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Vancouver rundown for Friday, March 27, 2026.

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The B .C. Conservative MLA for Richmond Centre

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has been kicked out of the party caucus. Han

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Chen has been removed immediately after being

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charged with assault, assault by choking, and

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uttering threats. The counts relate to an investigation

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into a domestic file dating back to January of

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2024. Han Chen disagrees with the allegations.

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A special prosecutor has been appointed. On Chan

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was a journalist and anchor for Fairchild TV

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before entering politics. Other news. Passengers

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using public transit to Metro Vancouver sent

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70 % more texts to police last year over the

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same period a year ago. Transit police say they're

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encouraged to see more incidents being reported.

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Disturbance -related texts topped the list. of

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the most complaints received by police. A Wednesday

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evening fire has heavily damaged a landmark building

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in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Vancouver

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Fire Rescue says it started in one of the residential

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suites above the Italian restaurant on East 8th

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Avenue. Six occupants are displaced. While there's

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no word on the cause, it's not believed to be

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arson. BC's health care system continues to struggle

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to keep up with an aging population. According

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to this year's report by the Office of the Senior

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Advocate of British Columbia, the OSA says wait

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times are getting longer for medical procedures

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and subsidized housing. It's calling on the provincial

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government to invest more money in things like

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long -term care. The forecast calling for a mix

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of sun and cloud for Friday and Saturday, and

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then clouds and possible showers for Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories along with those links