Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, February 4,
2026. A teen is recovering from serious injuries
after being stabbed following a Vancouver high
school basketball game. Vancouver police say
a boy was stabbed in the arm after an overtime
playoff game against Killarney Secondary, hosted
by Eric Amber. Police are reviewing video. No
arrests have been made. Other news, some downtown
Vancouver drug users are expressing shock and
surprise after an overdose prevention site was
shut down without notice. Vancouver Coastal Health
says the directive to close the site on Howe
Street came from the building's owner. The prevention
site was located in the back of a supportive
housing complex and had been in operation for
about two years. A man has been airlifted to
hospital with third -degree burns after a fire
at a homeless camp off Highway 3 near Hope. A
second person suffered minor injuries in the
blaze, which broke out in a trailer Tuesday morning.
The cause appears to be accidental. Some thieves
have stolen close to 1 .3 kilometers of copper
cable from manholes in Surrey. BC Hydro says
about 8 ,000 pounds of copper has been ripped
off by those removing the manhole covers over
a two -month period. The situation was first
discovered Christmas Eve after a driver ran over
a manhole with its cover removed. On 64th Avenue,
Canadian copper wire thefts grew by over 200
% over a recent two -year period. Clouds giving
way to sunny periods Wednesday afternoon. A mix
of sun and cloud for Thursday, sunshine on Friday.
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