Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 21st,
2025. Another MLA has quit the BC Conservatives,
becoming the fifth to do so in less than a year.
Penticton Summerland MLA Amelia Bolpe says she's
leaving the caucus because John Rustad's failed
leadership needs to end. Bolpe says Rustad invited
her to get the fuck out, and she's taking him
up on the offer. Rostad accuses Bolpi of leaking
caucus information to the media, suffering mental
health issues, and supporting Hamas. She also
backed fellow MLA Eleanor Sturco, who quit the
party over differences with Rostad. Other news,
a teen motorcycle rider has been caught going
187 kilometers an hour on Highway 1. near the
Portman Bridge. RCMP say it happened over the
weekend, and the rider told police he thought
he lost them, not realizing officers are equipped
with radar, radios, and cameras. The 18 -year
-old now faces close to $1 ,000 in fines, the
loss of a Yamaha motorcycle for a week, and various
licensing and insurance penalties. A cyclist
who was struck by a pickup driver in Abbotsford
last month has now died in hospital. 32 -year
-old Vanessa Venchuk was taken off life support
over the weekend. Online posts indicate she was
the mother of two young children. Venchuk suffered
critical injuries after being struck on South
Parallel Road at around 10 p .m. on September
28th. There will be a Canadian team in the World
Series. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle
Mariners 4 -3 Monday evening. Taking the American
League Championship at Rogers Center, they'll
face the LA Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series
on Friday. A mix of sun, clouds, and showers
for Tuesday, rain on Wednesday, showers on Thursday.
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