Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Part official business, part campaigning. Mark
Carney has made several stops in Greater Victoria
before meeting with Premier David Eby. Carney
and Eby have discussed the new tariffs on U .S.-bound
softwood lumber. The latest Angus Reid poll has
the federal liberals with 48 % support in B .C.
compared to 37 % for the conservatives. 11 for
the NDP and 4 for the Greens. Other news, police
in Abbotsford and Langley are looking into online
threats targeting several schools. The messages
started circulating Sunday night, mentioning
both high schools and the University of the Fraser
Valley. Those with the Abbotsford School District
shared a message with parents and staff saying
police advised there was no credible threat,
no classes were canceled. An instructor and student
pilot are the two people killed in the crash
of a small plane near Chilliwack Lake on Saturday
afternoon. The Cessna 172, operated by Abbotsford
-based Chinook Helicopters, hit the ground at
2 .13 after disappearing from flight trackers.
Rescuers were also alerted by an Apple -based
crash notification. a b c billionaire says she
is interested in buying hudson bay stores weihong
liu has posted her intent on the chinese language
social media platform red note saying she wants
to make the bay great again liu is the head of
central walk which owns Tawasa Mills and two
other malls on Vancouver Island. Clouds with
a chance of showers on Tuesday, windy at times.
Cloudy on Wednesday, periods of rain for Thursday.
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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
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