Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
That wildfire near Port Alberni has grown to
at least 1 ,400 hectares as of early Tuesday
afternoon. The Alberni -Claquant Regional District
has declared a local state of emergency as crews
continue to fight the Mount Underwood fire from
the ground and the air. Bamfield Road is closed
between Bamfield and Port Alberni. The China
Creek Campground remains evacuated. Other news.
A man has been found shot dead in an Abbotsford
apartment suite. A suspect has been arrested
after officers found him at the building on Cardinal
Avenue Monday afternoon. Abbotsford police are
still trying to figure out the circumstances.
Some commuter trains were canceled Tuesday morning
after the West Coast Express collided with a
pickup at Port Moody's Reed Point Marina. It
happened at around 7 .30 after the truck's driver
failed to yield to the train at the crossing.
That driver was ejected but is expected to fully
recover from his serious injuries. The train
was the last of the morning scheduled runs between
Mission and Vancouver's Waterfront Station. Canada's
police chiefs are calling for beefed -up security
at the country's border points. At the Canadian
Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in
Victoria, they passed a resolution demanding
the modernization of the National Public Safety
Framework. The Chiefs point to a rise in global
crime networks and extremist ideologies, as well
as digital exploitation and synthetic drug epidemics.
A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday with inland
highs near 27 degrees. Cloudy and cooler for
Thursday, rain for Friday. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
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