MORNING BREW: Vancouver International Airport seeking a social media squatter

Welcome to Morning Brew, our daily roundup of early-bird news:

• Vancouver Airport Authority is seeking someone who wants to live in its plane terminal for 80 days and 80 nights, and chronicle the experience through social media channels, in order to communicate the virtues of flying out of YVR. (CNW)

• A list of the top 50 travel destinations favoured by Americans on their 2011 Indepedence Day holiday weekend, based on reservations through Priceline.com, has shown Montreal, Ottawa and Niagara Falls to be among the most popular. (CNW)

• Sears Canada has announced a new president and chief executive, Calvin McDonald, a veteran of Loblaw Companies, who will be faced with the challenge of reviving the traditional department store format for the 21st century. (CNW)