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Reports that United Furniture Warehouse founder John Volken has decided to fund a shelter for the homeless in Vancouver, British Columbia. How money for the shelter will come from Volken's charitable foundation, from a percentage of profits from his stores, and from corporate and private donations; Statement that his motivation for charity comes from his faith as a Mormon; His thoughts on how the government can support charities. INSET: Score one for the poverty industry.

Reports that the Vancouver School Board in British Columbia (BC) filed abuse reports against the FreeVote.com Web site because of alleged 'hate speech.' Advice of University of BC professor Richard Rosenberg to teachers; Comment of FreeVote's creator, Brad Fitzpatrick, about the site's policy against offensive content.

Reports on the contamination of a Vancouver, British Columbia apartment building by vaporized mercury. Evacuation of the tenants after the death of Magdi Moussa, the resident of the complex who accidentally vaporized the liquid metal; How quicksilver, as mercury is also known, is safe unless it is in a gaseous state; Necessity of testing the tenants for abnormal mercury levels.