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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, July 10, 2025.

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The B .C. government should mandate risk assessment

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for all public events. That is the key recommendation.

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From the inquiry into the Lapu -Lapu Day attack,

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the commission of inquiry into the deadly Filipino

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Street Festival also calls for improved training

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and clearer definitions of judicial roles. The

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E .B. government has stated it accepts the intent

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of the recommendations. but there is no word

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on any path toward implementation. Eleven people

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died when the driver of an SUV plowed into pedestrians

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at the event back on April 26. Other news, a

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person in a wheelchair has been rushed to hospital

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after being struck by an SUV in North Vancouver.

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It happened in the London Drugs parking lot on

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Lonsdale Avenue early Wednesday afternoon. Both

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the driver and the victim suffered serious injuries.

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There's no word on why or how it happened. Money

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problems are forcing the Vancouver Art Gallery

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to cut staff and programming by close to 30%.

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18 people have been laid off, in addition to

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those who accepted voluntary departure incentives.

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The bank has come under increased pressure after

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falling far short of its initial budget for a

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new venue. Mission drivers got treated to a blueberry

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traffic jam. Dozens of boxes of freshly picked

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blueberries fell off a truck and hit the pavement

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at Lougheed Highway and Wren Street. It happened

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at the end of June, but RCMP are only now commenting

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on the sticky mess. Some low cloud on Thursday

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morning, otherwise mainly sunny. Sunshine and

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warm conditions for Friday and Saturday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories along with those links