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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

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The BC NDP have managed to scrape out a slim majority government after several recounts.

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Barring any unexpected change due to a judicial recount,

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David Eby's New Democrats returned to power with 47 seats.

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That means they will not need the support of BC's two newly elected Green MLAs to pass legislation.

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The BC Conservatives won 44 seats.

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Other news, outspoken anti-abortionist Tamara Janssen has retained the nomination

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for the Federal Conservatives in Cloverdale Langley City.

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Janssen lost the seat in the last election to Liberal John Eldag,

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who had lost to Janssen in the previous election.

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Eldag suffered a huge loss after stepping aside as the MP

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to run for the NDP on the October 19th provincial election.

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One person has been found dead in a Monday morning house fire on Vancouver Island.

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RCMP say remains were found in a home north of Duncan.

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The cause of that fire is unclear.

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Close to 700 people packed the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver

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to celebrate the best to BC journalism.

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This year's Webster Awards recognized contributions from both the large media organizations

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and small independent ones right across a wide swath of traditional and new media.

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Keynote speaker, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Ray,

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shared his belief journalists would see the importance of their contributions

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in the next several weeks and months.

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Mainly cloudy on Tuesday with some drizzle, windy and rainy for Wednesday,

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a mix of sun and cloud for 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 vancouverrundown.substack.com.