Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
The federal liberals have won a fourth consecutive
mandate. Prime Minister Mark Carney has led the
party to another minority government. Final results
are still being confirmed. NDP leader Jagmeet
Singh has announced he intends to step down as
soon as the New Democrats choose a new party
leader. Singh has lost his own seat, Burnaby
Central. The Bloc Québécois appears poised to
hold the balance of power in what some consider
will be a tenuous new government. Other news,
seven people remain in critical condition from
Saturday's attack at Vancouver's Lapu -Lapu Festival.
Eleven people died after the driver of an SUV
plowed into a group near 43rd Avenue and Fraser
Street. Among those killed was a couple and their
five -year -old daughter. and a teacher counselor
in New Westminster. Police in New Westminster
are trying to figure out who planted a video
camera in a men's washroom at Upper Hume Park.
The device was found under a bench last week.
Police are hoping the person responsible will
turn themselves in. There has been a three -year
rise in B .C.'s deadly workplace accident rate.
WorkSafeBC data reviewed by the TAI for the National
Day of Mourning shows 146 people died from work
-related causes in 2024. The construction industry
has seen a significant increase in workplace
deaths over the past five years. The deaths are
from things such as falls, electrocutions, and
contact with machinery. A mix of sun, clouds,
and a few showers on Tuesday. Sunny for Wednesday,
sunshine and warm on Thursday with inland highs
in the mid -20s. For all the details on these
local Vancouver area stories, along with those
links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.