Michael Bublé celebrates his birthday in true Vancouver style
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Michael Bublé celebrates his birthday in true Vancouver style
Burnaby crooner Michael Bublé pleases his palate with a White Spot Pirate Pak
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By Dana Gee
Published Sep 09, 2026
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Michael Bublé sings at the Canadian opening ceremonies for the World Cup on June 12 in Toronto. He celebrated his 51st birthday on Sept. 9 in Vancouver with a classic Pirate Pack meal from White Spot. PHOTO BY FRANCOIS NEL /Getty Images
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Burnaby singing star Michael Bublé celebrated his 51st birthday in true Vancouver fashion by enjoying a fully loaded White Spot Pirate Pak.
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As his hit song Feeling Good plays, Bublé is handed a pair of dark sunglasses to put on and then lights a candle like a cigarette and places it in the top of his burger in the Pirate Pak.
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“Today’s my birthday. I have the palette (sic) of a child but the free-will of a grown man. Less frosting. More fries,” the Grammy and Juno-winning crooner said in an Instagram post.
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A trip to a family friendly White Spot makes nothing but sense as Bublé is the father to four kids. He’s also a member of the Vancouver Giants hockey team ownership group headed by majority owner Ron Toigo, whose family controlled private company Shato Holdings Ltd. owns the venerable restaurant chain.
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Aside from the WHL team, Bublé is also a minority stakeholder in Shato Holdings’ Tsawwassen Springs golf and housing development.
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Bublé was recently in the news after posting to his IG account heartfelt posts after Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25 at age 80. He posted a black-and-white photograph of Parton with the words: “What a life. What a songwriter. What a woman. I feel incredibly lucky to have shared even a small moment of it with her. Rest easy, Dolly. You were loved, and you always will be.”
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He followed up that message with a picture of a letter Parton sent to Bublé requesting he do a duet with her.
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