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S2026E110 Vancouver Rundown Friday June 12, 2026
Pedestrian zones are now in place as Vancouver heads into its first weekend of the FIFA World Cup. While not all downtown hotel rooms are sold-out, fans from across the country and around the world…
S2026E109 Vancouver Rundown Thursday June 11, 2026
Recover balance for the City of Vancouver and slow the pace of housing development. That’s a central plank for Colleen Hardwick as the former councillor runs for mayor for a second time. Hardwick…
S2026E108 Vancouver Rundown Wednesday June 10, 2026
Vancouver Police have shot and killed the suspect in a hostage taking Monday night. The VPD says officers arrived at a home on Commercial Street after getting reports of a home invasion - that’s when…
S2026 Vancouver Rundown Tuesday June 9, 2026
An A&W restaurant in Burnaby has been badly damaged by a Monday afternoon fire. Part of the building went up in flames shortly after 3:00 p.m. - Kingsway was closed at Arcola Street during the…
S2026E107 Vancouver Rundown Monday June 8, 2026
Coastal areas of B.C. have avoided any tsunami alerts following a 7.8 earthquake in the southern Philippines. It happened early Monday - so far there is no confirmed information about damage or the…
S2026E106 Vancouver Rundown Friday June 5, 2026
A B.C. MLA has been charged with sexual assault. Jordan Kealy, a former Conservative who now sits as an Independent, is charged following a sexual assault investigation into a 2024 incident in Fort…
S2026E105 Vancouver Rundown Thursday June 4, 2026
Breaking news…one person is clinging to life after being shot in Langley’s Brookswood neighbourhood. It happened at around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, near 196 Street and 28 Avenue. The victim was airlifted…
S2026E104 Vancouver Rundown Wednesday June 3, 2026
A massive wildfire has prompted an evacuation alert for an area in the North Cariboo. The Swede Creek Wildfire was close to 1,300 hectares and growing Tuesday afternoon. Aircraft and heavy machinery…
S2026E103 Vancouver Rundown Tuesday June 2, 2026
Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski has been fired. The Vancouver Sun reports Lipinski had been given until 4:00 p.m. Thursday to quit or be terminated without cause. He was placed on leave Monday…
S2026E102 Vancouver Rundown Monday June 1, 2026
“Faith. Family. Freedom. That’s what it’s all about.” Those are the words of newly chosen BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The former federal Conservative MP says her first priority is to…
S2026E101 Vancouver Rundown Friday May 29, 2026
The B.C. government believes a Supreme Court of Canada decision to dismiss an appeal of a New Brunswick case could impact the Cowichan and its title rights. The high court’s refusal leaves private…
S2026E100 Vancouver Rundown Thursday May 28, 2026
Outrage has killed plans for a new overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the decision follows concern from the community and businesses near the location…
S2026E99 Vancouver Rundown Wednesday May 27, 2026
“Awkward!” That’s how both B.C. Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith describe their relationship as the western premier’s meeting wraps up. Eby has again voiced his opposition to…
S2026E98 Vancouver Rundown Tuesday May 26, 2026
The City of Vancouver will not kick the homeless out of parks at night during the FIFA World Cup. That’s just one of the promises coming out of an Action Plan ahead of the event which starts on June…
S2026E97 Vancouver Rundown Monday May 25, 2026
Monday’s showers may provide some relief as crews battle a new but growing wildfire near Squamish. The fire was first reported Sunday afternoon in an area near Midnight Way and Paradise Valley Road.…
S2026E96 Vancouver Rundown Friday May 22, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear B.C.’s appeal of a lower court ruling that could end DRIPA - the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Premier David Eby is seeking the…
S2026E95 Vancouver Rundown Thursday May 21, 2026
The Surrey home of Cricket Canada’s president has been hit by gunfire. CBC’s fifth estate reports Arvinder Khosa has confirmed his house in Newton was hit early Wednesday morning. It’s the second…
S2026E94 Vancouver Rundown Wednesday May 20, 2026
The B.C. government is trying to downplay a slide in hotel bookings for June over the same time last year, erasing any confidence in a bump due to the FIFA World Cup. Economic Growth Minister Ravi…
S2026E93 Vancouver Rundown Tuesday May 19, 2026
A man’s been attacked by a black bear in Mission. Gordon Gwyn says the bear bit his arm after he went outside his home at around 3:30 a.m. Monday. Gwyn says he was backed into a corner while trying…
S2026E92 Vancouver Rundown Friday May 15, 2026
Mayor Ken Sim misused the power of his office and harassed a political rival - that’s the finding of an independent investigator. The Vancouver mayor says he respectfully disagrees with the report’s…
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