by Sean Orr | Will We Ever Learn the Whole Truth About Sammy Yatim’s Death? 10 cops can’t apprehend a distraught 110 pound 18 year old so they shoot him. 9 times. Then they taser him to be sure. Not sure what else there is to know…

Mental health is not a crime: Vancouver police seeing increase in mental health calls. When I was arrested under the Mental Health Act I was put into solitary confinement because the hospital had no beds. I was put to sleep in the morning only to wake up in the evening, just in time for “lock down”. I was wide awake in a 6 by 6 foot cell and feeling like a caged animal. It was the single worst experience of my lifetime. So…Margaret MacDiarmid…forget “duplicating resources” and build the 24-hour specialized centre now. Many thanks.

Anti-gay law prompts B.C. pub to ban Russian vodka. And don’t buy Molson Canadian because we club seals. And don’t go to SXSW because abortion. And don’t…wait…people still drink vodka?

Welcome to the second annual Non-offensive, Neutrally Geographic, Racially Inclusive Music Gathering: What’s in a name? The ‘Khatsahlano!’ festival and colonialism. Well, that’s just because the name Colonial Days was already taken.

Related tweet of the day c/o Jillian Tamaki:

Yesterday 4 intelligent Americans asked me with concerned voices if “Canuck” was an offensive slur. “It just sounds racist somehow”

— Jillian Tamaki (@dirtbagg) July 27, 2013

Pot is a dangerous drug and legalization is a dumb idea, Mr. Trudeau. Oh good, so The Province is also against the legalization of alcohol and nicotine, right?

BRB, going to Victoria: Guerrilla gardener plants 26 pot plants alongside Saanich road. I take the high road, every time.

Speaking of which, that bike lane went through.

¡Ay, caramba! Simpsons mural: Artist trying to get Gastown renamed Little Springfield?