🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Helicopter crash near Knight Inlet kills two, one survivor. West Coast Helicopters says a Hughes 500 went down at 6:15 a.m. during forestry work in Loughborough Inlet; two people, including pilot Riley Browne, died and one person survived, and the Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation.
- B.C. pilot Nicholas Dale killed fighting Colorado wildfire. The 56-year-old from Sooke died when his helicopter crashed while battling the Gold Mountain fire; the blaze is estimated at 36,965 acres and 12% contained, officials said.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Bail hearing adjourned for man accused in Granville Street assaults. Jiel Simon Uguak, 32, faces two counts of assault for incidents on June 24 and July 6 in the Granville pedestrian zone; the hearing was adjourned until next week and police say he has prior related complaints in the zone.
- Delta FedEx employees allege washroom voyeurism; one arrest made. Delta police suspect a recording device was hidden in a Tilbury FedEx staff washroom; one employee was arrested last Tuesday and later released without charges, and FedEx says the employee was terminated.
- Woman dies, another seriously injured in separate e-scooter crashes; VPD warns on helmets. A 30-year-old woman struck near Venables and Commercial Drive on July 3 died July 11 after not wearing a helmet; a 54-year-old woman hit in Coal Harbour on Sunday suffered a broken collarbone and is expected to recover.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Mayor Ken Sim vows to keep Granville pedestrian zone changes, points to province. The city extended the Granville Pedestrian Zone and FIFA-related patios to Labour Day; Sim said the province must address concentrated mental-health and substance-use needs and noted the B.C. government agreed in March to close Granville Villa and two other SROs.
- Vancouver council faces summer push on 'village plan' and tallest towers. Council is scheduled this summer to consider a new village plan and proposals for Vancouver’s tallest towers, with multiple meetings and decisions expected during the council’s summer sprint.
📰 Also Today
- Southern B.C. warned of highest wildfire potential over next 48 hours, with 230+ properties under evacuation order.
- Five-year Kelowna crane collapse anniversary remembered, five men died July 12, 2021.
- Mayor says he won't try to eliminate park board if re-elected, Ken Sim statement.
- Two drownings investigated in B.C. Interior over weekend, one body recovered at Mara Lake.
- B.C. issues environmental certificate for silica sand mine near Prince George, provincial decision made.
- Hudson's Hope ER to close three weeks, closure due to doctor shortage.
- Conservation planning for Qat'muk begins with Ktunaxa Nation and B.C., joint talks underway.
- Family asks renewed probe into Tatyanna Harrison's death, supporters call for investigation.
- Kelowna waterfront walkway closed in city-hotel repair dispute, popular walkway closed.
- U.S. firm shows interest in Squamish–100 Mile House rail service, after CN pullout.
- Regional district staff recommend independent probe into Comox sewage leak, recommendation given.
- Family shares late 12-year-old son's passion while grieving, family story.
- Striking B.C. nurses to suspend picket lines amid mediated talks, labour update.
- Colombia World Cup miss drew threats to player in Vancouver, threats reported.
- Delta police investigate alleged voyeurism at FedEx washroom, investigation ongoing.
- Province creates protected area larger than Surrey in northeast B.C., new protected area established.
- B.C. wildfire crews brace for more fire activity as heat returns, fire crews prepare.
- Ethan Katzberg throws world-leading 83.64m hammer in Budapest, season best and meet record.
- (duplicate) Kelowna waterfront walkway closed, hotel dispute noted.
- (duplicate) Southern B.C. highest wildfire potential warning, lightning risk highlighted.
