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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, April 1st, 2025.

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A man from B .C. is sitting in a federal jail

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in Seattle charged with smuggling military technology

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from the U .S. to Pakistan. Mohammed Jawed Aziz

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was arrested just over a week ago. while trying

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to enter the States at the Peace Arch crossing.

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The 67 -year -old with Canadian -Pakistani citizenship

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is accused of using his company to obtain American

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tech for those in Pakistan who are linked to

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the country's nuclear and missile programs. He

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has been denied bail as a serious flight risk.

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The allegations have not yet been proven in court.

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Other news, a runway at YVR was shut down Monday

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afternoon. after a Calgary -bound WestJet flight

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experienced a failed takeoff. Details have not

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been released about the emergency, but no injuries

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were reported. Passengers were deplaned and redirected

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to other flights. Those living in Surrey are

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facing a 2 .8 % increase in property taxes. Mayor

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Brenda Locke says it will likely be among the

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lowest hikes in the lower mainland. She says

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the increase will allow Surrey to hire 20 more

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firefighters. 10 more bylaw officers, and 25

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more cops. Fraser Health has announced its embattled

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board chair has resigned. Jim Sinclair, a past

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longtime union leader, is now retiring after

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being slammed by the opposition conservatives,

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health care providers, and hospital administrators.

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Many of the concerns center on a lack of resources.

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and lengthy delays or temporary closures of emergency

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rooms in B .C.'s fastest -growing region. Possible

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showers in the forecast for Tuesday morning with

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a mix of sun and cloud by the afternoon, windy

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at times, cloudy periods on Wednesday, sunshine

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for Thursday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver -area stories, along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown .substack .com.