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vancouver rundown for wednesday march 25 2026

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a tuesday windstorm has knocked out power for

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thousands of people in several parts of bc at

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one point over 50 000 bc hydro customers on vancouver

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island had to look for power alternatives other

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areas hit by the high winds have included prince

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george the peace region the caribou thompson

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nicola and parts of the central coast Metro Vancouver

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and the Fraser Valley have been mostly spared.

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BC Hydro crews and contractors continue to work

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to restore power to all areas. Other news, one

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of two injured hikers rescued from a mountainside

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near Lyons Bay over the weekend has died in hospital.

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The BC Coroner's Service has identified him as

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Yan Chen from China. On Sunday, Yan had tried

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to help a woman who slid down a mountainside

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but ended up injuring himself. The woman is still

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recovering from her injuries. A man has been

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shot dead at a homeless camp in Abbotsford in

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what police describe as a targeted killing. Abbotsford

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police say the 69 -year -old was arrested into

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the camp. It happened shortly after 11 p .m.

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on Monday night at the camp near the Whatcom

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Road park and ride. There's no word on any arrests.

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An elementary school teacher in the Southeast

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Kootenai District has been disciplined after

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a dry ice demonstration went horribly wrong.

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On a second day of using dry ice in the classroom

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with grade 6 and kindergarten students, one kid

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put dry ice in a bottle. It filled with gas and

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exploded, putting a hole in the ceiling and sending

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shards around the room. At least one student

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ended up crying. David William Popoff has admitted

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to professional misconduct. He's been suspended

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by the district for 10 days, while the B .C.

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teacher regulation branch yanked his license

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for an extra two. The forecast calling for clouds

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and possible showers on Wednesday. Windy at times.

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Sunshine for Thursday. Clouds for Friday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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