Vancouver rundown for Thursday, November 20th,
2025. Ten people have been arrested by authorities
in Canada and the U .S. in an effort to find
and prosecute a former Olympic snowboarder turned
alleged drug kingpin who grew up in Coquitlam.
The FBI has placed Ryan Wedding on its top ten
most wanted list, saying the Canadian fugitive
runs a violent international drug ring. Wedding
is hiding in Mexico. There is a multi -million
dollar reward for his capture and prosecution.
FBI Director Kash Patel calls him a modern -day
Pablo Escobar. Other news. The provincial government
has moved in to shut down an RV encampment at
an Abbotsford rest area. Those at the Coal Road
site off Highway 1 say the province came in and
closed the bathrooms and turned off the fresh
water and power. without any notice. Abbotsford
police say the RV camp has become a source of
significant complaints about property crime and
drug use. B .C.'s ambulance paramedics are now
raising concerns about the long distances they
have to travel due to the closures of rural emergency
rooms. Their union says there have been more
than 250 temporary closures of ERs so far this
year. most due to a lack of doctors. Even lower
mainland hospitals in Delta and Mission have
joined those in places like Williams Lake, Chetwynd,
and Oliver, going without ERs over the weekend.
The province has been trying to recruit more
doctors and nurses from the U .S. Vancouver -based
clothing retailer Aritzia will open a 40 ,000
-square -foot flagship store at the former Nordstrom
outlet in downtown Vancouver. The store will
occupy four floors at Pacific Center on the corner
of Granville and Howe Streets. The company says
more details will be released as they become
available. A mix of sun and cloud in the forecast
for Thursday, with a chance of showers, windy
at times, rain and wind for Friday and Saturday.
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