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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, June 26, 2025.

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Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brody is not apologizing

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for grabbing a news camera on Tuesday. Brody

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says the global news TV camera was up in his

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face after he had already said no to answering

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questions about a European trip taken by city

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employees and those working at the Olympic Oval.

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The mayor says the incident happened at a family

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-oriented event. and the interview was not prearranged.

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At a Wednesday media availability, Premier David

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Eby said journalists have a tough job, and we

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have to respect their role in holding politicians

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to account. Other news, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke

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is adding her voice to the call for the federal

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government to declare extortion groups terrorists.

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Locke says she's been getting calls from Surrey

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residents who are too afraid to call the police.

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Surrey is one of several lower mainland cities

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where South Asian business leaders have been

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threatened. Recent arsons and several shootings

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are linked to organized crime groups involved

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in extortion. Some aggressive cougars have forced

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a closure of hiking trails in Garibaldi Park.

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While no one has been hurt, conservation officers

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are now warning people to stay away from the

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Singing Pass area where the big cats have been

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spotted. Trail closures also remain in effect

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in Whistler Black Home after several cougars

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had encounters with people. TransLink has announced

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four more nights of closures on the Patello Bridge.

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The north lanes will be closed from 9 p .m. to

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5 a .m. Thursday and Friday this week and Wednesday

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and Thursday next week. The south lanes will

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remain open during that time. Clouds and showers

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in the forecast for Thursday, a mix of sun and

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cloud for Friday and Saturday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links, go to VancouverRundown .substack

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.com.