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We're off the road at the moment. But if you're in London this week, BBC Pop Up will be speaking about long-form video at Journalism.co.uk's news:rewired event, external on Tuesday.

Matt Danzico will be chatting on a panel alongside some brilliant video minds, including Vice News executive producer Yonni Usiskin, external, IF Lab's Sandra Gaudenzi, external and Economist Films' Nicholas Minter-Green.

Come say hi.

Matt Danzico
BBC journalist

I've been on the road much of this year with BBC Pop Up. In fact, I've traveled nearly 65% of 2015.

But I moved my base from New York City to Venice, California in early September and have been eager to explore my new surroundings ever since.

Venice served as a hippy hub of the 1960s. And in some ways not much has changed. Tattoo parlours, tie-dye t-shirt stands and clinics selling marijuana are very much a part of this community.

But unlike most beach towns, Venice's boardwalk also serves as its centre of culture, music and art. On any given day one can find a professional painter working within throwing distance of a skateboard crew grinding rails. This is Dogtown after all.

While witnessing one of my first sunsets as a Californian, I ran into a group of tough-looking Venetians riding glowing bicycles.

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to experiment with a few tricks I've been waiting to try out while off the road – all on behalf of BBC Pop Up.

This is my first vertical video. I shot this story with the intention of it performing best on mobile phones. (I'll make a 16:9 version for television and the BBC website as well.)

I shot and edited this piece in just 24 hours with the help of my fiance, a skateboard and a small electronic gimbal.

Right now, it's viewable on Facebook, external and Twitter, external.

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A Quebec hospital has been told to remove it’s English language signs.

From the BBC website: 

"The health centre in Gaspe, on Quebec province's eastern coast, posted signs around the building in both English and French directing people to different departments. But the Office quebecois de la langue francaise - Quebec's French language office - says that using both languages violates the region's law on bilingualism, with the exception of notices relating to health and safety, the CBC news website reports, external."

Click here to read the full story.

BBC Pop Up covered the language debate last month in its story looking at whether immigrants struggle in the French-speaking province.

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Question: How do you teach sex ed in the Arctic? 

Answer: With snowmobiles and feather boas.

One of the more unique suggestions we received from viewers while in Canada was to cover the story of a non-profit group attempting to rethink sex education for teenagers in public schools in the sub-Arctic.

We met up with the group Foxy (Fostering Open Expression Among Youth) in the Northwest Territories capital of Yellowknife, which at 19,000 residents is the most populous town in all of northern Canada.

Foxy won the $1m (£494,000) Arctic Inspiration Prize for their bold approach to traditionally taboo topics in sexual health.

Watch a clip of the video via the tweet below or click here for the full version.

Trudeau or Bieber? Who is Canada's hottest Justin?

Watch our (light-hearted) tribute to Canada's new superstar pin-up.

In Justin Trudeau's victory speech he referenced the debate over citizenship and immigration which has been a divisive issue throughout this election campaign.

"A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian" said the new Liberal prime minister, which will no doubt be welcome words to the immigrants we interviewed in Quebec.

So who is Justin Trudeau? Here's all you need to know about Canada's new prime minister.

This Montreal tattoo parlour challenged politicians Stephen Harper, external, Justin Trudeau, external and Tom Mulcair, external to ink their election pledges onto their bodies.

Will Canada's new prime minister keep his promises?

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It's election day in Canada and many young voters are going to the polling booth for the first time.

To find out what issues they most care about BBC Pop Up has partnered with the smartphone app Yik Yak, external, whose audience is 98% millennials.

We simply asked: How will Canada's election affect you? Here are just a few of the most popular responses.

Are you voting for the first time? Tell us what matters to you. Twitter: @bbcpopup, external Facebook: BBC Pop Up, external. Email: bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk  

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Are your rockstars just a little bit more humble than the US?

We traveled across Canada watching shows and talking to artists to find out what makes your music scene unique and distinct from your neighbours just across the border.

Watch our full report here or click play on the black box below.  

Tell us - what do you love about Canadian music? What song sums up Canada right now?

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What's Canada's election all about? Here's all you need to know in two minutes.

Watch the video hereor click play on the black box below.

Sled dogs are so cute. But these puppies are not just for Christmas. They kept Canada alive through harsh winters for hundreds of years.

When we arrived in Yellowknife, NWT, we asked you for your story suggestions. Jordee, a caller on local radio station Moose FM, external, invited us to come and learn about how important sled dogs have been to her community.

Watch our full report here or by clicking play on the black box below.

Are you a dog musher too? Send us your sled dog pictures! We'll share the best here.

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Would a Trudeau win really mean "more brothels" in Canada? Or are Harper's new attack ads misleading?  Read the full story here and tell us what you think. 

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