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Vancouver run down for Thursday, January 16, 2025.

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SFU has made it official.

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The football team is no more.

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Simon Fraser says the university is facing

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uncertain financial climates

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and the football landscape has changed significantly.

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The SFU football program started back in 1965

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and has been recognized as one of the best in the country.

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It was put on hold in 2023

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after the Texas-based Lone Star Conference

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decided not to renew its affiliation.

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Other news, one of BC's best known convicted gang,

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Hitman, has been stabbed in prison.

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The Vancouver Sun reports Tyrell Dwyn was badly injured

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after being shanked at the Kent Institution.

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The brother's keeper gangster was sent to prison last year

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for his part in a couple of killings.

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One claimed the life of an unintended target,

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a university student in Abbots Ford.

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A pedestrian has been hit by a train in Chilliwack.

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It happened late Wednesday afternoon

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near the Eagle Landing Parkway.

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An air ambulance was dispatched.

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There was no immediate word on whether the person survived.

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Back on January 3rd, a woman was killed

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after being hit by a train near the Yale Road overpass.

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The drinking water stinks and made taste-off

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in Abbots Ford and Mission.

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Water quality notices have been issued

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after many people noticed discolored water

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due to sediment in the system.

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Officials say it's safe to drink.

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There are no health issues.

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Mainly cloudy on Thursday,

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showers are likely with gusty winds near the water.

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A mix of sun and cloud on Friday,

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mainly cloudy for Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.