WEBVTT

00:00:00.170 --> 00:00:04.209
Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

00:00:04.889 --> 00:00:08.349
The cash -strapped city of Vancouver is considering

00:00:08.349 --> 00:00:12.210
digital billboards at key locations to generate

00:00:12.210 --> 00:00:15.810
revenue. The proposed idea comes as Mayor Ken

00:00:15.810 --> 00:00:18.910
Simm promises that 0 % property tax increase.

00:00:19.609 --> 00:00:22.329
Suggested locations for the largest billboards

00:00:22.329 --> 00:00:25.329
include the Oak Street and Ironworkers Memorial

00:00:25.329 --> 00:00:28.670
Bridges, Southeast Marine Drive near Knight,

00:00:29.129 --> 00:00:32.670
Expo Boulevard and McGill Street. The city is

00:00:32.670 --> 00:00:35.689
seeking interest from advertisers before pushing

00:00:35.689 --> 00:00:39.890
ahead with the idea. Other news, police are not

00:00:39.890 --> 00:00:42.490
commenting yet on why they've closed off a section

00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:45.710
of Granville Street at Helmken in downtown Vancouver.

00:00:46.289 --> 00:00:48.990
Yellow tape have been spotted across a section

00:00:48.990 --> 00:00:51.869
of sidewalk Monday evening. Drivers have been

00:00:51.869 --> 00:00:55.549
told to avoid the area. A Surrey family claims

00:00:55.549 --> 00:00:59.049
it fears for their safety. After BC's extortion

00:00:59.049 --> 00:01:02.170
task force raided their home three weeks ago,

00:01:02.570 --> 00:01:06.629
a father says a 25 -person tactical squad broke

00:01:06.629 --> 00:01:09.510
down their door, but the subject of the search

00:01:09.510 --> 00:01:13.530
warrant, a 21 -year -old man, was not home. That

00:01:13.530 --> 00:01:16.049
same father says he got a text message from the

00:01:16.049 --> 00:01:19.150
suspect claiming he's innocent and the police

00:01:19.150 --> 00:01:22.590
made a mistake. Surrey police have investigated

00:01:22.590 --> 00:01:26.069
close to 100 extortion -related incidents so

00:01:26.069 --> 00:01:30.750
far this year. Some small BC retailers are outraged

00:01:30.750 --> 00:01:34.129
Costco has been given the green light to be the

00:01:34.129 --> 00:01:37.530
exclusive seller for some lottery tickets. The

00:01:37.530 --> 00:01:40.189
American -based retail giant is the only one

00:01:40.189 --> 00:01:43.290
that will sell $20 hit scratch -and -win tickets.

00:01:43.569 --> 00:01:47.450
The Rural Licensee Retail Store Advisory Society

00:01:47.450 --> 00:01:51.069
says the move is unfair, saying it doesn't want

00:01:51.069 --> 00:01:54.870
giant US -based retailers to be given special

00:01:54.870 --> 00:01:58.079
treatment. The B .C. Lotto Corporation says the

00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:01.819
move is an experiment to gauge public interest.

00:02:03.019 --> 00:02:06.180
Fog Tuesday morning, clouds and showers throughout

00:02:06.180 --> 00:02:08.939
the day. A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday,

00:02:09.180 --> 00:02:11.680
clouds and the chance of showers on Thursday.

00:02:12.060 --> 00:02:15.520
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories,

00:02:15.740 --> 00:02:19.719
along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:21.900
.substack .com.