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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, March 31st, 2026.

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A pilot has survived the crash of a small plane

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at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport. The Cessna

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172N, owned by one of the flight schools, hit

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the runway during flight training circuits late

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Monday morning. The pilot was rushed to hospital

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with serious injuries. No one else was on board

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at the time of the crash. The outer runway in

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Pitt Meadows remained closed for most of Monday.

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Other news, investigators with one of BC's police

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watchdogs are asking for witnesses to come forward

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after cops shot a man in Surrey Sunday night.

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It happened during an arrest at a home on 81st

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Avenue in Newton. The IIO says less lethal force

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was also used before an officer fired a service

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revolver. The injuries are described as minor.

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One of the largest public sector unions in the

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province, is asking the government to let its

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employees work from home as gas prices soar.

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The BCGEU says the increasing price of fuel puts

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an unnecessary burden on workers right across

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the province. The union is also asking for some

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form of relief for workers who travel extensively

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as part of their job. Just in time for the Easter

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long weekend, BC Ferries is floating a weightless

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pilot project. on one of its runs. Passengers

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on the Powell River Comox route will be able

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to join a walk -on waitlist for sold -out sailings

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starting on April 2nd. BC Ferries will monitor

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the pilot project before deciding whether to

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extend it to other routes. The forecast calling

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for mainly cloudy skies on Tuesday, periods of

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rain for Wednesday, a mix of sun and cloud for

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Thursday. For all the details on these local

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Vancouver area stories, along with those links,