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Auge conservador, gripe temprana y SkyTrain hacia Newton — Vancouver, martes

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🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. Encuesta muestra a los BC Conservatives liderando por cinco puntos cuando la elección entra en la última semana. Innovative Research Group encontró a los Conservatives cinco puntos arriba entre los votantes decididos, con ventajas en todas las regiones y grandes márgenes entre hablantes punjabi y chinos; el líder Lorne Doerkson ganó entre 6 y 10 puntos en atributos de liderazgo, incluida una subida de 10 puntos en percepción de competencia.

  2. Tanto el BC NDP como los BC Conservatives apoyan ampliar el SkyTrain hasta Newton; el NDP tiene 250 millones de dólares canadienses reservados. El premier David Eby dijo que 250 millones de dólares canadienses están en la plataforma presupuestada del NDP para el transporte a Newton; el alcalde de Surrey, Doug McCallum, dijo que los Conservatives se comprometieron con la expansión mientras el NDP ofreció una reunión.

  3. Familias alertan que cambios en financiamiento para el autismo y la discapacidad se avecinan antes de la elección. El BC NDP reemplazó el Autism Funding Program por el BC Children and Youth Disability Benefit con vigencia desde el 1 de abril; padres dicen que algunas familias perderán apoyos y los Conservatives prometen medidas alternativas para niños afectados como el pequeño Noah Kubiak-Gore, de dos años.

  4. B.C. lidera Canadá con una alta positividad temprana de pruebas de gripe por encima del cinco por ciento. Health Canada reportó más de 5% de positividad en pruebas en la semana del 4 de octubre y la Influenza A(H1N1) representó 98.4% de las detecciones; el Dr. Brian Conway y la Dra. Bonnie Henry señalaron el inicio temprano del programa de vacunación y urgieron a los grupos de alto riesgo a priorizar las vacunas gratuitas contra la gripe, COVID-19, RSV y la enfermedad neumocócica.

  5. Acusado del asesinato en Surrey Adam Mann testifica ‘No fui yo’ en juicio por homicidio en New Westminster. Mann, de 42 años y oriundo de Windsor, Ontario, negó haber matado a Tori Dunn el 16 de junio de 2024, dijo al tribunal que estaba sin hogar y consumiendo drogas, y describió cómo se deshizo de un cuchillo, una sudadera con capucha, un gorro y un teléfono encontrado antes de su detención; el teléfono de Dunn fue recuperado después en un espacio verde cerca del lugar del arresto.

  6. Votantes de Hudson’s Hope aprueban endeudamiento para un nuevo centro comunitario, construcción estimada en más de 34 millones de dólares canadienses. Los votantes locales autorizaron el endeudamiento municipal para construir un nuevo centro comunitario con un costo de construcción estimado superior a 34 millones de dólares canadienses.

  7. La artista Krystle Silverfox usa el ensartado de cuentas para responder a la experiencia de su madre con el ’60s Scoop. El trabajo de cuentas de Krystle Silverfox aborda la experiencia de su madre con el 1960s Scoop y sirve como sanación cultural.

📰 También hoy

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  • Los Vancouver Canucks luchan por la consistencia tras una gira sin victorias.
  • Candidato de Kelowna con carteles virales gana un cargo electo.
  • La apelación de la Nación Cowichan eleva advertencias de una ‘situación caótica’.
  • Hombre condenado por homicidio en segundo grado por fatal apuñalamiento de 2023 en Vancouver.
  • Tsawwassen First Nation reelige a la jefa Laura Cassidy.
  • Final controvertido provoca abucheos en el Victoria Slam de curling.
  • El nuevo alcalde de Quesnel impulsará apoyos para salud mental y personas sin hogar en el norte de B.C.
  • Alcalde saliente de Kamloops hospitalizado; describió el episodio como ‘supongo que fue un ataque al corazón’.
  • Proyecciones económicas de los BC Conservatives cuestionadas tras la publicación de su plataforma presupuestada.
  • Juez determina que se vulneraron derechos bajo la Carta en caso de asesinos de Abbotsford.
  • Sparwood, a 20 km de la frontera con Alberta, sigue los resultados del referéndum.
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