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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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Much of the B .C. south coast is under a rainfall

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warning as a warm, wet front hits the province.

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Yellow alerts are posted for areas including

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Vancouver, the North Shore, Burnaby, Coquitlam

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and Maple Ridge. They could be hit by 120 millimeters

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of rain by Friday. High winds are also expected

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with gusts of up to 90 kilometers an hour possible.

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The warning comes at the end of a month that

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was far drier and warmer than usual. Other news.

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A Japanese restaurant in Westminster has been

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destroyed by an overnight fire. Crews first responded

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to reports of flames coming from Kai Sushi at

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West 8th and Columbia at around 10 .30. The roof

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of the restaurant eventually collapsed. There's

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no word yet on the suspected cause. Another Surrey

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business has been shot up. in an incident linked

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to the surge in extortion -related violence.

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Officers responded to reported gunfire at around

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3 .30 Wednesday morning near the 8100 block of

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Scott Road. That is the same area hit by gunfire

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only last week. The extortion -related violence

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comes as Surrey police celebrate their arrests

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of two young gunmen this week. Another hotel

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residential condo tower is proposed for Vancouver's

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Granville Entertainment District. Local developer

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Bonas Properties is seeking approval for a 35

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-story mixed -use building on the southwest corner

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of Helmken and Granville. The developer promises

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to keep the heritage brick facade of the existing

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building, which went up back in 1928. Forecast

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calling for rain and wind for Thursday and Friday.

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cloudy on Saturday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.