Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 2nd, 2026.
Officials at the Indian Consulate in Vancouver
have now been linked to the June 2023 murder
of Hardeep Singh Nidjar outside Surrey's Guru
Nanak Sikh Temple. The Globe and Mail reports
Canadian National Security Officers have been
presented with that evidence. Nidjar was active
in campaigning for a separate Sikh homeland.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is currently in India.
trying to restore relations between Canada and
the Modi government. Other news, thousands of
Iranian Canadians have held weekend rallies in
Vancouver in support of democracy in their homeland
following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei. The largest rally took place Saturday
at David Lamb Park and lasted for hours. Meanwhile,
those outside the Vancouver Art Gallery called
for a Democratic Republic instead of another
monarchy. So far, U .S. President Donald Trump
has not answered reporters' questions about the
operation conducted jointly with Israeli forces.
Three American service members have been killed
during retaliatory action. A pedestrian is dead
after being struck by a train in mission. Vancouver
rundown. has learned it happened at around 1245
Sunday afternoon at the tracks south of Highway
7 in downtown Mission. No information has been
released by the RCMP. A hazardous fuel response
is now underway following Saturday's crash of
a small plane in Delta's Burns Bog. Containment
booms have been set up. The plane was carrying
about the same amount of fuel as in a compact
car. The pilot suffered only minor injuries when
it crashed in a muddy area near Highway 17 and
80th Avenue. The forecast calling for mostly
sunshine for Monday, rain for Tuesday, showers
on Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.