Vancouver Rundown Tuesday December 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

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Many blame the Taylor Swift concerts for extra long lines at the Blaine border crossings for drivers heading into the U.S. Some had to wait for hours at the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings on Monday. Long northbound lines were also reported on Saturday and Sunday as the concerts combined with a low Canadian dollar, making shopping in Canada cheaper for some Americans.

Other news…

The driver of a semi managed to crash his truck in such a way as to block all the westbound lanes of Highway 17 near the Surrey-Langley boundary. It happened early Monday afternoon and the trailer was still blocking the highway after 8:00 p.m. Other drivers were redirected to River Road causing massive delays. There’s no word on how the crash happened.

Two men have now been charged in the death of a Surrey man more than three years ago. The remains of 38-year-old Kenneth Thomas Howe were found in Burnaby on Aug. 12, 2021. Investigators believe it was a targeted killing but not connected to B.C.’s gang war. John Perry Harasym, 38, is charged with second degree murder while 34-year-old Jessie River Miller is charged with indignity to human remains.

Tickets will need to be booked online in order to attend this Sunday’s memorial service for former Premier John Horgan. The public memorial is being held at The Q Centre, just outside Victoria. Horgan died Nov. 12 following a third battle with cancer. He was 65.

Fog Tuesday morning. Cloudy for the rest of the day. Cloudy Wednesday. Rain Thursday. Here are the latest details from our private weather station in Surrey.