Vancouver Rundown for Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Kelly Ellard's day parole has been revoked. Rena
Virkskiller, who legally changed her name to
Carrie Sim, has lost her day parole over positive
drug tests and negative behavior. She's also
been called an undue risk to society by the parole
board. Ellard is serving a life sentence for
second -degree murder for her part in the savage
1997 killing of the 14 -year -old in Victoria.
Other news, a 33 -year -old woman is recovering
from severe burns after being intentionally set
on fire on a Langley Street early Saturday evening.
RCMP say it happened near 203 Street and Fraser
Highway when the woman was hit with an unknown
substance. The motive is unknown and no suspect
has been identified. A three -year -old girl
has died after being hit by a car in a residential
area of Surrey. Paramedics could not revive the
toddler after being called to a townhouse complex
in the Panorama area Sunday evening. The driver
stayed at the scene and is cooperating with a
police investigation. The Hudson's Bay Company
is back in court, fighting to save its deal that
would grant some former store leases. to B .C.
billionaire Weihong Liu. Some of the bay's biggest
lenders want the deal scrapped and accuse what's
left of the iconic department store of mishandling
the wind down. The Bay wants that challenge tossed
out of court. The forecast sunshine for Tuesday,
warm inland highs near 32 degrees, windy at times,
sunny and warm for Wednesday and Thursday. For
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