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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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Last week, BC United imploded.

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This week, star candidate Dr. Claudine Stornis Bliss

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has announced she will suspend her Surrey Cloverdale campaign.

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The outspoken Surrey Memorial obstetrician gynecologist

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will neither run as an independent

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nor under the BC conservative banner.

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Stornis Bliss had run on a promise

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to help make BC's healthcare system

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and Surrey Memorial better.

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Other news, an 81-year-old man has been found dead

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in a home on Texada Island.

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The man was found in a home

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at the north end of the island on Monday.

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Homicide investigators were called in.

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The death is considered an isolated incident.

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No suspects are in custody.

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Metro Vancouver Handy Dart workers

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walked off the job on Tuesday in a dispute over wages.

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It is the first strike for the drivers in over 15 years.

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The Handy Dart drivers make about 31 bucks an hour.

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Regular public transit drivers, those of the big buses,

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earn about 41 bucks an hour before overtime.

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BC Ferries was hit by a series of delays on Tuesday

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after the Queen of New Westminster

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suffered mechanical problems.

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That ferry was pulled from service,

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resulting in the loss of sailings,

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seven of them between Tawasson and Swartz Bay.

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BC Ferries is refunding passengers who made reservations.

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Kids may be back in class,

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but summer-like weather is far from over.

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Sunshine and warm temperatures are expected for Wednesday

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with inland highs of 27 degrees.

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Thursday is going to get to 28 or 29.

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Friday could hit 30.

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With all the details on these Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links,

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go to vancaferundown.substack.com.