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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025.

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Many business leaders in B .C. and the rest of

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the country are expressing tenuous relief as

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they, for now, escape Donald Trump's additional

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tariffs. Canada will still be charged 25 % tariffs

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on most autos, steel, aluminum, and other non

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-U .S. MCA goods. The U .S. President used his

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so -called Liberation Day speech. to list sweeping

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tariffs on most countries, starting at 10 % for

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those such as the UK and going into the high

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double digits for some Asian countries. Other

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news, a roofing company in Bellingham appears

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to be the first in Washington state to be hit

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by Trump's promised immigration raids. Immigration

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officers arrested 37 people at a warehouse operated

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by Mount Baker Roofing on Wednesday morning.

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They are accused of having falsified immigration

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documents. The workers are Spanish -speaking,

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but their countries of origin unclear. Vancouver

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Police Chief Adam Palmer is moving to the RCMP.

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Glacier Media has seen internal RCMP documents

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showing the outgoing chief constable will have

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a new role with oversight over service models,

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police culture, reform, and accountability. Palmer

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will remain based in Vancouver. Turnout for advance

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voting in the Vancouver Civic by -election has

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broken previous records. The first two days has

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seen 7 ,671 Vancouverites casting a ballot for

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two available council seats. That is an increase

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of 84 % over 2017's advance voting. Some morning

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fog on Thursday, but otherwise mostly sunny.

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sunny and warmer for Friday and Saturday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com