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Vancouver Rundown for Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

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Pope Francis was a tireless shepherd of the Church,

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a beacon of hope, and a champion of the Gospel.

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That is how Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller

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describes the late pontiff. Pope Francis died

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Easter Monday after a stroke and several weeks

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of illness. He was 88. The conclave should happen

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within two weeks. There is widespread speculation

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voting cardinals will choose a new pope from

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Asia or Africa. Other news, a 28 -year -old woman

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has died after a fall on Mount Seymour. She fell

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in deep snow and slid over the edge of Pump Peak

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at around 7 .45 Saturday morning. More than two

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dozen volunteers worked to recover her body.

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North Shore Rescue continues to warn hikers about

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icy conditions in the backcountry. We now know

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it was a 26 -year -old international student

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who died while swimming off Wreck Beach last

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week. University RCMP say they were notified

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about a swimmer in distress on Thursday afternoon.

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Despite a large marine and shore search, Rahul

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Ranwa's body was recovered. not recovered until

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the next day. He was an international student

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enrolled at Vancouver Community College. The

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BC government is going to court to seize the

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property where a Langley house blew up in February.

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The remains of a cannabis processing lab were

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found in the ruins. Two owners of the property

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were badly injured in the blast. A third was

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killed. The home is in a busy residential area.

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near two home -based daycares. Sunshine in the

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forecast for Tuesday with only a few clouds,

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breezy at times. Sunny on Wednesday, sunshine

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and warmer Thursday with inland highs in the

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low 20s. For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.