Vancouver rundown for Thursday, July 17, 2025.
A former commercial pilot has now been charged
with terrorism offenses in that hijacking of
a single -engine plane from Victoria. Shaheer
Kasem, a longtime environmental activist, is
the man arrested by police after a plane from
the Victoria Flying Club touched down at YVR.
Air traffic around Vancouver International was
halted for a short time Tuesday afternoon as
the Cessna 172 Skyhawk circled the airport. Kasem
was arrested at gunpoint. Other news, a 25 -year
-old woman is now being charged in a brutal street
attack in Langley that left a 37 -year -old victim
with serious burns to the face. RCMP say the
victim was hit with an unknown substance. near
the bus loop at 204th Street and Logan Avenue
last week. Samantha Elizabeth Florence Hall is
charged with aggravated assault and remains in
custody until her next court date. Premier David
Eby will announce his cabinet shuffle Thursday
morning. There is some speculation Ravi Kallon
will be the new jobs minister and Christine Boyle
will be shuffled into housing. This is the first
shuffle since the ministers were sworn in back
in November. Longtime CBC Vancouver weatherman
Phil Reimer has passed away. Reimer was a local
weather presenter on TV from 1977 until 1995.
He was also heard on CKNW from 1996 to 2006.
Reimer also produced two TV shows, Dr. Doctor,
and legal -wise. He passed away in hospital in
Vancouver with his son and daughter by his side.
Phil Reimer was 84. The forecast, sunshine and
warm on Thursday with inland highs near 31, sunny
and a few clouds, but cooler temperatures on
Friday, a mix of sun and cloud for Saturday with
a chance of showers. For all the details on these
local Vancouver area stories, along with those
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