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Vancouver rundown for Friday, May 2, 2025. Some

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cell phone and internet service has gone down

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for those needing information about wildfire

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evacuations in parts of northeastern B .C. A

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wildfire broke out in the northern part of Fort

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St. John late Thursday afternoon, forcing some

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people to leave as a precaution. Meanwhile, a

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cluster of smaller fires is spreading in the

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community of Tumbler Ridge. where cell service

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has been sporadic. The fires come as northern

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parts of the province experience drier and warmer

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conditions during this first week of May. Other

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news, a Friday afternoon court appearance is

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now scheduled for the man charged in the Lapu

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-Lapu SUV ramming attack in Vancouver last Saturday.

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30 -year -old Kaiji Adam Lowe is charged with

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eight counts of second -degree murder. After

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vehicles struck and killed 11 people, scores

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of others were injured. Four people remain in

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critical condition. A black bear has been wandering

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New Westminster's Sapperton Park area. Police

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say the brune had been sunning itself in a yard

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before wandering along the Brunette River. Conservation

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officers think the bear has since left the area

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without incident. Fewer cruise ships are expected

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to dock in Vancouver this season. The Vancouver

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Port Authority expects close to 300 ships in

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2025, down from last year's record high of 327.

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The season started back on March 5th when the

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Disney Wonder tied up to Canada Place. Mostly

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sunny with a few clouds on Friday and a chance

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of showers in the late evening. Afternoon highs,

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inland highs about 22 degrees. Clouds and possible

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showers on Saturday. Sunshine for Sunday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.