were very distressed once paramedics arrived. 'When we arrived on scene, it was clear everyone was shaken and frightened from the incident, it's incredible nobody on board suffered any life-threatening injuries,' he said. 'Anytime we respond to an incident involving multiple patients, it can provide a number of challenges for our paramedics, but despite very difficult conditions they did a great job.' The northbound lanes of Terminus Road into the commuter carpark near Hartley Road are closed and motorists have been urged to avoid the area. Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

⛔?U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Today, I am officially declaring a national emergency. Two very big words,” he told reporters outside the White House Rose Garden Friday. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Mike in The Night ! - The Great Reset - #mikeinthenight #talkshow #Thegreatreset" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3SCIZ0zge4 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_CNQH2uX4