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vancouver rundown for friday march 6 2026 an

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rcmp officer is injured but in stable condition

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after a police cruiser smashed into a utility

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pole and flipped at 208 street and 74 b avenue

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in langley late thursday afternoon langley rcmp

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say the officer was responding to a call when

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it happened no other vehicle crashed The RCMP

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have not released any further details. Other

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news, BC's public school teachers have ratified

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a new four -year contract that includes 3 % wage

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increases in each year. BCTF members who cast

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ballots voted 91 % in favor of the deal. That

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also includes more funding for counselors, special

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education teachers, and those working in rural

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areas of the province. Only two -thirds of those

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eligible to vote cast a ballot. A lockout of

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Fraser Valley Regional Library staff has been

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averted. Members of CUPE Local 1698 have accepted

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a deal just ahead of a lockout scheduled to close

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branches from Delta to Boston Bar on Friday.

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The four -year deal includes a 4 % wage increase

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in year one and 3 % for each of the following

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years. Vancouver's Broad Street Bridge will be

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closed from 7 a .m. to noon on both Saturday

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and Sunday. It's to allow a large construction

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crane to be moved across the bridge. Bike lanes

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will remain open during the vehicle closure,

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but some cyclists will have to dismount. The

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forecast is calling for periods of rain on Friday,

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windy at times, drizzle or showers for Saturday.

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cloudy on Sunday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to