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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

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A former lower mainland BC United candidate

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is throwing his support behind the NDP

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for this fall's election.

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Delta North candidate Amrit Paul Singh Dott

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has suspended his campaign

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to endorse new Democrat incumbent Ravi Kalon.

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Dott's status along with that

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of many other BC United candidates

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has been in question after leader Kevin Falcon

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withdrew and offered his endorsement

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of BC conservative leader John Rustad.

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Other news, a man from Langley has died

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in an apparent drowning at Coltis Lake.

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RCP say he entered the lake on Saturday

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but did not resurface.

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It happened near the Entrance Bay campground.

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Divers recovered the body on Sunday.

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Two workers are recovering from their injuries

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after an incident involving a construction crane

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in Victoria over the weekend.

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Police, fire crews, and paramedics rushed to the site

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in Victoria's Chinatown late Saturday morning

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after some people heard a loud bang.

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WorkSafe BC is trying to figure out just what happened

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and the circumstances behind their injuries.

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A sad note from the world of entertainment,

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distinguished actor and voice of Darth Vader,

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James Earl Jones has died.

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His reps confirmed the one-time imaging voice of CNN

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passed away at his home in Dutchess County, New York

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Monday morning.

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Jones was 93.

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Fog for Tuesday morning giving way to a mix of sun and cloud,

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cloudy on Wednesday, mostly sunny on Thursday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories

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along with those links,

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go to vancavarundown.substack.com.