vancouver rundown for friday april 4 2025 while
denouncing any talk of western separatism premier
david eby does say he wants to bring in more
u .s immigrants he says that would help bolster
the bc economy The comments come in reaction
to Wednesday's tariff announcement by Donald
Trump that left the province mostly unscathed.
Eby claims American medical professionals, researchers,
and entrepreneurs increasingly want to leave
the states and working Canada. Other news, former
Cloverdale -Langley City MP John Eldegg, who
quit the federal liberals in a failed bid to
run for the provincial NDP, now wants to head
back to Ottawa. Eldag has taken over as the liberal
candidate in neighboring Fraser Heights Langley
Township. The move comes only weeks after he
underwent major heart surgery. A pedestrian has
been struck and killed in what police describe
as an unavoidable crash that shut down the Coquihalla
Highway for several hours. It happened early
Thursday morning just south of Merritt. Police
are still trying to figure out why the man tried
to cross the highway. A woman remains in critical
condition after being hit by a train while crossing
tracks in East Vancouver. It happened Tuesday
morning near Heatley Avenue and Alexander Street.
When she trespassed onto the tracks, she suffered
a broken pelvis after being pinned for a short
time. Fog patches for Friday morning giving way
to sunshine. Sunshine on Saturday and clouds
with a slight chance of showers for Sunday. For
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