Vancouver Rundown Monday March 25, 2024
Summary
Staff shortages at Surrey Memorial Hospital have shut down CT scans for the second time this month. CTV reports the latest shutdown happened overnight Saturday and Fraser Health says no patients were diverted. Surrey Memorial has the busiest emergency room in the country.
Other news…
No risk to the public and no more information to provide at this time. Those are the two fallback statements Surrey RCMP are using about a police incident in the Morgan Creek area on Sunday afternoon. CityNews reports it got multiple calls from people concerned about the number of police and paramedics in the area near 160 Street and 40 Avenue.
Thugs have stolen close to $850-thousand worth of e-bikes in a shipping container at Annacis Island in Delta. Video captured from a warehouse shows thieves using a truck to hall away the bikes. Langley RCMP eventually discovered the stolen container but there’s no word on suspects.
Flair Airlines continues to work around the clock in an attempt to resolve booking issues on its website. The airline has apologized for a situation that’s left some Canadians unable to book travel during this midway point of spring break. Many people reported seeing error messages when trying to enter dates and destinations.
Monday’s showers will continue for most of the week. Possible sunny breaks are in the forecast for Friday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.
Top five stories to know
CTV: Staff shortage shuts down CT scanner at Surrey hospital overnight
CityNews: Police ‘matter’ taking place in Surrey’s Morgan Creek area
Global News: $850K worth of e-bikes stolen in Delta from container on Annacis Island
Vancouver Sun: Drug dealer gets 15 years for shipping drugs through Vancouver airport
CBC: Beached orca in B.C. dies despite life-saving efforts
Business stories to know
Daily Hive: Flair Airlines "working overnight" to fix website booking issue
The Tyee: B.C.'s Utilities Commission has rejected FortisBC's renewable gas plan
Vancouver Sun: Housing market will see 'staggered' return of buyers and inventory: RBC
Opinion
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Bonus
CBC: Low snowpack could impact power generation in B.C. later this year