Vancouver Rundown Tuesday October 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

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A fight broke out inside a New Westminster courtroom shortly after two men pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the killing of a prime suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing. One of the two rushed over to punch his co-accused after they both pleaded guilty to killing Surrey businessman Rupidaman Singh Malik. On July 14, 2022, Jose Lopez and Tanner Fox waited in a car outside Malik’s Surrey business before the 75-year-old was shot multiple times. Malik was acquitted of charges in the 1985 Air India bombing the claimed 329 lives as well as the lives of two baggage handlers in a second explosion in Japan. Malik was once a supporter of a separate Sikh state but had changed his views in recent years.

Other news…

A woman, who taught elementary school in Port Moody, has been identified as the victim of a mudslide that hit her Coquitlam home over the weekend. The body of 57-year-old Sonya McIntyre was found on Sunday. She was one of three people who fell victim to rushing water and died over the weekend. - the other two were on Vancouver Island.

Metro Vancouver crews continue to make repairs to the region’s sewers following the record downpours. Pump stations in many areas have not been able to keep up with the water. There’s no word yet on when things will be back to normal for both the storm system and the regular sewers.

There are no injuries despite a late Monday afternoon fire that destroyed several units of a high rise apartment in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour. That fire hit several of floors near the 20th of a tower on Alberni Street. There’s no word on the cause.

Showers Tuesday morning and then clearing by the afternoon. Possible showers Wednesday. A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.