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Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 23rd, 2026.

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Two hikers are injured, one critically, after

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sliding down a treacherous area on Brunswick

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Mountain near Lyons Bay. It happened on Saturday

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as a group of 14 hikers tried to make their way

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down the hill. Lyons Bay Search and Rescue along

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with North Shore Rescue used the help of two

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helicopters to bring the hikers to safety. A

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doctor provided advanced medical care on the

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scene. before the injured hikers were hoisted.

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Other news, one person has been arrested after

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a man died of unspecified injuries east of Wally

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late Saturday morning. Surrey police will only

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say he could not be revived by paramedics who

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arrived on Foxglove Drive at around 11 .15. Homicide

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investigators are trying to figure out the circumstances.

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A community leader in Surrey says recruiters

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are offering international students about $10

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,000 to carry out extortion crimes. Mokham Singh

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Malik with Surrey's Public Safety Committee tells

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the Vancouver Sun he's heard from many students

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who have been offered the cash. Surrey police

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claim there have not been any violent extortion

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crimes so far. in March. However, many of the

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violent crimes have not been classified by that

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same police force. There is no word on when I

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-5 south of Bellingham will be reopened after

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a mudslide closed the interstate Thursday evening.

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Crews are still removing rocks, trees, and mud.

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Drivers heading between the Canadian border and

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Mount Vernon have had to take detours Close to

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3 ,000 cubic yards of debris came down on the

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freeway near milepost 248. A mix of sun and cloud

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in the forecast for Monday, rain for Tuesday

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and Wednesday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver area stories, along with those links,

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go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.