Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 31st, 2024.
Three people died in that intense house fire north of Duncan on Monday.
All bodies were found at the scene.
The updated details from the RCMP come more than two days after firefighters from North Cowichan, Maple Bay, Crofton, and Chimenas were called in to put out the fire.
The house is now rubble. There's no word on how the fire started.
Other news, a tossed cigarette is to blame for a fire that damaged four homes in East Vancouver earlier this month.
In its update, Vancouver Fire Rescue says the discarded smoke ignited some combustibles and the flames spread to nearby bushes and then the homes.
Close to a dozen people were displaced by the October 7th fire.
An Abbotsford teacher has now turned in his teaching certificate after pleading guilty to sexual assault and other charges last year.
Caledarder's convictions involve an intimate partner, not a student.
He was suspended from his position as a teacher at an Abbotsford middle school as soon as the criminal charges were filed.
Wire thieves are responsible for damage to phone lines in Abbotsford earlier this month.
The cut service, including the ability for some to dial 911.
Abbotsford police say those thefts resulted in a loss of about $100,000.
It is the latest in an uptick in wire thefts around the Fraser Valley.
Showers on Thursday giving way to a mix of sun and cloud later in the day.
Rain on Friday, sun and cloud for Saturday.
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