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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 7, 2025.

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Some people forced from their properties due

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to the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island

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are now allowed back home. The partial downgrade

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of the evacuation order comes as crews make progress

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fighting the fire, which is about 540 hectares

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and burning 50 kilometers northwest of Nanaimo.

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Meanwhile, BC Wildfire crews will be surveying

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areas around the BC interior Thursday. after

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a new round of thunderstorms hit the Okanagan,

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Caribou, and Thompson -Nicola on Wednesday. Other

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news, breaking news, a motorcycle rider has been

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killed in an intersection crash at 200th Street

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and 80th Avenue in Langley. It happened just

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before 6 p .m. Wednesday. Traffic analysts still

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had 200th Street heading south closed overnight.

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The EB government is facing a new round of criticism.

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over what doctors are calling the crisis in the

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province's health care system. Doctors of B .C.

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President Charlene Louie calls the situation

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unacceptable, leading to more distress and burnout.

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In the first week of August, B .C. had nine ER

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closures across the province, most in the north.

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In the lower mainland, both Delta Hospital and

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Mission Memorial had to close their ERs due to

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staffing shortages. BC is losing international

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visitors. Destination BC's data shows a 7 .3

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% drop in tourism for the month of May over the

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same month a year ago. It also follows weaker

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data for February, March, and April. France and

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India stand out as countries with significant

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drops in visitors. The trend is expected to continue

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as cruise ship traffic will be down over last

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year.