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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

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The massive Jericho lands development has been

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approved. Vancouver City Council voted unanimously

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in favor of the First Nations project, which

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will create 13 ,000 new homes in Point Grey over

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the next 25 years. The 90 acres of land is owned

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by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil -Waututh

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First Nations. Other news. Several people have

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been forced from their homes after a large Tuesday

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morning fire at a Langley townhouse complex near

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204th Street and 66th Avenue. At least one person

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was badly hurt in the two -alarm fire that broke

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out shortly after 5 a .m. Several townhomes and

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at least one vehicle are badly damaged or destroyed.

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There is no early word on the cause. A homicide

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investigation is now underway after a woman's

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body was found along Vedder Road in Chilliwack

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late Monday morning. RCMP say 37 -year -old Chantal

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Rule had no fixed address but was often in the

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area. The circumstances behind her death have

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not been revealed. The owner of the Peace Arch

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Duty Free is worried his business may soon have

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to close. Owner Peter Raju says there has been

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a lack of response from the provincial and federal

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governments as Canadians decide not to cross

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the border. Raju says his duty -free store suffered

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an 80 % drop in business over last year's long

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weekend. Mainly sunny for Wednesday, more sunshine

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in the forecast for Thursday and Friday with

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inland highs in the mid -20s. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories along with

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those links