Vancouver rundown for Monday, November 3rd, 2025.
Drivers are being warned to expect heavy snow
on the Coquihalla Highway through Monday morning.
DriveVC has issued an alert saying commercial
truckers are now required to chain up at Box
Canyon. Numerous truckers struggled on steep
hills on the highway on Sunday morning. The snow
is expected to ease by Monday afternoon. Other
news. A Canadian Pacific Kansas City train has
derailed west of Kamloops, prompting an emergency
cleanup. A locomotive and 17 cars went off the
tracks near Cherry Creek early Saturday evening.
So far, there are no confirmed reports of environmental
damage. The train was hauling a mix of cars,
including those with fuel, gypsum, and pulp byproducts.
Police in Surrey are warning parents to inspect
their kids' Halloween candy after a staple was
found in a peanut butter cup. Officers are trying
to track down those who may be responsible. After
a parent in the Clayton Heights neighborhood
called police to say a metal staple was found
in candy, police encouraged those finding suspected
tampering to call them immediately. A man has
been shot dead by RCMP on the Sunshine Coast.
It happened very early Saturday morning when
officers responded to a call about a distraught
man. They say he entered a home near Porpoise
Bay. Four people managed to get out before shots
were fired. Police say the man was armed with
an edged weapon. The forecast, cloudy for Monday
morning, sunshine by the afternoon, sunny on
Tuesday. Showers and wind for Wednesday. For
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