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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 22, 2026.

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An RCMP remark saying the extortion -related

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violence in Surrey is not a crisis has come under

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fire by Premier David Eby and city leaders. Eby,

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Mayor Brenda Locke and Councillor Mandeep Negra

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are expressing concern after Assistant Commissioner

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John Brewer denied the issue as a crisis and

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said those suggestions undermine public confidence

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amid escalating gun violence. Eby says Brewer

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might not be the right person to head the extortion

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task force if he feels that way. Homes and businesses

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in Surrey are now being hit by extortion -connected

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gunfire several times a week. On Saturday, those

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inside a home near Bear Creek Park returned gunfire

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during an attack. Other news, a man has died

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after being stabbed near Commercial Drive and

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East 10th in East Vancouver. 48 -year -old Chris

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Sanderson died in hospital after being knifed

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Tuesday evening. No arrests have been made. A

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truck driver has been arrested after leaving

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the scene of another overpass strike, this one

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on Highway 99 in Richmond. An excavator on a

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flatbed hit the Blundell overpass early Wednesday

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afternoon. The driver got out of the cab but

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returned to the truck and drove off. He was stopped

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by police 20 minutes later. Damage to the overpass

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appears to be superficial. The only bridge between

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West Ham Island and the rest of the Lower Mainland

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will remain closed to cars and trucks Thursday

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and Friday, TransLink says the West Ham Island

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Bridge. will stay open to pedestrians and a shuttle

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bus will be added so people can link to other

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transit options. The bridge was hit by a barge

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Tuesday evening. Damage assessments are still

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underway. Forecasts calling for fog and low cloud

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on Thursday, 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.