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B.C. shipyards interested in $2.5B in funding to construct small coast guard vessels

North Shore News 26 May 2023
Point Hope specializes in ship repair and maintenance, ... The National Shipbuilding Strategy saw contracts for ­non-combat vessels, such as the Sir John Franklin, awarded to Seaspan in North Vancouver and construction of combat ships going to Irving Shipbuilding in Nova Scotia.
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Maritime strategy aims to boost B.C.'s shipbuilding sector

North Shore News 26 May 2023
As part of Ottawa’s national shipbuilding strategy, Seaspan in North Vancouver is currently building two massive joint support ships for the Canadian Navy, plus an offshore science vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard, and has a supply chain of more than 500 maritime companies.
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Komagata Maru incident to be commemorated in name of Vancouver street

Hindustan Times 25 May 2023
According to the outlet Vancouver Sun, a report from the council staff said that the location will “offer residents and tourists arriving to Vancouver on foot, transit and by ship an opportunity to reflect as they learn more about this historic incident from the secondary name signage.”.
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B.C. port expansion threatens endangered killer whales, claims court challenge

Castanet 24 May 2023
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project — proposed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and approved by the federal government last month — is part of the Canada Pacific Gateway area, the country's most important trade corridor and a shipping nexus where more than $275 billion in goods transit every year.
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Komagata Maru incident expected to be commemorated in Vancouver street name

North Shore News 24 May 2023
Raj Singh Toor’s five-year campaign to get a street named in Vancouver to commemorate the Komagata Maru incident of 1914 appears to have finally paid off ... Lenny Zhou, who is one of seven ABC Vancouver councillors, said he will also ensure staff’s recommendation is approved ... The ship arrived in Vancouver on May 23, 1914.
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KOTUG Canada and Sc'ianew First Nation Sign Mutual Benefits Agreement

The Maritime Executive 22 May 2023
KOTUG Canada Inc ... Training & Career Development of Community Members ... Floating docking facility at Sc'ianew territory ... Signing the MBA represents a major milestone in KOTUG Canada's partnership with the Sc'ianew First Nation, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, strategically located along the Trans Mountain Shipping lanes ... Partnership).
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The Rose Festival brought them together: The mystery of love, fate and an era that’s ...

The Oregonian 21 May 2023
Navy ships arrived for the annual event ... Shortly after Bob Marnon’s ship docked on the Willamette River in the heart of the city, commanders briefed the crew about Rose Festival activities, and mentioned the Host-A-Sailor program ... When Decker drove Marnon back to his ship, they found themselves agreeing to meet the next night when he got off duty.
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Unwelcome side effect of a cruise holiday - the dreaded tummy bug

Independent online (SA) 19 May 2023
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so far this year, there have been 11 outbreaks of vomiting and diarrhoea that reach the threshold for public notification on cruise ships visiting US ports ... The ship is on a 14-day Alaska cruise that returns to Vancouver on Sunday.
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Early feedback is positive as Holland America Line installs SpaceX’s Starlink on first ship in Alaska

TravelDailyNews 18 May 2023
Holland America Line guests and crew have begun using next generation internet with the introduction of SpaceX’s Starlink on its Pinnacle Class ship Koningsdam, now sailing in Alaska ... Koningsdam sails with the Starlink internet capability this summer on over 20 voyages from Vancouver to Alaska’s ports.
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Whitecaps 2, Sounders 0: A rare and dominating win over their Cascadia rivals

Canoe 17 May 2023
The Vancouver Whitecaps were walking wounded after two straight losses, but have righted the ship after getting rid of Gang Green on Saturday ... GOAL 'CAPS!!! Gauldfather's first timer sneaks past the Sounders' keeper & is declared an OG 👊#VWFC 2-0 #Sounders— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) May 21, 2023 ... Vancouver Whitecaps ... The Vancouver Sun.
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Pondering a few thoughts before NHL’s conference finals

Union Leader 17 May 2023
The big, brand-name teams are all gone. There are no Original Sixers left in the NHL’s final four and that’s fine. Sure, we’d love to be covering that expected long playoff run by the Bruins, but the best teams are determined on the ice ... Full Monty ... Jack Studnicka played a grand total of one game under Montgomery before being shipped out to Vancouver.
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Commentary: Pondering a few thoughts before NHL’s conference finals

Union Leader 17 May 2023
The big, brand-name teams are all gone. There are no Original Sixers left in the NHL’s final four and that’s fine. Sure, we’d love to be covering that expected long playoff run by the Bruins, but the best teams are determined on the ice ... Full Monty ... Jack Studnicka played a grand total of one game under Montgomery before being shipped out to Vancouver.
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Early Feedback is Positive as Holland America Line Installs SpaceX's Starlink on First Ship in Alaska

Ellensburg Daily Record 16 May 2023
SEATTLE, May 16, 2023 /CNW/ -- Holland America Line guests and crew have begun using next generation internet with the introduction of SpaceX's Starlink on its Pinnacle Class ship Koningsdam, now sailing in Alaska ... Koningsdam sails with the Starlink internet capability this summer on over 20 voyages from Vancouver to Alaska's ports.
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Crossing out cruising on my bucket list

The Manila Times 14 May 2023
IT was a nippy afternoon when Ruel's cruise Eurodam of Holland America Line left the Port of Vancouver ... Miles away from the Port of Vancouver's cruise terminal at Canada Place another cruise ship was approaching the three-berth terminal ... My cruise from Vancouver to the two Alaskan ports of Juneau and Ketchikan was to depart the next day.
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Transnational drug syndicate unravelled after meth found in bakery mixers at Toronto airport

Toronto Sun 12 May 2023
The probe began in October 2021, after Canada Border Services Agency agents at Toronto’s Pearson international airport discovered large loads of methamphetamine hidden inside bakery mixers being shipped by air to Australia ... Two Canadian women were caught in 2018 with suitcases full of cocaine on a cruise ship in Australia.

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