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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.

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Premier David Eby is spending Thursday meeting

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with First Nations trying to get approval ahead

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of changing DRIPA. Chiefs invited to a virtual

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meeting are asking questions about the watering

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down of legal language that aligns BC with the

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UN declaration. The BC Conservatives have attacked

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the NDP government over its handling of the issue.

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Other news, Mission Memorial Hospital's ER will

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be closed in the evenings and overnights right

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through Easter Monday. Fraser Health, which has

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been slammed by many recent emergency room closures,

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says nurses will still be able to help direct

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patients to other hospitals. Delta Peace Arch

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and Ridge Meadows Hospitals have faced similar

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closures in the past year. The city of Vancouver

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will help fund some struggling festivals and

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public events. Council has approved a fund to

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help small groups and organizations stay afloat.

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The move comes as money problems force more annual

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events to fold. Vancouver police have caught

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a Pokemon thief after getting complaints about

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a scam on Facebook Marketplace. A man has been

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arrested after Pokemon card collectors complained

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of being robbed at public meetups. Bear spray

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was used, the card stolen. Police arranged their

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own marketplace sale to make the arrest. Showers

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Thursday morning, a mix of sun and cloud by the

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afternoon. Showers on Friday, sunshine on Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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