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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

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A tough, unpopular budget. That is the strong

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hint from Victoria. As the BC government gets

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set to deliver its provincial budget Tuesday,

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Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says tough decisions

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have to be made, but there will not be any cuts

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to core services. The EP government has delivered

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three deficits in a row. and nearly doubled the

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provincial debt in as many years. The BCGEU reached

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a contract deal with the government last fall

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that gives public sector workers a 3 % wage increase

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in each year. The BC Teachers Federation is said

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to be very close to approving a contract with

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the same pay raises. Other news, a man who appeared

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on BC Crimestoppers' Most Wanted list more than

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once has been shot dead in Chilliwack. RCMP found

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48 -year -old Chris Benson dead at a home on

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Millard Avenue Sunday morning. Another shooting

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victim was airlifted to hospital with serious

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gunshot wounds. Homicide investigators say it

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appears to have been a targeted, isolated incident.

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A pedestrian is being treated for life -threatening

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injuries in a hit -and -run in Abbotsford. Police

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say a suspect drove off after a pedestrian was

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struck near Braun Avenue and Crescent Way Monday

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morning. Abbotsford police continue to talk with

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those in the neighborhood in hopes of gathering

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video. In terms of bins, gray is for garbage,

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blue is for recycling, and green, organics. But

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what about pink? RecycleBC says all of the Vancouver

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condos and apartments it serves We'll now have

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pink bins for flexible plastics. The nonprofit

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plans to deliver 4 ,500 pink carts for things

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like plastic bags, wraps, and net bags. Forecasts

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calling for a mix of sun and cloud for Tuesday.

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Windy at times. Mostly cloudy on Wednesday with

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possible showers or flurries at higher elevations.

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Sunshine for Thursday. For all the details on

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these local Vancouver area stories,