Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024.
A fight broke out inside a new Westminster courtroom
shortly after two men pleaded guilty to second degree murder
in the killing of a prime suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing.
One of the two rushed over to punch his co-accused
after they both pleaded guilty to killing Surrey business man Raputaman Singh Malik.
On July 14, 2022, Jose Lopez and Tanner Fox waited in the car outside Malik Surrey business
before the 75-year-old was shot multiple times.
Malik was acquitted of charges in the 1985 Air India bombing
that claimed 329 lives as well as the lives of a couple of baggage handlers
in a second explosion in Japan.
Malik was once a supporter of a separate sixth state but had changed his views in recent years.
Other news, a woman who taught elementary school in Port Moody has been identified
as the victim of a mudslide in her Coquitlam home over the weekend.
The body of 57-year-old Sonia McIntyre was found on Sunday.
She was one of three people who fell victim to rushing water and died over the weekend.
The other two were on Vancouver Island.
Metro Vancouver crews continued to make repairs to the region's sewers following the record downpours.
Pump stations in many areas have not been able to keep up with the water.
There's no word yet on when things will get back to normal for both the storm system and the regular sewers.
There are no injuries despite a late Monday afternoon fire
that destroyed several units of a high-rise apartment in Vancouver's Coal Harbor.
That fire hit several floors near the 20th of a tower on Albany Street.
There's no word yet on the cause.
Showers on Tuesday morning and then clearing by the afternoon,
possible showers on Wednesday, a mix of sun and clouds for Thursday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links,
go to vancaferundown.substack.com.