WEATHER WATCH for Monday, March 24, 2025:
Keep those brelllies handy. With a rainfall warning still in effect throughout Surrey, White Rock and much of Metro Vancouver, Environment Canada's forecast for Monday remained wet, with periods of rain predicted. A high of 13 C is forecast for Monday, with clouds and a 60 per cent chance of rain Monday evening.
5 STORIES that are making headlines:
1. Carney announces next Canadian election set for April 28
The next federal election is set for April 28, after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon Sunday (March 23) in Ottawa to ask her to dissolve parliament, officially kicking off the 2025 federal election in Canada.
2. Pedestrian struck in Surrey Saturday in serious, but stable condition
A pedestrian who was struck by a car in Surrey Saturday night is in serious, but stable condition.
3. Rainfall warning in effect for much of Metro Vancouver, valley
A rainfall warning remained in effect throughout much of Metro Vancouver Monday morning, with several millimetres of precipitation expected throughout the day.
4. Reaffirming friendship: Hundreds gather at Peace Arch to show solidarity
Hundreds of Americans and Canadians showed up at the Peace Arch-Blaine border crossing Saturday to show their support for one another and shake each other's hands despite tariffs recently imposed by U.S. president Donald Trump.
5. Crescent Beach roundabout is a 'needless' waste of money
The City has forgotten the old adage, "Never try to fix what is not broken." A new roundabour in South Surrey is "poor decision-making," says a lettter writer.
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