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Aksidente sa Highway 99 sa Delta, mga pananakit ng estranghero at hatol sa sextortion — Vancouver Biyernes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Sakyanang nagsalpukan kasama ang doble-decker na bus sinara ang Highway 99 malapit sa Highway 91 sa Delta. Tumugon ang Surrey police at Surrey Fire Services noong Biyernes matapos magpakita ang footage mula sa kamera sa dashboard na tumawid ang isang trak sa gitnang dibisyon at sumalpok sa ilang sasakyan, kabilang ang isang doble-decker na bus ng transito; isang tao dinala sa ospital na may minor na pinsala at inaasahang mananatiling sarado ang ruta nang ilang oras.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Vancouver police naghahanap ng mga suspek sa tatlong hindi-provoked na pananakit ng mga estranghero sa loob ng isang araw. Naganap ang mga insidente sa Victory Square (6:10 a.m.), Commercial Drive (12:30 p.m.) at sa isa pang lokasyon; kabilang sa mga biktima ang isang 73-anyos na babae na dinala sa ospital na nasa matatag na kondisyon at isang 44-anyos na lalaki na sinimot sa siko at sinuntok, at naglabas ng pisikal na paglalarawan ng mga suspek ang pulisya.
  2. Lalaki mula Burnaby hinatulan ng 3.5 taon dahil sa sextortion ng mga menor de edad sa buong Canada. Humingi ng guilty plea si Anwer Jelassi matapos ipilit ang siyam na biktima mula Oktubre 2022 hanggang Disyembre 2023 at hinatulan noong 14 Oktubre sa Vancouver provincial court ng halos tatlo at kalahating taon, matapos pumayag ang piskalya at depensa sa isang joint submission.
  3. IHIT (Integrated Homicide Investigation Team) iniimbestigahan ang hindi pa nakikilalang lalaki na natagpuang patay sa Surrey; pinaghihinalaang may foul play. Gumagawa ang IHIT upang tukuyin ang lalaki na natagpuan sa Surrey at nagdeklara ang mga imbestigador na pinaghihinalaang may foul play habang nagpapatuloy ang kanilang pagsisiyasat.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Bukas na ang advance polls sa B.C. habang ipinagpapaliban ng Conservatives ang pagpapalabas ng costed platform. Nagsimula ang advance voting noong Biyernes at tatakbo hanggang Miyerkules bago ang eleksyon sa 24 Oktubre; sinabi ng pansamantalang lider ng B.C. Conservatives na si Lorne Doerkson sa isang stop sa Port Moody na nakita na niya ang platform pero ipinagpapaliban ang pagpapalabas upang beripikahin ang mga numero sa harap ng ipinahayag na provincial deficit na 14 bilyong dolyar.
  2. BC NDP nangako ng hanggang 90 milyong dolyar para sa involuntary care beds sa Okanagan Correctional Centre sa Oliver. Sinabi ng partido na ang puhunan ay magdaragdag ng involuntary care beds bilang bahagi ng isang provincial network, bilang karugtong sa umiiral na mga sentro sa Surrey at Maple Ridge at mga planong bagong pasilidad sa Surrey at Prince George.
  3. Mga kaso sa korte nagsasabing niloko ng state-owned na XCMG (Kumpanyang Tsino) ang mga Canadian equipment dealer. Sa korte sa Vancouver, nagtestigo ang dealer na si Ryan Martin mula sa Arctic Machinery na nagsimulang lumitaw ang mga problema bandang 2021 at inakusahan ang pagmanipula ng serial-number plate; ilang dealers mula Saskatchewan, Quebec at Ontario ang nagsampa ng katulad na mga kaso na nagsasabing maling inilarawan ang kagamitan.
  4. Pag-aaral: Downtown Eastside ng Vancouver kabilang sa mga pinaka-apektado sakaling manogso. Tinutukoy ng pagsusuri ang Downtown Eastside bilang partikular na bulnerable sa pinsalang dulot ng lindol sa Vancouver, na binibigyang-diin ang panganib sa lokal na imprastruktura at kapitbahayan sa ulat.

📰 Also Today

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  • Maaaring mabago ng misprint sa balota sa Campbell River ang bilang ng boto para sa trustee ng paaralan.
  • Opisyal ng Vancouver tinawag si Myles Gray na 'pinakamalakas na lalaki' sa pampublikong pagdinig.
  • Narekober ang bangkay ng nawawalang paddleboarder na si Kyle Yrjola mula sa Okanagan Lake matapos 23 araw.
  • Saan nakatayo ang mga partidong B.C. sa mga patakaran sa pabahay bago ang eleksyon.
  • Richmond nagsisikap kunin ang indoor waterpark na Watermania sa pamamagitan ng expropriation.
  • Binanggit ng mga politiko ang online hate at pagbabanta habang nagpapatakbo sa munisipal at probinsiyal na kampanya.
  • Nag-o-overlap ang advance polls sa municipal voting sa panahon ng advance period para sa eleksyon sa B.C.
  • Nagkakahating-opinyon ang mga estudyante ng McGill tungkol sa dating mamamatay-tao na nag-aaral ng batas—usapin ang kaligtasan at ikalawang pagkakataon.
  • Sumang-ayon ang CRA sa $40M na payout matapos mapasinungalingang conspiracy tax refund claim ng isang nagbabayad ng buwis.
  • Dalawang kandidato nag-aagawan sa pagka-mayor ng Lytton limang taon matapos ang mapaminsalang sunog noong 2021.
  • Isang lungsod sa Northern B.C. nanawagan na wakasan ang provincial e-scooter pilot program.
  • B.C. Conservatives tinanggal ang kandidato dahil sa post na nagmi-minimize sa Holocaust.
  • Bagong anti-gang unit inilunsad sa Prince George para sa operasyon sa Northern B.C.
  • Unang opisyal na sangkot sa nakamamatay na engkwentro kay Myles Gray nagpatotoo sa pampublikong pagdinig.
  • Nagtapos ng pagtestimonyo ang may-akdang si Steven Galloway sa patuloy na defamation trial.
  • Guilty ang isang guro ng ballet sa Victoria-area sa mga sekswal na paglabag.
  • Debate sa eleksyon sa Kelowna tungkol sa homelessness nag-iwan ng mga walang tirahan na pakiramdam na hindi kasama.
  • Mayor ng Valemount kinasuhan ng sexual assault.
  • (Duplicate ID) Unang opisyal na sangkot sa nakamamatay na engkwentro kay Myles Gray nagpatotoo sa pampublikong pagdinig.

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