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Vancouver rundown for Monday, May 27, 2024.

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Two people have been killed in the Friday evening crash of a small plane south of Squamish.

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It went down in the mountainous area west of Howe Sound during bad weather.

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A smartphone fall indicator was the first sign that something went wrong.

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Search and rescue members had to be called in over the weekend to reach the crash site.

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Other news, the Broadway Skytrain extension out to UBC has been delayed until at least

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the fall of 2027.

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The tunneling and excavation work has been taking longer than expected.

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Business owners along the Broadway corridor are outraged with the new timeline.

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The BC government is not offering any compensation related to business impacts.

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Charges are likely after a high-speed motorcycle vs. car crash on 72nd Avenue in the Clayton Heights area of Surrey.

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Three people were injured, including the rider who went to hospital under police escort.

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RCMP say those in Air 1, the helicopter, had been watching the rider driving dangerously just before the crash.

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Crews battling wildfires in the northeastern corner of the province say the region is seeing

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a tremendous amount of fire.

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Close to 2,500 square kilometers is burning right now.

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The Parker Lake and Patrick Creek fires near Fort Nelson are still the largest.

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The area has been under thunderstorm advisories over the past couple of days.

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Let's talk about our weather.

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More rain in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.

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Wednesday will have a few showers.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.