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Vancouver rundown for Friday, September 19, 2025.

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B .C. conservative leader John Rustad says his

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party's database has been breached, and that's

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what's led to those emails and texts attacking

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him. That position stands as concerns and public

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comments over his leadership continue to grow.

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An internal party audit also finds there have

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been over 2 ,000 bogus membership sign -ups and

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subsequent cancellations. Results of a leadership

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vote following a four -month review will be released

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on Monday. Other news, a well -known Victoria

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-based BC broadcaster and national anthem singer

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has been charged with two counts of child luring.

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CFAX talk show host Al Farabee's charges of telecommunicating

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to lure a child stem from allegations last year

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and involve a child under 18 and a child under

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16. Farabee is suspended from his job pending

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legal proceedings. He is not in custody. Those

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living in Metro Vancouver. may soon have to pay

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more if they don't reduce their water consumption.

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The regional district is considering expanding

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water meters across its member municipalities.

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Meters currently exist in West Vancouver, Richmond,

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and the city of Langley. A 39 -year -old man

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has now been charged in the theft of late IndyCar

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driver Greg Moore's helmet. That helmet was stolen

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from the BC Sports Hall of Fame on September

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3rd. Vancouver police say the suspect will appear

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in court in November. Moore, who grew up in Maple

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Ridge, wore the helmet during his 1998 Indy win

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at the Rio 400 in Brazil. The 24 -year -old later

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died at a race in California. Cloudy for Friday

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morning, but sunny by the afternoon. Gusty wind

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in some areas. Clouds and possible showers on

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Saturday and Sunday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.