This historic merger between the Surrey Board of Trade and the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce brings together two long-standing organizations into one unified voice for business, innovation, and economic growth.
Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees' Union, told the crowd the union "didn't set out to pick a fight" with the government.
B.C.'s tourism minister said in June that about 350,000 people are expected to visit Vancouver during the World Cup.
First Nations in B.C., environmental groups and that province's premier lined up in opposition to the plan.
The Jane Goodall Institute announced Wednesday that she had died of natural causes while in California during a U.S. speaking tour. She was 91.
A national spy watchdog has found "a lack of rigour" in the way the Canada Revenue Agency selects charities for audits over terrorism concerns, saying the process introduces risks of bias and discrimination.