Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, November 19,
2025. Single -room occupancy hotels on Granville
Street are a failed experiment. That is the word
from the Hospitality Vancouver Association after
a man was stabbed to death on Monday. The HVA
says the so -called SROs are dangerous and unstable,
and the group is again calling for the 300 low
-cost rental units to be permanently closed.
A man died in hospital after being stabbed on
Granville at Helmken. No arrests have been made.
Other news, a man's been fighting for his life
after being stabbed multiple times in Hope. He
was airlifted to hospital shortly after it happened
late Monday afternoon. Hope RCMP called a targeted
attack. Two suspects have been identified. A
contract deal has now been reached for BC Healthcare
workers. employed in care homes and support positions
in hospitals. The group, representing more than
67 ,000 workers in nine union locals, has a tentative
agreement that includes a 3 % wage increase in
each of the four years and some improvements
to worker safety. Negotiations have been ongoing
since February. The EV government has scrapped
BC's commitment, forcing all new vehicles to
be zero -emission, By 2035, the province now
admits BC is nowhere near reaching that goal.
New watered -down legislation will be introduced
this spring. The forecast is calling for fog
patches for Wednesday morning and then a mix
of sun and cloud for the afternoon, clouds and
showers for Thursday and Friday. For all the
details on these local Vancouver -area stories,
along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.substack .com.