Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Canadian -based airlines are starting to resume
scheduled flights to and from Mexico. That is
good news for the thousands of Canadian tourists
stuck in violent hotspots like Puerto Vallarta
and Guadalajara. Many tourists have been sheltering
in place since the weekend. Following those fire
bombings of cars, shops and buildings, an apparent
revenge rampage linked to the killing of drug
kingpin Al Mencho. More than 70 people have died
since the violence broke out on Sunday. Other
news, Vancouver Mayor Ken Simm now says U .S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known
as ICE, is not welcome in the city during the
FIFA World Cup. He says Vancouver police have
jurisdiction over security and policing. ICE
will have no authority. BC Place will host its
first FIFA World Cup game on June 13th. A female
pedestrian has been hit and killed by a train
in Maple Ridge. It happened next to River Road
not far from the Haney Station Sunday evening.
CPKC police are looking into the circumstances.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will skip the northern
state of Punjab during his first visit to India.
Carney plans to meet more business leaders and
government officials when he tours Mumbai and
New Delhi. There's no indication whether he will
address foreign interference or links to extortion
-related violence in Canada during this visit,
which starts on Friday. Fog patches in the forecast
for Tuesday morning, but otherwise mostly sunny.
Clouds and possible showers on Wednesday. Rain
for Thursday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.