Inner Circle Wrap-Up: June 15-19

Sitka Exclusive: Jarryd Jäger interviews MLA Harman Bhangu

Jarryd sat down with BC Conservative transportation critic Harman Bhangu to discuss the George Massey replacement project. Why does he believe a bridge would have been the better option? And what concerns does he have about the tunnel's cost, timeline, and ability to meet the region's future transportation needs?

Check out the full interview below to find out:

Transport critic maintains new Massey Tunnel should have been a bridge

“There could have been a new ten lane bridge already built three years ago,” he lamented.

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Sitka Media presents: UnSpun with Jody Vance & George Affleck — Ep. 321

Episode 325 of UnSpun is now live!

You can catch the UnSpun show every week wherever you get your podcasts!

The FIFA World Cup has officially arrived in Vancouver. As Canada took the field for its first match at BC Place, thousands of fans packed downtown, filling fan zones, transit stations, restaurants, and streets with excitement and national pride.

Sitka Media was there to capture the atmosphere, speak with supporters from around the world, and document the sights and sounds as football fever swept through the city. Check out our full video coverage and fan reactions from a memorable day in Vancouver.

WATCH: Vancouver goes football crazy as Canada plays first World Cup match at BC Place

The national squad gave their fans something to cheer about, besting Qatar 6-0.

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Vancouver’s first World Cup match sees highest public transit ridership since 2010 Olympics

Ridership at stations serving BC Place “surpassed both Taylor Swift’s Saturday Eras Tour concert and the Lionel Messi match.”

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FIFA World Cup 2026: Top 5 things to do in Vancouver

The FIFA World Cup may have brought the world to Vancouver, but the city offers much more than soccer.

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Ottawa, BC announce new housing and infrastructure partnership

The agreement includes more than $5 billion in federal funding over the next decade for public transit, health-care infrastructure, housing-related projects, and community infrastructure.

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Data shows overdose deaths increased during BC decriminalization pilot — but why?

It’s impossible to measure the impact decriminalization itself had on the rise in overdoses, or the extent to which the removal of the policy reversed that trend.

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BC Conservatives lead BC NDP by 11 points in latest poll

With decided voters, the BC Conservatives sit at 47%, while the BC NDP sits at 36%.

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Caroline Elliott open to future MLA run, rules out launching new party

Elliott pushed back against rumours that she or her supporters could splinter from the party or attempt to revive a BC Liberal-style political movement.

Sitka MediaLeda Omid

DOHM: Public authority or private contractor? Navigating conflicting band identities

The band attempted to claim it was a private contractual party when accountability was at stake, but also a public authority when powers of governance were at stake.

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DOSMUKHAMEDOV: The BC NDP didn’t advance reconciliation — they gambled with it

British Columbia deserves a reconciliation framework measured not by the sophistication of its legal architecture, but by whether Indigenous communities are demonstrably better off.

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FELICELLA: Fewer overdose deaths doesn’t mean harm reduction failed — it shows why it matters

Using a decline in deaths to argue that harm reduction isn’t working is like using a decline in traffic fatalities to argue against seatbelts.

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