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vancouver rundown for wednesday march 4 2026

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breaking news thousands of people in parts of

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the u .s pacific northwest and southwestern bc

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including metro vancouver have reported seeing

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a flash of light and or hearing a large boom

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those on social media say they heard or saw something

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at around 9 10 tuesday evening local amateur

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sky watchers say it may have been a meteor It

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has shown up on area seismographs. Nothing has

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been officially confirmed. Other news. A coroner's

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inquest has now been called into the February

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10th mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that left

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eight people dead, plus the shooter. B .C. Chief

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Coroner Dr. Jitender Badewan says an inquest

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will provide an open, independent forum to examine

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the circumstances behind the deaths. The inquest

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will likely start as soon as the RCMP investigation

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wraps up. A woman is being treated for serious

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burns after a fire in a trailer near Fraser Highway

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and Ross Road in Abbotsford. Police spotted the

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smoke from Fraser Highway early Monday evening

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before finding a trailer fully engulfed in flames.

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The 68 -year -old was rushed to the VGH burn

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unit by air ambulance. There's no word on the

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cause of the fire. Lockout notice has been served

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by management at the Fraser Valley Regional Library,

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meaning branches from Delta to Boston Bar will

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likely be closed as of Friday morning. Negotiations

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involving close to 300 library staff, represented

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by QP 1698, have failed to reach any deal. The

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contract expired last June. No talks have taken

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place since November. The forecast calling for

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rain and some gusty wind on Wednesday, clouds

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and showers on Thursday, rain for Friday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, along with those links,