Vancouver Rundown Tuesday May 6, 2025

May 06, 2025

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Those working in the B.C. film industry are trying to make sense of Donald Trump’s new threat to slap a 100 per cent tariff on films made in non-U.S. locations. The White House has dampened some of Trump’s social media rhetoric saying no decision has been made yet but all options are being explored to deliver on the president’s directive. Premier David Eby says there’s no need to panic yet as Trump tweets a lot of stuff.

Other news…

Don Davies has been selected as the federal NDP’s interim leader. The Vancouver-Kingsway MP will hold his party’s top job until a replacement for Jagmeet Singh is chosen. The NDP was reduced from 24 seats to seven seats in the election - Singh came in third in his own riding.

B.C. Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko has taken shots at her own party and leader John Rustad for hosting what she calls a ‘homophobic group.’ Sturko, who is gay, says the Association for Reformed Political Action thinks homosexuality is immoral, abortion should be criminalized and bans on conversion therapy should be reversed. Chilliwack North Conservative MLA Heather Maahs hosted a reception for the group at the B.C. Legislature.

A taxi driver from Delta has lost his license after being nabbed in an impaired driving stop. An officer with the BC Highway Patrol pulled the cabbie over after spotting him leaving a liquor store in Richmond with no passenger. Police say he failed an initial breathalyzer and a second test. The 33-year-old has lost his license to an immediate 90-day prohibition.

Sunny with increasing clouds in the afternoon on Tuesday, inland highs near 25C. Clouds and showers for Wednesday and Thursday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.