Vancouver Rundown Wednesday June 4, 2025

Jun 04, 2025

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The Carney government has introduced sweeping legislation to crack down on security at the U.S.-Canada border. The government says Bill C-2, also known as the Strong Borders Act, is aimed at protecting sovereignty, strengthening the border and keeping Canadians safe. It cracks down on those seeking asylum while also giving enhanced powers and resources to those who inspect the mail, patrol waterways and land crossings. It comes as the Canadian government tries to placate the Trump Whitehouse which insists fentanyl continues to cross into the U.S. from areas like Vancouver.

Other news…

The U.S. Border Patrol is among several agencies involved in the manhunt for a father wanted in the deaths of his three daughters near Wenatchee, Washington. Travis Decker, 32, is charged with kidnapping and murder. The girls had been missing since Friday when their dad failed to return with them following a planned visit. The bodies were found in Decker’s truck near the Rocky Island Campground on Saturday. Investigators aren’t sure whether Decker is alive or in hiding.

Charges have finally been laid in the 2018 stabbing death of a Granville Street club promoter. Twenty-eight-year-old Sukhjit Sidhu is charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of Kalwinder Thind outside the Cabana Lounge. Police think Thind was killed when he tried to stop an altercation between two groups that started inside the club and spilled out into the street.

One person has died in a fire in the Gulf Islands. Denman Fire Rescue says it appears that person died in the fire early Monday morning on a rural property. RCMP are not commenting on the circumstances.

Morning clouds but otherwise sunny on Wednesday. Windy at times. Sunny and warm for Thursday and Friday with inland highs near 25C. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.