Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 23, 2025.
A convicted killer has pleaded guilty to a second deadly attack.
This one at the motel in Langley's Walnut Grove neighborhood.
Justin Boss has entered the plea for a lesser manslaughter charge in the killing of Cody Mostat in March of 2022.
Mostat could not be revived after being found outside the Highway Hotel on 88th Avenue.
In November, Boss was convicted of manslaughter and the shooting death of a man in Surrey that same year.
Boss also has a criminal record that includes drug firearms and stolen property convictions.
Other news.
Hong Kong Airlines is restarting direct flights to Vancouver.
That announcement is part of the airline's new concentration on the North American market.
Hong Kong Airlines gave up its long haul flights to YVR back in 2020, three years after they started.
The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Cloverdale is on the edge of collapse.
It's being placed under trusteeship with the BC Yukon Command, noting the branch's executive as being plagued by internal infighting.
The command has temporarily taken over control of the branch and hopes to return it to the membership.
British Columbians will have a new box to check on their tax returns.
This one asking if they want more information on how to donate organs.
Those who select yes will get emails from BC Transplant.
Close to 500 British Columbians got organ transplants last year.
It was really cloudy on Thursday with a slight chance of showers.
Lots of sunshine for Friday and Saturday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.