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Daily Vancouver Set 18 - Set 18, 2026

Pag-antala sa PST, Pag-igting sa CentreBC at Paghahanap sa Bowen Island — Vancouver, Biyernes

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🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Pinagpaliban ng B.C. ang nakatakdang pagpapalawak ng PST sa mga propesyonal na serbisyo. Inanunsyo ni Premier David Eby noong 18 Sep na ang pagpapalawak ng provincial sales tax para isama ang mga propesyonal na serbisyo ay ipagpapatigil muna hanggang sa luminaw ang kalituhang pangkalakalan na kaugnay ng mga hakbang sa kalakalan ni Donald Trump (Pangulo ng U.S.); nangakong maglalaan din ang probinsiya ng karagdagang $75 milyon para sa mga programang sumusuporta sa negosyo, kabilang ang $30 milyon para sa B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund at $30 milyon para sa Integrated Marketplace initiative.

  2. Tatalakayin ni Premier Eby ang mga pinuno ng munisipyo dahil sa pangamba sa snap election. Nagbigay ng pananalita si Eby sa mga delegado ng Union of B.C. Municipalities noong 18 Sep habang may mga espekulasyon tungkol sa posibilidad ng isang provincial election na maaaring magsabay sa botohan ng mga munisipyo mula 19 Sep hanggang 17 Oct; nagbala kay UBCM president Cori Ramsay na makasasama sa mga botante ang magkasabay na kampanya, lalo’t humigit-kumulang 3,500 lokal na kandidato ang nakalista.

  3. Itinalaga si Peter Milobar bilang pinuno ng CentreBC habang walong dating Conservatives ang sumali. Ang paglipat ni Milobar noong 18 Sep ang nagpabago sa balanse—ginawang third-largest party sa lehislatura ang CentreBC matapos mag-anunsyo ang walong dating BC Conservative MLAs, kabilang si Eleanor Sturko, na sumasali sa CentreBC; sinabi ni Milobar na tututok ang partido sa kakayanan sa pamumuhay, pangangalaga sa kalusugan at pampublikong kaligtasan.

  4. Tinanggal ni BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay ang tatlong MLAs mula sa caucus. Sinabi ni Findlay noong 18 Sep na sina Trevor Halford, Claire Rattée at John Rustad “will no longer serve” sa Conservative caucus sa gitna ng nagpapatuloy na kaguluhan na nagdulot ng pag-alis ng siyam na MLAs simula Agosto; naglabas naman ng pampublikong pahayag sa X si Rattée na tumututol sa pagtanggal.

  5. Sinasabing nag-hire ng private investigator ng ilang ex-Conservative MLAs at presidente ng partido. Inakusahan ng mga dating BC Conservative MLAs at ng party president na isang dating party director ang kumuha ng private investigator para imbestigahan ang 14 katao, kabilang ang mga MLAs at isang mamamahayag na naka-base sa Victoria — isang alegasyon na inilantad noong 18 Sep habang nagpapatuloy ang mga pag-alis mula sa caucus.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Bumalik ang IHI investigators sa Bowen Island kaugnay ng kasong pagkawala na 17 taon na ang tanda. Nagsagawa ng paghahanap ang Integrated Homicide Investigation Team nitong linggo na may kaugnayan sa pagkawala ni Jodi Henrickson na 17 taong gulang matapos ang isang party noong Hunyo 2009; sinabi ng dati niyang kasintahan na si Gavin Arnott, na minsang ipinangalan bilang person of interest at nakulong noong 2009 dahil sa pananakit kay Henrickson, sa Global News noong 18 Sep na inaasahan niyang walang ebidensyang mag-uugnay sa kanya sa pagkawala.

  2. Natagpuan nang ligtas ang dalawang batang Alberta na na-Ambers alert noong Hulyo sa isang rural na pag-aari sa West Kelowna. Iniulat ng Alberta RCMP noong 18 Sep na ang dalawang batang lalaki na dinala mula sa Valhalla Centre noong unang bahagi ng Hulyo ay natagpuan sa B.C., nasa mabuting kalusugan, at naaresto sina Krista Morrison at Daniel Ludwig sa mga warrant dahil paglabag sa custody order; humihiling ang mga imbestigador na silipin ang kanilang detensyon sa B.C. habang hinihintay ang pagpapauli sa Alberta.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Bubguin ang tore sa Langford matapos ang paulit-ulit na evacuation dahil sa problema sa kaligtasan. Kinumpirma ng mga opisyal ng lungsod noong 18 Sep na babaguin ang tore sa Langford pagkatapos ng mga taon ng mga alalahanin sa kaligtasan at maraming pag-evacuate ng residente kaugnay ng depekto sa gusali at panganib sa estruktura.

  2. Pinuno ng puntos ng Vancouver Rise na si Jessica De Filippo pumirma ng extension hanggang 2027. Inanunsyo ng Vancouver Rise noong 18 Sep na pinirmahan ni De Filippo, ang nangungunang scorer ng koponan, ang kontratang tatakbo hanggang katapusan ng 2027 season.

📰 Also Today

  • Pamilya sa Vernon nagligtas ng pagod na oso na kuting sa Okanagan Lake, pinainitan nila ang kuting sa bangka at ibinalik sa pampang.
  • Tatlo pang MLAs inilarawang 'no longer affiliated' sa BC Conservatives, iniulat ng clerk's office ang tatlong pag-alis.
  • Tinalakay ni Eby ang kagubatan, ferry at pagkaantala ng PST sa convention ng mga pinuno ng munisipyo, sinaklaw ng talumpati ang iba't ibang probinsyal na usapin.
  • Natagpuan nang ligtas sa rural B.C. ang dalawang nawawalang bata mula Alberta na naulat dati, tugma ang pahayag ng Alberta RCMP sa mga sumunod na ulat.
  • Bumabalik ang western bluebirds sa Vancouver Island, ang species na minsang idineklarang lokal na extinct ay nagpapakita ng pag-angat.
  • Nagiging mas kapanipaniwala ang mga deepfake doctors na nag-ooffer ng pekeng lunas, nagbabala ang mga ulat na limitado ang mga legal na remedyo.
  • Sinasabing hindi magandang ideya ang pagsabayin ang municipal at provincial elections, iginiit ng ilang lokal na politiko na nalilihis ang pokus ng botante.
  • Inilahad ng mga First Nations stakeholders ang mga prayoridad para sa susunod na mayor at konseho ng Vancouver, inilatag ng mga indigenous group ang kanilang mga inaasahan.
  • Sinasabing isyu sa balota ang animal control sa Dawson Creek, dinaramdam ng mga residente at pinipilit ng mga kandidato sa munisipyo ang serbisyo.
  • Papaltan ng B.C. ang bar exam ng bagong programa para sa mga estudyante ng batas, inihayag ang pagbabago sa legal education.
  • Ipinilit ng mga opisyal ng Northern B.C. ang ipinangakong helipad sa Prince George, hinihiling ng mga lokal na lider ang pagpapatupad ng probinsiya.
  • Nilagay sa stretcher ang isang Great Dane matapos masugatan ang paa sa isang bundok sa B.C., kinailangan ng tulong ng mga tao para sa rescue ng hayop.
  • Tinawag ng mga UBCM advocates ang gender-based violence na pangunahing isyu sa municipal election, hinikayat ang mga delegado na ituon ang polisiya dito.
  • Hiningi ng OpenAI sa korte sa California na i-dismiss ang mga kaso kaugnay ng pamamaril sa Tumbler Ridge, nagsampa ang kumpanya ng motion sa hukuman sa U.S.
  • Pinabilis ng B.C. ang forestry reviews sa Fort St. John at Fort Nelson matapos ang pagkawala dahil sa wildfire, binanggit ng probinsiya ang 'catastrophic' na pagkalugi sa timber.

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