vancouver rundown for wednesday march 4 2026
breaking news thousands of people in parts of
the u .s pacific northwest and southwestern bc
including metro vancouver have reported seeing
a flash of light and or hearing a large boom
those on social media say they heard or saw something
at around 9 10 tuesday evening local amateur
sky watchers say it may have been a meteor It
has shown up on area seismographs. Nothing has
been officially confirmed. Other news. A coroner's
inquest has now been called into the February
10th mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that left
eight people dead, plus the shooter. B .C. Chief
Coroner Dr. Jitender Badewan says an inquest
will provide an open, independent forum to examine
the circumstances behind the deaths. The inquest
will likely start as soon as the RCMP investigation
wraps up. A woman is being treated for serious
burns after a fire in a trailer near Fraser Highway
and Ross Road in Abbotsford. Police spotted the
smoke from Fraser Highway early Monday evening
before finding a trailer fully engulfed in flames.
The 68 -year -old was rushed to the VGH burn
unit by air ambulance. There's no word on the
cause of the fire. Lockout notice has been served
by management at the Fraser Valley Regional Library,
meaning branches from Delta to Boston Bar will
likely be closed as of Friday morning. Negotiations
involving close to 300 library staff, represented
by QP 1698, have failed to reach any deal. The
contract expired last June. No talks have taken
place since November. The forecast calling for
rain and some gusty wind on Wednesday, clouds
and showers on Thursday, rain for Friday. For
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