Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025.
Businessman and political watcher Alex Akumas
is doubling down on his allegations Mayor Ken
Sim was driving drunk and Vancouver police knew
it. In a response to Sim's defamation lawsuit,
Akumas says the mayor has a history of intoxication
while attending events and social media posts
have been made in the public interest. The statement
of defense is filed on behalf of Sakumas and
former ABC campaign manager Kareem Allam. A police
review of the situation had found no basis for
the claims. Other news, two people are dead after
some sort of dispute at a home in Abbotsford.
Police say the violent dispute happened early
Monday evening. at a house on McKee Road. The
victims were found dead by police. The circumstances
have not been released. No one is hurt after
an out -of -service public transit bus plowed
into a home in Surrey. It happened at 132th Street
and 88th Avenue early Tuesday morning. The bus
driver attempted to avoid another vehicle. A
couple of homes have now been evacuated after
a small, out -of -control wildfire continues
to grow near Linton. The Linton First Nation
is keeping a close watch on several other homes
as the fire burns along Spence Road South. It's
believed the wildfire is human -caused. A mix
of sun and cloud in the forecast for Wednesday.
Sunny on Thursday. A few clouds on Friday. For
all the details on these local Vancouver area
stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.substack .com.