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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

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Southbound trips at the Peace Arch crossing have

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dipped to levels experienced during the COVID

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pandemic. Data from U .S. Customs shows 53 %

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fewer people crossed during the first three days

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of spring break compared to spring break last

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year. This past February saw a 23 % drop over

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February of 2024. Americans are also taking fewer

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trips heading north at the Peace Arch. down almost

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8 % over last year. Travel experts are also seeing

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a notable drop in people flying from Vancouver

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to Southern California or Arizona. Other news,

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a suspected police impersonator has been arrested

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by the RCMP in North Vancouver. It comes after

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the driver of a Ford F -150 pulled over a person

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driving a Tesla back on March 1st. The pickup

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driver identified himself as a police officer.

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but was not wearing any equipment or uniform.

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A few days later, the Mounties arrested a suspect

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and impounded an F -150 that had a police -style

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light bar on its dash. Officers suspect others

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may have had contact with the fake cop and are

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encouraging those with information to call North

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Van RCMP. A man has been found guilty of first

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-degree murder in a 2019 daylight shooting at

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a gas station in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighborhood.

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On September 28 of that year, 29 -year -old Christian

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Corrick was shot dead inside his luxury SUV near

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188th Street and Fraser Highway. The verdict

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means Carlos Montith will get an automatic life

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sentence with no parole for at least 25 years.

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Don't expect to see any Teslas at this year's

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Vancouver International Auto Show. The electric

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vehicle company founded by Elon Musk has been

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kicked out over expected security concerns following

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recent protests. Show organizers say they gave

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Tesla plenty of opportunities to voluntarily

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withdraw. Clouds and showers for Wednesday. Heavy

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rain and strong wind on Thursday. Showers on

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Friday. For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories along with those links