Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, October 1st,
2025. BC's new extortion task force is taking
the lead. Investigating shots fired at South
Asian radio station Swift 1200 AM. Staff at the
radio station located in Surrey's Newton neighborhood
called police Tuesday morning after discovering
an exterior door shot up. There are no reports
of injuries. Radio Swift recently aired an interview
with Surrey's police chief focusing on extortion
and violence in the South Asian business community.
Other news, Vancouver police are looking for
a suspect after a man was shot dead in Chinatown.
It happened at around seven o 'clock Tuesday
morning near Main and Union streets. The victim
was rushed to hospital but did not survive. There's
no word on a suspected motive. A truck driver
has been arrested for being drunk at the wheel
after a semi -crashed shutting down part of Highway
1 in Abbots Ford early Monday evening. It happened
near the Walkum Road exit. The truck flipped
its load onto the road. No one was hurt. Striking
members of the BCGEU and their supporters are
holding a Wednesday march through downtown Vancouver.
Organizers say thousands are expected to gather
during the noon hour at the Vancouver Art Gallery
before making their way to Jackpool Plaza. Talks
between the government and the BCGEU broke down
Monday evening. The forecast clouds and showers
for Wednesday with the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Clouds and showers on Thursday. A mix of sun
clouds and showers on Friday. For all the details
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