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A tweet from the Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) that reads: "A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds." It is accompanied by a graphic that reads NEWS ALERT

This is horrific and heartbreaking, on a day meant to honour culture and community. We are with the Filipino community on this day, and every day.

Thank you to our first responders who are on the scene.

Hundreds of Americans accept B.C. man's social media invite, attend festival in Nanaimo | CBC News Months after a British Columbia man's social media invite to Americans went viral, hundreds showed up in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend to show their support for Canada.

A good news story about Canada-US relations. 🇨🇦 🇺🇲

Amazon is selling products calling Canada the 51st state, and many Canadians aren't happy | CBC News A petition is urging retail giant Amazon to disable listings of shirts, hats, stickers and other products emblazoned with quotes referring to Canada as the 51st state or otherwise celebrating the idea...

If you need another reason to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription...

#Never51

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Of note:

“Prime Minister Mark Carney”. Not “Governor Carney of our 51st State”. In fact, no hint of annexation threats here at all.

Also says conversation was productive and agreeable.

I think we’ve got the right man in the PMO, right now. I think we should keep it that way.

BC Ferries adding daily Tsawwassen-Departure Bay sailing, starting mid-June NANAIMO - Travellers between Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland will have some additional options this summer.Begi...

A new once-daily service will connect Tsawwassen to Departure Bay in Nanaimo this summer on board BC Ferries.

The move is to allow the company to efficiently move one of its vessels for service the following morning.

#Nanaimo

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Canada is everything.

Negativity isn't going to win a trade war.

Negativity won't pay the rent or the mortgage.

Negativity won't bring down the price of groceries.

Negativity won't make Canada Strong.

Hey Islanders! Smartvoting.ca has flagged Courtenay-Alberni riding as an active vote split
Vote accordingly

#cdnpoli
#bcpoli

Opinion: Trump’s threats to our water security require urgent action U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration poses three distinct and immediate threats to our water security.

Water is life.

Please use your health benefits! If you are lucky enough to have extended health care benefits, please use them! Resource yourself AND flow funds into your local community through support of healthcare workers, like counselors, RMTs, physios, dentists and optometrists.

Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Hundreds of Millions in Damages (Gift Article) A lawsuit by pipeline giant Energy Transfer claimed Greenpeace had played a major, costly role in protests nearly a decade ago. Greenpeace has said a loss could put it out of business.

"Natali Segovia is the executive director of Water Protector Legal Collective, an Indigenous- led legal and advocacy nonprofit that grew out of the Standing Rock protests. […] “At its core, it’s a proxy war against Indigenous sovereignty using an international environmental organization,” she said."

ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

"If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months."

Fabulous news!

Fun Fact: Canada is the world's largest producer and exporter of lentils, selling to 80-100 countries annually. Saskatchewan produces approximately 90% of Canada's lentils.

Way to stand up!

More of this!

Calling all American doctors and nurses!

U.S. pauses Columbia River Treaty talks as trade tensions grow, B.C. minister says | CBC News B.C.'s Energy Ministry says the United States has paused negotiations with Canada on the wide-reaching Columbia River Treaty that regulates everything from flood control and power generation to water ...

It was just a matter of time. It was never about the fentanyl.

US has been struggling for a while now. Notable to see which countries are thriving.

Trump told Canadian officials he wanted changes to the Columbia River Treaty The agreement, currently under renegotiation, co-ordinates hydroelectric power production and flood control along the Columbia River flowing from B.C. through the U.S. Pacific Northwest

What does watershed security mean to you?

Wow, those are landslide numbers

This is unacceptable, and as an identifiably Jewish academic, I have to say: Not in my name. I refuse to be the government’s excuse for xenophobia, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian racism. This is not for my safety, and it never will be.

YouTube video by Jeff Douglas We Are Canadian

We are Canadian! A remake!

And the original ad from 25 years ago!
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Canuckle - A daily Canadian word game Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.

Hey all you fellow Wordle fans: did you know there’s a Canadian version? Canuckle! Support Canadian puzzles!

Wordle 1,356 3/6

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Canuckle 1027 3/6

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www.canucklegame.ca

Strength in One Dirtwire, Trevor Hall · Electric River · Song · 2019

Currently on repeat.
"People - don't forget your warrior spirit."

Any music recommendations for the current mood?