CBC Vancouver News at 6, 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] tonight on CBC Vancouver News search suspended indefinitely d to the conditions we had to pull those Rescuers out of that particular area difficult conditions halt the search for three experienced climbers near Squamish now missing for 6 days plus mourning a coworker and a friend just a a huge hole in in just our hearts uh in the space that's that's our restaurant the man stabbed and killed in Chinatown Was a chef at a popular Yale toown restaurant and still many questions surround his death also marking the beginning of the end of World War II they 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 we meet a veteran from abbottford one of 14,000 Canadian soldiers who landed on Juno Beach exactly 80 years ago today this is CBC Vancouver News hello I'm tan Fletcher thanks for joining us we are back in Squamish where the search for three experienced CL climbers has been temporarily suspended ground Crews were able to make their way onto the mountain today but challenging conditions have once again held back the search our John Hernandez is there and reports optimism is dwindling now 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 sh 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 their 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 let's bring in our Darius madavi for a look at what's happening weatherwise because they really are at the mercy of Mother Nature here Darius yes that's right so I think what's going to happen over the next few days is going to be a pretty similar picture to today where the mornings are a great opportunity to get out there and uh continue the search because the it will be very clear much like it was today very little Cloud coming in even just just very light High Cloud not going to affect the search at all not affecting that visibility what is affecting the search is these afternoon periods where the sun is really beating down warming up that layer of snow because at this time of year that snow pack is already very unstable we had very heavy dumps of snow well into the double digits High double digits centimeters of snow fall in just the last week on that Peak uh so very very heavy snowfall on top of all the uh the the the snow pack that's already there already being unstable because of those warmer conditions means that that is putting uh things in a very precarious spot for that rescue mission especially as the Sun beats down overnight periods as temperatures drop back below uh to very cool temperatures you can get that Frozen layer on top that sort of holds things steady as it warms up during the afternoon though that Frozen layer goes away and you lose that stability so even over the next couple days as we do continue to see very clear skies this looks like it's just a still image there we go uh because it is going to be so clear over the next 24 hours and into Saturday morning as well before maybe some Cloud moves in later on Saturday uh that means conditions are going to remain a little bit difficult in those afternoon periods and there's there there isn't much that can be done about that unfortunately uh now with that being said it's a very similar picture across with Western BC is what we just said very clear day tomorrow very clear start to the day Saturday so uh for everybody across with Western BC don't expect too much activity all right we'll check with you again later in the show thanks Darius thank you a beloved chef of a prominent downtown restaurant is being mourned tonight the 32-year-old man was stabbed to death early yesterday near Chinatown his friends and co-workers have now gathered at the scene near Union and Main Street that's also where we find our Janella Hamilton so Janella what more do we know about the victim well Tanya we know the victim's name is wataru Kochi and he was a popular uh chef at a restaurant called Hapa ezekiah in Yale toown uh tonight his co-workers and close friends gathered for an informal vigil laying flowers and sharing a moment of silence here at Union and Main Street where the 32-year-old was stabbed and killed early Wednesday his friends tell me he was kind funny always LIF people's Spirits he had a personality and a smile that lit up the room and for many he was 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 at the end of a long shift at work and at the beach on his days off I don't know everything you know thinking thinking but uh I don't know why why what other he's so perfect now what more do we know about the attack itself Janella have police revealed a motive or any possible suspects no on both fronts T we also don't know the circumstances around the killing whether it was a random attack or if those involved knew each other what we do know is kakiuchi was out with some co-workers in Gast town to Tuesday night and was believed to be on his way home when he was stabbed to death in light of this tragedy officers have ramed up Patrols in the neighborhood and they're asking anyone with information or dash cam footage to contact them in the meantime Vancouver mayor Ken Sim has put out a statement offering condolences to the victim's families and friends he describes kakuchi as a beloved member of the 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 hardworking uh worker he had been working with the restaurant since 2015 after he moved to Canada from Japan which is where his family is still located it's it's just one of those wrong place wrong time but it it could happen anywhere uh and fortunately it happened here and to our guy but uh he loved the city for a reason and uh he says kakuchi was between work permits but had planned to return to the restaurant as a chef which with plans to stay in Canada permanently for now Tanya lots of questions that still haven't been answered all right thank you so much Janella our Janella Hamilton reporting live from Chinatown tonight let's take you to the okaga now a driver and a passenger have been killed in a car crash on a racetrack in the town of Oliver this happened Wednesday evening they 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 crash causing the vehicle to crash 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 Brittain explains it's believed an alleged in ring tragedy is what sparked the change last October genen Juan Le a grad student and novice athlete competed in what was called a semicon kick light tournament in Burnaby 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 started 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 alleg 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 semi contct events sometimes 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 well in Vancouver more than $650,000 in cash drugs and stolen property have been recovered since March it's all part of a sting operation against so-called fencing that's where criminals resell shoplifted or stolen items we saw an increase in not just thefts from retailers but violent thefts 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 since then 1,200 arrests have been made and nearly $1.5 million in stolen goods 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 since created an advisory Council that includes top retailers all 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 those Vehicles were recovered from late last month two men in their 20s were arrested in sui and charged with 14 criminal offenses during their investigation the integrated Municipal provincial Auto crimes team recovered 29 stolen vehicles from shipping containers at BC ports valuing a combined $2.5 million a BC soccer fan wants to certify a class action lawsuit over Leonel Messi's no-show tens of thousands of fans were left disappointed when the Superstar did not play as expected in the match recently 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 Messi as in lonel Messi the World Cup soccer 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 two two 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 uh that he basically says he would have paid a fraction for if he' 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 partial refund or a full refund we'll see where it goes Jason Pro to CBC News Vancouver well BC's official opposition is pledging to provide families Child Care subsidies so that everyone is paying $10 a day that's something BC United says the bcnp has promised but not delivered on we are going to fix this problem immediately because at the rate we're going all of their children all of their kids will be graduating high school by the time those spaces are in place under this NDP government leader Kevin Falcon says their plan also also promises to increase Child Care spaces provincewide integrate Care Centers into more public facilities and boost wages for childcare workers a new report is highlighting the positive economic impact of LG projects in this province an indigenous group says its LG Partnerships have been a major boost to First Nations communities but as sorab Sandu tells us some environmentalists say there are better options than liquefying natural gas the push is on to sell the estimated economic benefits of liquified 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 guarantees 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 a sought-after product to Market environmentalists say LG isn't the future pointing 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 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 Farms 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 well some good news for Sky Train users service at King George station is set to resume this Sunday after 6 weeks of repairs a number of infrastructure upgrades that had closed the station are now finished including track replacement elevator and escalator repairs as well as lighting and power rail [Music] upgrades 80 years ago to the day Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from Nazi Germany it was the beginning of the end of the second world war our Michelle Morton met a veteran from abbottford today who's being honored for his bravery and service that culminated on June 6th 1944 Joseph Vogal saying and 14,000 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 Bal 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 bogal sing'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 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 bogal 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 were doing or did do you feel that you share this with them yes much so much so Michelle Morton CBC News Vancouver want to stand near that well 40 years ago hundreds of veterans made their way to France to remember D-Day but not everyone made that trip veterans also gathered at a local Royal Canadian Legion to remember that deadly day in Europe the turning point in the second world war and reporter David lamb spoke to them way back in 1984 inside Legion Branch 16 in Vancouver the mood is relaxed but they're all thinking the same thing Tony Carano in the blue jacket and Dutch Ramsey fought in the Canadian Scottish regiment here's where we landed right here Juno Beach Juno they were 24 when they landed at Juno Tony's brought his dress C cap and medals and they remember I think about how lucky I am to get back and I think about the friends that we all had over there theyd never come back the last thing I want to see is this swasti there instead of a map a Lea hanging on our poles of course I I think it was well worth it was it worth it all I think it was other Veterans of the war who weren't at Normandy think so too I can appreciate what the boys went through over there to bring up the subject of retaining democracy in this country and all over the world and as far as Normandy goes oh here we go again this was our democracy won back I'm glad it worked our way into the other way and it was a tough gr I don't know he just said and we did the best we could are you sentimental about it at all yes I am cuz I lost a lot of the emotions of that day day felt strongly so many years later and we'll have more on this 80th anniversary of dday coming up later in the show and coming up next have we reached the end times of department stores with Vancouver's Nordstrom long gone there are now rumors a newer chain might call that space home we'll talk to a retail expert after the break [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back while some big department stores shutter one is actually expanding a prominent Canadian retail chain is taking over two Toronto Mall spaces once held by Nordstrom as the CBC Sophia Harris tells us Simons plans to spend $75 million on the Ontario expansion increasing its store count in this country to 19 Luke gillet wants to wear a pink suit to his upcoming wedding so he came to Simons so why do you shop here I like supporting Canadian owned uh businesses uh so that's part of it but the selection is great Simons is a Canadian success story The quebec-based retailer sells clothing and housewares at 17 stores across Canada it's set to open two additional locations next year we're very excited uh about these two new stores in Toronto it's a bold move in a tricky Market plagued with Rising costs pickle customers and giant online competitors we have a lot more choices as customers today we have digital shopping we have Ultra fast fashion players whether you agree with their practices or not customers are shopping these websites plus Simons is taking over part of this ill- fated section of downtown Toronto's eaten Center previously home to department stores Eaton then Sears then Nordstrom Each of which shut down and Simon's next door neighbor will be the bay which has closed several locations the customer is evolving the customer is changing but the department store is not evolving with Simons insis it's different sales grew over the past 2 years by 3% the CEO says the retailer remains relevant by staying in touch with customers how do you know that in a year from now you won't be going out of business doing liquidation sales I guess you never know right the reality is uh we have to uh stay competitive we feel we know the market and uh we listen to our clients some downtown Toronto Shoppers hope Simons gets it right I hope but I think the space is like haunted Simon's got a lot of great Brands they have great prices um yeah I think they're I think they're going to be the ones that stick around Simons think so but in the fickle fashion Market ultimately the customer gets to decide Good Sophia Harris CBC News Miss Saga Ontario let's look at this through a BC lens now in Vancouver the Nordstrom at Pacific Center closed last year it had also replaced Sears and eatens before that so what's next for that space retail strategist David Ian gray joins us now for some insight thanks for joining us today David now there's already a Simon's store on the NorthShore yes but what is the likelihood of a location opening up in downtown Vancouver as well uh when Nordstrom departed and people were speculating on this um some of the wise people I confer with and and I I agreed with them I thought Simons could be one of a very small handful of likely candidates and um the Park Royal location isn't exactly Prime for for attracting large uh volumes of traffic so it it wouldn't be a bad location for them and it it's the same uh landlord that they're dealing with in U Back In in the Eaton Center in Toronto how risky is it though given this is you know a Quebec based retailer so still Focus domestically within Canada it seems how risky is it to move into a a space like that as we heard that might be cursed that we've seen so much turnover of those big box stores um is is that a risky move for them uh they couldn't take over the full space um the size that they have in in the eaten Center is about half of what Nordstrom vacated and uh in the Eaton Center they theyve split it with uh with Nike and Italy uh so the space was far too big but the thing about the downtown Vancouver uh Nordstrom was it was perennially one of the top performers in the Nordstrom chain so you know you've got that but we've also now got a post-pandemic sort of drop in demand for fashion so we'll see but uh they they're expanding and it seems in my books quite likely that they would be looking seriously at that space you touched on it there and we heard in that piece you know with online shopping now it seems um first of all the turnover of perhaps bricks and mortar Stores um closing and being replaced has become a trend so is the department store model a thing of the past and how what would their strategy be to get those customers back to make it successful I well it's funny I I for a long time I've thought it's a bit of an archaic model um I don't know if anyone would really invent an apartment store now like that like a a very large format multi- department store uh when we have um so many enclosed malls and so much uh option like it's not as convenient as it once was however sometimes being the different animal in the forest is uh is not a bad thing and as uh as everyone else tends to vacate the space and the bay is is languishing uh Simons does seem to have some vibrancy and locations everything you know that that spot is actually in the heart of Vancouver so I think they've got a a shot in the near- term in the long term whether we need department stores you just need really large populations to support them well time will tell thank you so much for your Insight today you're welcome that's retail strategist David INR joining us well still ahead an Israeli attack on classrooms in Gaza reportedly killed Hamas militants but questions as well about why so many children also appear to be injured that's coming up [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back let's head to Ottawa in two days after it was revealed that some members of parliament collaborated with foreign State actors the controversy still shows no signs of eating the cbc's Evan D has more on the political Fallout are you prepared to release those names yes or no no government and opposition members sparred today over whether the government should name the MPS who according to a report released Monday have acted on behalf of foreign governments and in some cases accepted money from them let's face it Minister I think if there were six con if there were six conservatives on that list and no other liberals we would have had the names let's be honest here thank you Mr Caputo Mr chair I'm not going to violate the security of Information Act and risk prosecution for a political stunt the report makes clear that foreign actors have targeted more than one political party giving examples of Han Dong's liberal nomination in Toronto and two conservative leadership races Canada's spy agency made it clear today it doesn't want the names out in public the secutive information act is there to protect sources and methods but also protect against uh disclosure of information that would be injurious also to the people and I think we have seen you know the impact of the leaks and when classified information is released the RCMP also said it won't be releasing names I will not be confirming or denying uh anything with respect to uh individual politicians or in general government members said that conservative leader Pierre PV could easily get the names himself by asking for a security clearance like some other party leaders who can request classified briefings I do have top secret security clearance unlike um the leader of the Conservative Party conservatives say security clearance is a trap that would prevent them from speaking in public there's a proverbial muzzle based on what is learned in that briefing is that not right uh there are absolutely limits to what the um the uh leader of the opposition will be able to say but says the Spy Master he would be able to act there are other mechanisms that you know have been referred to including for the leaders to have the information and make decisions it's someone that may not be allowed to run may not be allowed to sit in a caucus because of the information the classified information that's has been used Bill C70 would change the law in a way that might allow information like the names of those compromised MPS to be released in the future even if it would normally violate privacy laws as long as the public interest in knowing clearly outweighs the invasion of privacy the government said today it wants to have that bill in place by the next election Evan Dyer CBC News Ottawa a major water main break in Calgary has left hundreds of homes without water and triggered an emergency alert with the city's water supply critically low officials have been urging residents and business owners to conserve water today every drop of water will count until we get this repair done and we need everyone in the city to pull together while we were in this critical time to help us save water they're urging calgarians not to wash dishes or run appliances that use water for now they've also banned outdoor watering to conserve water that could be needed to fight fires a boil water advisory has been issued for boness in the western part of the city the cause of that water mean break isn't yet known but officials have describe it as large and complicated overseas the Israeli military says it carried out a precise preon strike against a Hamas Target in central Gaza a school they say housed militants but Hamas officials say the strike on a un run School killed more than 30 people including 23 women and children they say the school was filled with Palestinians seeking shelter as the cbc's Chris Brown reports Israel says some classrooms were used by milit and a warning this report includes the voices and images of badly injured children Israel's military says the rooms in the school turned shelter where its missiles struck were hiding Hamas militants but at the nearby hospital many of the casualties were children with catastrophic injuries lots of rubble fell on my legs Ahmad El makabi said my father was crushed to death the head of the UN agency that used to run the school said up to 6,000 displaced people were Sheltering there and said it couldn't verify claims that militants were there as well but Israel's military released images of some of the fighters that said it killed without mentioning civilian casualties we conducted the strike once our intelligence and surveillance indicated that there were no women or children inside the Kamas compound inside those classrooms the US said Israel needs to offer up a better explanation for why so many civilians were killed if you have seen 14 children die in that strike that shows that something went wrong the ceasefire proposal released last Friday is being pushed hard by the Biden Administration but so far does not have firm yeses from either side they're fully aware of the kind of Israeli ambivalence with regard to the plan this analyst says Hamas wants a permanent end to the fighting in exchange for releasing Israeli hostages in the first phase of the deal which Israel does not want to agree to they want to be able to operate more or less at will um so they want a ceasefire deal that doesn't necessarily end the war and Hamas is very leery of that Canada the UK and more than a dozen other countries have issued a joint declaration saying now is the decisive time to make final compromises to close a deal the fact that neither side has said in explicit that no is keeping precarious hopes alive Chris Brown CBC News London still to come experts are concerned about an invasive species spreading across the US still they say these spiders aren't quite as dangerous as they look we'll explain why after the break [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] welcome back they might look intimidating with those big brightly colored bodies and long legs but joros spiders are not as dangerous as they look still experts are concerned about the spread of this invasive species across parts of the US but as Chris Rees explains why Canada will likely be spared over the next few years just by the look of it ajoro spider will grab your attention with its tennis ball yellow stripes 4in legs and when their babies their ability to move through the air covering several kilometers like they're flying R the owner of NJ pest explains they are able to use their silk to make almost like a a parachute to be able to uh harness the wind's energy to float and um and travel and those means and that that term is called ballooning they're not poisonous to humans but they are predators that can disrupt food webs and the ecosystem we got two right there up under our tent we have 1 2 3 4 5 67 over here that's just one Georgia homeowner showing them off in his backyard along with the makeshift Contraption he built to try and get rid of them we've been fighting these things for years trying to figure out how to kill them the joro spider arrived in the southern us more than a decade ago from their native Asia and the concern ever since is that they'll spread to the rest of the country and Beyond so far SE hasn't received any calls about the creatures but he did write a blog earlier this year to warn his customers about them for whatever reason my blog article is blown up with all this uh attention regarding the gyro spider what is the one message that you want to get to the public now that it is hitting headlines and and people are are watching out for them so can it bite or sting you yes it can is it enough to puncture our skin maybe um and then you probably get some localized swelling and some pain but that's really about it despite their flamboyant qualities the joro spider is shy and won't likely try to go indoors or anywhere near people they generally keep to themselves they're not um usually aggressive but they can be a nuisance and in that case take cues from that Georgia homeowner and his trusty spider Trapper all right got him it works who gets them one at a time before they can balloon away Chris Reyes CBC News New York not quite the invasion of the Locust like in the end times Darius but wow those are some brightly colored spiders and they can parachute yes not expecting the very very large one though it showed up right there um yes Jor spiders uh I to be honest did not know much about them but I did do some reading and I found one study from the University of Georgia that called them this is a direct quote the shiest spider ever documented so that probably puts you at ease they're probably more scared of you than uh you are of them and also their venom does not pose any risk to humans or pets even so you don't have to worry about your little fluffy uh friends so shouldn't shouldn't be too much problem just I don't like looking at them either uh now let's turn to the weather which I would prefer to look at because look at that not even any cloud in the for uh right now not any in the forecast either if we run this ahead beautiful blue skies tomorrow uh tomorrow morning same thing tomorrow afternoon if we run this ahead into Saturday sort of in the overnight period Some Cloud starts to move in for parts of the island uh and then continues to move in but but this is only just brief times especially in the morning where we see a little bit of High Cloud uh sunlight will still filter through that as we continue to see this move in though later in the day Saturday is where we see that cloud really start to move in so that will be bit of a cloudier end to the day on Saturday but Sunday uh Monday Tuesday even into mid next week really just looks like mixed Skies not really any precipitation on the way there's a slight chance early next week but for now it is looking dry that's really the story across the province as well you can see here very little precipitation on the way until we get into the very end of this model run as the end of the weekend and into early next week where some of it does start to impact the coast and maybe break into some parts of the Interior but even that is uh far from guaranteed at this point we're in a very dry period although it's not going to uh the The Ridge of high pressure we have right now isn't going to last too long it's going to build over the province keeping us very dry and very sunny for a little bit and then quickly fading away into the uh further Eastern parts of Canada while that low pressure system sweeps in a little bit more but I wouldn't expect any drastic changes to be honest uh not looking like it's going to be pretty sunny and warm for the next few days we'll see those temperatures come up tomorrow come up again on Saturday and then fall a little bit on uh uh on Monday sorry not Sunday Monday it's not going to show it that's fine uh coming down a little bit on Monday Sunday for some places especially here maybe just a couple degrees then a little bit cloudier in parts of the Southern interior but generally this is the story for the weekend lots of sunshine just some Cloud moving in later uh in the the end parts of the weekend and so this is our forecast nothing but Sunny nice and easy Tanya we are ready for that thanks so much Darius thank you [Music] you and let's resume our DDA coverage now second World War veterans global leaders and many more gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of dday in Normandy France today the cbc's Julia Wong is there as well with more on the solemn ceremony marking their bravery service and sacrifice the mood was somber and reflective as thousands of people gathered in Normandy to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day the ceremony at the Juno Beach Center involved flyovers readings from students and a round of applause as the names of 13 Second World War veterans were read out loud Mr William SRE a handful of those veterans landed here on Juno Beach on D-Day later those veterans who were the VIPs of this ceremony were brought down to Juno Beach for a visit prime minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada was a small country that played a big role on D-Day and he says Canada remembers those soldiers stories and their sacrifice democracy is still under threat today it is threatened by aggressors who want to redraw bard orders it is threatened by demagoguery misinformation disinformation foreign interference we must all continue to stand for democracy day in and day out we owe it to Future generations and we owe it to the great women and men in uniform who sacrificed so much for our Collective Freedom we spoke to people in the crowd and many of them came from Canada because they specifically wanted to be here to mark this Milestone there were people of all ages from all different backgrounds here's what they had to say about what it meant to be here it's incredible to to think about the sacrifice that so many made to for the freedom of our of our country and our world um and it's very hard to imagine what this would have looked like uh such a peaceful place right now it was so overwhelming like cuz it only seen it on TV and I read about it in books and learn about it in school but to actually be here and step on a beach where so many uh Red River matey you could say there were youth gave up their lives for for the war you were saying it's it's just hard to describe everything that you've been feeling over the last little while tell me more about that well it's hard to explain because it's coming out of nowhere so you don't know why but it's just a feeling you know it's really hard to to explain ceremonies to mark this anniversary will continue on Friday including a commemoration at a Canadian War Cemetery Julia Wong CBC News Juno Beach France still ahead as we approach the Stanley Cup finals one Oilers Super Fan in Colona has found a green way to support his team we'll coming well meet him coming up next [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] hi I'm Amy Belle and here's what's in your CBC Bank inbox CBC Vancouver is the exclusive media partner of the 2024 Indian Summer Festival July 4th to the 14 the festival showcases over 80 artists across a spectrum of Arts from live concerts to discussions and visual arts displays tickets at Indians summerfest.com series event or contest subscribe to CBC Vancouver's e newsletter and keep connected with us well Canuck fans may start a Turf War over this one a hockey fan in Colona is showing his love for the Edmonton Oilers in a creative way he has mowed the team's logo right into its front lawn check it out well 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 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 Honda lawn 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 mle and then work both ways so you don't 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 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 crew go Oilers let's make it happen thanks for being with us tonight on CBC Vancouver News at 6 you can watch this newscast on CBC gem our free app as well as on YouTube and our website cbc.ca slbc and Jessica Chung we'll have your next local news at 11: right here after the national and we leave you now with some shots of downtown Vancouver on the sunny afternoon good night [Music] [Music]