Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 10, 2025.
Mark Carney has been chosen the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, replacing Justin Trudeau.
That means Carney will become the country's 24th Prime Minister.
He promises to call a federal election soon.
Carney, who served as both the head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England,
claimed 86% of the votes in the Liberal leadership race.
Christia Freeland came in second, but with only 8%.
Other news, cold and wet, but otherwise OK.
That's the fate of a hiker who spent the night on a North Shore backcountry mountain trail,
before being rescued on Sunday afternoon.
The hiker's bright blue tarp was spotted by rescuers in a helicopter.
The area had been hit by heavy rain over the weekend.
Hundreds gathered in Chilliwack on Friday night to remember the three-year-old boy
who was struck and killed by the driver of a pickup.
The candlelight vigil took place near Vedder and Pedawawa Roads,
where young Everett Jantz was hit on Wednesday morning.
Chilliwack has had three fatal pedestrian crashes over the past three weeks.
The future of Vancouver's iconic BOMAX sign on West Broadway is once again in question.
Toys R Us, which kept the sign and incorporated it into its own name over top,
is closing its Vancouver location at the corner of Alder and West Broadway.
The exact date of closure is unclear.
The toy store giant has been there since the closure of the BOMAC car sales lot back in the 1990s.
Clouds with a chance of showers late in the afternoon on Monday.
Showers for Tuesday rain on Wednesday.
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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.