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Holborn mega-tower aprubado; HandyDART sinabing hindi kayang tumanggap ng 71-anyos; IIO iniimbestigahan — Vancouver Lunes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Lalaki nasa 60s patay habang nag-scuba diving malapit sa Whytecliff Park. Ayon sa West Vancouver police, rumesponde ang mga opisyal at air ambulance paramedics bago mag-10:45 a.m. nitong Linggo at idineklarang patay ang lalaki sa lugar; iniimbestigahan ito ng BC Coroners Service.
  2. Inutang ang paglikas sa 70 Mile House habang umabot na sa 63,000 hektarya ang Pear Lake fire. Pinalawak ng Thompson-Nicola Regional District ang utos noong 10 a.m., na sumasaklaw sa humigit-kumulang 650 ari-arian matapos magsanib ang Pear Lake at Fiftynine Creek fires at magsimulang gumalaw papuntang hilagang-silangan patungo sa komunidad.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Pinayagan ng Vancouver council ang 2.8 bilyong dolyar Kanada na Holborn mega-tower project. Bumoto ang konseho nang 7–3 para payagan ang tatlong tore sa dating Hudson’s Bay parkade site, kabilang ang 315-metro, 920-kuwartong hotel (pinakamataas sa Western Canada), 1,546 market homes at isang 25-palapag na social-housing building na mahigit 200 yunit na idodonate sa lungsod, kasama ang retail at rooftop observation deck.
  2. President ng Unite Here Local 40 umiwas sumagot tungkol sa mga tumatawag mula sa labas ng lungsod sa July 22 council hearing. Sinabing "I’m taking those concerns seriously" lamang ni presidente Zailda Chan matapos aminin ng ilang tumatawag na nagpapahayag ng pagtutol na may mula sa California; sinabi ni Coun. Peter Meiszner na puwedeng hadlangan ng mga tumatawag mula sa ibang lugar ang mga residenteng Vancouver mula magsalita.
  3. Sinasabi ng TransLink na hindi na kayang tanggapin ng HandyDART ang isang 71-anyos na user mula sa Vancouver area. Sinabihan si Tom Cretain, na gumamit ng HandyDART nang halos 30 taon, na ang kanyang mobility device ay lampas sa kasalukuyang specs ng mga sasakyan; sinabi ng TransLink na isasaalang-alang ang ganitong pangangailangan sa mga susunod na HandyDART vehicle specs matapos mag-review at matukoy ang mga isyu sa kaligtasan.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Tinawagan ang Independent Investigations Office matapos magpaputok ng baril ang opisyal ng Abbotsford sa isang chase. Ayon sa Abbotsford police, hinarap ng mga opisyal ang mga suspek sa Petro-Pass sa Matsqui Place bandang 11:30 p.m.; may opisyal na nagpabaril, nagsimula ang paghabol sa Highway 1 at natagpuang patay ang isang lalaki sa Langley bandang 3:12 a.m.; ang pangalawang suspek ay hindi pa nahuhuli.
  2. Naglabas ng composite sketch ang Abbotsford police matapos tangkang pagdukot sa dalawang babae noong July 22. Inilarawan ang suspek bilang lalaking nasa 50s, 5'5"–5'9" na mabigat ang pangangatawan at maaaring konektado sa isang light-coloured sedan; hinihikayat ng pulisya ang sinumang may impormasyon na tumawag sa 604-859-5225.
  3. Binayaran ng multa na 2,000 dolyar Kanada ang drayber para sa 2024 downtown Vancouver crash matapos umamin ng mas mababang kasalanan. Humiling ng guilty si Soyoub Kim, 53, noong July 16 sa pagmamaneho nang walang sapat na pag-iingat para sa May 31, 2024 na banggaan sa Alberni Street na nagwasak ng puno at tumama sa maraming sasakyan; nakatanggap si Kim ng 2,000 dolyar Kanada na multa at karagdagang 300 dolyar Kanada victim surcharge.

📰 Also Today

  • Inaasahang lalago ang wildfire malapit sa Clinton habang papalapit ang tuyot na kondisyon at mas malakas na hangin.
  • Inaprubahan ng city council ang trio ng bagong pinakamataas na tore sa Vancouver, iniulat ang desisyon ng konseho.
  • Ulat ng TD nagtataya ng pagtaas ng GDP mula sa West Coast pipeline, inaasahang "meaningful" na paglago ayon sa ulat.
  • Ilang pinakamalalaking lungsod ng B.C. gumagamit ng AI, sinusuri ng ulat ang paggamit ng munisipyo sa AI.
  • Nagbabala ang mga siklista sa mapanganib na bahagi ng highway sa gitnang Vancouver Island, tinawag nilang delatang handang mangyari.
  • Kinokontrol ng mga munisipalidad sa B.C. ang 'wishcycling', tinutukan ng mga konseho ang kontaminasyon sa recycling.
  • Lalaki sa Vancouver na may 66 bank cards at 39,000 dolyar Kanada nasa cash iniuugnay sa online drug sales network, iniulat ang imbestigasyon ng RCMP.
  • Kakulangan sa tubig at vandalismo nagpahirap sa tugon sa wildfire sa dalawang komunidad ng B.C., inilahad ng ulat ang mga komplikasyon.
  • Survey: 1 sa 10 emergency physicians umaalis sa Canadian ERs, ipinapakita ng pambansang survey.
  • Bagong pananaliksik nagmamapa ng Indigenous jade trade routes across the Rockies, inilathala ang pag-aaral tungkol sa mga stone celt artifacts.

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