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Sunog sa Bald Range, Pagpapahinto ng Domtar Mill at imbestigasyon kay ‘Lucky’ — Vancouver Huwebes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Lumawak sa mahigit 22,000 hektarya ang Bald Range wildfire dahil sa malalakas na hangin kagabi. Ayon sa BC Wildfire, ang sunog malapit sa Summerland at Peachland ay lumampas na sa 22,000 hektarya; nagsagawa ang mga crew ng planadong mga pagsisindi at ililipat ang operasyon ng helicopter mula Summerland papuntang Penticton Airport pagsapit ng 21 Agosto.
  2. Mananatiling sarado ang ilang negosyo sa Summerland at may advisory na pakuluan ang tubig matapos ang Bald Range fire. Sinabi ng Zias Stonehouse Restaurant at iba pang tindahan sa Summerland na ang kakulangan ng ginamot na tubig ang pumipigil sa muling pagbubukas sa kasagsagan ng turismo, at sinabi ng Mayor Doug Holmes na ang maliliit na negosyo ay “decimated.”
  3. Maliit na eroplano nag-emergency landing sa Foothills Boulevard sa Prince George; isinara ang kalsada. Tumugon ang Prince George Fire and Rescue Services sa isang “serious motor vehicle incident” sa Foothills Boulevard at Highland Drive at isinara ang kalsada ng ilang oras.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Muliling na inaresto sa Langley ang high-risk sex offender na si Michael Wayne Carpenter, at hinarap ang bagong mga kaso. Napailalim si Carpenter sa long-term supervision order at kinasuhan ng trespassing, break and enter at obstruction matapos ang mga insidente noong 12 at 17 Agosto; nananatili siyang nasa kustodiya habang hinihintay ang bail hearing.
  2. Tatlong lalaki inaresto sa B.C.; posibleng i-extradite sa U.S. sa umano’y cross-border drug trafficking. Sina Gurtej Smagh, Jaskarn Baghri at Ravinder Dhanda ay inaresto noong nakaraang buwan; sinabi ni B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth McDonald na “speculative at this point” ang kahilingan para sa paglilitis sa Canada at inalis ang publication ban sa ebidensya ng bail hearing.
  3. Pinag-iimbestigahan ng Vancouver police kung ang “Lucky” na natagpuan sa Amsterdam ay ang Vancouver man na si John Russell Kenny. Sinabi ng Vancouver Police na ang kanilang missing persons unit ay nakikipagtulungan sa Amsterdam police at INTERPOL upang alamin kung ang “Lucky,” na natagpuan sa Amsterdam noong Mayo 2023, ay ang matagal nang nawawalang Vancouver man.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Magbubukas ang advance voting Biyernes para sa tatlong federal byelections, kabilang ang North Vancouver–Capilano. Gaganapin ang mga byelection sa 31 Agosto kasunod ng mga pagbibitiw at appointment; kabilang sa tatlong riding na boboto ang upuan ni Jonathan Wilkinson sa North Vancouver–Capilano.
  2. Ipinahayag ng Domtar na ‘‘indefinitely curtailing’’ ang kanilang Howe Sound pulp mill, maaapektuhan ang 350 manggagawa. Sinabi ng B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar na ang curtailment ay bunga ng historikal na mababang presyo ng pulp at makikipag-ugnayan ang pamahalaan sa mga lider ng Sunshine Coast at labor upang humanap ng solusyon.

📰 Also Today

  • Driver na tumakbo ng 142 km/h sa 70 km/h zone sa Highway 97, multa na 483 dolyar ng Canada.
  • Nagbitiw ang presidente ng B.C. Conservative party kasunod ng transition sa pamumuno.
  • Ipagpapatuloy ang imbestigasyon sa hindi kilalang lalaki na gumuho sa Amsterdam na maaaring nawawala mula pa noong 1993.
  • Bumalik ang mga Japanese exchange students sa Salmon Arm matapos kanselahin noong pandemya; ipinagpatuloy ang programa.
  • Itinampok ang 25 taong pamumuno ni Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie matapos ang mahabang termino.
  • Umusad sa northern finals ang paghahanap para sa pinakamahusay na roadside attraction ng B.C. kasama ang mga regional winners.
  • Nagreklamo ang Corus ng pagkalugi; may mga cut sa Global B.C., Global National, News 640 at talk radio.
  • Naglalaman ng Indigenous mural na pinamagatang ‘This is our place’ ang bagong proyektong pabahay sa Prince George.
  • Apat na libro ng mga B.C. authors/illustrators pasok sa CBC Kids Reads longlist.
  • Nakabuo ang mga researcher ng UBC ng kahalili sa plastic foam na gawa sa kahoy; inilabas ang pananaliksik.
  • Tinutukoy ang pederal na regulasyon kaugnay ng invasive plants na binebenta sa buong Canada.
  • Umamin ng guilt ang lalaki sa Sicamous sa pagpatay sa 66-anyos na kapitbahay sa naitalang pag-atake.
  • Muling inisyu ang temporary protection order para sa Salmon River watershed habang nangingitlog ang mga isda.
  • Kinumpirma ng coroner na pumanaw ang lalaki na sumalpok sa Surrey transit bus noong Hulyo.
  • Sinasabing pinilit ikulong na may baril ang isang sex worker ayon sa Burnaby RCMP; patuloy ang imbestigasyon.
  • Tumangging magpatotoo sa inquest ang RCMP officer na nabaril ang isang Tla‑o‑qui‑aht First Nation man.
  • Idedeploy ang B.C. gang unit sa Fort St. John matapos ang tatlong pamamaril na nag-iwan ng apat na sugatan.
  • Nabahala ang ilang sektor matapos tanggalin ng B.C. government ang isang public employee directory.
  • Sinasabi ng ulat na naantala ang B.C. sa $10‑a‑day child care matapos ang naunang pamumuno.

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