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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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There's no evidence of extortion. That's what

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the Surrey Police Service says after a Surrey

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home was shot up early Monday morning. Police

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say the homeowner found bullet holes in his door

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and front window. He did not witness the shooting

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that occurred near 76 Avenue and 126A Street

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in the Strawberry Hills neighborhood. While Surrey's

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police chief claims extortion is on the decline

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now, there have been 77 reports of extortion

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so far this year. Other news, a man's been arrested

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after walking into Abbotsford Hospital armed

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with a gun and then leaving. The incident prompted

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a lockdown early Monday afternoon. More than

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two dozen police officers surrounded the buildings.

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The suspect was tracked down on a nearby street.

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No one is injured. Police are still checking

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into the backstory. Langley Abbotsford MLA Harmon

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Bangu has only now confirmed earlier reports

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that he's dropping out of the B .C. conservative

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leadership race to endorse Caroline Elliott.

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On Monday, Bangu took to social media to say

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she is the only candidate who can defeat David

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Eby and the NDP. Bangu was elected for the first

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time in 2024, soundly defeating longtime politician

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John Eldag. Vancouver has approved a 22 -story

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social housing tower for Boundary Road along

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the Burnaby border just north of Central Park.

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It will include 216 social housing units in a

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mixed -use building. The project includes a daycare

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for 74 kids. Rain, heavy at times in the forecast

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for Tuesday, windy, showers for Wednesday, rain

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again for Thursday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with those

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links, go to vancouverrundown .substack .com.