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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, October 29,

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2025. ICBC says it will not increase insurance

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premiums for BC drivers until 2027. The Crown

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Insurance Company says its finances don't require

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any change for next year. That announcement,

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along with an NDP claim that it's keeping rates

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low and affordable, comes despite many drivers

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paying more for the same coverage, even though

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they have clean driving records and the same

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vehicle. ICBC says it plans to expand customer

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service and its online offerings. Other news,

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a driver has died in a car fire in North Delta.

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That word comes more than two days after it happened

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on Sunday evening on Highway 17 near 72 Avenue.

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Delta police say the female occupant died at

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the scene. There's no word on the cause of the

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car fire. The Eby government has backed down

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on forcing a vote on getting rid of the Vancouver

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Park Board. It's killed a bill that would force

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the city to put the issue on the ballot, saying

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more discussion with First Nations is required.

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Mayor Ken Sims says the province failed to consult

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with First Nations and the city in advance of

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its own legislation. Harper Air has started offering

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year -round scheduled flights between the Vancouver

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Airport and Tofino. Those flights will be offered

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on a wheeled twin -autor plane from YVR South

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Terminal. The cost? About $140 each way. The

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planes will fly four days a week, Mondays, Thursdays,

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Fridays, and Sundays. Mainly cloudy for Wednesday

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with gusty wind. A mix of sun and cloud for Thursday,

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rain and wind on Friday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links,