Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
A tough, unpopular budget. That is the strong
hint from Victoria. As the BC government gets
set to deliver its provincial budget Tuesday,
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says tough decisions
have to be made, but there will not be any cuts
to core services. The EP government has delivered
three deficits in a row. and nearly doubled the
provincial debt in as many years. The BCGEU reached
a contract deal with the government last fall
that gives public sector workers a 3 % wage increase
in each year. The BC Teachers Federation is said
to be very close to approving a contract with
the same pay raises. Other news, a man who appeared
on BC Crimestoppers' Most Wanted list more than
once has been shot dead in Chilliwack. RCMP found
48 -year -old Chris Benson dead at a home on
Millard Avenue Sunday morning. Another shooting
victim was airlifted to hospital with serious
gunshot wounds. Homicide investigators say it
appears to have been a targeted, isolated incident.
A pedestrian is being treated for life -threatening
injuries in a hit -and -run in Abbotsford. Police
say a suspect drove off after a pedestrian was
struck near Braun Avenue and Crescent Way Monday
morning. Abbotsford police continue to talk with
those in the neighborhood in hopes of gathering
video. In terms of bins, gray is for garbage,
blue is for recycling, and green, organics. But
what about pink? RecycleBC says all of the Vancouver
condos and apartments it serves We'll now have
pink bins for flexible plastics. The nonprofit
plans to deliver 4 ,500 pink carts for things
like plastic bags, wraps, and net bags. Forecasts
calling for a mix of sun and cloud for Tuesday.
Windy at times. Mostly cloudy on Wednesday with
possible showers or flurries at higher elevations.
Sunshine for Thursday. For all the details on
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