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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, February 26,

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2026. An MLA from the interior has scored a huge

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coup in the crowded BC Conservative leadership

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race, getting the backing of five members of

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caucus. Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Millibar has

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been endorsed by Ward Stamer, Gavin Duke, Kyle

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Giddens, Brennan Day and Scott McInnes. All are

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from outside the Lower Mainland. Milibar faces

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10 other declared candidates seeking the leadership.

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Other news, a former Langley condo developer,

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recently released from a U .S. prison after serving

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time for wire fraud, has now been fined by the

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B .C. Financial Services Agency. Mark Chandler

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has been hit with a $75 ,000 penalty in connection

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with the promotion and sales of units in the

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Murrayville House condo complex. Over 90 units

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were sold to multiple buyers, according to an

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investigation that started back in 2017. Many

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presale buyers lost their money after Murrayville

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House went into receivership. Vancouver has started

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rolling out new 30 -kilometer -an -hour speed

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zones in six neighborhoods. It is the first step

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in a plan to reduce crashes, including those

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that cause injuries and fatalities. Half of Vancouver's

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crashes occur. on residential streets. The Coquihalla

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Highway is expected to be hit with up to two

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feet of snow by Friday. Environment Canada also

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warns a frontal system moving through the region

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could bring very strong winds. Drivers are advised

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to keep extra supplies in their vehicles in case

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they get stuck or delayed. Our forecast calling

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for a mix of sun, clouds and showers for Thursday.

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Windy at times, cloudy on Friday, sunshine for

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Saturday. For all the details on these local