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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

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The BCNDP has fired a direct shot at John Rustad

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by posting a video clip to social media

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from the conservative leaders July interview

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with an anti-vax group that's suing provincial health

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officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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The clip shared on X has Rustad saying

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he regrets getting the so-called vaccine three times.

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Rustad says he soon realized the shots

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were more about shaping opinion and controlling

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the population.

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Reaction has been swift with many people

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in the health profession condemning

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the conservative leaders remarks.

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Other news, BC conservatives promise

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to shut down safe drug consumption sites.

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John Rustad calls them drug dents

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and says British Columbians have had enough of this nonsense.

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NDP leader David Eby says Rustad's approach

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will make the drug crisis worse.

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A six-year-old girl has been found safe

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after spending close to 72 hours lost near Burns Lake.

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She was found Sunday evening between her residence

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and a local band office.

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The little girl is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum.

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Investigators think she wandered off and could not

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find her way back home.

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A wildfire discovered over the weekend

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is burning out of control near Port Alberney on Vancouver

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Island.

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It's being fought by crews on Mount Aerosmith.

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As of Monday morning, it was two hectares

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and not threatening any buildings.

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Fog patches Tuesday morning and then sunny and warm

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by the afternoon with highs near 24 degrees.

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Rain for Wednesday and Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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