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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, February 13, 2025.

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Premier David Eby says BC is looking for other non-American customers.

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The comment comes as Eby and some fellow premiers wrap up their meetings with members of the

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Trump administration in Washington, DC.

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The premier described the meeting as mostly positive, but US lawmakers are already pushing

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back on Eby's comments that Canada becoming a 51st state is a non-starter.

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Donald Trump did not meet with the premiers.

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Other news.

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Four men have been arrested on dozens of charges as RCMP raided a so-called fraud factory in

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Pitt Metals.

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Burnaby RCMP say the move follows a two-year investigation.

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Police seized two excavators purchased through fraud.

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Industrial printers, engravers, a VIN stamping machine, blank documents, a gun, and ammunition.

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A New Westminster man has died after being struck by a work truck on McBride Boulevard.

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It happened Tuesday night and resulted in the road being closed for several hours.

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New Westminster police hope to talk to witnesses as they piece together the circumstances.

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Hello Ferries is considering adding a second route from Vancouver to Vancouver Island.

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It comes as the private passenger ferry service reports a 50% increase in customers on its

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Vancouver to Nanaimo run.

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Hello runs 12 trips per day for about $40 per adult passenger each way.

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And clouds on Thursday afternoon, windy at times, clouds on Friday, rain for Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links, go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com.