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Vancouver rundown for Friday, November 7, 2025.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's call of

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hundreds of ostriches on an eastern B .C. hobby

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farm has begun. Protesters and advocacy reporters,

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many bolstered by U .S. right -wing bloggers

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and podcasters, reported hearing gunshots early

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Thursday evening after the Supreme Court of Canada

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decided against reviewing lower court decisions

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that did rely on experts and science. The call

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was first ordered a year ago after several of

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the large birds tested positive for avian flu.

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The farm's owners say the birds are now virus

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-free. Health experts note there is no safe way

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to allow those once infected with avian flu to

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live. Other news. West Fraser Timber has announced

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it will permanently close its mill in 100 Mile

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House, along with another mill in Augusta, Georgia.

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Temporary closures at two other mills will now

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be permanent. The company blames lower demand

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for its lumber, increased duties, and new U .S.

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tariffs. Close to 165 workers in the South Caribou

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will be laid off at the end of the year. West

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Fraser has more than 50 facilities in Canada,

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the U .S., and Europe. A young man shot dead

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outside Burnaby's Metrotown Wednesday evening

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was connected to the drug trade. 19 -year -old

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Connor Sheriff was known to police and his shooting

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was targeted. A burning car was located a few

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blocks away. A 5 -kilometer stretch of Highway

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1 will be closed through Burnaby for most of

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the weekend. The move comes as part of a new

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pedestrian and cycling overpass is put into place.

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linking Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake. Detours will

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be in effect until Sunday morning. A mix of sun,

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clouds, and showers for Friday. Very windy at

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times. Sunny on Saturday. A mix of sun and cloud

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on Sunday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver area stories, along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown .substack .com.