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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 23, 2024. Could it be London drugs paid the ransom or at least

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agreed to negotiate with the cyber attackers? LockBit, the group claiming to be behind the

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earlier attack on the retailer's computer systems, has now removed its $25 million ransom demand

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from a public website. There were earlier suggestions LockBit rejected an $8 million

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ransom offer. London drugs has not been publicly commenting on its involvement

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in any negotiations with the cyber terrorists. Other news, hundreds of lower mainland Shaw

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subscribers have been left without internet TV or phone service after a power outage took some of

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its equipment offline. The outage affected customers in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond,

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the company has apologized for any inconvenience. The federal government is coughing up close to

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$75 million for a loan to BC ferries to cover some of the costs of zero emissions boats.

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The money will come from the Canadian Infrastructure Bank with the Crown Corporation saying

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it will go towards some terminal upgrades and small battery-powered ferries on a few shorter routes.

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Six hybrid electric ferries have been added to the fleet over the past couple of years.

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The iconic Pink Palace Hotel near the Peace Arms border in South Surrey is expected to sell for

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at least $18 million. An offer has already been made, but the sale remains open until May 27.

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The sale is court-ordered after the owners ran into some difficulties keeping up with the mortgage

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payments. Thursday will be cloudy with a few sunny periods and some gusty wind. Expect a few

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showers on Friday and then a mix of sun and clouds for Saturday. For all the details on these

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Vancouver area stories, along with the links go to vancouverrondown.substack.com.