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Vancouver run down for Monday, August 25, 2025.

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Numerous temperature records have been broken

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across the province after a late summer weekend

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of hot weather. On Saturday, Victoria reached

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31 .1 degrees, breaking an August 23 record dating

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back to 1916. Other areas with record highs include

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Abbotsford, West Vancouver, Whistler and Pemberton.

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Lytton hit 38 .6 degrees, the warmest day for

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that date since 1958. The B .C. Wildfire Service

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remains on alert as this coming week promises

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more hot, dry weather across the province. Other

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news. Night vision goggles helped crews fight

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a new wildfire that broke out on a mountainside

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in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope Saturday evening.

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By Sunday morning, the fire near Yale had reached

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50 hectares. Smoke is highly visible from Highway

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1. Air and ground crews will continue to battle

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that fire through Monday. Several units of a

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low -rise apartment building in New Westminster

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have been destroyed by a Saturday evening fire.

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The blaze near 8th Avenue and 4th Street broke

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out at around 8 .30. There is no early word on

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the cause. Area streets were closed for several

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hours. West Vancouver police say phone scammers

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have been spoofing the police department's non

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-emergency number. in an attempt to gain personal

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information. Police warned that many people have

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been contacted by a fake cop trying to get details

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that could lead to identity fraud and theft.

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Police also warned those getting such phone calls

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should not redial the phone number. The forecast

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sunshine with inland highs near 30 degrees on

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Monday, sunny with a few clouds for Tuesday and

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Wednesday, but cooler highs in the mid -20s.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories along with those links