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溫哥華週五速覽:海濱酒廊將歇業、伊斯蘭國認罪與選戰稅務爭論

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🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. 不列顛哥倫比亞省政黨在選戰中推陳出新健康與長者政策。 不列顛哥倫比亞新民主黨(BC NDP)領袖 David Eby 在蘇里承諾設立20間新的初級照護診所、加速在本省資格認可的國際醫師執業程序,並增設可供培訓的崗位以增加1,000名醫護人員;不列顛哥倫比亞保守黨(BC Conservatives)領袖 Lorne Doerkson 承諾撤銷近期的物業稅遞延變更,並興建更多長期照護床位以支援長者。

  2. 稅制成為選戰主戰場,赤字與新稅級在討論中。 領導人候選人 David Eby 建議對超過100萬收入者設立新稅級,並對約19萬起跳的稅級提高稅率,聲稱可籌得10億加元;不列顛哥倫比亞保守黨承諾不增稅,不列顛哥倫比亞綠黨(BC Greens)則提出一次性財富稅,估計可籌得222億加元。

  3. 遭撤換的保守黨候選人 Joachim Agou 因冒犯貼文道歉。 Agou 在被取消維多利亞—碧肯希爾(Victoria–Beacon Hill)保守黨候選人資格後,承認對包括有關巴基斯坦的迷因及對一場親巴勒斯坦抗議的評論負起責任;臨時黨領 Lorne Doerkson 表示若 Agou 當選將不會加入該黨黨團,Agou 將以無黨派身分參選。

  4. 斯庫米什女子對離開加拿大加入伊斯蘭國認罪。 Kimberly Polman 對一項離境參與伊斯蘭國(ISIS)活動的指控認罪。Polman 為斯庫米什居民、三個孩子的母親,2019 年被擄後於2022 年遣返回加拿大;加拿大公共檢控處尚未排定宣判日期。

  5. 冷湖原住民向法院申請對「太平洋連接」管線指定進行司法覆核。 冷湖原住民團體對聯邦對太平洋連接管線(Pacific Link pipeline)項目的指定提出司法覆核,請求法院重新審查與該管線核准相關的監管決定。

💼 Economy & Business

  1. 西端地標海濱酒廊(Bayside Lounge)經營47年後將歇業,業者指租金與重建壓力所致。 海濱酒廊宣布營業47年後將關門,員工與經理 Danica Walker 指出租金上漲與重建壓力是主因;由創辦人 David Millington 發起的請願正試圖說服大樓業主重新考慮租約,暫時保留酒吧營運。

  2. 奧肯那根葡萄種植者稱作物保險賠付追不上氣候損失。 種植者 Karnail Singh Sidhu 報告今年一處葡萄園約15公噸葡萄受煙霧影響,卑詩省葡萄酒種植者協會執行長 Jeff Guignard 表示,保險評估與賠付低於因野火煙霧與寒潮等氣候事件造成的實際營運成本。

  3. 卑詩省一家債務催收公司因騷擾借款人被罰3萬4千加元。 省級決定裁定該催收公司在催收作為中誤導並騷擾借款人,處以3萬4千加元罰款。

📰 Also Today

  • 基洛納選手 Taylor Ruck 獲得世錦賽第二面銀牌。
  • 電氣化帶動特定職缺需求,業界指出。
  • 蘇克(Sooke)基礎建設議題主導市政選舉,候選人聚焦地方服務。
  • 前卑詩省司法廳長 Colin Gablemann 逝世,享年82 歲。
  • 科莫克谷水庫入流量創64 年新低,秋季溫暖乾燥被指出。
  • 從「殺手寬徑」步道獲救的卑詩少年表示人工智慧不是肇因。
  • 英屬哥倫比亞大學學生在校園集會反對性暴力,與康乃爾事件相關指控背景下舉行。
  • 溫哥華警察在投票前發布降犯罪趨勢數據。
  • 卑詩一位作家在誹謗審判中指控性侵指控毀了其事業。
  • 滕布勒之脊(Tumbler Ridge)槍手疑從家人保險箱偷走槍械,法庭文件指稱。
  • 聯邦宣布20億加元家庭熱泵補助計畫。
  • 大型金礦議題影響卡里布(Cariboo)市政選舉。
  • 卑詩一名長期累犯遭西北地區(N.W.T.)毒品指控提審。
  • 前英屬哥倫比亞大學教授在誹謗審判中否認性侵指控。
  • 卑詩房主面臨疫情期間優惠貸約到期,換約壓力上升。
  • 近期退休的皇家加拿大騎警(RCMP)警官因攻擊疑犯被判條件式刑期。
  • 卑詩保守黨因冒犯貼文撤除維多利亞—碧肯希爾候選人。
  • (見「政府與政治」項目。)

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Cold Lake First Nations seeking judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation

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Joachim Agou has been dropped as the B.C. Conservative candidate for Victoria-Beacon Hill. Party leader Lorne Doerkson said that "there is no excuse for this" after offensive social media posts came to light. The B.C. NDP had called for Agou to be fired over "absolutely horrific racism."

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