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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 9, 2026.

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Mayor Ken Sims says Vancouver will spend $400

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million to rebuild and renovate five community

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centers. The promise comes in Sims' State of

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the City address. The mayor calls it the most

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ambitious funding package in the city's history.

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Details including which community centers will

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be included have not been unveiled. Last September,

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the city's independent auditor said Vancouver

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had not put aside enough money for the replacement

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of pools, rinks, and community centers, which

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have reached the end of their useful lives. Other

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news, Vancouver police have arrested a thug who

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robbed a woman pushing a stroller at knife point.

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The woman says the man grabbed her phone and

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pushed the stroller during the confrontation

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on West Broadway near Blenheim late Tuesday morning.

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The mother was able to stop the stroller. Officers

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made the arrest within minutes. A man has been

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sentenced to 15 years in prison for a fatal shooting

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in Maple Ridge two years ago and an unrelated

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robbery. The 34 -year -old victim was gunned

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down near 223th Street and Lougheed Highway in

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Haney on May 31, 2024. Alexander Dallaire, first

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charged with second -degree murder, has since

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pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A former commercial

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pilot has pleaded guilty to two terrorism charges

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in the theft of a small plane on Vancouver Island

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last July. That plane was flown to YVR, prompting

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a security incident that resulted in fighter

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jets being scrambled. Shahir Qasim has apologized

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for the incident, which police claim was motivated

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by ideology. Sunshine in the forecast for Thursday

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and Friday. Inland highs near 20 degrees. A mix

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of sun and cloud for Saturday with a chance of

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showers. 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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.substack .com.