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Vancouver: condena por asesinato, atacante de bus de Surrey sentenciado y pérdida transfronteriza de 64 millones de dólares canadienses — jueves

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🚨 Crimen y seguridad pública

  1. Un jurado declara culpable por segunda vez a un hombre de Vancouver por asesinato en primer grado. Un nuevo jurado encontró a Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia culpable de asesinato en primer grado por el tiroteo de enero de 2019 que acabó con la vida del señor Zenen Cepeda Silva, de 69 años, en Fraser Street; la audiencia de sentencia está programada para el mes que viene. El B.C. Court of Appeal (Tribunal de Apelación de B.C.) ordenó el nuevo juicio después de anular la condena de 2024 por errores en la valoración de pruebas.

  2. Hombre recibe 16 años y 8 meses por ataque con cuchillo en un autobús de Surrey en 2023. Abdul Aziz Kawam, de 30 años, fue sentenciado tras cortar la garganta a un pasajero y atacar a otro el 1 de abril de 2023; con el crédito por tiempo en custodia le quedan algo más de 11 años por cumplir. La fiscalía pedía 20 años; la defensa, siete. Ambas víctimas sobrevivieron.

  3. La VPD (Policía de Vancouver) alerta sobre estafas de “bendición” que cambian oro y efectivo por fideos y agua. La policía de Vancouver reportó una estafa en la que el oro o el efectivo de las víctimas se intercambia por artículos de bajo valor, como paquetes de fideos o botellas de agua; la VPD emitió advertencias públicas tras múltiples denuncias en su destacamento.

💼 Economía y negocios

  1. Whatcom County perdió 64 millones de dólares canadienses por el gasto transfronterizo entre 2024 y 2025, según un informe. Un estudio de Western Washington University estima que las visitas de compras de canadienses se desplomaron (visitas de compras abajo 71 por ciento), lo que costó a los comercios de Bellingham y Whatcom County alrededor de 64 millones de dólares canadienses y provocó reducción de horas de personal y cambios en los productos.

  2. La diezmada bancada del NDP de B.C. se reúne para escoger un liderazgo interino tras la derrota electoral. La bancada cayó de 47 a 28 diputados en las elecciones, y los miembros se reunirán en la legislatura para discutir un líder interino; la diputada electa Niki Sharma se espera que hable con reporteros antes del encuentro.

  3. Nevada temprana en el Okanagan da impulso a las estaciones mientras se anuncia un fuerte El Niño. Big White reportó polvo fresco esta semana y el personal dice que ya hay esquiadores en las pistas; los meteorólogos advierten que un super El Niño en desarrollo podría elevar los niveles de congelación y aumentar el riesgo de que las estaciones costeras reciban lluvia en lugar de nieve.

📰 También hoy

  • Kevin Falcon renuncia como líder de B.C. United tras la baja oficial del partido.
  • El padre dice que Maya Gebala, sobreviviente del tiroteo en Tumbler Ridge, será dada de alta del hospital.
  • La investigación forense sobre el tiroteo policial que dejó un adolescente muerto en Surrey comienza el 9 de noviembre.
  • Ex ministros del NDP admiten frustración por el error de la elección sorpresa.
  • Surgen dudas sobre el impacto del super El Niño en la capa de nieve de Vancouver Island.
  • La herida bancada del NDP de B.C. se reúne tras la humillante derrota electoral.
  • Hombre de 71 años en B.C. alcanzó 500 donaciones de sangre y anima a otros a donar.
  • La RCMP (Real Policía Montada de Canadá) dice que el sospechoso de una invasión domiciliaria y agresión sexual en el norte de B.C. sigue prófugo.
  • Algunos líderes de Primeras Naciones de B.C. rechazan el llamado del premier de Manitoba a abolir la Ley India.
  • Joven de 17 años que practicaba motocross murió tras una colisión en Nanaimo.
  • La prohibición de tanqueros en la costa norte de B.C. se mantendrá después de que los Liberales rechazaran un proyecto de ley conservador.
  • Varios choques cerraron autopistas durante la primera gran nevada del Interior de B.C.
  • Dyas ganó en el centro y Cannan se impuso en Rutland: cinco lecciones de la elección en Kelowna.
  • Más provincias eliminan el cambio de hora; un reportaje analiza las implicaciones para la salud.

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