Vancouver rundown for Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Much of the B .C. south coast is under a rainfall
warning as a warm, wet front hits the province.
Yellow alerts are posted for areas including
Vancouver, the North Shore, Burnaby, Coquitlam
and Maple Ridge. They could be hit by 120 millimeters
of rain by Friday. High winds are also expected
with gusts of up to 90 kilometers an hour possible.
The warning comes at the end of a month that
was far drier and warmer than usual. Other news.
A Japanese restaurant in Westminster has been
destroyed by an overnight fire. Crews first responded
to reports of flames coming from Kai Sushi at
West 8th and Columbia at around 10 .30. The roof
of the restaurant eventually collapsed. There's
no word yet on the suspected cause. Another Surrey
business has been shot up. in an incident linked
to the surge in extortion -related violence.
Officers responded to reported gunfire at around
3 .30 Wednesday morning near the 8100 block of
Scott Road. That is the same area hit by gunfire
only last week. The extortion -related violence
comes as Surrey police celebrate their arrests
of two young gunmen this week. Another hotel
residential condo tower is proposed for Vancouver's
Granville Entertainment District. Local developer
Bonas Properties is seeking approval for a 35
-story mixed -use building on the southwest corner
of Helmken and Granville. The developer promises
to keep the heritage brick facade of the existing
building, which went up back in 1928. Forecast
calling for rain and wind for Thursday and Friday.
cloudy on Saturday. For all the details on these
local Vancouver area stories, along with those
links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.