CBC Vancouver News at 11, June 12 - Murder charge in stabbing death of Japanese chef in Vancouver

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effects of climate change experts say they need to be better protected hello I'm Tanya Fletcher thanks for joining us a man has been arrested and charged in last week's high-profile stabbing death in Chinatown the victim was a chef at a prominent downtown restaurant leaving a community shaken and police say they don't believe he knew the suspect why why what he's so perfect why is the biggest question lingering one week after W ruk kakiuchi was stabbed and killed he was found injured near Union and Maine in the middle of the night and died before he could be taken to the hospital he had worked as a chef at the popular Hapa isaka restaurant in yel toown his friends and co-workers described him as a talented musician who was always kind and funny a guy that that loved our city our country within hours of kakuchi being identified as the victim loved ones gathered at the scene of his stabbing for a vigil to honor and remember him words can't describe uh how how sad we are it always seems to be the good ones we lose and uh he was a beauty they say kakiuchi had been waiting on a new work permit to continue working at the restaurant the Japanese consulate tells CBC News it's been working with police here and contacting his family members in Japan absolutely the highest priority investigation for The Vancouver Police Department Department 32-year-old Timothy isborn has now been charged with second deegree murder he was taken into custody on the downtown east side Monday night there was a murder that occurred in our community and a suspect who was outstanding suspect who was had not been identified and we understand that there was that leads to a significant amount of concern in the community police are still trying to figure out the motive but don't believe the two knew each other the suspect's first appearance in court is scheduled for June 20th to the interior now where a man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years Derek favl was convicted of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods near samon arm in 2016 Ashley Simpson's remains were found nearly six years later and the suspect confessed to officers during an undercover investigation our Brady staken is in Samar with reaction it's been a long and painful Journey for Ashley Simpson's family nine of them traveled from Ontario to be and sammon arm for the sentencing of Ashley's killer something like this affects so hard people do not realize it not only our family his family too in 2016 Ashley Simpson was living in a trailer on a rural property near Salmon Arm with her boyfriend Derek faval but then she disappeared for nearly 6 years her Father John and other members of her family made trips to BC to search for her to no avail when they came home from searching oh yeah that's bad the guilt they felt for not bringing her home to me year after year and it that broke my heart more then in 2021 Ashley's remains were found St she had been dumped down an embankment in a forested area by faval today the court heard details of how the RCMP Loc ated her remains and how they got faval to confess to murdering her RCMP investigators used what's called a Mr Big operation or an undercover officer who posed as a member of a gang befriended faval faval was eager to join the fake criminal gang and do whatever they asked the judge called him an easy Mark desperate for their friendship and trust and eventually faval confessed to them how he strangled Ashley in their trailer first with his hands and then with a towel faval was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of Paro for at least 12 years I'm glad that my daughter up above has got the Justice she deserves you know which is what we really did that's what we wanted we wanted Justice for as although the sentence puts an end to the court proceedings Simpson says the grief caused by Ash's loss Will Never End the younger ones don't remember her and you know they cry to me say non I don't remember anti as I look at the pictures I know we had fun but I don't remember it and I said your heart remembers it though well yeah that's all that matters the family says all they have left now are photos of Ashley and memories of her adventurous spirit and her love for the children in her life Brady Sten CBC News samon arm a motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on highway 99 just south of the Massy tunnel police say the motorcyclist died after crashing into a car this morning tumbling onto the road and was then run over by the rear wheels of a semi Highway Patrol says the truck driver didn't stay at the scene and may not even know what happened investigators want to speak with any Witnesses or drivers with d dash cam footage and a driver has now died after a rock smashed through her car windshield last week on Highway 1 this was Thursday in bernabe near the Willington exit and was believed to be a freak accident investigators are still trying to figure out where the volleyball sized Rock came from again police want to speak with any Witnesses and are looking for more dash cam [Music] footage to Fort Nelson now in a heated exchange between officials and residents at a community meeting tonight some locals say more could have been done to protect homes in the community Following last month's Mass Wildfire evacuation Mayor Rob Fraser says they'll be reviewing protocols and procedures to see how the process could be improved if it ever happens again if there's an evacuation order you are to move out of the community or you stay on your own property so the people that were in town roaming around did anybody get arrested so no the enforcement of that are you know those are it's again it's that fine line between the rights of people and the safety of people and the safety Community some residents complained about a perceived lack of police presence in the community which they say allowed looters to break into homes and steal valuables recent cooler wetter weather has helped the fire situation in BC but that could change quickly with warmer drier conditions expected in July the BC Wildfire service has put into Action Equipment aircraft and Crews to fight new fires and Tackle hold over fire hot spots as they resurface there are 108 active wildfires burning across the province right now most of them in the Prince George region 73 of them are holdover fires that have been burning since last year and as welfare season ramps up the province is making changes to its evacuee supports people forced to leave their homes will now be able to receive a $200 accommodation allowance available directly via e transfer or at emergency reception centers while evacuees will still have the option of being being directly referred to available lodging this new e transfer alternative option will allow people who are evacuated to make their own decisions on accommodation whether that's to stay with family or friends or find a hotel on their own or stay at a campground the move comes after some Fort Nelson evacuees were not able to find accommodation in Fort St John some wound up sleeping in their cars or driving another several hours to Prince George to politics now with BC United dropping a candidate just 48 hours after he was first announced there are questions about Kevin Falcon's leadership G given the sagging polling numbers for the party as the cbc's Katie do roza tells us the move has left them scrambling for a new candidate in a key writing the follow continues after the president of the BC Muslim Association was dropped as a candidate for BC United yesterday Asad gondal was introduced Sunday as the Party's candidate for Siri North however concern were raised about past letters gondal had signed as the association's president one letter called the war in Gaza a genocide another said same-sex marriage and trans identity goes against his religious beliefs gondal would not appear on camera Wednesday but he said in a statement his views were well known before he was asked to join the party a political strategist who worked on Falcon's leadership campaign said the misstep was not a failure in vetting but a failure in judgment this view that we can get one mil Li at this mosque we can get all the Muslims it doesn't work that way the community is much more uh is not that homogeneous Falcon said in a statement he terminated gondor's candidacy after he refused to adhere to the party's values one political Watcher said while it's important for BC United to attract diverse candidates gondor's views were too extreme for the party particularly when part of BC United's strategy is to go after BC conservatives on those sorts of issues it was uh I think inevitable that Mr was going to be a sacrificial lamb here by dropping him gond says BC United has damaged its relationship with the Muslim Community this is the first time BC United has had to fire a candidate but it's yet another blow to a party that's pulling third place behind the upstart BC conservatives the BC conservatives have already snatched away two mlas from the official opposition Eleanor sturko and Lauren durkon BC United is now left to recruit a new candidate in a key Battleground riding 4 months out from the election Katie D roza CBC News Vancouver BC's Premier is doubling down following comments from Canada's immigration Minister who yesterday suggested that David eie might have been confused or misinformed about Ottawa giving Quebec money to help with immigration pressures I think perhaps there was some confusion on the premier's behalf as to what this money was for the suggestion was it was for temporary residence that is absolutely not the case it's to compensate Quebec for two fiscal years years of of uh of cost they've incurred with respect to the disproportionate flow of Asylum Seekers so today Premier David eie responded on cbc's on the coast I'm not confused about that uh the numbers are very clear they speak for themselves and uh and I hope that the federal government uh listen seriously to this because it is simply uh inappropriate uh for them to deploy Federal resources in such a plainly unfair way and he hads BC's population is growing by upwards of 10 thousand people every 37 days and needs Federal funding for support well meanwhile Canada's environment Minister faced questions over the federal Court's ruling that he broke the law when he waited eight months to recommend an emergency order to protect BC's endangered spotted owls since that um that Court ruling just um was just issued we will obviously be uh looking at it very closely to see how how we need to respond he'd been asked whether he would be looking to appeal that Court decision environmentalists argued that the delay was unlawful and unreasonable something the federal judge agreed with the judge says gibo had decided that the species faced imminent threats months before he actually made a formal recommendation British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to provide a minimum wage and other protections for people who work through gig based apps starting September 3rd the new rules will set an hourly minimum wage of $20 88 and a per kilometer vehicle allowance now despite those measures the BC Federation of Labor says more needs to be done including paid sick leave holiday pay and overtime on the other hand delivery service skip the dishes says this move will drive up costs for Canadians in a statement the company says that it has quote serious concerns about some of the measures by the government including what it calls the rushed timeline for platforms such as theirs to bring these complex changes into Force without proper study the deadly heat Dome that enveloped parts of BC in 2021 was especially brutal on vulnerable people and a new report by UBC finds climate change has its most severe impact on those living on the streets as sorb Sandu explains experts say people without homes need better protection as extreme weather events increase we could only open the windows like maybe uh six inches or so like sideways and then about 3 in or so like outward so we got very very little air flow Julian gladney says Living Through The Deadly heat Dome of 2021 was very tough in her housing project it was um particularly difficult to manage um because of um the bars and everything being secured the windows being secured shut gladney took part in the summer connect event hosted by Vancouver's Union Gospel Mission UGM and UBC sustainability Hub partnered on a new report looking at the effects of climate change on people experiencing homelessness in the downtown east side we know through this report and its findings that actually through extreme heat and extreme cold toxic drug deaths go up and so we know that there's an intersection here of addiction as well as homelessness as well as mental health illness um as well as exposure to the elements the report highlights seven key areas aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate emergency providing people without homes providing them with cooling kits providing them with Mobile Solutions air filters to deal with Wildfire smoke it also calls on the city of Vancouver to strengthen its commitment to provide housing and health care in the neighborhood city council has voted to increase penalties against landlords who fail to uphold a standard of Maintenance including measures to prevent harms caused by heat waves it plans to ask the province for a Vancouver Charter change to make sure landlords don't allow indoor temperatures to go beyond a maximum when it comes to outdoor protection Julian clanney wants more natural shade we could definitely use more trees or like in places where people can access um shade and um yeah protection from the elements that sort of way one step that could help vulnerable people as extreme weather becomes more common s Sandu CBC News [Music] Vancouver still ahead some bird watchers are taking matters into their own hands to protect this bird sanctuary on the coast that's next [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back birders and conservationists are asking the city of sui to boost protection and enforcement of an ecologically sensitive area near Crescent Beach Blackie spit in Boundary Bay is a key stop for dozens of species of migratory Birds but as our rafy Baker is finding out some people appear to be ignoring the rules and trampling all over the delicate Habitat to the untrained eye Blackie spit may not look like much there are some native grasses and plants old logs and a lot of mud in every direction but for birders with a Keen Eye this spot brings some of the best migratory birds and you know there's been um 177 species loged alone this year Alex leader and his partner Destiny Greg come here whenever they can and the birds do too it's on a migratory bird path some flying from Alaska all the way to South America they have to stop down wherever there are mud flats this area has a huge array of mud flat and it provides fuel for the birds invertebrate organism biofuel on the surface and they fly these incredibly long distances you can't imagine the city of Sur has signs with rules stay on the path stay off the grass and Beach but when leader and Greg were here on the weekend they were met with an unfortunate scene tent set up you know picnic blankets uh you know lots of people running around a couple people in the salt marsh like right in there um you know people on these logs into the grass like directly in the salt marsh for local conservationist Mark Cuthbert it wasn't a surprise to see that kind of crowds in the sensitive area you can see how people are looking for other areas and so they're going into the environmentally sensitive area just to be able to set up their own quiet family uh activity right or their meal or whatever but that doesn't mean it's okay Cuthbert and Omen have spent decades taking part in the education and restoration of Blacky spit but they say it's being threatened by people disregarding the rules everything we do is affecting the health of this area yeah their solution more enforcement from the city of su I'm very sad it's very demoralizing to not see the political will here to um to um um um allocate resources to protect these beautiful very very important places the signs are great but we need more enforcement and by enforcement I'm saying that people get fined by law enforcement officers do Patrol the area the city knew what time CBC News was going to be at Blackie and as chance would have it two officers passed through we spoke to them off camera and they said they're mostly able to enforce dogs off leash and people partying but they're able to move people off the sensitive areas now the city of Siri declined an interview request but said in a written statement that it encourages people to stay on the pathway at Blackie spit and if they see anyone breaking the rules to call by law enforcement rafy Baker CBC News Siri and you're looking at a live shot of cambi street with Vancouver City Hall there one more day of sunshine before the clouds roll in and that rain returns your 5day forecast is next [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] hi I'm Amy Bell and here's what's in your CBC Vancouver inbox CBC Vancouver is the exclusive media partner of the 2024 Indian Summer Festival July 4th to the 14th the festival showcases over 80 artists across a spectrum of Arts from live concerts to discussions and visual arts displays tiets at Indians summerfest.com series event or contest subscribe to CBC Vancouver's e newsletter and keep connected with us the weather update is brought to you by Direct by furnace to cool and clean the air in your home call Direct by furnace installing train the most reliable heating and cooling brand [Music] and Darius mavi is here with a look at the forecast Darius we saw that sun again today we're getting kind of used to that might change though yes uh no more blue skies in a couple days but they will return pretty quickly just a couple days of showers on the way first tomorrow more Blue Sky more Sunshine temperatures coming up even a little bit more so here you can see clear skies for most of us uh tonight that is going to continue into tomorrow a little bit of cloud builds in at times but as you can see just just High Cloud nothing nothing too serious you still see lots of sunshine through it including here in Vancouver clear skies tomorrow morning same thing tomorrow early afternoon and same thing as we get later into the day until that cloud starts to build in late Thursday so across much of the island probably overnight here in Vancouver now it's very possible that this Cloud could start to build in earlier so expect that by sort of midf afternoon to late afternoon to early evening sometime in there Cloud will start to build in but you'll still see lots of sunshine before that and as that cloud builds in so lots of sunshine on the way and not much precipitation until we get into Friday and even then really just scattered showers nothing too serious for our neck of the woods so don't worry too much and then as we get into Saturday we get another bit of uh shower activity and then by the time we get into Sunday the sun is back as uh by late Sunday probably you can see that here uh lots of sun uh lots of rain on the way for much of BC Breezy cool that's going to be the story for uh Friday and Saturday especially uh and be aware that uh as that comes it's going to be very windy especially by the coast and could be very Breezy in some of the valleys as well so be aware of that and actually we see that here you can see lots of windy conditions coming especially at times on Friday and into Saturday as well although Friday will probably be the worst of it uh now this is going to be our temperature story tomorrow very nice temperatures coming up even then Friday we see a little bit of a drop on Saturday we see even more of a drop and then as we get into Sunday those temperatures will recover although we're not seeing that here in terms of conditions across the province tomorrow lots of sunshine on the way for almost everybody slight risk of thund uh slight risk of thunderstorms and Fort St John a little bit of rain in the Northwest sort of uh sheering it in for all of us but in the the meantime sunshine sunshine sunshine three out of five can't complain to right we'll take that yeah back and forth but hey overall I think we're coming out on top thanks Dar yes thank you and that is your late news for this Wednesday June 12th for news anytime anywhere download the free CBC News app you can always find Us online we're at cbc.ca BC our next local newscast is on the Early Edition on CBC Radio 1 that starts tomorrow morning at 5: thanks for being with us have a great night [Music]