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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, December 19, 2024.

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A woman is now being charged with double counts of attempted murder after a car with two children was driven toward the Fraser River.

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Delta police say there was an attempt to drive into the river on the morning of November 29th.

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Police found the car stuck in the mud.

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There is a publication ban to protect the identities of the kids.

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Other news, charges have now been laid against an anti-Soji protester who crashed a farm tractor in Syria in November last year.

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The crash occurred on Highway 1 near 176 after a lengthy slow-speed pursuit from Chilliwack.

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Bill Shoker of Chilliwack is charged with fleeing from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and assaulting a police officer.

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Just before the crash, several videos were posted to Facebook with Shoker saying his name while sitting in the seat of a John Deere tractor.

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He explained it was part of a Chilliwack to Vancouver convoy to protest SOJI 123, a sexual orientation education resource in schools.

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A pedestrian has been struck and killed in New Westminster.

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It happened Wednesday morning on McBride Boulevard near Queens Park.

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Traffic was snarled in all directions, including those leading to the Patello Bridge for much of the day.

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BC Ferries is cancelling several Thursday and Friday sailings on the Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay run.

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It's apparently due to maintenance on one of the ferries.

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No other details are being made public.

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Refunds are being offered to those who have already made bookings.

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Periods of rain in the forecast for Thursday, windy at times, a mix of sun and clouds for Friday, back to rain for Saturday.

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