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Carney shrugged off Trump’s “51st state” jab. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will not respond to every soc...
06/03/2026

Carney shrugged off Trump’s “51st state” jab. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will not respond to every social media post from Donald Trump. Trump revived the comment after a report about Canada entering a technical recession. Carney said Canada still has to work with the U.S. administration because it remains the country’s biggest trade and security relationship.

BC Ferries is adding a fuel surcharge. ⛴️Starting June 16, BC Ferries will add a 5% fuel surcharge on all routes. The co...
06/03/2026

BC Ferries is adding a fuel surcharge. ⛴️

Starting June 16, BC Ferries will add a 5% fuel surcharge on all routes. The company says global fuel prices remain elevated due to the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The surcharge comes on top of the 3.2% average fare increase that took effect on April 1. BC Ferries says the charge could be reduced or removed if fuel prices drop for a sustained period.

Sea otter rescued from Tofino beach. 🦦An emaciated adult male sea otter named Clamato was found unable to move on Cheste...
06/02/2026

Sea otter rescued from Tofino beach. 🦦

An emaciated adult male sea otter named Clamato was found unable to move on Chesterman Beach. He was rescued and flown to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue for urgent care. His condition is still serious, and the rescue team is fundraising to help cover his treatment, food, and recovery costs.

How many drinks do you have each week? 🤔 🍷According to a report, the average B.C. resident drinks 8.8 standard drinks pe...
06/02/2026

How many drinks do you have each week? 🤔 🍷

According to a report, the average B.C. resident drinks 8.8 standard drinks per week. This is above the national average of 8.2, and far above the recommended one to two standard drinks per week. In spite of this, alcohol use has hit a 20-year low in the province. Youth are also not drinking as much as they have historically.

Touchscreens could be coming to BC Ferries. ⛴️BC Ferries is exploring new food and retail technology for its next genera...
06/01/2026

Touchscreens could be coming to BC Ferries. ⛴️

BC Ferries is exploring new food and retail technology for its next generation of major vessels. That could include touchscreen ordering kiosks, mobile ordering, better pickup systems, and improved kitchen coordination. The changes are being considered for the new Summit-class ships arriving starting in 2029.

Canadians continue to struggle. 😟According to Statistics Canada data, one in four Canadians lived in a food-insecure hou...
06/01/2026

Canadians continue to struggle. 😟

According to Statistics Canada data, one in four Canadians lived in a food-insecure household last year. Data from Lakelands Public Health showed similar numbers for Canadians in 2022-2024, revealing that families living on minimum wage can end up in the negatives after putting money toward rent, food, and other basic necessities.

Canada is bracing for an outbreak. 😷According to the Immigration Department, Canada may suspend over 24,000 immigration ...
05/31/2026

Canada is bracing for an outbreak. 😷

According to the Immigration Department, Canada may suspend over 24,000 immigration documents in order to prevent the outbreak from spreading through the country. A 90-day suspension has been announced for a selection of travel documents for people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan

Truck dashcams will be mandatory in B.C. 🚛B.C. is becoming the first Canadian province to require outward-facing dash ca...
05/31/2026

Truck dashcams will be mandatory in B.C. 🚛

B.C. is becoming the first Canadian province to require outward-facing dash cameras on commercial trucks. The bill was introduced after horrific crashes on Highway 5, with supporters saying cameras will help with accountability and crash investigations. The rule however, does not include in-cab cameras.

Vancouver man sets tree-planting record. 🌱Antoine Moses travelled to Kenya and planted 47,460 mangroves in 24 hours, set...
05/30/2026

Vancouver man sets tree-planting record. 🌱

Antoine Moses travelled to Kenya and planted 47,460 mangroves in 24 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record. He previously set a separate record in Alberta in 2021 after planting 23,060 trees in one day. Moses says his bigger goal is to help fund the planting of 25 million trees in the next few years.

The Canadian government has announced new travel and immigration measures for travellers from affected regions in the De...
05/30/2026

The Canadian government has announced new travel and immigration measures for travellers from affected regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan.

This includes a mandatory 21-day self-isolation period when arriving in the country, and temporarily putting a hold on approving immigration applications from these three countries for 90 days.

These measures start on May 30 and will remain in place until August 29. Health Minister Marjorie Michel said the health risk to Canadians "remains low" and these precautions are being taken out of an "abundance of caution," alongside similar measures by the U.S. and Mexico ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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