Vancouver rundown for Friday, June 27, 2025.
Even more cases of the measles have been confirmed
in B .C. The B .C. Center for Disease Control
now says the province has 63 confirmed cases,
up from the 49 reported on Tuesday. Most of the
infections are in the northern health region.
Premier David Eby says this is sadly the predictable
outcome of reckless politicians. who question
vaccine safety. Other news, a man has been shot
dead in the Wally area of Surrey. Just before
8 Thursday evening, police found a man suffering
from life -threatening injuries near 108 Avenue
and 129th Street. He could not be saved by first
responders. The shooting appears to be targeted.
It is Surrey's fourth homicide this year. Three
people have been rushed to hospital after an
apartment fire in Vancouver's West End. It happened
in a building near Pacific and Thurlow Streets
early Thursday morning. Crews rescued four people
from the building. Three suffered smoke inhalation.
Close to two dozen people have been displaced
by that fire. TransLink is giving Metro Vancouver
cities close to $145 million to improve roads,
bike lanes, and pathways it's part of a partnership
with local governments to improve transportation
alternatives to car use the money includes a
major effort to improve paved roadways as a way
to increase safety clouds and a few showers on
friday a mix of sun and cloud for saturday sunny
and warm on sunday for all the details on these
local vancouver area stories along with those
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