Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
Many blamed the Taylor Swift concerts for extra long lines at the Blaine border crossings for drivers heading back into the states.
Some had to wait for hours at the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings on Monday.
Long northbound lines were also reported on Saturday and Sunday,
as the concerts combined with the low Canadian dollar, making shopping in Canada cheaper for some Americans.
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.
It happened early Monday afternoon and the trailer was still blocking the highway after 8pm.
Other drivers were redirected to River Road, causing massive delays. There's no word on how the crash happened.
Two men have now been charged in the death of a Surrey man more than four years ago.
The remains of 38-year-old Kenneth Thomas Howe were found in Burnaby on August 12, 2021.
Investigators believe it was a targeted killing, but not connected to BC's gang war.
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.
Tickets will need to be booked online to attend this Sunday's memorial service for former Premier John Horgan.
The public memorial is being held at the Kews Center just outside of Victoria.
Horgan died back on November 12, following a third battle with cancer. He was 65.
Fog Tuesday morning, cloudy for the rest of the day. Cloudy again on Wednesday, rain in the forecast for Thursday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.