Eight-hour closure planned for Highway 4 detour on June 9

Crews spray down the Highway 4 detour route to reduce dust. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
Detour route will be closed starting in the afternoon on Friday, June 9
Raymond Salgado of Nanaimo, competes on 'Canada's Got Talent'. (Canada's Got Talent photo)

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In Vancouver, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma, left, looks on as BC Wildfire Service operations director Cliff Chapman speaks over Zoom June 8, 2023 in an update about the province’s wildfire situation. (Lauren Collins)

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Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag

Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

A combination of dried-out forests, potentially strong winds and lightning could make for a “very challenging” fire season in 2023, which has already turned to be unprecedented in many ways, provincial officials said Thursday (June 8) during a news conference. (Black Press Media file photo)

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Last year, Hope Air was able to facilitate 10,251 travel arrangements for Canadians in medical need. (Hope Air/Special to The News)

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The Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar was one of three built as part of the Columbia River Treaty. It has had a huge impact on the Columbia River valley all the way to Revelstoke. Photo: Contributed

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Three-year-old Deerat Kaur Chahal enjoys some time at Skaha Park. Her family and her are being deported if a reprieve isn’t given. (Mark Brett / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

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Vancouver Island Ferry Company’s Hullo vessels at the Damen Group facility in Vietnam. (CNW Group/Vancouver Island Ferry Company photo)

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The U19 BCPFA flag football provincial championships are happening this weekend, June 9-11, at South Surrey Athletic Park, bringing more than 180 teams and approximately 2,000 people to the Semiahmoo Peninsula. (White Rock South Surrey Titans Minor Football photo)

BCPFA U19 flag football championships held June 9-11

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Ridge Meadows Burrards will be hosting a female lacrosse tournament called Reign Storm from June 8 to 11. (Ridge Meadows Burrards/Special to The News)

700 female lacrosse players travel to Lower Mainland for province-wide tournament

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