Vancouver Rundown Tuesday April 8, 2025

Apr 08, 2025

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Part official business…part campaigning. Mark Carney has made several stops in Greater Victoria before meeting with Premier David Eby. Carney and Eby have discussed the new tariffs on U.S. bound softwood lumber. The latest Angus Reid poll has the federal Liberals with 48 per cent support in B.C. compared to 37 per cent for the Conservatives and 11 for the NDP.

Other news…

Police in Abbotsford and Langley are looking into online threats targeting several schools. The messages started circulating Sunday night, mentioning both high schools and the University of the Fraser Valley. Those with the Abbotsford School District shared a message with parents and staff saying police advised there was no credible threat - no classes were cancelled.

An instructor and student pilot are the two people killed in the crash of a small plane near Chilliwack Lake on Saturday afternoon. The Cessna 172, operated by Abbotsford-based Chinook Helicopters, hit the ground at 2:13 after disappearing from flight trackers. Rescuers were also alerted by an Apple-based crash notification.

A B.C. billionaire says she’s interested in buying Hudson Bay stores. Weihong Liu has posted her intent on the Chinese language social media platform RedNote saying she wants to ‘make The Bay great again.’ Liu is the head of Central Walk which owns Tsawwassen Mills and two other malls on Vancouver Island.

Clouds with the chance of showers Tuesday. Windy at times. Cloudy Wednesday. Periods of rain Thursday. Here are the latest details from our private weather station in Surrey.