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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Was it a homicide? That's what investigators are

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trying to figure out after an adult woman and a school-aged child plunged from an apartment

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balcony in North Vancouver. There is no official word on what floor the two fell from on East

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Esplanade in Lower Lonsdale early Tuesday morning. Officers say the two did know each other

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and are not looking for any suspects at this time. Other news, a man from Vancouver is banned from

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Park Royal Mall on the North Shore and is before the courts on voyeurism charges.

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Global News reports 32-year-old Salman Shirazi is charged with three counts of unlawfully recording

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people for sexual purpose. Shirazi is also banned from using any recording devices in a public space.

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A multi-car crash on Surrey's Fraser Highway near 144th Street closed the busy road for several

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hours on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries

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in the collision that happened shortly after 1pm. Police are also trying to figure out if speed or

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bad driving were factors in that crash. BC's farmers are adding their voice to the list of

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those concerned about a pending strike or lockout for Canada's two national rail companies.

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They're concerned any strike could have a huge impact on grain farmers, especially those in the

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peace country. Legal lockout or strike action could happen as early as Thursday. Showers or

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possible thunder showers for Wednesday, clouds and possible showers on Thursday are returned to

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sunshine for Friday. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with those links,

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go to vancouverundown.substack.com.