Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
The massive Jericho lands development has been
approved. Vancouver City Council voted unanimously
in favor of the First Nations project, which
will create 13 ,000 new homes in Point Grey over
the next 25 years. The 90 acres of land is owned
by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil -Waututh
First Nations. Other news. Several people have
been forced from their homes after a large Tuesday
morning fire at a Langley townhouse complex near
204th Street and 66th Avenue. At least one person
was badly hurt in the two -alarm fire that broke
out shortly after 5 a .m. Several townhomes and
at least one vehicle are badly damaged or destroyed.
There is no early word on the cause. A homicide
investigation is now underway after a woman's
body was found along Vedder Road in Chilliwack
late Monday morning. RCMP say 37 -year -old Chantal
Rule had no fixed address but was often in the
area. The circumstances behind her death have
not been revealed. The owner of the Peace Arch
Duty Free is worried his business may soon have
to close. Owner Peter Raju says there has been
a lack of response from the provincial and federal
governments as Canadians decide not to cross
the border. Raju says his duty -free store suffered
an 80 % drop in business over last year's long
weekend. Mainly sunny for Wednesday, more sunshine
in the forecast for Thursday and Friday with
inland highs in the mid -20s. For all the details
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