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Vancouver rundown for Friday, October 3rd, 2025.

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Strike action will vastly increase in the next

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week. That's the warning from the BCGEU as the

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province's public sector strike continues into

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a fifth week. Union members rallied outside the

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BC legislature Thursday in an effort to get the

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government to move beyond its latest wage offer.

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The union continues to demand an 8 % wage hike

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over two years. The government is offering 5%.

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over that same period. Other news, Surrey Cloverdale

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MLA Eleanor Sturkle is demanding the NDP government

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call an inquest into the death of a 15 -year

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-old autistic boy shot by Surrey RCMP. Sturkle

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says a failure to commit to an inquest is denying

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the family of Chase DeBellenhardt peace of mind

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and an opportunity for transparency. The Clayton

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secondary student was shot dead while walking

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in his neighborhood. On February 9th, it's believed

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he was pointing a gun at himself. There are serious

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injuries after a street sweeper and a small car

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collided on Highway 7 between Agassiz and Hope.

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It happened late Thursday afternoon in the Ruby

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Creek area. Traffic was tied up in both directions

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for hours. Two -term Green Party councillor Pete

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Fry says he's considering running for the mayor

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of Vancouver. Fry says he's weighing the pros

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and cons. but it's too early to make an announcement.

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The next civic elections are a year away. Forecast,

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fog patches for Friday morning and then clouds

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and possible showers. Cloudy with a slight chance

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of showers on Saturday, sunshine for Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.