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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 24, 2025.

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A large Wednesday morning fire has badly damaged

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several historic buildings along East Hastings

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in Vancouver. One of those is Wolford & Company,

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formerly known as Dayton Boots, which have been

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operating in the same building for 75 years.

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Windsor Meats and the Indian Chefs have also

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been damaged. The fire started just after 4 a

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.m. Half a dozen people are displaced. Other

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news, three teenage girls have now been arrested

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in an attack on a Chinatown resident who was

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standing outside her home holding her cat. That

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attack, which was caught on video, happened near

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Gore and Kiefer on April 9th. The woman says

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she suffered a concussion and whiplash after

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being punched and shoved by the girls, ages 15,

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16, and 17. Those who drive less than 15 ,000

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kilometers per year could now get a break on

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their insurance premiums. ICBC is upping its

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discounts on optional insurance from 10 ,000

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to 15 ,000 kilometers starting June 1st. That

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means those drivers could pay up to 15 % less

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for things like third -party liability. Whitecaps

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tickets and the prices have more than tripled.

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in the hours leading up to the Thursday game

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with Inter -Miami CF. That is in anticipation

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of superstar Lionel Messi playing. Messi arrived

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in Vancouver on Wednesday, even though his playing

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status has been uncertain. Some secondary market

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tickets start at about $250 apiece. Sunny and

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warm on Thursday with inland highs to 23 degrees.

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Sunny and even warmer on Friday. A few clouds

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for Saturday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver area stories along with those links