Here are Black Press Media鈥檚 top stories in the Lower Mainland for Monday, Feb. 4.
1. High winds leave thousands in Lower Mainland without power
Environment Canada says cold air is coming in from an Arctic ridge of high pressure from the Interior.
Snowfall amounts so far: Sechelt 7 cm, Qualicum Beach 3 cm and 2 to 3 cm in Metro Vancouver
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2. Surrey woman in hospital after stepping in front of cab while on phone
Police say the 22-year-old 鈥榠nattention鈥 led to the crash on Scott Road.
3. Officers 鈥榖reathe sigh of relief鈥 after Surrey transit cop shooting suspect arrested
Daon Gordon Glasgow was arrested in a fourplex on Boundary Road in Burnaby after being on the run for four days.
4. Highway 1 re-opened after afternoon pileup in Abbotsford
A large crash involving multiple vehicles shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 1 near Whatcom Road for about six hours.
5. Cloverdale senior out $40,000 due to problem tenant
鈥淟andlords need to vet their tenants and people need to be updated on what the law actually is,鈥 said Karen Loveys, whose client lost a large sum of money when she tried to sell her townhouse.
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