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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, July 17, 2025.

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A former commercial pilot has now been charged

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with terrorism offenses in that hijacking of

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a single -engine plane from Victoria. Shaheer

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Kasem, a longtime environmental activist, is

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the man arrested by police after a plane from

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the Victoria Flying Club touched down at YVR.

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Air traffic around Vancouver International was

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halted for a short time Tuesday afternoon as

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the Cessna 172 Skyhawk circled the airport. Kasem

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was arrested at gunpoint. Other news, a 25 -year

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-old woman is now being charged in a brutal street

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attack in Langley that left a 37 -year -old victim

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with serious burns to the face. RCMP say the

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victim was hit with an unknown substance. near

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the bus loop at 204th Street and Logan Avenue

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last week. Samantha Elizabeth Florence Hall is

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charged with aggravated assault and remains in

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custody until her next court date. Premier David

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Eby will announce his cabinet shuffle Thursday

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morning. There is some speculation Ravi Kallon

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will be the new jobs minister and Christine Boyle

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will be shuffled into housing. This is the first

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shuffle since the ministers were sworn in back

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in November. Longtime CBC Vancouver weatherman

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Phil Reimer has passed away. Reimer was a local

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weather presenter on TV from 1977 until 1995.

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He was also heard on CKNW from 1996 to 2006.

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Reimer also produced two TV shows, Dr. Doctor,

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and legal -wise. He passed away in hospital in

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Vancouver with his son and daughter by his side.

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Phil Reimer was 84. The forecast, sunshine and

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warm on Thursday with inland highs near 31, sunny

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and a few clouds, but cooler temperatures on

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Friday, a mix of sun and cloud for Saturday with

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a chance of showers. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to vancouver rundown .substack .com