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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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BC is ending its public drug use pilot project,

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which allowed users to consume small amounts

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of hard drugs without the fear of arrest. Health

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Minister Josie Osborne admits it's clear the

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project wasn't working. The provincial government

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introduced the approach three years ago as a

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way to reduce the stigma while encouraging drug

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users to get treatment. Critics have complained

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about an increase in needles found in public

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places such as schoolyards and beaches. Other

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news, a woman has been shot dead by RCMP in a

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quiet neighborhood in Burnaby. Police say they

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encountered a woman with a weapon after getting

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a person in distress called to a home Tuesday

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night. Police responded. Shots were fired. The

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woman died at the scene near Oxford Street and

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Carleton Avenue. The IIO is looking into the

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circumstances. Another Surrey business has been

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shot up in what police believe is more extortion

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-related violence. The latest happened on King

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George Boulevard near 80th Avenue early Wednesday

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morning. No one was hit. A problem with a communications

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cable is believed responsible for a massive disruption

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on the Canada line on Wednesday. It started at

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around 6 a .m. when a train stopped, forcing

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other delays throughout the system. Service issues

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continued for 14 hours, making it one of the

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longest disruptions in the system's history.

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The forecast is calling for dense fog for Thursday

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morning. Otherwise, a mix of sun and cloud with

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possible drizzle. Sunshine for Friday and Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.Substack .com.