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Incendios en B.C. se agravan y acuerdo de C$30 millones por abusos en escuelas; Ottawa destina C$4 millones a Tumbler Ridge — Vancouver Sábado

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Un frente frío probablemente agravará los incendios forestales en B.C. durante el fin de semana largo de agosto. El Servicio de Incendios Forestales de B.C. advierte que los vientos fuertes y las descargas eléctricas con poca lluvia probablemente provocarán nuevos incendios ocasionados por rayos y empeorarán los ya existentes; casi 110 incendios activos arden en la provincia, 48 están catalogados como fuera de control y el incendio Pear Lake ya supera los 900 km². Las órdenes de evacuación han movilizado a más de 1.800 propiedades a lo largo de una zona de más de 70 km de longitud y 65 km de ancho.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. La policía de Vancouver marchará en el desfile del Orgullo tras seis años de ausencia. El anuncio pone fin a un boicot policial al desfile que duró seis años.
  2. Dos grupos trabajan para frenar las muertes de ballenas en aguas de B.C. Un informe señala el aumento de mortalidades y describe los esfuerzos de dos organizaciones conservacionistas por responder.
  3. Grinder, el oso pardo de Grouse Mountain, ha fallecido. Los operadores del parque confirmaron la muerte del conocido oso pardo.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Tribunal aprueba un acuerdo de 30 millones de dólares canadienses en demanda colectiva por abusos sexuales en escuelas católicas de B.C. Un juez aprobó un acuerdo por C$30 millones que cubre abusos históricos en escuelas católicas de la provincia.
  2. El gobierno federal promete 4 millones de dólares canadienses en apoyos para Tumbler Ridge tras tiroteo masivo. Ottawa anunció C$4 millones en nuevos fondos para la comunidad luego del incidente de tiroteo masivo.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Multan a un hombre de Fort St. John por verter aceite usado en un arroyo local. Un residente fue multado después de que las autoridades hallaran aceite usado vertido en un arroyo cerca de Fort St. John.
  2. RCMP dicen que la recuperación de un charter hundido en B.C. debe preservar pruebas. Los Mounties indicaron que la recuperación de la embarcación chárter debe manejarse con cuidado para conservar evidencia para la investigación.

📰 Also Today

  • Se espera que las condiciones meteorológicas en B.C. desaten nuevos incendios forestales, funcionarios advierten sobre mayor riesgo de fuego.
  • Abre en el centro de Victoria un centro cultural y de artes negras, el primero de su tipo.
  • Pronóstico de viento y rayos añade un nuevo desafío a la lucha contra los incendios en B.C.
  • Turista de Taiwán halla una huella de dinosaurio de 100 millones de años en Tumbler Ridge.
  • "Witness Blanket" de Carey Newman se convierte en una experiencia de realidad virtual multiusuario.
  • Atracciones en carretera de B.C. compiten en un cuadro veraniego, competencia al estilo "bracket" en marcha.
  • (Listado duplicado) Apoyo federal de C$4 millones para Tumbler Ridge tras tiroteo masivo.

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