Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Refineries, not pipelines. That's what B .C.
Premier David Eby says should be the priority,
as the U .S. appears poised to take over Venezuelan
oil exports. Eby says if Canada has billions
of dollars to spend, it should go toward developing
oil products for this country and for exports.
The premier is holding firm on his opposition
to building a new northern pipeline, saying Trans
Mountain to Burnaby is not at full capacity.
Almost 90 % of Alberta's oil sands exports currently
go to the U .S. Other news, two B .C. ambulance
paramedics have suffered non -life -threatening
injuries in a crash on Monday. It happened near
16th Avenue and 264th Street in Aldergrove late
in the morning. when an ambulance and another
vehicle collided. It's not clear whether the
ambulance had its lights and siren on at the
time. Two men have now been arrested in a bear
spray attack at Campolano Mall last month. On
December 18, three employees were bear sprayed
by masked men who entered a store. Nothing was
stolen. The thugs took off before police arrived.
North Vancouver RCMP say CCTV footage and witness
accounts helped identify the suspects. A woman
is now pleaded guilty in a series of stabbings
along Vancouver's seawall in the Yaletown area.
On October 10th, paramedics discovered three
victims with minor wounds near David Lamb Park.
Four additional assault victims were later identified.
The 35 -year -old woman remains in custody. pending
a court date in March. The forecast is calling
for rain and strong wind on Wednesday, showers
on Thursday, periods of rain on Friday. For all
the details on these local Vancouver area stories
along with those links