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Gastos sa Luugat SRO, Top RCMP opisyal inalis at mga boluntaryo sa wildfire — Vancouver Huwebes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Bata pinatay matapos mabangga ng sasakyan sa townhouse complex sa Abbotsford. Ayon sa pulisya, tinawag ang mga opisyal sa 32000 block ng Simon Avenue bandang 12:45 n.h.; namatay ang bata sa lugar ng insidente at nanatili ang drayber at nakikipagtulungan. Sarado pa sa mga sasakyan ang pasukan ng complex habang pinoproseso ng mga imbestigador ang mga ebidensya; hinihiling ng pulisya sa mga saksi o may dashcam na tumawag sa Abbotsford PD sa 604-859-5225.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Top na opisyal ng B.C. sa RCMP inalis sa tungkulin dahil sa mga lumang alegasyon. Sinabi ng RCMP na si Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, ang commanding officer sa B.C., ay tinanggal matapos tumaas kamakailan ang hindi-isinpecipikong mga alegasyon na nag-uugat pa noong 2016–2018; pinangalanan ni RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme si John Brewer bilang pansamantalang commanding officer. Sinabi ni Duheme na nagpapatuloy ang mga imbestigasyon at hindi maaapektuhan ang operasyon ng RCMP sa B.C.

  2. Lalaki kinasuhan sa pagpatay kay Muriel Lindsay noong 1996; ngayon ay 68. Kinasuhan ng pulisya si Juan Manuel Rueda Salud sa pagpatay noong 16 Pebrero 1996 kay Muriel Lindsay, 40 taong gulang; ayon sa mga imbestigador, natagpuan si Salud sa Oaxaca noong 2015, inaresto sa ilalim ng provisional warrant noong 22 Enero 2025, at naging karapat-dapat para sa extradition noong 15 Hulyo 2026. Inescort pabalik ng mga taga-Vancouver ang suspek nitong linggo at kasalukuyang nasa korte ang kaso.

  3. Lalaking hinatulan ng 10 taon dahil sa marahas na sexual assault sa Downtown Eastside. Nag-plea guilty si Mark Edward Grant, 62, sa unlawful confinement at sexual assault para sa pag-atake noong 8 Enero 2026 sa isang 61-anyos na babae sa isang SRO; nagpagkaloob ang BC Supreme Court ng sentensiyang 10 taon matapos magbasa ang Crown ng Agreed Statement of Facts na naglalarawan ng limang oras na pagkulong. Pinoprotektahan ng publication ban ang pagkakakilanlan ng biktima.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Minister ng pabahay ng B.C. ipinaliwanag ang 101,000 dolyar ng Canada na gastos noong Hulyo para panatilihing bukas ang Granville SRO para sa isang nangungupahan. Sinabi ni Christine Boyle na nananatiling malaki at magastos panatilihin ang Luugat (dating Howard Johnson) matapos mangako ang probinsya na isasara ito; sinabi niya na higit sa 80 residente ang nailipat na at may isang nangungupahan na may partikular na pangangailangan ang nananatili habang nagpapatuloy ang relokasyon. Sinabi ni Boyle na nagtatrabaho ang gobyerno para isara ang gusali at binanggit niya ang privacy tungkol sa pangangailangan ng nangungupahan.

  2. Minister ng Pananalapi ng B.C. Brenda Bailey nag-anunsyo ng maagang yugto ng maaaring magamot na kanser. Sinabi ni Bailey na natuklasan ang diagnosis ilang linggo na ang nakalipas, may magandang prognosis siya, at magsisimula ng paggamot ngayong huling bahagi ng tag-init na may plano siyang bumalik para sa sesyon ng lehislatura ngayong taglagas; nakipagtrabaho siya kay Premier David Eby sa isang treatment plan. Naghatid si Bailey ng fiscal update nitong Lunes na nagpapakita ng $3.3-bilyong mas maliit na deficit para sa 2025–26 kaysa dating tinataya.

🔥 Fire

  1. Mga boluntaryo ng Penticton search-and-rescue nawalan ng bahay pero nagpatuloy sa pagtulong sa pag-e-evacuate dahil sa Bald Range. Sinabi ni Jesse MacDonald, public affairs officer ng Penticton SAR, na ang mga miyembrong nawalan ng bahay sa Summerland at Faulder ay nagpatuloy sa door-knocking at pag-e-evacuate kasama ang 68 kabuuang SAR volunteers mula sa kalapit na mga team; sinabi ni Norman Cole, presidente ng Penticton SAR, na pinalakas ng pinagsamang tugon ang ugnayan ng mga team. Nakipagtulungan ang SAR helicopter unit sa Top Flight sa paghahanap ng mga nawawala habang nagpapatuloy ang evacuations.

  2. Muling binuksan ang Highway 97 sa pagitan ng Penticton at Kelowna na may limitadong oras at restriksyon. Inanunsyo ng RDOS na bukas ang highway 7 a.m.–7 p.m. araw-araw na may pinaliit na speed limit na 70 km/h; nagpapatuloy ang overnight work at sarado ang mga side road papasok sa mga evacuation-order na lugar kung walang RDOS Temporary Access Pass. Nagbabala ang opisyal na ang hindi pagsunod ay maaaring magdulot ng panibagong pagsasara.

  3. Nanatili ang residente ng Meadow Valley para ipagtanggol ang bahay sa panahon ng Bald Range wildfire. Sinabi ni Tyler Wall na siya at ang mga kapitbahay ay gumamit ng mini excavator at loader para linisin ang mga kalsada upang makaalis ang mga tao matapos magsimula ang Bald Range fire noong Biyernes; sinabi ni Wall na nanatili siya dahil may malaking puhunan siya sa ari-arian at tumulong sa paglaban sa apoy kasama ang dalawang lalaki na may karanasan sa firefighting.

  4. Pinuno ng Penticton Indian Band nanawagan ng kooperasyon at alternatibong emergency routes matapos ang Bald Range fire. Hinikayat ni Chief Greg Gabriel ang pagbabago sa logging practices at tugon sa tagtuyot, at humiling sa probinsya ng pangalawang egress dahil naputol ang Highway 97; inamin ni Premier David Eby ang pangangailangan para sa mga pangalawang ruta at sinabi na bibigyan ng prayoridad ng Transportation kung aling mga ruta ang uunahin. Pinilit ng Bald Range fire na lumikas ang humigit-kumulang 20,000 tao mula sa Summerland at mga nakapaligid na komunidad noong nakaraang Biyernes.

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