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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

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I'm confident I'll be able to serve the people

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of Burnaby Central. That's what NDP leader Jagmeet

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Singh has told Party faithful during a campaign

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stop in Vancouver. Those words come despite various

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tracking polls that suggest the New Democrats

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may only win a single seat in B .C. and four

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across the country. Polls also suggest Singh

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will be soundly defeated by the Liberals in his

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own riding. The latest Angus Reid poll has the

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NDP at only 11 % support countrywide. Other news.

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An Abbotsford man has been charged with 19 child

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pornography and luring counts. 35 -year -old

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Michael Jose Vieira is accused of reported incidents

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between 2022 and this year. The charges range

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from possession and distribution of child pornography

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to uttering threats and luring minors. Police

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say multiple minors were contacted by the Abbotsford

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area man with sexually explicit messages and

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requests to perform sexual acts. ICBC is apologizing

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to new drivers for huge delays in booking driving

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tests. The corporation admits some of the delays

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are up to seven months long as it tries to hire

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more examiners. ICBC also says part of the problem

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is half of the new drivers fail their tests.

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It's encouraging them to study and practice more.

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A new baby orca has been spotted swimming with

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resident jaypod whales in the Strait of Juan

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de Fuca off of Victoria. The calf, designated

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J63, is the fourth to be born in the pod this

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year. The Center for Whale Research in Washington

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State is closely monitoring the pod, but notes

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the calf appears to be healthy. A mix of sun

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and cloud in the forecast for Wednesday, rain

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for Thursday, back to sun and cloud for Friday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.