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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 8, 2026.

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Say goodbye to the London Drugs location on Vancouver's

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downtown east side. The BC -based chain says

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it's closing the iconic Woodwards location at

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the end of the month due to ongoing problems

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with crime and violence. President and CEO Clint

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Mailman calls it a very difficult decision, noting

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the location continues to struggle. He says there's

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a transition plan in place for staff. The location

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has lost more than $10 million and is 15 years

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at the site of the old Woodward's department

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store. Other news. A 15 -year -old has been found

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dead by those fighting a house fire north of

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Aldergrove. The home on 248th Street near 65th

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Avenue went up in flames before 7 o 'clock Wednesday

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morning. There's no word on the cause. It is

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not believed to involve any crime. Investigators

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are looking for those responsible for two more

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extortion -related shootings south of the Fraser.

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At around 1 .30 Wednesday morning, a home on

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77A Avenue in Surrey's Newton neighborhood was

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riddled with bullets. A few hours later, a home

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near 84 Avenue and Brook Road in North Delta

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was shot up. There are no injuries in either

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shooting. The Lapu Lapu Day Festival will return

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to Vancouver nearly a year after a deadly attack

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that claimed 11 lives and left dozens of others

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hurt. Organizers say they plan to make remembrance

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and healing part of this year's event. A man

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is still before the courts after a car rammed

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into crowds at the end of last year's Filipino

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Street Festival. The forecast calling for clouds

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and possible showers on Thursday and Friday,

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rain for Saturday. For all the details on those

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Vancouver -related stories, along with the links,

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go to VancouverRundown .substack. .com.