Vancouver rundown for Monday, February 10, 2025.
Donald Trump is going ahead with his 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel imports.
The US President is using a Monday announcement to green light the first of his tariffs on Canadian imports.
He also says he'll impose extra penalties on any countries that reciprocate.
The aluminum smelter in Kitimat is a major exporter to the states.
Canada and Mexico continue to prepare for what will likely be tariffs on all goods in three weeks' time.
Other news, breaking news.
The Independent Investigations Office has been called in after the police shooting death of what Vancouver Rundown has learned is a young person in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighborhood.
A residential block near 184th Street and Fraser Highway was blocked off Sunday afternoon.
The IIO says police shot the person after getting reports of someone with a weapon at an elementary school at that location.
However, the nearest elementary school is more than five blocks away. Police and the IIO have made no reference to the person's age, circumstances, or whether any weapons were actually being carried.
Seven people, including at least one young child, have been injured in a Sunday crash that closed the Sea to Sky Highway near Britannia Beach.
That crash involved at least three vehicles and resulted in the six-hour closure of Highway 99, cause of the crash remains unclear.
An impaired driver has been arrested after a pedestrian was struck and killed in Abbotsford.
It happened early Sunday morning near Harris and Ross Roads. The driver remained at the scene.
Sunshine with gusty winds on Monday, more sunshine for Tuesday and Wednesday highs of about three degrees.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.