Vancouver rundown for Wednesday,
October 16, 2024.
A Tuesday afternoon crash closed
the North lanes of the Massey
Tunnel for several hours.
It happened at around 345 and
even South traffic was impacted.
Many drivers had to use the Alex
Fraser Bridge as an alternative to
get from Surrey and Delta into Richmond.
There's no word on the cause or any injuries.
Other news, a man is being arrested
for a possible attack on a female
tourist near the Canada Place Cruise
Terminal. It happened early Sunday morning.
The 25 year old woman was repeatedly
punched and kicked in the face.
Record show the suspect has appeared
in court more than a dozen times
since being arrested for assault.
Last November, RCMP are trying to
find three female suspects in an
attack on a Surrey woman earlier this month.
The mother took the victim to the hospital
after she was stabbed multiple times
near University Drive and 102 Avenue.
Early Sunday morning, October 6,
police say they don't know or believe
that the three young women knew their victim.
Support for the BC Conservatives has
dropped following the televised leaders
debate and Angus Reed Institute poll
finds those willing to vote conservative
has slid four points to 40% while NDP
support remains stagnant at about 45%.
Those willing to vote BC Green
went up by two points to 12%.
That poll was conducted October
9th to October 13th.
A mix of sun and clouds and possible
thunderstorms for Wednesday.
Thursday will be partly cloudy.
Rain on Friday.
For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories along with those links,
go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.