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Vancouver rundown for Friday, June 20th, 2025.

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A hiker has been killed. At least three others

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are injured after a rockfall in Banff National

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Park. It happened early Thursday afternoon near

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Bow Glaciers Fall. That's north of Lake Louise.

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Alberta Premier Daniel Smith says she's deeply

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saddened to learn of the tragic event. There

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were up to 20 people in the area when the rockfall

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happened. There is no word yet on where the victims

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are from. Other news, it's another indication

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of troubles in the Canadian real estate market.

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Vancouver -based real estate developer West Group

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Properties has announced what it calls significant

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layoffs. It comes as the sector continues to

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struggle with a series of issues, including global

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economic pressures, increasing development and

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land costs, in depressed demand for ownership

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housing. A crash involving a police motorcycle

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and another vehicle has left a Vancouver officer

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hurt. It happened at West Pender and Burrard

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Thursday evening. The injuries are not life -threatening.

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Firefighters had to clear out a West End apartment

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building Thursday morning. due to high levels

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of carbon monoxide. It happened after a resident

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of the building on Bidwall reported smelling

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a strong odor. The source remains unknown, but

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the building has a gas boiler and a bunch of

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gas stoves. No one required hospitalization.

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The forecast calling for clouds and showers on

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Friday, rain for Saturday, and a mix of sun and

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cloud for Sunday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links,