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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

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A snowboarder from Richmond has been found dead at Cypress.

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The 21-year-old was found in a gully

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next to a ski and snowboarding run.

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It followed an extensive search effort.

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The man was skiing with friends

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when he was reported missing late Friday morning.

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Other news, a hitman has been sentenced to life in prison

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with no parole for at least 25 years

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for killing at a Japanese restaurant in Richmond.

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Money launderer, Jun Jun Ju, was shot dead

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at the Manzo Japanese restaurant in September, 2020.

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Another diner was injured.

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Richard Reed, who is now 26,

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was also sentenced for firearms charges

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in addition to his first degree murder sentence.

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Some pharmacists have resumed paying off patients

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for their prescription business,

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according to the College of Pharmacists of BC.

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The professional body has fired off a letter

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to the health minister asking for immediate action

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to stop the prohibited kickbacks.

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Many of those payments were made

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on Vancouver's downtown Eastside.

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Last year, the practice stopped

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after widespread media and government attention.

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More people are taking the train

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between Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland.

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Ridership on the Amtrak Cascades

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fell just shy of a million passengers in 2024.

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That's a record for the route

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and up from 746,000 passengers in 2023.

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Amtrak Cascades runs two daily round trips

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from Vancouver to Seattle

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and six trips between Seattle and Portland.

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Some fog patches giving way to more sunshine on Tuesday,

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sunny on Wednesday, showers on Thursday.

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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 vancaferundown.substack.com.