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• Documents show B.C. government was worried that letter to fish farm sounded threatening

  28-02-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. government officials expressed concern that a letter from Agriculture Minister Lana Popham to a coastal fish farm might be construed as a threat to the company’s ability to continue operating in B.C. waters, according to documents obtained by Postmedia News.
  Political staff urged changes to Popham’s letter just three hours before it was sent to coastal fish farm company Marine Harvest on Oct. 13, 2017, emails released under the Freedom of Information Act request
  
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• Eleventh-hour deal averts strike at Empress Hotel in Victoria

  06-06-2026 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  An eleventh-hour tentative agreement has been reached between workers and the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, averting a strike set to begin Saturday. Read More
  
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• B.C. climate news: Metro Vancouver moves to stage 3 water restrictions Monday | Out-of-control wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo prompts alert | Environment Canada forecasts hotter-than-normal summer for B.C.

  06-06-2026 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems, to all the up-to-date science. Read More
  
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• B.C.'s task force co-chair cites urgent action to ensure bright forestry future

  06-06-2026 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  At the same time Ottawa commissioned a task force to delve into a transformational plan for Canada's forest industry, B.C.'s exports continued to plummet. Read More
  
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• This Day In History, 1946: Vancouver's longest-serving mayor dies at 88

  06-06-2026 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When L.D. Taylor died on June 4, 1946, The Vancouver Sun lamented how the public had ignored the former mayor in his “dreary closing years.” Read More
  
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• Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival brings madness, mayhem and merrymaking

  06-06-2026 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival opens its 37th season with a bawdy romp, The Merry Wives of Windsor, running June 9 through Sept. 19 on the BMO Mainstage. Read More
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Okanagan's District Wine Village a must-visit destination for tourists and locals

  06-06-2026 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  This week, our Okanagan tour heads south of McIntyre Bluff, thought to divide the north and south Okanagan in grape-growing terms. However, one could argue that Okanagan Falls, Naramata and Summerland form an important middle zone today. Read More
  
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• Surrey police transition chaos emerges as fall municipal election issue

  06-06-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  With chaos resurfacing in the long-running transition to a municipal police force, policing is likely to be front-and-centre again in this fall’s municipal election, say political observers. Read More
  
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• Canada 1, Ireland 1: World Cup warm-up serves up a cool lesson

  06-06-2026 04:37 via theprovince.com
  
  At Montreal's Saputo Stadium Friday night, Canada was reminded of an important lesson: One errant moment can undo an age's work. Read More
  
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• ‘Perfect for the World Cup’: Gastown, DTES marketed as Canada’s first Mexican Barrio

  06-06-2026 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a collaborative initiative between the Gastown and Hastings Crossing BIAs, Mexican-owned businesses are celebrated as the city’s Latin population grows.
  
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• ‘Extraordinarily foolish’: Video shared online shows boat jumping in BC Ferry’s wake

  06-06-2026 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The driver of the boat has not been identified, but the BC Ferries Union said that getting too close to the boat puts everyone at risk.
  
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• Here's a first look inside the new Freedom Mobile Arch in Vancouver

  06-06-2026 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver's newest live entertainment hot spot is the Freedom Mobile Arch at Hastings Park. Read More
  
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• Why does the MLS commish love the Big Owe but not B.C. Place?

  06-06-2026 01:57 via theprovince.com
  
  In its long, expensive history, Montreal's Olympic Stadium has had few friends. Read More
  
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• FIFA reverses water bottle ban at World Cup games, some restrictions apply

  06-06-2026 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  FIFA officials have done a bottle flip and announced they are reversing their previously announced reusable water bottle ban at World Cup games.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Governments here, not Trump, to blame for most forest sector woes

  06-06-2026 01:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar couldn’t wait to change the subject this week when confronted with a federal government report that said the troubles of the whole country’s forest industry are mostly homegrown. Read More
  
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• World Cup: Canada's road ahead — just how far can this team go?

  06-06-2026 01:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  There is hope, and there is reality, and for the vast majority of the 48 teams in the World Cup this summer, never the twain shall meet. Read More
  
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• World Cup: Canada's road ahead: Just how far can this team go?

  06-06-2026 01:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  There is hope, and there is reality, and for the vast majority of the 48 teams in the World Cup this summer, never the twain shall meet. Read More
  
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• World Cup: Canada's road ahead, and the reality it's paved with

  06-06-2026 01:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  There is hope, and there is reality, and for the vast majority of the 48 teams in the World Cup this summer, never the twain shall meet. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Government poised to weaken Canada’s Species at Risk Act

  06-06-2026 01:00 via theprovince.com
  
  In early May, the federal government released a discussion paper proposing ways to accelerate approval of major industrial projects in the name of strengthening Canada’s economy and sovereignty. Buried within the paper is a proposal to override section-73(3)(c) of the Species at Risk Act, commonly known as the “jeopardy clause.” This provision prohibits the federal government from authorizing activities that are likely to jeopardize the survival or recovery of endangered specie
  
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• Traffic alert: Massey Tunnel closed for two nights

  06-06-2026 00:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  The George Massey Tunnel will be closed for two nights this weekend to allow for maintenance work, says the B.C. transportation ministry. Read More
  
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• B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024

  06-06-2026 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. man is facing 21 weapons and drug charges after border agents allegedly found firearms, including 3D-printed pistols, and drugs at a Vancouver home.
  
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• Canucks: Malhotra hiring latest effort to get the band back together

  06-06-2026 00:09 via theprovince.com
  
  It was fitting that the day the Vancouver Canucks hired Manny Malhotra as its 23rd head coach was also the 15th anniversary of the high-water mark in team history. Read More
  
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• Historic $40 million donated to SFU’s new medical school

  06-06-2026 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Stephens family donated $40 million to the new school, which is the largest single donation that Simon Fraser University has ever received.
  
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – June 5

  06-06-2026 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: June 5

  06-06-2026 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• BC Conservatives have narrow lead over BC NDP, new poll finds

  05-06-2026 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leger's latest B.C. Pulse Check shows the BC Conservatives lead with 45 per cent of decided voters, followed by the BC NDP at 41 per cent and the BC Greens at 8 per cent.
  
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• No relief: Environment Canada predicts hot, humid summer across country

  05-06-2026 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a particularly cold and snowy winter across much of Canada, summer is bringing the heat.
  
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• FIFA partly reverses ban on reusable water bottles from World Cup matches

  05-06-2026 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  FIFA has partly reversed a ban on World Cup fans bringing reusable water bottles into matches, a decision that drew heavy criticism around the world for health and environmental reasons. Read More
  
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• FIFA partially reverses ban on reusable water bottles from World Cup matches

  05-06-2026 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  FIFA has partially reversed a ban on World Cup fans bringing reusable water bottles into matches, a decision that drew heavy criticism around the world for health and environmental reasons. Read More
  
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• FIFA bans reusable water bottles from World Cup matches

  05-06-2026 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  FIFA has banned World Cup fans from bringing reusable water bottles into matches, a decision that flies in the face of efforts to reduce plastic water bottle use for health and environmental reasons. Read More
  
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