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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

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Many blamed the Taylor Swift concerts for extra long lines at the Blaine border crossings for drivers heading back into the states.

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Some had to wait for hours at the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings on Monday.

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Long northbound lines were also reported on Saturday and Sunday,

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as the concerts combined with the low Canadian dollar, making shopping in Canada cheaper for some Americans.

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Other news, the driver of a semi somehow managed to crash his truck in such a way as to block all the westbound lanes of Highway 17 near the Surrey-Langley boundary.

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It happened early Monday afternoon and the trailer was still blocking the highway after 8pm.

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Other drivers were redirected to River Road, causing massive delays. There's no word on how the crash happened.

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Two men have now been charged in the death of a Surrey man more than four years ago.

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The remains of 38-year-old Kenneth Thomas Howe were found in Burnaby on August 12, 2021.

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Investigators believe it was a targeted killing, but not connected to BC's gang war.

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38-year-old John Perry Harrison is charged with second-degree murder, while 34-year-old Jesse River Miller is charged with indignity to human remains.

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Tickets will need to be booked online to attend this Sunday's memorial service for former Premier John Horgan.

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The public memorial is being held at the Kews Center just outside of Victoria.

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Horgan died back on November 12, following a third battle with cancer. He was 65.

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Fog Tuesday morning, cloudy for the rest of the day. Cloudy again on Wednesday, rain in the forecast for Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.