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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

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Airports in Victoria and Kelowna are among the

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five around North America that had their flight

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information systems hacked on Wednesday with

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pro -Hamas information. The screens, along with

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some public address systems, spewed anti -Jewish

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messages while slamming leaders of the U .S.

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and Israel. Transport Canada says it's working

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with police to ensure there are no safety or

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security risks. Canada is routinely criticized

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by experts as a low -risk, high -value cyber

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attack target. Other news, operations have returned

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to normal after part of the domestic terminal

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at YVR was evacuated due to a strong smell of

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gas. Richmond fire crews responded early Wednesday

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afternoon. and determined the smell was linked

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to a problem with a boiler room. The incident

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delayed passengers at both the departure and

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arrival areas, with many concerned about missing

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flights. The Surrey Police Service is asking

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the NDP government to set up a police training

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academy campus in the community. The SPS believes

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a satellite school would train at least 90 recruits

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each year. That request comes as the new force

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continues to struggle to recruit new members

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after the province approved Surrey's transition

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away from the RCMP. Sky watchers around the Lower

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Mainland spent their Wednesday night trying to

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get a glimpse of Comet Lemon. The comet has been

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visible in very early morning hours with a dash

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of green light making a brief appearance in the

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northwestern sky. Wednesday was likely the last

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good chance to see it. as clouds and showers

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start to move in. That forecast, a mix of sun

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and cloud for Thursday, gusty wind in some areas,

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showers and wind on Friday, rain for Saturday.

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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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