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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025.

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A wildfire north of Lytton has now grown to at

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least 100 hectares. Several small evacuation

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alerts remain in place as the Ismond Creek wildfire

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burns out of control. That fire is burning on

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Lytton's opposite side of the Thompson River,

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near some small farms and reserves. Thunderstorms

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remain in the forecast for many parts of the

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BC interior. Other news... The search continues

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for a young man who was last seen with family

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members near a Squamish hiking area. 20 -year

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-old Alex Nguyen was wearing flip -flops when

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he went missing near Shannon Falls on Tuesday

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afternoon. Those with any information are encouraged

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to contact Squamish RCMP. Homicide investigators

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now say a murder -suicide is the motive behind

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the deaths of a couple in Abbotsford. Police

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found the bodies of two people in their 80s in

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a home on McKee Road Monday evening. The incident

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was initially described as a result of a violent

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dispute. Police described the deaths as a tragic

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shock to the community. The B .C. Green Party

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now has a candidate for leadership. Comox councillor

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Jonathan Kerr has put his name forward and plans

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to start campaigning next week. The Greens' two

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current MLAs are not running for the leadership.

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Kerr has been a family doctor for the past 17

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years. A few clouds in the forecast for Thursday,

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windy at times. Sunshine for Friday, a mix of

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sun and cloud for 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.