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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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Western Canada's tallest skyscraper will be built in Burnaby.

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City Council has given developer Pinnacle International the green light to build a cluster of towers

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next to the Lougheed Town Centre Skytrain Station.

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One of those will be an 850-foot, 80-story tower, making it the tallest building west of Toronto.

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The cluster of five towers will include a mix of business and residential units,

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on a six-acre site that used to have a Sears outlet store.

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Other news, a 36-year-old woman has now been charged with murder

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after a victim of a stabbing in Surrey's Wally neighborhood died of her injuries.

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Charges against Jennifer Kipp have been upgraded from aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

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The victim died in hospital five days after being stabbed near 108 Avenue and King George last month.

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A man in his 70s has been arrested after his van was parked outside Vancouver City Hall and set on fire.

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Crews quickly put out the flames Sunday afternoon but found close to 100 liters of unburned fuel inside the vehicle.

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There is absolutely no word on a motive.

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Mayor Ken Sim says Vancouver will always stand with the Jewish community.

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His comments on Monday came as the world marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly October 7 terrorist attack on Israeli civilians.

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Sim says that while Vancouver has seen a rise in hateful actions directed toward the Jewish community,

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the city prides itself on diversity, respect, and inclusion.

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Sim says there is no place for anti-Semitism or any form of hate in Vancouver.

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Showers and gusty wind on Tuesday, possible showers for Wednesday, back to sunshine on Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.