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Collision sur l’autoroute 99 à Delta, agressions par des inconnus et condamnation pour sextorsion — Vancouver, vendredi

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Collision impliquant plusieurs véhicules et un autobus à deux étages ferme l’autoroute 99 près de l’autoroute 91 à Delta. La police de Surrey et les Services d’incendie de Surrey sont intervenus vendredi après que des images de caméra embarquée ont montré un camion traverser la bande centrale et heurter plusieurs véhicules, dont un autobus de transport en commun à deux étages; une personne a été transportée à l’hôpital pour des blessures légères et l’axe routier devait rester fermé pendant plusieurs heures.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. La police de Vancouver recherche des suspects liés à trois agressions non provoquées par des inconnus en une journée. Les incidents se sont déroulés à Victory Square (6 h 10), sur Commercial Drive (12 h 30) et à un autre endroit; parmi les victimes, une femme de 73 ans a été transportée à l’hôpital dans un état stable et un homme de 44 ans a été coudé et frappé; la police a diffusé des descriptions physiques des suspects.
  2. Un homme de Burnaby condamné à 3,5 ans pour sextorsion transcanadienne de mineurs. Anwer Jelassi a plaidé coupable d’avoir extorqué neuf victimes entre octobre 2022 et décembre 2023; il a été condamné le 14 octobre en cour provinciale de Vancouver à un peu moins de trois ans et demi, après qu’une soumission conjointe du Directeur des poursuites et de la défense eut été acceptée.
  3. IHIT enquête sur un homme non identifié retrouvé mort à Surrey; le meurtre est soupçonné. L’Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), l’unité intégrée des enquêtes sur les homicides, tente d’identifier l’homme découvert à Surrey et a indiqué que des actes criminels sont soupçonnés dans le cadre de son enquête en cours.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Les votes par anticipation s’ouvrent en C.-B. alors que les conservateurs retardent la publication d’un programme chiffré. Le vote par anticipation a commencé vendredi et se poursuit jusqu’à mercredi avant le jour du scrutin le 24 octobre; le chef par intérim du Parti conservateur de la Colombie‑Britannique, Lorne Doerkson, a déclaré lors d’un arrêt à Port Moody qu’il avait vu le programme mais retardait sa diffusion pour vérifier les chiffres dans un contexte d’un déficit provincial déclaré de 14 milliards de dollars.
  2. Le NPD de la C.-B. promet jusqu’à 90 millions de dollars pour des lits de soins involontaires au centre correctionnel d’Okanagan à Oliver. Le parti affirme que l’investissement ajouterait des lits de soins involontaires dans le cadre d’un réseau provincial, en complément des centres existants à Surrey et Maple Ridge et des nouvelles installations prévues à Surrey et Prince George.
  3. Des poursuites allèguent que XCMG, entreprise d’État chinoise, a fraudé des concessionnaires canadiens d’équipement. Aux tribunaux de Vancouver, le concessionnaire Ryan Martin d’Arctic Machinery a témoigné que les problèmes ont commencé vers 2021 et a allégué des falsifications de plaques de numéro de série; plusieurs concessionnaires de la Saskatchewan, du Québec et de l’Ontario ont intenté des poursuites similaires alléguant du matériel mal décrit.
  4. Une étude conclut que le Downtown Eastside de Vancouver serait l’un des secteurs les plus touchés en cas de tremblement de terre. L’analyse identifie le Downtown Eastside comme particulièrement vulnérable aux dommages sismiques à Vancouver, en soulignant les risques pour les infrastructures locales et le quartier.

📰 Also Today

  • Le Grand Chef Stewart Phillip apporte son appui à la cheffe des Verts de la C.-B.; son épouse a été députée du NPD.
  • Une erreur d’impression des bulletins à Campbell River pourrait modifier les résultats pour les commissaires scolaires.
  • Un policier de Vancouver qualifie Myles Gray d’« homme le plus fort » lors d’une audience publique.
  • Le corps du paddleboarder disparu Kyle Yrjola retrouvé dans le lac Okanagan après 23 jours.
  • Où se situent les partis de la C.-B. sur les politiques du logement avant l’élection.
  • Richmond cherche à exproprier le parc aquatique intérieur Watermania.
  • Des politiciens évoquent la haine en ligne et les menaces pendant les campagnes municipales et provinciales.
  • Les votes par anticipation chevauchent le vote municipal pendant la période de vote par anticipation en C.-B.
  • La présence d’un meurtrier condamné à la faculté de droit de McGill divise les étudiants sur la sécurité et la deuxième chance.
  • L’ARC a accepté un paiement de 40 M$ après la demande de remboursement fiscale d’un contribuable fondée sur une conspiration démystifiée.
  • Deux candidats s’affrontent pour la mairie de Lytton cinq ans après l’incendie dévastateur de 2021.
  • Une ville du nord de la C.-B. demande la fin du projet pilote provincial sur les trottinettes électriques.
  • Les conservateurs de la C.-B. écartent un candidat à la suite d’un message minimisant l’Holocauste.
  • Nouvelle unité anti‑gang lancée à Prince George pour des opérations dans le nord de la C.-B.
  • Le premier policier impliqué dans l’affrontement mortel avec Myles Gray témoigne lors d’une audience publique.
  • L’auteur Steven Galloway termine son témoignage au procès en diffamation toujours en cours.
  • Une professeur de ballet de la région de Victoria reconnue coupable d’infractions sexuelles.
  • Les débats électoraux de Kelowna sur l’itinérance laissent les personnes sans domicile se sentir exclues.
  • Le maire de Valemount accusé d’agression sexuelle.
  • (ID en double) Le premier policier impliqué dans l’affrontement mortel avec Myles Gray témoigne lors d’une audience publique.

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