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Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 24, 2025.

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Former Premier Christy Clark will run for the

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federal liberals in Surrey's Fleetwood Porkell's

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riding, according to longtime political watcher

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Bill Thielman. That work came this weekend before

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current Liberal MP Ken Hardy confirmed he will

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not be seeking re -election in the riding. Meanwhile,

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former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced

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he's been tapped to run in Fraserview's South

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Burnaby. The federal campaign officially kicked

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off on Sunday with Canadians going to the polls

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in a general election on April 28th. The three

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main party leaders are pushing hard with their

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takes on how to best represent Canadian interests

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during this current trade war started by Donald

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Trump. Other news, six people have become ill

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with two being rushed to hospital in some sort

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of incident on a B .C. ferry on Saturday. The

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passengers got sick in a stairwell on an afternoon

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sailing between Swartz Bay and Tawasin. BC Ferries

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and police are withholding the cause of that

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illness. The incident caused a slight delay in

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sailings on Saturday afternoon. Who dumped a

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semi -automatic gun in some bushes in Stanley

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Park? That's what Vancouver police want to know.

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After the gun was found near Lost Lagoon last

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week, police hope someone will come forward to

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claim the gun or snitch. Heavy rain over the

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weekend has closed a stretch of the Stanley Park

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seawall. The walking and bike path is closed

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between Third Beach and the Lionsgate Bridge

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until further notice. The park board did not

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give any details, but the seawall is prone to

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stabilization issues during stormy weather. The

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forecast, more heavy rain on Monday, showers

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for Tuesday, mainly cloudy on Wednesday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories along with those links