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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 29, 2025.

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A four -year -old child is dead. Two others,

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including the boy's mother, are hurt. after a

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transit bus hit a group of people in Horseshoe

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Bay. The bus was rounding a corner when it jumped

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a curb shortly before 3 .30 Wednesday afternoon.

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Witnesses described a horrific scene which occurred

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only hours before the Taste of the Bay Festival

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was set to begin in Horseshoe Bay. That event

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has since been canceled. Other news, a large

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memorial with candles, signs and photos continues

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to grow outside Abbotsford's Larch Park, where

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a 15 -year -old died in a stabbing on Sunday.

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Friends of Billy Ledoux described the teen as

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bright, loud, and glue behind his group of friends.

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Abbotsford police continue to go through surveillance

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video as they search for the boy's killer. Premier

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David Eby, his agriculture minister and the Parliamentary

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Secretary for Asia -Pacific Trade, are heading

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off to Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia. The

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10 -day Asian tour is aimed at diversifying exports

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in light of the current threat of U .S. tariffs.

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BC's trade with both Japan and South Korea has

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dropped off significantly over the past several

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years. An open -air burning ban for the lower

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mainland and most parts of Vancouver Island will

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go into effect on Friday. Category 2 and 3 fires

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will not be allowed. But campfires, yeah, they're

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still okay. The ban will remain in effect until

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the end of October. Our forecast, clouds and

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possible showers Thursday morning with clearing

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by the afternoon. Sunny and warm on Friday, a

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mix of sun and cloud for Saturday. For all the

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details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.