Thursday, July 17, 2025
Dispatch from Vancouver, Canada
Russell Higham visits Vancouver on the eve of its annual Folk Music Festival, where he finds Canadians standing together against US President Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty

Arrival on the Rocky Mountaineer train

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