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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, October 15,

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2025. SFU's new medical school is now accepting

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students. The announcement is a major step forward

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with the first group of students expected at

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the Surrey campus next August. The medical school

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will start with temporary facilities. Permanent

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ones are expected to be in place by 2030. The

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government expects a school to add an extra 48

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students to the region. There's no word on what,

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if anything, is being offered to keep them from

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moving out of province. Other news. A woman and

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a child in a stroller have been rushed to hospital

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after being struck by a car at a busy Vancouver

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intersection. It happened Tuesday afternoon at

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West 16th Avenue and Willow Street. Police say

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the woman's injuries are serious. while the child

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has been hospitalized as a precaution. Surrey

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police now say a woman who was shot while sleeping

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inside a home in Wally Sunday morning was not

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the intended target. She's now listed in serious

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but stable condition. Police say this is the

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first confirmed extortion -related injury in

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Surrey this year. Dawson Creek is now under a

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local state of emergency due to an extended drought.

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The move will allow those with the northeastern

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BC city to tap into temporary resources for drinking

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water as the nearby river runs near record lows.

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Residents are under continued water restrictions.

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The city is exploring steps for long -term infrastructure

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upgrades. The forecast, sunny Wednesday and Thursday,

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cloudy on Friday. 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.