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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024.

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A fight broke out inside a new Westminster courtroom

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shortly after two men pleaded guilty to second degree murder

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in the killing of a prime suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing.

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One of the two rushed over to punch his co-accused

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after they both pleaded guilty to killing Surrey business man Raputaman Singh Malik.

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On July 14, 2022, Jose Lopez and Tanner Fox waited in the car outside Malik Surrey business

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before the 75-year-old was shot multiple times.

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Malik was acquitted of charges in the 1985 Air India bombing

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that claimed 329 lives as well as the lives of a couple of baggage handlers

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in a second explosion in Japan.

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Malik was once a supporter of a separate sixth state but had changed his views in recent years.

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Other news, a woman who taught elementary school in Port Moody has been identified

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as the victim of a mudslide in her Coquitlam home over the weekend.

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The body of 57-year-old Sonia McIntyre was found on Sunday.

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She was one of three people who fell victim to rushing water and died over the weekend.

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The other two were on Vancouver Island.

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Metro Vancouver crews continued to make repairs to the region's sewers following the record downpours.

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Pump stations in many areas have not been able to keep up with the water.

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There's no word yet on when things will get back to normal for both the storm system and the regular sewers.

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There are no injuries despite a late Monday afternoon fire

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that destroyed several units of a high-rise apartment in Vancouver's Coal Harbor.

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That fire hit several floors near the 20th of a tower on Albany Street.

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There's no word yet on the cause.

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Showers on Tuesday morning and then clearing by the afternoon,

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possible showers on Wednesday, a mix of sun and clouds for Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links,

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go to vancaferundown.substack.com.