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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

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A young Burnaby man is now charged with close to two dozen counts of extorting teens across Canada.

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The majority of the victims are between 15 and 18, and the investigation started after police

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looked into threats of explicit photos being shared online of teens in Ontario, Quebec,

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and Nova Scotia. 19-year-old Anwar Jalassi is charged with multiple counts of child-luring,

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child pornography and extortion. Other news investigators think a home in

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Surrey's Portcals neighborhood is linked to an uptick in South Asian business extortion.

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Shots were fired at a home on 192 Street near 88 Avenue on Saturday. A short time later,

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there was an attempted arson at the same house. The residents of the home got a letter demanding

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money the next day. No suspects have been arrested. BC United leader Kevin Falcon promises

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to eliminate provincial income tax on the first $50,000 if he becomes premier after this fall's

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election. Falcon says that would get rid of provincial income tax for about 60% of BC's

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workers. By the way, BC United currently trailing the Green Party in most polls.

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Lightning continues to be the main problem as crews fight forest fires around the province.

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Despite the cooler and wetter weather, close to 90% of the current fires were caused by lightning

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according to the BC Wildfire Service. There are four fires of note right now. None are threatening

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any communities. So what happened to summer? That's the question many are asking. Partly cloudy

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and much cooler conditions will be in the forecast for the next few days, with lows barely cracking

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20 degrees. There is a strong chance of rain for the weekend. For all the details on these Vancouver

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area stories along with those links, go to vancaverundown.substack.com.