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Vancouver Rundown

Vancouver Rundown

by Bruce Claggett

Season 2026

Vancouver Rundown Thursday September 10, 2026

Members of the B.C. wine industry are expressing concern over Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian alcohol products saying it will damage recent relationship building. Very little Okanagan wine is exported to the States but some say the tariffs will damage exposure to key writers and influencers. The Wine Growers of BC is calling on those in the provincial and Canadian distribution systems to ramp up the promotion of domestic products.

Vancouver Rundown Wednesday September 9, 2026

A stray bullet has killed a senior in his Burnaby apartment suite. Police have identified a group of teens who they say were in the area where Chang Yong Cho was shot. The body of 85-year-old Cho has been found in a social housing complex on Kingsway by RCMP conducting a welfare check. The discovery was made about a block away from where Mounties responded to a shots-fired call on Aug. 30. No arrests have been made.

Vancouver Rundown Tuesday September 8, 2026

Canada’s new dollar-for-dollars tariffs against the U.S. are now in effect. As promised, $28B worth of American imports have been hit with the new levy, ranging from 15 to 50 per cent, as the trade war between the two countries escalates. U.S. President Donald Trump has spent the weekend posting social media jabs including an American flag covering much of North America. He has also targeted Canada’s largest aircraft manufacturer saying, “No more selling Bombardier in the United States!”

Vancouver Rundown Friday September 4, 2026

A high profile, Vancouver Police officer has been arrested and charged with theft and fraud. Kalwinder (Kal) Dosanjh, who started the charity Kids Play Foundation, is charged with nine counts of theft, fraud and breach of trust. The 50-year-old was arrested in Surrey on Thursday. The VPD has scheduled a Friday morning news conference to give details.

Vancouver Rundown Wednesday September 2, 2026

The RCMP are not commenting on reports the force is now investigating allegations of MLAs being offered incentives to quit so unelected BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay can seek a seat in the Legislature. Delta-South MLA Ian Paton says RCMP have asked to interview him Wednesday after he claimed Findlay offered him a job if he stepped-down. Paton says he rejected that offer even though he wasn’t aware the deal could be a criminal offence. Similar offers have reportedly been made to two other MLAs. Findlay is now running in the Abbotsford-Mission byelection after the area’s Conservative MLA agreed to step aside.

Vancouver Rundown Tuesday September 1, 2026

The federal Liberals have swept all three Monday byelections, including the one in North Vancouver-Capilano. That’s where Braeden Caley easily beat Conservative, NDP and Green candidates to keep the riding for his party following MP Jonathan Wilkinson’s departure to take on the role as EU Ambassador. Caley has previously worked in the Prime Ministers Office with Mark Carney. The Liberals also won byelections in Ontario and Quebec.

Vancouver Rundown Monday August 31, 2026

At least three B.C. political parties have now announced candidates for the Abbotsford-Mission Byelection. Campaigning is now underway after Premier David Eby set Sept. 28 as the date voters in the constituency will cast ballots after the current MLA stepped aside in an effort to get BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay elected and into the Legislature. Findlay will face former NDP MLA Pam Alexis and CentreBC’s Lakhwinder Jhaj. The vote comes as the BC Conservatives struggle with the resignation of several MLAs and the departure of staff members - all citing concerns with Findlay’s leadership.

Vancouver Rundown Friday August 28, 2026

Add Bruce Banman to the list of MLAs who are quitting the BC Conservative caucus. The Abbotsford-South member announced his departure on Thursday, bringing leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s defections to six MLAs. Several party staffers have also quit or been fired this summer. Banman says person after person has informed him Findlay is unelectable. On Wednesday, close to five dozen party faithful met in the basement of a downtown Vancouver White Spot to discuss damage control and next steps as the party falls apart. Meanwhile, Elections BC has approved a petition drive by newly elected BC Conservative MLA Harman Bhangu. He wants to get rid of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The Langley-Abbotsford MLA says the legislation has been a disaster for B.C. and needs to be repealed. The anti-Indigenous property rights petition has the full endorsement of Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

Vancouver Rundown Thursday August 27, 2026

Two more BC Conservative MLAs have quit. Party Operations Director Apollo Chung is fired. And leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay faces new anger as her party implodes. Teresa Wat and Brennan Day are the latest MLAs to announce their departure from the BC Conservative caucus, citing issues with Findlay’s leadership. They join Rosalyn Bird, Ian Paton and Peter Milobar who have all decided to sit as independents. The Conservative leader is not responding to credible media outlets about this week’s developments.

Vancouver Rundown Wednesday August 26, 2026

Premier David Eby is asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to consider retaliatory trade war tactics rather than counter-tariffs. Eby says that includes Canada walking away from the purchase of American fighter jets and hampering the shipment of thermal coal from Montana through Delta. That position comes as the Prime Minister announces dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on $28B worth of American products.

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