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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, November 13,

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2025. Police now confirm it was an 8 -year -old

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girl who fell to her death from a balcony in

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Vancouver's Yaletown on Tuesday afternoon. It

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happened at the luxury high -rise known as The

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Ark at about 2 .30. The young girl died at the

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scene. Police are still trying to figure out

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the circumstances. Other news... Vancouver City

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Council has started listening to hundreds of

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speakers ahead of Mayor Ken Sims' zero -means

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-zero proposed budget. The mayor promises a 0

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% property tax increase for 2026, a move that

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sparked reaction from close to 600 people who've

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signed up to speak. The budget requires $120

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million in savings, resulting in cuts to some

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city programs, as well as increased fees for

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some services. There are no injuries after someone

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fired shots at an Abbotsford business. Bullet

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holes were found in the glass of a building on

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King Road near Clearbrook Road early Wednesday

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morning. Abbotsford police are asking people

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to avoid speculation on social media as they

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investigate. A 52 -foot -tall Christmas tree

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will be lit up Thursday evening at Richmond's

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MacArthur Glen Outlet Mall. Family -oriented

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festivities will kick off at the outdoor mall

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at around 3, with the actual lighting taking

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part at 8. The 10th annual switch -on takes place

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at the Luxury Piazza. Proceeds from the photo

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studio next to the tree will go to the Richmond

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Food Bank. Forecast, heavy rain and gusty wind

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for Thursday, solid rain for Friday and Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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