Municipal Vote, Highway 99 Crash & Grocery Data Breach — Vancouver Saturday

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🏛️ Government & Politics

Millions voting across B.C. in the Oct. 17 municipal elections; Global BC running live coverage 7 p.m.–12 a.m. PT. Polls are open for mayors, councillors, school trustees, park boards and regional directors across B.C., and Global BC will stream results on TV, radio and YouTube with hosts Chris Gailus, Sophie Lui and Keith Baldrey providing live projections.
Voters face rare overlap: municipal election day coincides with provincial advance voting Oct. 17–21. Elections BC spokesperson Colleen Hildebrandt said this overlap hasn’t occurred since 1995 and that some buildings host both elections with separate voting areas; provincial advance voting runs daily through Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.

Thirteen hospitalizations after multi-vehicle crash shuts Highway 99; two people seriously hurt. Surrey police and BC Emergency Health Services say a semi-truck appears to have crossed into incoming traffic on Friday, 13 people were taken to hospital and one seriously injured person was airlifted; the highway was closed for several hours while investigators worked.

Pattison Food Group confirms More Rewards customer data accessed in server breach. The company said names and, if provided, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and dates of birth were accessed after unusual server activity was detected Tuesday and confirmed Friday; Pattison said passwords, credit card data and transaction histories were not accessed.

Man charged with murder in 2022 Burnaby double homicide. Police laid a murder charge tied to the 2022 double homicide in Burnaby, according to the report; court and investigator names were provided in the original police announcement.

Douglas College suspends men’s soccer program after brawl caught on video. Douglas College announced suspension of the men’s soccer program following footage of a brawl; the college’s decision suspends play pending further review as stated in the report.

Steph Labbé parts ways with Vancouver Rise FC. The club announced Labbé’s departure in its official statement, marking a roster change for Vancouver Rise FC ahead of the next season.
Laura Hall wins her first long-track national title, defeating Valérie Maltais. The speed skater captured her first national long-track title with a win over Valérie Maltais at the nationals, per the event coverage.

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