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Vancouver rundown for Friday, January 16, 2026.

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A Maple Ridge City Councilor is charged with

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four counts of sexual assault. A special prosecutor

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has laid the counts against Ahmed Youssef, who

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was first elected to council in 2018. Youssef

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was forced to step down in May after being charged

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with other offenses. including assault and firearms

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counts. In recent months, Yusuf has been active

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on social media promoting men's rights in the

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areas of family law. He's also active with the

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Canadian Centre for Men and Families. In the

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2021 federal election, Yusuf ran for the Liberals

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in Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge, but placed a distant

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third. Other news. RCMP and Langley are looking

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for more possible victims in their investigation

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into complaints of sexual assault involving a

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well -known member of the Fraser Valley's equestrian

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community. Azaro Antonio Flores is before the

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courts on two charges of sexual exploitation

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involving two victims. The investigation spans

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three years between 2000 and 2003 in Delta and

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Langley. Flores was kicked out of Equestrian

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Canada in 2024 with the organization claiming

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a breach of its code of conduct in grooming and

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sexual maltreatment. There are no injuries in

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another extortion -related shooting in Surrey.

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The latest happened early Thursday morning at

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a home near 134th Street and 56th Avenue in the

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Panorama Ridge area. A vehicle had been hit by

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the gunfire. The BC Paramedics Union is preparing

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for a possible strike vote to push its contract

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talks with the provincial government. QP 873

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warns a strong strike mandate could seriously

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cripple BC's already fragile health care system.

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Contract talks broke down last month. Paramedics

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say the system is now relying on overtime. The

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union is pushing for double time for any OT.

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Forecast calling for sunshine for Friday and

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Saturday, a mix of sun and cloud for Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with the links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.