Vancouver Rundown for Monday, March 30th, 2026.
Documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis has been chosen
the new leader of the federal NDP, replacing
former Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh. Lewis,
who is Jewish but an outspoken anti -Israel pundit,
hasn't held political office but has worked as
a TV host and CBC journalist. He had two failed
bids to become an NDP MP, one in West Vancouver's
Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky, the other in Vancouver
Center. Lewis is a self -proclaimed social democrat
and also the son of former United Nations Ambassador
Stephen Lewis. Other news, the former CEO and
commercial spokesman for Savon Foods, Daryl Jones,
has dropped his bid for the B .C. conservative
leadership. Jones announced the decision on social
media over the weekend, saying he will endorse
Caroline Elliott. He says the province needs
to get back on track by growing the economy,
supporting small business, and creating new opportunities
for the next generation. A man has been shot
dead at a Surrey townhouse complex in the Sullivan
Heights neighborhood. Witnesses have told CTV
they saw two masked men chasing the victim before
he was shot multiple times outside a unit on
60th Avenue. It happened during the dinner hour
on Saturday. There's no word on arrests and police
are not saying whether this is related to any
extortion cases or the drug trade. Hundreds of
anti -Trump protesters rallied in downtown Vancouver
on Saturday for a no -tyrants protest. The demonstration
is part of the North American No Kings protests
against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement
crackdown on illegal immigrants in the U .S.
Many are calling on Canadian companies to cut
any ties to ICE. The forecast calling for mainly
sunshine for Monday and Tuesday, clouds and showers
on Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.