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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

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That wildfire near Port Alberni has grown to

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at least 1 ,400 hectares as of early Tuesday

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afternoon. The Alberni -Claquant Regional District

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has declared a local state of emergency as crews

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continue to fight the Mount Underwood fire from

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the ground and the air. Bamfield Road is closed

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between Bamfield and Port Alberni. The China

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Creek Campground remains evacuated. Other news.

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A man has been found shot dead in an Abbotsford

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apartment suite. A suspect has been arrested

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after officers found him at the building on Cardinal

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Avenue Monday afternoon. Abbotsford police are

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still trying to figure out the circumstances.

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Some commuter trains were canceled Tuesday morning

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after the West Coast Express collided with a

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pickup at Port Moody's Reed Point Marina. It

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happened at around 7 .30 after the truck's driver

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failed to yield to the train at the crossing.

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That driver was ejected but is expected to fully

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recover from his serious injuries. The train

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was the last of the morning scheduled runs between

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Mission and Vancouver's Waterfront Station. Canada's

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police chiefs are calling for beefed -up security

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at the country's border points. At the Canadian

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Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in

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Victoria, they passed a resolution demanding

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the modernization of the National Public Safety

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Framework. The Chiefs point to a rise in global

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crime networks and extremist ideologies, as well

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as digital exploitation and synthetic drug epidemics.

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A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday with inland

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highs near 27 degrees. Cloudy and cooler for

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Thursday, rain for Friday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links, go to Vancouver Rundown. .substack

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.com