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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday January 15 2025.

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Christy Clark is out.

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The former premier now says she will not be seeking the federal liberal leadership.

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Clark says she has not been able to learn enough French to connect with voters in Quebec

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and there's not enough time to launch a successful campaign.

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Clark has also had a very difficult week trying to backtrack her claim that she's never been

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a member of the conservatives.

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She was recently.

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Other news Green Party Vancouver City Councilor Adrienne Carr is calling it quits.

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She's making that known in a Wednesday news conference.

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Carr has expressed frustration working with the ABC majority on council.

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She's also hinted at wanting to spend more time with family.

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Carr is the current council's longest sitting member.

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A small group of students and instructors staged a Tuesday protest outside Vancouver

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Community College expressing outrage over a decision to shutter the school's language

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instruction for newcomers to Canada program.

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Close to 800 students will have to search for other language options when funding gets

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polled at the end of March.

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Close to 30 instructors had various levels of employment through that program.

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One of Vancouver's most spectacular real estate listings has had a three million dollar price

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drop.

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Penthouse One with its sky pool overlooking Cole Harbor has slid in resale value as the

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city's high end condo market continues to dive.

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The Penthouse and its private glass elevator located at 1568 Albany was listed for $22

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million last summer.

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Now it's a bargain at $18.9 million.

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Some fog patches but otherwise a mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday.

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Showers on Thursday.

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Cloudy for Friday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com.