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Vancouver rundown for Friday, August 15, 2025.

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B .C.'s south coast is under a heavy rainfall

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warning as the weather takes a major turn. A

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frontal system is moved in which could bring

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up to 80 millimeters of rain by the end of Friday.

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That's prompted some concerns about possible

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flooding after weeks of dry weather. The B .C.

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River Forecast Center has issued a high streamflow

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advisory. For the North Shore Mountains, Howe

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Sound, Sea to Sky and Pemberton. Other news,

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smoke. People from the Fraser Valley through

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to Vancouver Island have been dealing with the

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smell of heavy smoke from that giant Mount Underwood

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wildfire south of Port Alberni. The fire is now

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34 square kilometers and being fought by specialized

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crews on the ground and from the air. Friday's

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rain is expected to provide some relief, but

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area evacuation alerts remain in place. Three

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people have been arrested and face serious charges

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after being pulled over during a routine traffic

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stop in Chilliwack early Wednesday morning. The

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Mounties seized a loaded handgun, drugs, cash

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and cell phones in a car driven by someone without

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insurance. The drugs are being analyzed by several

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agencies. The University of British Columbia

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is again being recognized as one of the world's

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top universities in a global ranking. UBC placed

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53rd on Shanghai Rankings List for 2025. That

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is, however, a slight drop from last year. The

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University of Toronto is Canada's top school

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at 25. The list includes 2 ,500 global universities.

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That forecast, showers for Friday morning, heavy

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rain by the afternoon, windy at times, a mix

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of sun and cloud for Saturday with possible showers,

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mostly sunny for Sunday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links, go to VancouverRundown .substack

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.com.