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Conservative Surge, Maagang Flu at SkyTrain sa Newton — Vancouver Martes

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🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Sipi ng survey: BC Conservatives nangunguna ng limang puntos habang papasok sa huling linggo ng eleksyon. Natuklasan ng Innovative Research Group na nangunguna ang Conservatives ng limang puntos sa pagitan ng mga desididong botante, may pamumuno sa bawat rehiyon at malalaking kalamangan sa mga nagsasalita ng Punjabi at Chinese; tumaas din ng 6–10 puntos ang mga katangian ng lider na inilalapat kay Lorne Doerkson, kabilang ang 10-puntong pagtaas sa nakikitang kakayahan.

  2. Suporta mula sa BC NDP at BC Conservatives para palawakin ang SkyTrain papuntang Newton; NDP may nakalaang $250 milyon. Sinabi ni Premier David Eby na may nakalaang $250 milyon sa costed platform ng NDP para sa Newton (bahaging Newton ng Surrey); sinabi naman ng mayor ng Surrey na si Doug McCallum na nangako ang Conservatives sa pagpapalawig habang nag-alok ang NDP ng pagpupulong.

  3. Nagbababala ang mga pamilya na may autism at kapansanan na may mga pagbabago sa pagpopondo bago ang eleksyon. Pinalitan ng BC NDP ang Autism Funding Program ng BC Children and Youth Disability Benefit na naging epektibo noong 1 Abril; sinasabi ng mga magulang na mawawalan ng suporta ang ilang pamilya, at nangangako naman ang Conservatives ng alternatibong hakbang para sa mga apektadong bata tulad ni Noah Kubiak-Gore, 2 taong gulang.

  4. Pinangunahan ng B.C. ang Canada sa maaga at mataas na positibidad ng flu tests na lampas 5 porsyento. Iniulat ng Health Canada na higit sa 5% ang test positivity noong linggo ng 4 Oktubre at Influenza A(H1N1) ang bumubuo ng 98.4% ng mga natukoy; tinuro nina Dr. Brian Conway at Dr. Bonnie Henry ang pag-una sa iskedyul ng programang bakuna at nanawagan na prayoridad ang libre na bakuna para sa mga high-risk group laban sa flu, COVID-19, RSV at pneumococcal disease.

  5. Inakusahan na pumatay sa Surrey na si Adam Mann, nagsabi sa paglilitis sa New Westminster, ‘Hindi ako iyon’. Nagdeklara si Mann, 42, mula sa Windsor, Ontario, na hindi niya pinatay si Tori Dunn noong 16 Hunyo 2024; sinabi sa korte na siya ay walang tirahan at gumagamit ng droga, at inilalarawan ang pagtatapon ng isang kutsilyo, hoodie, toque at isang natagpuang telepono bago ang kanyang pag-aresto; narekober ang telepono ni Dunn sa isang green space malapit sa lugar ng pag-aresto.

  6. Inaprubahan ng mga botante sa Hudson’s Hope ang pangungutang para sa bagong community hall, tinatayang konstruksyon higit sa $34 milyon. Pinahintulutan ng lokal na botohan ang munisipal na pangungutang para itayo ang bagong community hall na may tinatayang gastos sa konstruksyon na lalampas sa $34 milyon.

  7. Gumagamit si artistang Krystle Silverfox ng beadwork bilang tugon sa karanasan ng kanyang ina sa ’60s Scoop. Ang mga beadwork ni Krystle Silverfox ay tumatalakay sa karanasan ng kanyang ina sa 1960s Scoop at nagsisilbing kultural na paghilom.

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  • Apela ng Cowichan Nation nagbabadya ng ‘magulong sitwasyon’.
  • Nahatulan ng second-degree murder ang lalaking may kasalanan sa patayan sa Vancouver noong 2023.
  • Muling hinirang ang Chief Laura Cassidy ng Tsawwassen First Nation.
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  • Ang bagong mayor ng Quesnel magtutuon sa mental health at suporta sa homelessness sa buong northern B.C.
  • Naospital ang outgoing mayor ng Kamloops, inilarawan ang pangyayari bilang ‘siguro atake sa puso’.
  • Pinagdudahan ang mga economic projection ng B.C. Conservatives matapos ilabas ang costed platform.
  • Hukom: nilabag ang Charter rights ng mga pumatay sa Abbotsford.
  • Sparwood, 20 km mula sa Alberta border, nagmamasid sa resulta ng referendum.
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