Vancouver Rundown Monday May 6, 2024

May 06, 2024

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Concerns are growing over foreign intelligence services hiring Canadian gangs to carry out contract killings. Global News quotes senior sources as saying governments are turning to criminal organizations in trying to silence or kill opponents outside their borders. Three young men were arrested in Edmonton late last week in connection with the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey last June.

Other news…

A man’s been arrested in the death of another man at a rural home in Mission Friday night. When paramedics arrived, they could not revive a 25-year-old. The suspect was arrested at the home on Dewdney Trunk Road.

Drunk driving charges are pending after a car smashed through the front of a shop at North Vancouver’s Park and Tilford mall early Saturday evening. It followed a two car crash moments before. No one was seriously hurt.

Lawn watering restrictions are expected to run through the middle of October in Metro Vancouver. A low snowpack has raised concerns about a possible drought this summer. A list of restrictions notes even numbered residential homes will be allowed to water early Saturday mornings - odds early Sunday mornings.

A mix of everything - sun, cloud, rain and even a possible thundershower in some areas for Monday. Tuesday starts to get sunny and the rest of the week is sunny and warmer. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.