CBC Vancouver News at 11, June 6 - Vigil held for Chinatown stabbing victim

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] this is CBC Vancouver News I don't know why why what are it's just one of those wrong place wrong time struggling to make sense of a violent attack how and co-workers are mourning the death of a beloved Vancouver Chef plus due to the conditions we had to pull those Rescuers out of that particular area hope depleting as challenging conditions put a snag in the search efforts for three missing Mountaineers in Squamish also if you live for the next 48 hours you'll live for a long time a D-Day anniversary like no other marking 80 years since Allied Forces stormed the beach of Normandy how veterans are honored for their service and bravery hello I'm Jessica Chong thanks for joining us a beloved chef of a prominent downtown restaurant is being mourned by his community the 32-year-old man was stabbed to death early yesterday near Chinatown and his friends and co-workers held a vigil this afternoon aranella Hamilton was there she spoke with those who knew him and they say they're heartbroken tonight co-workers and close friends of watero kakuchi gathered for an informal vigil laying flowers and sharing a moment of silence here at Union in Main Street where the 32-year-old was stabbed and killed early Wednesday kakuchi was a chef at the popular haa isaka restaurant in Yale toown his friends tell me he was kind funny always lifting people's Spirits he had a personality and a smile that would light up the room and for many he was like like an older brother he was also a talented musician who loved to play guitar often jamming out at staff parties or with co-workers after a long shift at work and at the beach on his days off so fun guy and that's so funny everything you know thinking thinking thinking but uh I don't know why why what other he's so perfect police have not revealed a motive or possible suspects we also don't know the circumstances around the killing whether this was a random attack or if those involved knew each other what we do know is kakuchi was with some co-workers in Gast Town Tuesday night and was believed to be on his way home when he was stabbed to death in light of this tragedy officers have ramped up Patrols in the neighborhood and they are asking anyone with information or dash cam video to contact them in the meantime Vancouver mayor Ken Sim has put out a statement offering condolences to the victim's family and friends he describes kakuchi as a beloved member of our city and a victim of Senseless violence we also spoke with the owner of Hapa ezekiah restaurant who says the young man was an upbeat hard worker and had been working with the restaurant since 2015 after he moved to Canada from Japan where his family is still located just a a huge hole in in just our hearts in the space that's that's our restaurant uh I don't know when we'll feel normal he says kakiuchi was between work permits and had planned to return to the restaurant as a chef with plans to stay in Canada permanently for now lots of questions still left unanswered Janella Hamilton CBC News Vancouver in Squamish the search for three experienced climbers has been temporarily suspended ground Crews were able to make their way onto the mountain today but challenging conditions once again held back the search our John Hernandez was there and found that optimism was dwindling six days in search and rescue crews took to the air at first light about 5:30 a.m. clear skies meant they got their first good look at the top of Atwell Peak this week Squamish search and rescue shared these images over social media showcasing some of the challenging terrain the Mountaineers were up against they're believed to have attempted to Summit Atwell Peak on Friday but haven't been heard from since the peak is 2600 M High and the climbers are said to be experienced Squamish search and rescue spokesperson BJ shoot said Crews have a sense of the route they might have taken but it's still a pretty big swath of land we were able to get Crews into the ground we were able to work some of these areas with Avalanche dogs and with our technicians however due to the conditions we had to pull those Rescuers out of that particular area by midday there still wasn't any sign of the Mountaineers the plan was to keep searching by air but in the afternoon Squamish RCMP announced the search had been temporarily suspended altogether due to unstable conditions they say the search will likely resume once they've reassessed those conditions the heat in particular poses an avalanche risk in the Alpine and Crews have noted there are signs of previous Avalanches however it's tough to pinpoint exactly when those Avalanches occurred including whether they happened before or after the Mountaineers went on their Journey John Hernandez CBC News Squamish and two people are dead after a car crash on a racetrack yesterday evening in the town of Oliver a driver and passenger were traveling in the same vehicle at the area 27 Motorsports Park the driver lost control and failed to navigate a turn on the course sending the vehicle crashing into a cement barrier at high speed the BC Corner service is now investigating a number of Combat Sports in BC are going to be put under tighter scrutiny thousands of amateur athletes compete in martial arts provincewide every year and those who test their skills in the ring will now have more protections as Liam Britain explains it's believed an alleged in ring tragedy sparked the change last October Jen Juan Le a grad student a novice athlete competed in what was called a semic contct kick light tournament in bernabe his family claims in a lawsuit it led to a severe brain injury and doctors say he's unlikely to recover now BC's athletic commissioner has expanded powers to scrutinize and sanction amateur martial arts competitions in the province thanks to an ordering Council previously he only had powers over specific sports like kickboxing and mixed martial arts but now all amateur competitions are under his purview there's new types of sports creeping in that kind of skirt the the wording in the criminal code so there was a need to kind of put something in place that would regulate it and make it safe for the competitors he says some have been fudging the rules of regulated Sports simply labeling them with new names like continuous sparring we're starting to see people getting injured and then we start looking out what was in place and for a lot of these events there was no medical in place or there was no proper referee training in place Lay's family is suing a number of people and groups connected to the Fateful competition they allege organizers of the kick light tournament were in fact running a kickboxing tournament which would have required the commissioner sanctioning calling an apple an orange doesn't uh mean that it's an orange it's still an apple but if there was any ambiguity in some of these amateur Combat Sports what I would say is there is no room for ambiguity with the wording of this new order in council that allegation has not been proven and organizers deny it but the family lawyer believes the case has already led to reform it would be nothing but a major coincidence if this tragedy wasn't what spurred on this change BC's kickboxing organization says there have long been concerns about safety standards at unsanctioned tournaments including so-called light contact or semic contct events some times there's people refereeing that are volunteering and they really shouldn't be doing it the other thing to consider is the medical team on site like do you have a proper medical team do they have concussion training Lei is now back home in China he's been getting experimental therapies thanks to online fundraising and can now open his eyes and open his mouth in response to questions while it's a long way from complete recovery it it it's that small step that gives some real encouragement there's optimism in BC's martial arts world that these tighter rules will help amateur athletes when they step into the ring Liam Brittain CBC News Vancouver Police in Vancouver say they've recovered $650,000 in cash drugs and stolen property since March now it's all part of a sting operation against so-called fencing which is where criminals resell shoplifted or stolen items we saw an increase in uh not just thefts from retailers but violent the people using weapons things like needles knives um various tools physical Force whatever they could to overcome resistance when they were attempting to shoplift police launched project barcode early last year to combat violent and chronic shoplifters at retail stores and since then 1,200 arrests have been made and nearly $ 1.5 million in stolen goods have been recovered shoplifting has been around forever and will be around forever the issue that retail Council of Canada and its members sees is the violence The increased aggressive violent behavior in our communities for our people our employees and our customers that's what's got most of their attention the retail Council of Canada says it has created an advisory Council that includes top retailers brainstorming ways to prevent shoplifting more than two dozen stolen high-end vehicles have been traced back to two men this is where some of the vehicles were recovered from late last month two men in their 20s were arrested in Su and charged with 14 criminal offenses and during the investigation the integrated Municipal provincial Auto crime team recovered 29 stolen vehicles from shipping containers at BC ports the value a combined $2.5 million a BC soccer fan wants to certify a class action lawsuit over lonel Messi's no show last month tens of thousands of fans were left disappointed at BC plays when the Superstar didn't play as expected in the match against the Vancouver White Caps as Jason Proctor tells us some claimed they were duped into buying a ticket to see Messi play here at BC Place it is a messy situation Messy as in Leonel Messi the World Cup socca Superstar who was supposed to be playing here at BC Place Stadium on May 25th with his inter Miami Squad versus the White Caps problem is 2 days before the game Miami announces that neither Messi nor two other superstars will be playing in this game now that obviously upsets fans one of whom says in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in BC Supreme Court that he paid 10 times the amount for tickets for the game paying $44 for two tickets that he basically says he would have paid a fraction for if he'd known lonel Messi wouldn't be here now he calls this a classic bait and switch the bait being lonel Messi the switch being this last minute change that sees just a normal White Caps versus Miami game which Miami won by the way this fan is now hoping to win his lawsuit on behalf of himself and thousands of other people that had tickets to the game he is looking for either a part refund or a full refund we'll see where it goes Jason Pro to CBC News Vancouver a new report is highlighting the positive economic impact of LG projects in this province an indigenous group says its LNG Partnerships have been a major boost to first nation communities but as SB Sandu tells us environmentalists maintain that there are better options than liquefying natural gas the push is on to sell the estimated economic benefits of liquefied natural gas for BC including a $4.1 billion increase in GDP and more than 34,000 jobs the details are part of a new report from industry supporters who say there are also big opportunities for indigenous communities we're getting to equity ownership we're getting to loan guaranties we're getting to spaces where we have our own source Revenue to build up our community to build up our economy build capacity within our communities the report aims to highlight opportunities for LNG as the industry pushes to expand exports and capture a larger share of the global market natural gas is better than Alternatives and that's why it's sought after so Canada has a unique ability uh because of its Geographic position on the Pacific to get uh sought-after product to Market environmentalists say LNG isn't the Future Point in out it's still a fossil fuel it's based on a false premise that there's a huge demand for LG and that that demand grows into the future when we know in fact that Renewables are they're so cheap they're so affordable that they're really de displacing fossil fuels and gas around the world green says the focus for BC should be on investing in renewable energy projects we need a whole lot of electricity so we need to be building more Wind Farm solar farm arms LNG is part of the plan right now for BC's future there are six export projects being planned in the province with the first and largest expected to start exports next year in kitamat s Sandu CBC News Vancouver [Music] it was 80 years ago today when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from Nazi Germany now it was the beginning of the end of the second world war and our Michelle Morton met a veteran from abbottford who is being honored for his bravery and service that culminated on June 6th 1944 Joseph Bogle saying and 14 thousand other Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach on June 6th 1944 cuz I learned a lot that night including what my sergeant told me if you live for the next 48 hours you'll live for a long time and I learned a lot in 48 hours before moving to BC Vogal sang grew up in Saskatchewan and decided to volunteer for the Canadian Army when he was 17 years old I had no idea what it would be like to be in a front line with artillery and all kinds of grenades and whatever now at 99 years old and surrounded by his family Bal s's bravery and fight on the front lines are being recognized in the liberation of France as he was decorated as a knight of the Legion of Honor by the consul general of France pretty proud uh you know he did a lot and we never knew knew about it so today we're getting a glimpse because he never talked about it at all this morning I looked at my 15-year-old grandson and I thought I can't imagine two years from now he would be serving on the front line somewhere like you just can't it just doesn't comprehend we live such a different life because of them you know because of the soldiers like my dad Vogal saying says he feels overwhelmed by the recognition there's a lot of people who are in the same boat as me or more so who are not recognized and that's not fair I don't think although I'm appreciative of what they are doing or did do you feel that you share this with them yes much so much so Michelle Morton CBC News Vancouver want [Music] to coming up the Stanley Cup finals are fast approaching and an Oiler Super Fan in Colona has found a green way to support his team we'll meet him next [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back well Canuck's fans may start a Turf War over this one a hockey fan in Colona is showing his love for the Edmonton Oilers in a very creative way he's mowed the team's logo onto his front lawn check it out while we were Oiler fans when we lived in Edmonton and we moved out here in 2005 and next thing you know 2006 the Oilers are making a run for the cup that's when it first came about we we cut it in in 2006 it was okay for first go around it was a little rough around the edges but uh we've had the last 3 years um to perfect it and we basically put it in when they are making uh a run in the playoffs and they get out of the first round I just use my Hond on more just adjust the Heights and and and walk around with it and take your time really it's all done freehand I just I just look at at the picture at the at the logo and envision it on the grass and just start to cut start with the E cuz that's pretty much in the middle and then work both ways so you don't uh run out of space it's just a lot of fun to see people driving by honking taking pictures woo wooing out their windows we do get a lot of support people always ask if you know we get eggs thrown at the house or anything like that from Canucks fans and thankfully we haven't had any of that we've been surprised I think more so by the amount of Oiler support there is in Colona either from people visiting or people who've transplanted like us from Edmonton so yeah lots of uh photo requests or people stopping by and taking pictures um really really want wonderful we're having fun with it it's it's just you know go with your team everyone everyone has to cheer for somebody and uh if they're hockey fans and and now the Canuck fans are are Canadian fans so I think we're we're now a unified crewp go Oilers let's make it happen and this was the sunset this evening over White Rock and the pier look how beautiful that is it's looking like sun sun and more sun for many of us here in BC but how long is it going to last we'll have your full forecast next don't go anywhere [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 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 [Music] brand now it's time to check in with our Daris mavi for our weather forecast and it's looking like really great lots of sun going on yes lots of sunshine actually Nothing But Sunshine tomorrow that's going to be the big weather story temperatures climbing most people getting their warmest day on Saturday those warm temperatures many places sticking around into Sunday just following a couple degrees uh now I should also mention I know I said it was going to be sunny across the province most of the province today Southern interior did get some Cloud earlier today and a little bit didn't quite reach the high that we were expecting uh just just one of those odd things that happens I apologize for misleading you I know it was a little bit cloudier and cooler than you were expecting but tomorrow actually going to be sunny for real this time uh and I will say even the models were still saying it was going to be uh Sunny like not no Cloud at all even as it was nothing but Cloud so my apologies for that but more sun on the way now you can see here across the South Coast Nothing But Sunshine same thing tomorrow morning beautiful and sunny same thing tomorrow afternoon beautiful and sunny Saturday we start to see some change it will be a little bit cloudier at times we see that coming in overnight for parts of the island here in Metro Vancouver again cloudy in the morning but most of the day still very nice it's not until later in the afternoon we start to see that cloud properly move in should still be some breaks in the cloud but still quite cloudy Saturday night and then we should to clear up again as we get into Sunday for just mixed skies and that's going to be the story over the next few days as well uh so for after tomorrow's Bluebird day little bit cloudier Sunday uh Saturday afternoon and then Sunday Monday Tuesday into next week nothing but mixed Skies no for no precipitation expected on uh for southwestern BC again beautiful day tomorrow a little bit more cloud moving in for some places in the province sort of coming in from the uh the southwest and the Northeast but no brain expected until at least early next week for most places terms of temperatures again those coming up tomorrow coming up on Saturday falling a little bit on Sunday as more Cloud moves in but then should continue to be warm into next week at least seasonal again nothing but sunny skies across the province tomorrow and warm either seasonal or warmer than seasonal temperatures and a very easy forecast for us lots of sunshine in the days ahead just a little bit of cloud moving in after after this weekend wow look at all of that sun definitely looking forward to it thank you so much Darius thank you and that is your late news for this Thursday June 6th for news anytime anywhere download the free CBC News app and you can always find Us online at cbc.ca slbc thanks for watching and have a great night [Music] [Music] for