HEAR YE: Today’s forecast and 5 stories to start your day
Published 5:30 am Friday, May 29, 2026
WEATHER WATCH for Friday, May 29, 2026:
Today’s forecast calls for mainly clouds, a 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning and a high of 18 C.
5 STORIES that are making headlines:
1. City of White Rock, CUPE 718 ratify 3-year collective agreement
The settlement includes wage increases of 3.5 per cent in each year of the agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
2. Ultimate discs fly in Surrey at B.C. school championships over 4 days
High school ultimate is growing in popularity among school teams in B.C.
3. Surrey men among 17 charged in major Ontario extortion bust
Ravinder Singh, 25, and Jashanbir Singh, 21, are among 17 men arrested by Peel Regional Police.
4. Josh Ross to headline Surrey Canada Day 2026 at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds
The first Canadian male country artist in almost three decades to top the Billboard Country Airplay Chart will lead an all-Canadian cast of entertainers at Western Canada’s biggest July 1 festival.
5. Alcohol use in B.C. still above national average despite hitting 20-year low
“Drinking less alcohol is better for overall health.”
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