Vancouver rundown for Monday, June 23, 2025.
Vancouver police are beefing up oversight and
patrols around the city following Saturday's
U .S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The VPD says officers will be deployed to popular
protest sites and certain places of worship,
community centers, and diplomatic buildings.
In a media statement, the department says, while
conflicts in the Middle East are thousands of
kilometers away, They reverberate in Vancouver's
diverse community and impact many people's sense
of security. Other news, one of the busiest freeway
off -ramps in Burnaby will be closed all summer.
The Kensington exit to Highway 1 will be shut
down to allow paving crews to get rid of a series
of bumps that have plagued drivers for months.
The Highways Ministry says the full closure is
necessary for crews to safely complete their
work. A series of cougar sightings over the weekend
has forced a closure of some areas of Whistler
Blackcomb. Sunday sightings were mostly centered
on the Blackcomb side of the Whistler Mountain
Bike Park. The trails are popular with mountain
bikers. Christia Freeland is tearing a strip
off the B .C. government and provincial counterpart
Mike Farnworth. for that decision to build BC
Ferries in China. The Federal Transport and International
Trade Minister says she's dismayed by the move.
Freeland has expressed serious concerns over
awarding a state -owned Chinese shipyard the
contract, questioning national security trade
relations and the use of taxpayer dollars. Her
letter has not been made public. A mix of sun
clouds and possible showers in the forecast for
Monday and Tuesday. rain on Wednesday. For all
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