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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 14, 2025.

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Rain is in the forecast for Friday, which may

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be good news, as crews try to contain the huge

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and still growing Mount Underwood wildfire south

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of Port Alberni. The fire had reached 22 square

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kilometers by Wednesday morning. Parts of Port

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Alberni remain on evacuation alert. Meanwhile,

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the small town of Bamfield has been hit by a

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power outage as a result of the fire. The main

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road between Bamfield and Port Alberni is still

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closed. Other news, a man has been shot dead

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next to a Maple Ridge gas station. It happened

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just after midnight Wednesday morning at the

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Petrocan on Doodney Drunk Road near 246th Street.

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Paramedics could not revive the man who was found

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inside a vehicle. No suspects have been arrested.

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B .C. home sales have risen slightly. as average

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prices continue to fall. The B .C. Real Estate

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Association says combined home sales rose 2 .2

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% in July over the previous month. Higher sales

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are reported in most areas of the province outside

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the lower mainland. YVR and other major Canadian

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airports are now preparing for a possible airline

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strike. or lockout on Saturday. Air Canada has

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started canceling flights after talks broke down

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between its unionized flight attendants on Monday.

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The CUPE members issued 72 -hour strike notice

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on Wednesday. So far, there are no indications

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the federal government is prepared to step in.

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A mix of sun and cloud on Thursday, pouring rain

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for Friday, some showers for Saturday. For all

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the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links,