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Vancouver rundown for Monday, February 2nd, 2026.

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Thousands of people marched through downtown

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Vancouver Sunday in support of Iranian protesters.

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Police say close to 15 ,000 people gathered around

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the Vancouver Art Gallery. Their main demand

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is an end to Iran's current Islamic regime. This

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latest rally comes as people across Canada and

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around the world show support for those in Iran

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many of whom are being persecuted for showing

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opposition to the government. Other news, three

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people have been arrested in the latest extortion

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-related shooting in Surrey. Officers tracked

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the trio down after getting reports of shots

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fired in the Crescent Beach area early Sunday

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morning. No one was hurt, but a small fire was

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discovered outside a Crescent Road home. Two

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vehicles have also been seized as part of the

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latest incident. Charges had not been laid against

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the three as of late Sunday. Monday classes are

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canceled at Surrey's Woodland Park Elementary

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after a weekend fire. The flames broke out late

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Friday night in a small classroom and kitchen

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area. Damage to the school is still being assessed.

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There's no early word on the cause. Several boats

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have been destroyed in a large fire at a Vancouver

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Island marina. The blaze broke out at around

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7 .45 Sunday morning at the Van Isle Marina in

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Sydney. Three 70 -foot yachts are among those

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destroyed. Total damage will be in the millions

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of dollars. Forecast calling for rain and gusty

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wind on Monday, cloudy for Tuesday, and then

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a mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday. For all

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the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.