Vancouver run down for Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. Schedules should be getting back to normal
after a deal was reached at WestJet, ending strike action that cancelled hundreds of flights.
It appears both the airline and its unionized members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal
Association have now agreed to continue arbitration. WestJet says it grounded 130 planes at 13
airports after the union members walked off the job over the weekend. Dozens of people
were left stranded at airports, including YVR. Other news, a small brawl broke out,
and even rapper Rick Ross received a couple of blows at the Ignite Music Festival in
Vancouver on Sunday. Several videos have been posted to social media showing punches
being thrown during Ross's performance. The rapper is taking it in stride, posting,
Vancouver, it was fun. Till next time.
A man is recovering from a through and through gunshot wound after a confrontation between
a couple of groups south of Hope. A woman was arrested in Laidlaw after the shooting that
prompted a large response from Hope and Chilliwack RCMP and Lower Mainland ERT members on Sunday
afternoon. Police say there is no remaining threat to the public. Tuesday and Wednesday
will have a mix of sun and clouds. By Thursday, it starts to get warm with highs in the upper
20s. The weekend should be hot.