Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 23rd,
2025. John Rustad won't quit. The BC Conservative
leader is rejecting the demands of his party's
president and the management committee to step
down in light of what they call unprecedented
levels of turmoil. Over the past year, Rostad
has rejected a letter signed by his party's management
committee saying the 39 -member caucus is in
a good place. Rostad says he has the support
of the membership after a vote on his leadership
last summer. Other news, those who fight forest
fires in the province have now joined the BCGEU
strike. The move is the latest escalation in
the eight -week -old strike and comes despite
mediated talks with the provincial government.
The union continues to ask for an 8 % wage hike
over two years. The province is offering between
4 % and 5%. A BC judge has denied a class action
lawsuit filed against the government. over the
COVID -19 provincial health orders of Dr. Bonnie
Henry. The BC Supreme Court has ruled the case
can't proceed because of many self -inflicted
problems. A group calling itself the Canadian
Society for the Advancement of Science and Public
Policy had argued Henry and the government used
executive powers predicated on unsubstantiated
scientific and legal grounds, a move that caused
catastrophic consequences for adults in the province.
Vancouver police have arrested three men in their
50s following a six -week investigation into
a crime group operating on the downtown east
side. Cops seized more than a third of a million
dollars in drugs and thousands of dollars in
stolen property. The VPD says a stretch of East
Hastings between Main Street and Carroll is home
to the most violent crime in the city. Showers
with gusty wind near the coast on Thursday. rain
for Saturday and Sunday. For all the details
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