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Vancouver rundown for Friday, March 21, 2025.

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Canadians will go to the polls in a snap federal

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election. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney

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will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament

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and call an election. That vote will take place

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either April 28 or May 5. The latest polls show

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a huge uptick in support for the Liberals following

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Justin Trudeau's resignation. The liberals and

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conservatives appear to be in a dead heat right

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now. Other news, two people are critically injured

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and almost a dozen others have been checked out

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in hospital after a Thursday morning fire at

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a supportive housing complex in Burnaby. The

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fire started at around 3 a .m. in the building

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on Kingsway. The cause is still being investigated.

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Close to 20 people are now displaced. A 21 -year

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-old man from Burnaby has been found guilty of

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manslaughter in the stabbing death of a teen

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on a Surrey bus in April of 2023. A 17 -year

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-old was stabbed in the chest and died in hospital

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after riding on the 503 near King George Station.

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Kaden Matenko will be back in court in April

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to fix a date for sentencing. A Tesla dealership

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on the Langley Bypass. will likely be hit by

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protesters on Saturday. The Tesla takedown movement

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is planning what it calls a peaceful, non -destructive

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protest at the dealership from noon to two. Organizers

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say it's not about the cars, but Tesla's owner,

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Elon Musk. It comes as Musk joins Donald Trump

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in continuing to make disparaging comments about

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Canada, including making it the 51st U .S. state.

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Periods of rain in the forecast for Friday, windy

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at times, showers on Saturday, rain on Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.