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Vancouver run down for Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

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Premier David Eby says British Columbians should rethink their American vacations now

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that Donald Trump appears poised to slap that 25% tariff on Canadian goods as early as February

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1st.

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Eby is also not ruling out banning the sale of American wine in B.C. liquor stores, stopping

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U.S. companies from bidding on infrastructure projects, and slapping new charges on truckers

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crossing the border to head up to Alaska.

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B.C. conservative leader John Rustad accuses Eby of being focused on framing Trump as a

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political enemy.

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Other news, it's official and not a surprise, Vancouver's civic by-election will be April

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5th.

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Two council seats are open after Adrian Carr and Christine Boyle quit.

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Advance voting will be open at City Hall from March 26 to April Fool's Day.

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Unionized Canada Line workers have ratified a five-year contract.

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The new deal will be retroactive to December 2023 when the last contract expired.

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The Canada Line is operated and maintained by ProTransBC, a subsidiary of the company

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formerly known as SNC Lavelyn.

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B.C.'s most listened to news talk radio station is making a big switch at the end of February.

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CK&W will no longer be heard on 9.80 a.m.

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Switching to 7.30 a.m., where it's been simulcast for the past several months after parent company

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Corus turfed its all-traffic radio station format.

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CK&W's signal with the transmitter site north of Floverdale is weak in downtown Vancouver.

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The 7.30 transmitter is newer, stronger, and closer to the downtown core.

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A mix of sun and cloud in the forecast for Wednesday, windy in some areas, clouds and

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possible showers on Thursday, sunshine on 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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vancavorundown.substack.com.