Vancouver rundown for Thursday, December 4, 2025.
John Rustad has been fired as leader of the BC
Conservatives, according to his own party. The
party's board has issued a statement saying Rustad
has been removed as leader because he lost the
confidence of the majority of caucus. Surrey
White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has been named
by the party as the interim leader. Rustad remains
defiant, saying he is still the leader. Other
news, a former Chilliwack school trustee who
claims limited financial means now has been ordered
to pay off a defamation ruling at $75 per month.
Barry Neufeld had been ordered to pay a total
of $53 ,000 after losing a suit stemming from
calling fellow trustee Karen Bondar that striptease
artist. Bondar claimed the remark caused emotional,
professional, and financial damage. At least
20 people have been displaced following a large
fire at an apartment complex next to Richmond's
Gary Point Park in Steveston. One of the buildings
went up in flames just before 8 p .m. Tuesday
night at the complex on 7th Avenue. No one was
hurt. The cause is under investigation. There
are no injuries after a Wednesday morning fire
at a marine terminal in North Vancouver. The
blaze was first reported inside a storage shed
at the Pembina Bulk Marine Terminal. Crews managed
to put out the flames by around 10 a .m. There's
no word on the cause. The forecast, simple. It's
calling for periods of rain for Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,