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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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John Rustad has been fired as leader of the BC

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Conservatives, according to his own party. The

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party's board has issued a statement saying Rustad

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has been removed as leader because he lost the

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confidence of the majority of caucus. Surrey

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White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has been named

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by the party as the interim leader. Rustad remains

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defiant, saying he is still the leader. Other

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news, a former Chilliwack school trustee who

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claims limited financial means now has been ordered

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to pay off a defamation ruling at $75 per month.

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Barry Neufeld had been ordered to pay a total

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of $53 ,000 after losing a suit stemming from

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calling fellow trustee Karen Bondar that striptease

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artist. Bondar claimed the remark caused emotional,

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professional, and financial damage. At least

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20 people have been displaced following a large

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fire at an apartment complex next to Richmond's

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Gary Point Park in Steveston. One of the buildings

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went up in flames just before 8 p .m. Tuesday

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night at the complex on 7th Avenue. No one was

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hurt. The cause is under investigation. There

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are no injuries after a Wednesday morning fire

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at a marine terminal in North Vancouver. The

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blaze was first reported inside a storage shed

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at the Pembina Bulk Marine Terminal. Crews managed

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to put out the flames by around 10 a .m. There's

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no word on the cause. The forecast, simple. It's

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calling for periods of rain for Thursday, Friday,

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and Saturday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver area stories, along with those links,