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Vancouver rundown for Monday, February 23, 2026.

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Those from B .C., along with other Canadians,

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are currently sheltered in place as widespread

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violence breaks out across Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

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cars have burned blocking roads, and travelers

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have taken cover as heavily armed thugs seek

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revenge following the killing of the Jalisco

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New Generation cartel boss, a man known as El

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Mencho. YVR and other airports across Canada

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have cancelled flights to the tourist destination.

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Global Affairs is warning Canadians in PV to

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shelter in place. Travel to Mexico is not advised.

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Other news, a celebration of life for a 12 -year

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-old victim of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

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has been cancelled. due to threats. The family

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of Kylie Smith says it received threats from

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a very dangerous person. The RCMP has not been

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able to establish the seriousness of those threats.

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It appears an inability to hire enough police

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officers may be behind Surrey's decision to drop

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its requested police budget by $47 million. The

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Surrey Police Board had requested a third of

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a billion dollars. An increase of over $91 million

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from last year's budget, the Surrey Police Service

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continues to struggle to meet deadlines in hiring

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enough officers to complete the transition from

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the RCMP. Longtime Richmond City Councilor Alexa

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Liu has announced her bid for mayor. The former

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Olympian will be running under the newly formed

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Richmond Strong banner. Liu competed in the Parallel

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Giant Slalom in Torino in 2006. and in Vancouver

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Whistler in 2010. Rain for Monday morning, showers

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in the afternoon, cloudy on Tuesday, clouds and

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wind for Thursday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.