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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, November 20th,

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2025. Ten people have been arrested by authorities

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in Canada and the U .S. in an effort to find

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and prosecute a former Olympic snowboarder turned

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alleged drug kingpin who grew up in Coquitlam.

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The FBI has placed Ryan Wedding on its top ten

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most wanted list, saying the Canadian fugitive

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runs a violent international drug ring. Wedding

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is hiding in Mexico. There is a multi -million

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dollar reward for his capture and prosecution.

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FBI Director Kash Patel calls him a modern -day

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Pablo Escobar. Other news. The provincial government

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has moved in to shut down an RV encampment at

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an Abbotsford rest area. Those at the Coal Road

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site off Highway 1 say the province came in and

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closed the bathrooms and turned off the fresh

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water and power. without any notice. Abbotsford

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police say the RV camp has become a source of

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significant complaints about property crime and

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drug use. B .C.'s ambulance paramedics are now

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raising concerns about the long distances they

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have to travel due to the closures of rural emergency

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rooms. Their union says there have been more

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than 250 temporary closures of ERs so far this

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year. most due to a lack of doctors. Even lower

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mainland hospitals in Delta and Mission have

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joined those in places like Williams Lake, Chetwynd,

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and Oliver, going without ERs over the weekend.

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The province has been trying to recruit more

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doctors and nurses from the U .S. Vancouver -based

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clothing retailer Aritzia will open a 40 ,000

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-square -foot flagship store at the former Nordstrom

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outlet in downtown Vancouver. The store will

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occupy four floors at Pacific Center on the corner

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of Granville and Howe Streets. The company says

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more details will be released as they become

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available. A mix of sun and cloud in the forecast

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for Thursday, with a chance of showers, windy

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at times, rain and wind 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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.Substack .com.