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Vancouver rundown for Friday, December 5, 2025.

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A day after defying those who fired him, John

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Rostad has resigned as the BC Conservative leader.

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Rostad says fighting for his title would only

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create a civil war within the party. The move

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comes after more than 20 conservative MLAs reportedly

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signed a letter demanding his resignation, a

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move that prompted the party to tap MLA Trevor

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Halford as interim leader. Halford says he has

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no intention of seeking the job permanently.

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Other news, a young child has been badly injured

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in a pedestrian crash in Mission. Vancouver Rundown

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has learned the child, reported to be eight years

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old, was hit on Eggleston Avenue near Christie

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Street shortly before 5 p .m. Thursday. An air

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ambulance was not able to transport due to poor

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visibility. There's no word on the condition.

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B .C.'s police watchdog has cleared officers

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of any wrongdoing after Surrey Mounties shot

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and killed an autistic 15 -year -old in the Clayton

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Heights neighborhood. The IIO has concluded the

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Mounties acted lawfully. when they opened fire

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10 months ago. It also determined Chase DeBallenhard

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pointed an air pistol toward officers. Several

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officers have admitted they were informed the

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boy was autistic, but they did not know what

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to do with that information. Vancouver police

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have now confirmed the death of an 8 -year -old

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girl who fell from a high -rise balcony in Yaletown

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was a tragic accident. The girl was pronounced

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dead at the scene on November 11th, despite life

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-saving efforts by paramedics. The girl went

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to school in Squamish, where the 150 people attended

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her funeral. Forecast calling for rain for Friday

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morning, windy with showers in the afternoon.

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Rain and wind for Saturday, rain on Sunday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.