Vancouver run down for Friday, January 31st, 2025.
Donald Trump has now confirmed Canada and Mexico will indeed be hit by those 25% tariffs on US bound exports on Saturday.
The US president also warns those tariffs could go up if both countries fail to meet American demands over fentanyl and migrants crossing the border into the states.
Trump does say oil may be excluded from the tariffs.
Other news, the entire Victoria school board has been fired by BC's education minister over its ban on police liaison officers.
The move comes two years after the school board caught the liaison program, saying police in schools could be uncomfortable for some black and indigenous students.
Education minister Lisa Bear had asked the board to come up with a safety plan in consultation with police partners.
Subsequent efforts failed to impress the minister, who now says the board has lost the trust of many to govern in the public interest.
The firing has been praised by Victoria police. A trustee has now been appointed.
Vancouver mayor Ken Simm has quit attending Metro Vancouver board meetings.
Simm says he will take a step back as the regional district continues to deal with turmoil and a lack of transparency.
Mayors and other civic politicians are paid extra for participating in most board meetings.
Rena Virks killer has been arrested in Surrey.
Carrie Simm, better known as Kelly Allert, was picked up on Tuesday, but other details are not clear.
She had been living at a halfway house while on parole.
Allert is serving a life sentence for drowning 14-year-old Rena Virk under Victoria's Craigflower Bridge back in 1997.
Rain heavy at times on Friday with gusty wind near the water.
A chance of showers mixed with flurries on Saturday. Snow on Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.