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Vancouver rundown for Friday, June 27, 2025.

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Even more cases of the measles have been confirmed

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in B .C. The B .C. Center for Disease Control

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now says the province has 63 confirmed cases,

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up from the 49 reported on Tuesday. Most of the

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infections are in the northern health region.

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Premier David Eby says this is sadly the predictable

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outcome of reckless politicians. who question

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vaccine safety. Other news, a man has been shot

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dead in the Wally area of Surrey. Just before

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8 Thursday evening, police found a man suffering

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from life -threatening injuries near 108 Avenue

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and 129th Street. He could not be saved by first

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responders. The shooting appears to be targeted.

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It is Surrey's fourth homicide this year. Three

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people have been rushed to hospital after an

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apartment fire in Vancouver's West End. It happened

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in a building near Pacific and Thurlow Streets

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early Thursday morning. Crews rescued four people

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from the building. Three suffered smoke inhalation.

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Close to two dozen people have been displaced

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by that fire. TransLink is giving Metro Vancouver

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cities close to $145 million to improve roads,

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bike lanes, and pathways it's part of a partnership

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with local governments to improve transportation

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alternatives to car use the money includes a

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major effort to improve paved roadways as a way

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to increase safety clouds and a few showers on

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friday a mix of sun and cloud for saturday sunny

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and warm on sunday for all the details on these

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local vancouver area stories along with those

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links go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.