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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, February 12,

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2026. Hundreds of people have attended a Wednesday

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evening candlelight vigil in Tumbler Ridge. The

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northeastern B .C. community rocked by that mass

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shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Eighteen -year

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-old Jesse Van Rootsalar's victims include the

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shooter's mother and stepbrother killed at a

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home and five students and an educator who were

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shot dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary. Van Rootsalar

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later died by suicide. More than two dozen others

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are still recovering from various wounds. Premier

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David Eby promises he'll get answers to questions

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about the shooter's mental health and police

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interaction history. Thursday has been declared

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a provincial day of mourning. The planned B .C.

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throne speech has been canceled. Other news.

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Police in North Surrey and Burnaby are looking

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for a man believed responsible for at least three

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sexual assaults in the past few weeks. The women

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were attacked from behind with incidents at the

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Scott Road Park and Ride, 100 Avenue near 123

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A Street and Lobley Park in Burnaby. Surrey Police

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and Burnaby RCMP are warning women to be extra

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vigilant. Vancouver has approved plans for a

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Times Square -type redevelopment of the 800 block

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of Granville Street. Bonas Properties plans to

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build a high -density mixed -use complex that

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will preserve the Commodore building while updating

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retail, restaurant, and entertainment space.

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The approval comes after a decade of negotiations,

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applications, and revamped plans. Patrol officers

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with Abbotsford Police have rescued an injured

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owl. The officers found the owl near Highway

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1 and Sumas Way Tuesday evening and quickly connected

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it with volunteers. at Elizabeth's Wildlife Center.

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It's believed the owl has a good chance of fully

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recovering. Mainly cloudy on Thursday, windy

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at times, clouds and possible showers for Friday,

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a mix of sun and cloud for Saturday. 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.