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Pagkakondena sa pagpatay sa Vancouver, hatol sa ataker sa bus ng Surrey at 64 milyong dolyar na pagkawala sa cross‑border — Vancouver Huwebes

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🚨 Krimen at Pampublikong Kaligtasan

  1. Hudyong hatol—muling hinatulan ng jury ang lalaking taga‑Vancouver ng first‑degree murder. Muling natuklasan ng bagong jury na guilty si Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia sa first‑degree murder sa pagbaril noong Enero 2019 na ikinamatay ni 69‑anyos Zenen Cepeda Silva sa Fraser Street; itinakda ang pagdinig para sa sentensiya sa susunod na buwan. Inutos ng B.C. Court of Appeal ang muling paglilitis matapos ibasura ang hatol noong 2024 dahil sa mga pagkakamali sa ebidensya.

  2. Binigyan ng 16 taon at 8 buwan ang lalaki sa 2023 Surrey bus knife attack. Inhatulan si Abdul Aziz Kawam, 30, matapos hiwain ang lalamunan ng isang pasahero at atakihin ang isa pa noong Abril 1, 2023; kasama ang credit sa kustodiya, may higit-kulang 11 taon na lang siyang kailangang ipakulong. Humiling ang Crown ng 20 taon; humiling ang depensa ng pitong taon; nakaligtas ang parehong mga biktima.

  3. Nagbabala ang VPD sa mga ‘blessing scam’ na nagpapalit ng ginto o pera sa noodles at tubig. Ulat ng Vancouver Police na may modus kung saan pinapalitan ang ginto o cash ng mga biktima ng mababang‑halagang mga bagay tulad ng noodles o bote ng tubig; naglabas ang VPD ng mga pampublikong babala matapos makatanggap ng maraming ulat sa kanilang detachment.

💼 Ekonomiya at Negosyo

  1. Whatcom County nawalan ng 64 milyong dolyar mula sa cross‑border spending noong 2024–25, ayon sa ulat. Tinatantya ng pag-aaral ng Western Washington University na bumagsak ang pagbisita ng mga mamimiling Canadian (shopping visits down 71 per cent), na nagdulot ng tinatayang 64 milyong dolyar na pagkalugi sa mga negosyo sa Bellingham at Whatcom County at nagpababa ng oras ng trabaho ng mga empleyado at nagbago ng mga produkto.

  2. Nagpulong ang wasak na B.C. NDP caucus para pumili ng pansamantalang lider matapos ang pagkatalo sa eleksyon. Bumaba ang bilang ng caucus mula 47 hanggang 28 MLAs sa eleksyon, at magtitipon ang mga miyembro sa lehislatura para talakayin ang pansamantalang lider; inaasahang magsasalita muna sa mga reporter si MLA‑elect Niki Sharma bago ang pulong.

  3. Maagang niyebe sa Okanagan nagbigay ng sigla sa mga resort habang nagbabantang malakas na El Niño. Nag‑ulat ang Big White ng sariwang powder ngayong linggo at sinabi ng mga staff na may nagsi‑ski na; nagbabala ang mga meteorologist na ang umuusbong na super El Niño ay maaaring magtaas ng freezing levels at magdulot na umulan sa mga coastal resort sa halip na bumihis ng niyebe.

📰 Ngayon Din

  • Bumaba sa puwesto si Kevin Falcon bilang lider ng B.C. United matapos opisyal na ma‑deregister ang partido.
  • Aalis na ng ospital ang nakaligtas sa pagbaril sa Tumbler Ridge na si Maya Gebala, ayon sa ama.
  • Magsisimula ang coroner's inquest sa mapanaw na pagbaril sa isang binatilyo sa Surrey sa Nob. 9.
  • Aamin ang dating mga ministro ng NDP sa pagkadismaya dahil sa pagkakamaling nagdulot ng biglaang eleksyon.
  • Itinataas ang tanong tungkol sa epekto ng super El Niño sa snowpack ng Vancouver Island.
  • Nagpulong ang sugatang B.C. NDP caucus matapos ang nakakahiya na pagkatalo sa eleksyon.
  • Umabot sa 500 donasyon ng dugo ang 71‑anyos na lalaki sa B.C., hinihikayat ang iba na mag‑donate.
  • Sinasabing nasa malaya pa rin ang suspek sa home invasion at sexual assault sa hilagang bahagi ng B.C., ayon sa RCMP.
  • Tinututulan ng ilang lider ng B.C. First Nations ang panawagan ng premier ng Manitoba na alisin ang Indian Act.
  • Patay ang 17‑anyos na dirt biker matapos magbanggaan sa Nanaimo.
  • Mananatili ang pagbabawal sa tanker sa B.C. North Coast matapos iboto ng Liberals na pabagsakin ang panukalang batas ng Tories.
  • Isinara ang mga highway dahil sa magkakasunod na aksidente nang dumating ang unang malaking snowfall sa B.C. Interior.
  • Nanalo si Dyas sa downtown at dinala ni Cannan ang Rutland: limang takeaways mula sa eleksyon sa Kelowna.
  • Maraming probinsya nagtatapos na rin sa pagbabago ng oras; tinatalakay ng kwento ang mga implikasyon sa kalusugan.

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