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BC SPCA seeking animal lovers to “lock-in for love” across BC

“Thisis a much-beloved event. It isall aboutthe communitycoming togetherto transform animal lives with their love.”

Learn more:

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Beer column: These new adds at BC Liquor Stores are sure to be summer favourites

Whether you're looking for fruity and tart or juicy and hoppy, these popular beers will treat you right on a hot day 🍻☀️

Check it out ⤵️

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‘Don’t be a fawn-napper,’ BC Conservation Officer Service urges

While "well-intentioned people" often try to rescue fawns they believe are orphaned, interfering can cause more harm than good.

Read more:

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Açaí bowls and smoothies galore: The world's largest and fastest-growing açaí brand coming to Victoria
Oakberry will open downtown Victoria, Tuscany Village and Saanich. 🔻
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Wine column: Mission Hill's Terrace restaurant elevates to 'estate-to-table'
A step up from farm-to-table. 🔻
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Water restrictions could kill Okanagan orchards and cost farmers $250M
BC Fruit Growers' Association raises the alarm. 🔻
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Your GST rebate payment will include a 50% bonus Friday
Part of the transition to the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit. 🔻
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Teen charged with sexually assaulting elderly woman after breaking into her Vancouver Island home

Forensic analysis helped identify the 17-year-old suspect, who was charged and arrested within a 48-hour span this week.

Details:

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- Carney 'yells' and 'punches down' at Liberal MPs 'all the time': report

- Canada should join EU rather than US, Finnish president says

- Majority of Canadians support expanding Alberta's oil industry

All that and more in today's '5 things' ⬇️

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BC Lions unveil new Pacific Frost uniforms for 2026

“Designed to feel crisp, cold and unmistakably West Coast, the BC Lions’ new away uniform draws inspiration directly from the elements that define British Columbia."

Learn more:

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- Liberals at 50% as party hits popularity levels last seen in 2015

- US considering minimum 10% tariff over forced labour concerns

- AFN chief meets King Charles

All that and more in today's '5 things' ⬇️

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- Carney says Canada 'failing Jewish Canadians'

- Canada 'not really' in recession, deputy BoC governor asserts

- Fury in UK as police bodycam footage shows handcuffing of stabbed teen

All that and more in today's '5 things' ⬇️

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Really!? Who left the frozen turkey, trophy and aquarium fish in the Uber?
The annual list of the strangest things left behind. 🔻
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- Families relying on food banks to survive: charity

- Document reveals pipeline routes under consideration by Alberta

- Globe and Mail admits failure in reporting Kamloops 215 bodies claim

All that and more in today's '5 things' ⬇️

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Memorial Cup: WHL drought hits 12 years as Rangers smoke Silvertips in final

Sam O'Reilly was named Memorial Cup MVP, completing the trifecta after already winning both OHL regular season and playoff MVP.

Recap:

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Beer column: Slackwater may be gone from Penticton, but it’s still in liquor stores

They're now producing beer out of Port Moody and delivering the same quality that people have come to expect from the brewery since it opened in 2019.

Find out more:

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Golden Retriever Festival debuts in Golden, BC, this fall

The world's largest gathering of golden retrievers happens annually in Golden, Colorado, so it's only fitting that a similar event is born in Golden, BC.

Learn more:

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The rare full 'blue moon' can be admired tonight and tomorrow night
The second full moon in May. 🔻
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Wine column: Gems from Vancouver Island
From Blue Grouse Winery in Duncan. 🔻
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Youth Climate Corps is at it again in Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops and Vancouver Island
Spearheading climate action initiatives. 🔻
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