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Vancouver rundown for Friday, July 18, 2025.

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David Eby's NDP government has finally backed

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down and will reinstate funding to cover the

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extremely expensive drug for a little girl who

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is dying of a rare disease. Ten -year -old Charlie

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Pollack's Brunura infusions cost about $33 ,000

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a dose, and the province will reverse its decision

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to end coverage. following outrage from politicians,

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medical professionals, and the general public.

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The Langford girl suffers from Batten disease,

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a very rare condition that is likely fatal. Other

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news, two veteran MLAs have been turfed from

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David Eby's cabinet. Public Safety Minister Gary

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Begg and Citizen Services Minister George Chow

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have been stripped of their portfolios. The cabinet

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shuffle sees Ravi Kailon moving to jobs minister.

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while Christine Boyle takes over housing. Eby

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has linked the continuing U .S. trade war to

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his decision to shake up the roles. Two people

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have been rescued after a small float plane flipped

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off Liskety Island Thursday morning. Neither

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are seriously hurt. A local boater helped in

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the rescue effort. Five metro Vancouver beaches

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are closed to swimming due to high levels of

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E. coli. Warning signs have gone up at West Vancouver's

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Dunderave Beach, in Vancouver's Trout Lake, Sunset

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Beach and Third Beach. Lions Bay is also closed

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to swimming. High levels of E. coli are linked

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to both human and bird shit. Increasing cloudiness

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on Friday. A slight chance of showers. Inland

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highs near 25 degrees. A mix of sun and cloud

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for Saturday with the chance of showers. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.