Vancouver rundown for Friday, December 5, 2025.
A day after defying those who fired him, John
Rostad has resigned as the BC Conservative leader.
Rostad says fighting for his title would only
create a civil war within the party. The move
comes after more than 20 conservative MLAs reportedly
signed a letter demanding his resignation, a
move that prompted the party to tap MLA Trevor
Halford as interim leader. Halford says he has
no intention of seeking the job permanently.
Other news, a young child has been badly injured
in a pedestrian crash in Mission. Vancouver Rundown
has learned the child, reported to be eight years
old, was hit on Eggleston Avenue near Christie
Street shortly before 5 p .m. Thursday. An air
ambulance was not able to transport due to poor
visibility. There's no word on the condition.
B .C.'s police watchdog has cleared officers
of any wrongdoing after Surrey Mounties shot
and killed an autistic 15 -year -old in the Clayton
Heights neighborhood. The IIO has concluded the
Mounties acted lawfully. when they opened fire
10 months ago. It also determined Chase DeBallenhard
pointed an air pistol toward officers. Several
officers have admitted they were informed the
boy was autistic, but they did not know what
to do with that information. Vancouver police
have now confirmed the death of an 8 -year -old
girl who fell from a high -rise balcony in Yaletown
was a tragic accident. The girl was pronounced
dead at the scene on November 11th, despite life
-saving efforts by paramedics. The girl went
to school in Squamish, where the 150 people attended
her funeral. Forecast calling for rain for Friday
morning, windy with showers in the afternoon.
Rain and wind for Saturday, rain on Sunday. For
all the details on these local Vancouver area
stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.substack .com.