Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 21, 2025.
The leader of the upstart 1BC party has filed
a private prosecution accusing a well -known
pro -Palestinian activist of terrorism. Vancouver
Calchenna MLA Dallas Brody, who broke away from
the BC Conservatives, accuses Charlotte Cates
of a variety of terrorism offenses relating to
statements made at anti -Israel protests in Vancouver.
Outside the courthouse on Main Street, Kate supporters
shouted, calling Brody a fascist and right -wing
bigot. Crown prosecutors will now review the
court filing and decide whether to take any next
steps. Other news, fire has badly damaged the
building that used to house Surrey's Little Theatre.
Firefighters managed to stop the flames from
consuming the house on 184th Street in Clayton
Heights Wednesday afternoon. In June 2021, Surrey
Little Theatre merged with Langley Players and
moved to the Langley Playhouse. A pedestrian
has been killed after being hit by a train at
Glover Road in Crush Crescent on Tuesday night.
It happened at about 10 .15. Langley RCMP say
the victim died at the scene. Police are hoping
to talk with witnesses to figure out why it happened.
A woman has been badly injured after a bear attack
near Pemberton Tuesday morning. The woman was
walking her dog when she encountered the bear.
It's believed the broon became frightened before
biting and scratching the woman. It then let
the woman go. A few clouds on Thursday, sunshine
and very warm for Friday and Saturday, inland
highs in the low 30s. For all the details on
these local Vancouver area stories, Along with
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