Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
There's no evidence of extortion. That's what
the Surrey Police Service says after a Surrey
home was shot up early Monday morning. Police
say the homeowner found bullet holes in his door
and front window. He did not witness the shooting
that occurred near 76 Avenue and 126A Street
in the Strawberry Hills neighborhood. While Surrey's
police chief claims extortion is on the decline
now, there have been 77 reports of extortion
so far this year. Other news, a man's been arrested
after walking into Abbotsford Hospital armed
with a gun and then leaving. The incident prompted
a lockdown early Monday afternoon. More than
two dozen police officers surrounded the buildings.
The suspect was tracked down on a nearby street.
No one is injured. Police are still checking
into the backstory. Langley Abbotsford MLA Harmon
Bangu has only now confirmed earlier reports
that he's dropping out of the B .C. conservative
leadership race to endorse Caroline Elliott.
On Monday, Bangu took to social media to say
she is the only candidate who can defeat David
Eby and the NDP. Bangu was elected for the first
time in 2024, soundly defeating longtime politician
John Eldag. Vancouver has approved a 22 -story
social housing tower for Boundary Road along
the Burnaby border just north of Central Park.
It will include 216 social housing units in a
mixed -use building. The project includes a daycare
for 74 kids. Rain, heavy at times in the forecast
for Tuesday, windy, showers for Wednesday, rain
again for Thursday. For all the details on these
local Vancouver area stories, along with those
links, go to vancouverrundown .substack .com.