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How sad. He was a Canadian media icon. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.
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Looking ahead to tomorrow morning, 6 AM. The firesmoke.ca projection for SW BC and part of the PNW. Metro Vancouver air quality will take quite a hit. @bobmackin.bsky.social @bcnewsaddict.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social @seattlewxguy.bsky.social
The tentative deal between WestJet and the union representing about 4,400 flight attendants includes a pay bump, increases in meal allowances, and a top-up for cabin crew while they're on…
WestJet, CUPE tentative deal includes duty hours top-up to address union concerns
The tentative deal between WestJet and the union representing about 4,400 flight attendants includes a pay bump, increases in meal allowances, and a top-up for cabin crew while they're on duty.
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Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d agoExactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
When we defeat MAGA fascism, there'll be lots of denazification left to do. If we let bygones be bygones, we'll be repeating past mistakes. When Nixon got away with felonies, it signaled to crooked politicians that they were unaccountable too. Then came Iran-Contra, the WMD lie & Trump. No more.
Tenants in Victoria could soon be owed up to 24 months of rent if they are displaced for a redevelopment. https://cheknews.ca/victoria-to-increase-compensation-for-tenants-displaced-for-redevelopment-1339648/
Victoria to increase compensation for tenants displaced for redevelopment
Tenants in Victoria could soon be owed up to 24 months of rent if they are displaced for a redevelopment.
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Events around Vancouver today: Free fireworks at English Bay Free Robson Square Summer Dance Series Pride Night at Bard on the Beach Puzzle Night Fundraiser at Roedde House Broadway Across Canada Presents Clue and more:
Things to do in Vancouver August Long Weekend Events
August Long Weekend around Vancouver is packed with events and fun things to do, from Pride to baseball, fireworks, festivals, and more!
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I mean this is fundamentally one of the big reasons why data centers have no local constituency: they don’t actually create a lot of jobs they’ll employ some folks during construction but the actual day to day operation of a data center really doesn’t need many people, especially given its size
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
A cyberattack targeting more than 30 municipal water systems across Minnesota has all the hallmarks of Iran-backed hackers, a senior law enforcement official says.
Minnesota cyberattack has hallmarks of Iran-backed hackers, source says
U.S. and state officials have not publicly identified a culprit. The attack on the state’s water systems came days after the U.S. warned Iran-backed hackers were targeting infrastructure.
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Arm's length Todd Blanche testifies in his confirmation hearing by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
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Todd Blanche testifies at his confirmation hearing
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RIP Pat Oliphant by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
RIP Pat Oliphant
A truly great has gone
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Oh boy. Senator Lindsey Graham (R) died. They couldn't hide that even if they wanted to do so. Still no word on Mitch McConnell. Happy Sunday.
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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Island Health says some scheduled appointments and elective, non-urgent surgeries will be postponed as a result of the picket lines at the hospitals and surgical centre. cheknews.ca/bc-nurses-pi...
BC nurses' picket lines coming to three Vancouver Island hospitals
The BC Nurses' Union will be setting up picket lines at three hospitals and a surgical centre on Vancouver Island starting on July 12.
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“Smoke from two out-of-control wildfires in the Boston Bar area continues to drift into the Okanagan, prompting a warning from BC Wildfire Service.” www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/... - @castanet.net #BCWildfire #Kamloops #Merritt #Penticton #VernonBC #WildfireSmoke
Smoke from Boston Bar wildfires prompt warning from BC Wildfire Service
Smoke from two out-of-control wildfires in the Boston Bar area continues to drift into the Okanagan, prompting a warning from BC Wildfire Service.
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Call me old-fashioned, but I think the President of the United States should be able to remember the name of a nation he’s been bombing the shit out of for five months.
Grandpa has had a sustained meltdown this morning in Ankara at the NATO summit. It's all over the news around the world. And in the US, it's hardly being reported, other than by Aaron Rupar. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"
A new wildfire discovered Sunday afternoon in the Comox Valley is burning out of control, according to the BC Wildfire Service. https://cheknews.ca/new-wildfire-burning-in-comox-lake-bluffs-ecological-reserve-1334297/
New wildfire burning in Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve
A new wildfire discovered Sunday afternoon in the Comox Valley is burning out of control, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
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Who are the masked cowards who call themselves the “Patriot Front”? They’re exactly who you think they are.
“LYTTON, B.C. — (UPDATE 2:00 p.m.): Environment Canada has issued an air quality advisory for areas north of the Brunswick Creek wildfire, including Lytton.” cfjctoday.com/2026/07/05/b... - @cfjctoday.bsky.social #AirQuality #BCWildfire #BostonBar #BrunswickCreekWildfire #Lytton #WildfireSmoke
Brunswick Creek wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Lytton area
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 2:00 p.m.): Environment Canada has issued an air quality advisory for areas north of th...
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The president of the BC Nurses Union says there is little hope of reaching a deal with its employer before a strike deadline comes at noon today, signaling the start of provincewide job action. https://cheknews.ca/b-c-nurses-prepare-for-job-action-as-strike-deadline-looms-1333820/
B.C. nurses prepare for job action as strike deadline looms
The president of the BC Nurses Union says there is little hope of reaching a deal with its employer before a strike deadline comes at noon today, signaling the start of provincewide job action.
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Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.
California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state’s history
Born in San Francisco, Lee will become the first Chinese American in Californian history with an annual namesake day.
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