CBC Vancouver News at 6, June 11 - Murder charge laid in stabbing of Japanese chef in Vancouver

[Music] [Music] [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 a man is arrested and charged with murder days after a Japanese Chef was stabbed to death at Vancouver's Chinatown Plus the political Fallout after BC United drops a candidate over views on the war in Gaza and the lgbtq plus community and 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 for the birds conservationists want the city of sui to crack down on people ignoring a sensitive ecological area this is CBC Vancouver News hello I'm Dan B thanks for joining us we begin with an arrest and charge in last week's stabbing death in Van's Chinatown the victim was a chef at a prominent downtown restaurant and police now say they don't believe he knew the suspect tya Fletcher joins us now with more Tanya remind us who the victim is yeah in this case Dan is woo kak kuchi 32 years old a Japanese Citizen and reaction to his death was Swift you may remember mayor Ken Sim came out right away calling it a senseless act of violence now the victim was found injured near Union and Maine in the middle of the night exactly one week ago he died before he could be taken to the hospital he'd worked as a chef at the popular Hapa isaka restaurant in Yale toown his friends and co-workers described him as a talented musician who is always kind and funny a guy that that loved our city our country 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 now 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 they say he had been waiting on a new work permit to continue working at that restaurant the Japanese consulate meanwhile tells us it has been working with police here and contacting his family memb in Japan over the past week and Tanya what do we know about the suspect the suspect Dan also 32 years old Timothy is born police say he previously spent time in Alberta before coming to Vancouver in recent years and he was arrested on the downtown east side on Monday and now he's been charged with second deegree murder Vancouver Police say investigators have been working around the clock to solve this one this was an ABS the absolutely the highest priority investigation for The Vancouver Police Department um there was a murder that that occurred in our community in 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 now police are still trying to figure out the motive here but they are investigating this as a possible random attack since they don't believe the two knew each other in this case now generally second deegree murder is defined as a deliberate killing that takes place without planning the suspect's first court appearance Dan is scheduled for June 20th Tanya Fletcher reporting for us tonight thank you Daniel a BC man has now been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years after being convicted of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods near Salmon Arm in 2016 Ashley Simpson's remains were found nearly six years later after Derek favel confessed to officers during an undercover Sting the cbc's Brady Sten is in Salmon Arm with more it's been a long and painful Journey for Ashley Simpson's 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 samon 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 RCM he located 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 hand and then with a towel faval was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of par 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 ring although the sentence puts an end to the court proceedings Simpson says the grief caused by Ashley's loss Will Never End the younger ones don't remember her and you know they CED to me say non I don't remember anti asle 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 as we told you last night BC United has dropped a provincial candidate over views on the war in Gaza and the lgbtq plus Community it's led to questions about Kevin Falcon's leadership amidst sagging poll numbers as the cbc's Katie doosa reports the move has left the party 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 Assad gondal was introduced Sunday as the Party's candidate for Siri North however concerns 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 Muslim 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 well it's important for BC United to attract diverse candidates gal'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 gond was going to be a sacrificial lamb here by dropping him gondal 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 durksen BC United is now left to recruit a new candidate in a key Battleground riding 4 months out from the election Katie do roza CBC News Vancouver Police say a motorcyclist has been killed after a crash near the Massy tunnel in Delta early this morning mounty say a rider ran into a car and fell onto the road they were then injured by the rear wheels of a semi-truck and died this all happened around 6:00 in the morning Highway Patrol says the truck driver didn't stay at the scene and may not know what happened police want to speak with any Witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage the crash snarled traffic for hours on Highway 99 and in another crash police now say a BC driver has died after a rock crashed through her windshield last week on Highway 1 in Burnaby near the Willington exit investigators are trying to figure out where that stone may have come from again police want to speak with any Witnesses or anyone who has Dash Camp footage Canada's environment Minister faced questions over the federal Court's ruling that he broke the law when he waited 8 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 Gilbo had been asked whether he would be looking to appeal that decision environmentalists argued the delay was unlawful and unreasonable something the federal judge agreed with the judge said Gilbo had decided that the species faced faced imminent threats months before he made a formal recommendation Canada's immigration Minister meanwhile is biting back at our Premier after David eie criticized Ottawa for giving Quebec money to support a surge in Asylum Seekers EB slammed the feds for as he put it showering cash and resources on Eastern provin provinces at the expense of Western ones Mark Miller says if BC wants more cash for newcomers it ought to accept more refugees to compensate Quebec for two fiscal years of of uh of costs they've incurred with respect to the disproportionate flow of Asylum Seekers so you know we need provinces like British Columbia to step up when it comes to actually a portioning Asylum Seekers eie has since responded to Miller's comments in a statement he says it's disingenuous to say this is about Asylum Seekers last year the number of Asylum Seekers arriving in BC doubled and were on track to almost double again this year I think people in the west are used to the special treatment for Quebec and Ontario but eventually it gets to be too much EBS that BC's population is growing by over 10,000 people every 37 days and needs Federal funding for support the province meanwhile has said it has finalized regulations now for apt based app-based ride hailing and delivery workers the new rules will set a minimum wage and a per kilometer vehicle allowance ensure workers are covered through work safe BC and while workers need to have access to the locations and estimated pay linked with the job before accepting it also if they fired without cause they have to be given notice or compensation The Province says the rules are the first of their kind in the Canada and will come into effect on September 3rd the BC Federation of Labor argues the new rules don't go far enough while the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says it's concerned they will impose new costs on companies the deadly heat Dome that enveloped parts of BC in 2021 was extra brutal on vulnerable people and a new report by UBC and the UGM finds climate change has its most severe impact on those living on the streets as sarab Sandu reports experts say without home people without homes need better protection as extreme weather events increase we could only open the windows like maybe uh 6 in 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 emergencies 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 strength and 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 are 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 provincial officials say recent cool wet weather has helped our Wildfire situation here in BC but conditions could change with the arrival of warmer drier weather expected in July the BC Wildfire service has put into Action Equipment aircraft and Crews to fight new fires and Tackle hold over fire hotspots as they resurface there are 108 active wildfires burning across the province right now the majority in the Prince George fire Center 73 of them are holdover fires that have been burning since last year as the Wildfire season wraps up the pro the has made changes to evacuees supports as well people forced to flee 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 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 ground Nelson evacuees faced big challenges finding a place to stay in Fort St John with some people sleeping in their cars or driving hours further to reach Prince George you can get e transfer support if you create a profile at ess.gov.wi pack information I do uh we had the snow pack update come out earlier this week and worth noting uh still well below normal 57% of normal so 43% below uh and also want to highlight then I know you mentioned that it is uh we've had some cooler and wetter weather recently but that's mostly been the case on if you're really just on the west side of any mountain range because uh all of our precipitation the last month or at least the vast majority of it has come from this Westerly flow which means that even though we have gotten quite a bit of rain that's helped our drought situation here on the coast and in some parts of the province as well over uh in in parts of the Southern interior uh other places including the Okanagan and uh really anywhere just east of any mountains has not gotten that rain because they're sitting in that rain shadow which means that even though our Dr situation has improved in some places it has continued to be really bad in places like the Northeast where they are in that rain shadow and they're not getting that rain that comes with that Westerly flow so if that continues then we're going to continue to see the drought situation improve in some places and really worsen in others and that's one of the situations that the BC Wildfire service laid out as not a great situation something to be keeping an eye on now in terms of the fire danger this is just today this isn't an Outlook or anything like that but a little bit of rain has come to some areas up in the northern interior and that means that even though we have moderate or high fire danger across parts to the north it has come down temporarily I would expect it to come back up again in the next couple days as we drought a little bit but there is more rain coming as we get into this weekend again coming from the West meaning not going to hit everywhere in the province but any relief is good relief D and so we'll uh keep an eye on those conditions as they develop as we head into a warmer and drier stretch after next week okay dorius we'll check in later thanks very much thank you birders and conservationists are asking the city of Suri to boost protection and enforcement at an ecologically sensitive area near Crescent Beach Blacky spit in Boundary Bay is a key stop for dozens of species of migratory Birds but as rafy Baker explains some people appear to be ignoring the rules and trampling all over that 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 logged 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 surri 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 Bert 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 their solution more enforcement from the city of sui 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 finds 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 spit 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 a vaccine for syphilis that's what some UVic researchers are working on Darius madavi will tell us more after this [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] a Vancouver Island microbiologist from UVic is part of a team developing a vaccine for syphilis a potentially devastating and deadly sexually transmitted disease thanks to new funding they're closer than ever our Darius madavi found out why this vaccine is in the spotlight right now and he's with us Darius syphilis generally a treatable disease why is it vital we have a vaccine for it you're absolutely right syphilis is very treatable when caught early if it's allowed to progress it can cause irreversible damage it is treatable with many common antibiotics including penicillin yet syphilis cases have continue to climb to the highest level in decades in the US and Canada and according to Caroline Cameron a microbiology professor at UVC a big part of that is due to a decline in condom use now syphilis can be nasty for anyone who catches it and doesn't get treated but particularly for expecting mothers because the bacterium which you can see on the screen there is one of the few pathogens known to be able to cross the placenta passing from mother to baby may but really when it comes to syphilis the challenges aren't just medical stigma plays quite a role in this disease and so that can lead to people not getting tested unfortunately um not talking about the disease and really we just need to consider it as a disease and not have that stigma associated with it syphilis has been plaguing us quite literally for thousands of years Darius why are we just developing a now there are a few big challenges when it comes to studying syphilis or developing a vaccine for it for one thing it's just been a really Niche field for a long time Cameron's lab is the only one in Canada studying the bacterium that causes syphilis but she says new people and new ideas are starting to enter the field she told me a bit about the exciting work that they're getting up to our lab um focuses upon the bacterium and trying to figure out how it causes infection and so we use that knowledge to guide our vaccine development strategy um if we understand how the pathogen is causing infection we can figure out ways to try to inhibit that process through vaccination now uh when it comes to the bacterium they're studying the one that causes syphilis it's a tricky little devil uh both for the immune system fighting it off and for the people trying to study it in the lab so the researchers just secured more funding what comes now well even though Cameron and other researchers uh have done a lot to uh to get towards this because remember this is a huge collaborative effort it's not just Cameron's lab they've made great strides in developing a syphilis vaccine it's important to remember that developing a vaccine for a bacterium especially one as tricky as syphilis presents unique challenges now unlike a vaccine against a virus where a single protein usually does the trick bacteria like syphilis have tricks up their sleev swapping out the proteins they use to infect people all the time which means you need a cocktail of proteins in the vaccine so your immune system learns to recognize all of them but as Cameron told me that presents its own challenges we know that one one protein is not going to be the magic Target here we need multiple proteins in a vaccine candidate and for an industry partner the more proteins they have to produce the more expensive it is so we want to just produce a single protein that has this uh multi multifunction luckily they've developed a brilliant solution they found one Core protein that does a pretty good job of training the immune system but more importantly it can be easily genetically modified so using new technology they can attach scraps of other proteins so the body learns to recognize them all just based off that one structure uh now that means that syphilis can't just hide one or two proteins and keep infecting the body it's a huge breakthrough and a Real Testament to Big collaborative research projects Darius madami thanks very much for sharing it thank you a ceasefire proposal for Gaza has hit a roadblock with Hamas asking for changes while the US describes those proposed amendments as unworkable next [Music] [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] there are a number of developments today in the war between Israel and Hamas the United Nations has released two reports accusing both Israel and Palestinian groups of war crimes and as Sasha petk reports Hamas wants changes to the latest ceasefire proposal more than 200 Rockets reigned on Northern Israel hezbollah's angry answer to Israeli air strikes that killed its most senior Commander yet the militant group vowing again to keep intensifying its attacks along the Lebanese Israeli border as long as Israel's military operations against Hamas continue in Gaza the US is warning both sides against more attacks in the north we don't want to see a wider regional conflict and that's why we do want to see a deescalation of tensions in the region as for Gaza Secretary of State Anthony blinkin met with qari mediators and blamed Hamas for not accepting a ceasefire proposal presented by the US even though Israel has not publicly backed the deal either Hamas has proposed numerous changes Hamas reportedly insists that Israeli troops begin a total withdrawal from Gaza immediately if Israel wants hostages released Hamas is also asking for written us guarantees that any ceasefire would be permanent some of the changes are workable some are not but in the days ahead we are going to continue to push Hamas also said part of the problem in reaching a deal is blinkin himself none of that helps Palestinians struggling with a situation the World Health Organization describes as dire where AID has been so difficult to deliver a significant proportion of gaza's population is now facing catastrophic hunger and faming like conditions a un Commission of inquiry blames both Hamas and Israel for gaza's plight accusing both of war crimes in the early days of the conflict It also says Israel's ongoing campaign amounts to crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian death toll Israel rejects the findings as biased Sasha petk CBC News Toronto the prime minister is headed to it Italy today Justin Trudeau is taking part in an annual G7 leader Summit that begins tomorrow in Rome on the agenda development in Africa and artificial intelligence but as Burke explains the wars between Russia and Ukraine as well as Israel and Hamas hang over this year's meetings the prime minister is traveling to Italy on the plane that you can see behind me he'll be meeting with G7 leaders at a critical time the wars in Ukraine and in Gaza have cast a long Shadow over this year's Summit a former Foreign Affairs adviser to the Prime Minister says this is a moment of real uncertainty uncertainty about the future of Ukraine uncertainty about the fate of democracy uncertainty about major issues like climate change and so it's really important for these leaders to come together and demonstrate that they can do something in response to these challenges a government official said that Canada is involved in a push to try and get G7 leaders to agree to use hundreds of billions of dollars that are sitting in Europe in Frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine with its ongoing fight against Russia but experts also say that well there could be an image of unity projected on that front that leaders could struggle around the table to come up with a consensus on what's unfolding in Gaza there's a number of divergences of views between Europeans and the Americans in particular but even within Europe so it it will definitely be a challenge for the G7 and not to be derailed in some ways by what's going to happen in Gaza and what are post-war plans he says that could overshadow Italy's official agenda that includes talking about development in Africa to curb migration and as well artificial intelligence for the first time the pope is going to be taking part in G7 talks this after he says he was a victim of a deep fake photo and he is warned against what he calls the perverse dangers of artificial intelligence he wants countries to sign on to an international treaty to agree to use AI for good and for not evil as well a government official said that this Summit is happening during a year of elections in the UK the US and also across the EU so there'll be a focus on countering disinformation on free and fair elections and as well on foreign interference this government officials said the Prime Minister will be bringing up uh foreign interference this after a bombshell report recently alleged that there could be some parliamentarians that have helped foreign countries medal in Canadian politics including India and China Ashley Burke CBC News Ottawa Canada meanwhile will face renew red pressure to boost defense spending during next month's NATO Summit in Washington and now as Murray Brewster reports one of the country's top business groups is warning Canada faces diplomatic isolation saying we need to deliver a concrete plan to raise defense spending to NATO's Benchmark Target talk about an uncomfortable moment Canada spends about 1.4% of its GDP on defense there are I think only five countries in NATO 32 that spend less including Belgium and Luxembourg um how can Canada be a serious partner to the US in every sense if it's not a serious military Powers well Matthew have you have you read our last defense policy update very very closely yes of course so the liberal government has been getting a lot of that when it comes to defense spending from allies and now at home one of the country's leading economic voices the Business Council of Canada writing the prime minister warning that the failure to produce a plan to meet NATO's defense spending Target of 2% of GDP ahead of next month's Summit in Washington will have consequences including diplomatic isolation in both security and economic Partnerships this is an area where we have been called out it used to be called out quietly uh in Washington now it's being done very publicly the calling out included a recent bipartisan letter from US lawmakers demanding Canada meet its pledge to hit the NATO Target and if we can see a path towards 2% that's credible that will go a long way towards strengthening our defense relationship Ottawa is investing in defense saying its latest defense policy will get Canada to 1.76% of GDP by the end of the decade and that more money is coming once projects are costed and approved I'm convinced that we can be on the path to 2% to meet the NATO spending Target however Ottawa would have to spend about $64 billion a year on defense double what's planned for this year's budget a aside from the fiscal aspect of doubling the defense budget there is deep political skepticism defense minister Bill Blair recently said it's hard to convince cabinet and Canadians that meeting the pledge is a worthy goal Marie Brewster CBC News Ottawa Pope Francis is being accused again of uttering a homophobic slur just two weeks ago the Vatican apologized for the pontiff's use of a highly offensive Italian word that refers to gay men now as Megan Williams reports he report reportedly used the same word in another closed door meeting Pope Francis has been so far the most welcoming Catholic leader to 2s lgbtq Catholics which is why last month when it was leaked that he used a gay slur during a closed door meeting with several hundred Bishops that Catholics were shocked and gay Catholics were angry and hurt shortly after the Vatican issued a statement where Pope Francis apoll ized for using that offensive term then yesterday he used the exact same term again this time in a closed door meeting with several hundred priests here in Rome uh saying that the Vatican has an air of gayness about it he didn't use the word gayness that's when he used this offensive word those present say that he told them that young men with what he called homosexual tendencies that's Vatican speak for gay should not enter the Seminary now nobody at the Vatican would deny that there's a higher percentage of gay men in the priesthood than in the general population Studies have backed that up uh and the pope has said that he's worried the high percentage of gay men in the priesthood changes the culture of it and that it turns away men who aren't gay from entering the priesthood but 2s lgbtq Catholics and others say along with the insulting language discouraging gay men to enter the Seminary is not addressing the issue it just pushes gay seminarians further into the clauset in contrast to the apology the pope issued last time last month when he used the gay slur this time the Vatican issued a statement shortly after the news was leaked and it said only that the pope had urged those present to use Prudence in allowing gay men to enter the Seminary Megan Williams CBC news Rome today marks a Bittersweet milestone for 60 High School seniors in New Town Connecticut they are survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting Massacre 12 years ago that killed 20 of their grade 1 classmates and six Educators they graduated from New Town high school with mixed emotions we want to be remembering our friends and we are going to keep them with us but it's also something that we wish we never had to deal with compared to our classmates when you go s hook our memories of how much school are weirdly like empty like we blocked out massive parts of it but it is still graduation and it is still exciting day and we're trying to make sure we put you know that feeling first the mass shooting at Sandy Hook on December 14th 2012 was one of the deadliest in American history the victims were honored at the graduation ceremony today all surviving students have become Advocates against gun violence since the massacre one heck of a voyage a group of paddlers rowers and sailors have set off on a journey from Victoria to Alaska you'll meet a most peculiar set of racers right after this [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] it is race not for the faint of heart row sail or everything in between from the idilic inner harbor of Victoria all the way to the Wilds of Alaska we checked in with Racers to see their mish mash of vessels and found out what makes this journey so special on Wednesday at noon they start off here L Man start from here at the causeway docks and they're going to go 700 plus more miles up to catch a can the course runs here out of Victoria North there's only two checkpoints they have to go through the first is Seymour narrow which is a treacherous malstrom just north of Campbell River and then they've got to go through Bella Bella and that is the only two places that they have to go now every boat here is required only a few things they can't have an engine on board and they can have no support along the way so that's pretty much the whole rules of Race To Alaska they're allowed to stay in a hotel they can go out for a meal but if they want to win that's certainly not what they're doing some of them will be racing 24 hours a day without stopping some of them will be hitting up little towns along the way to reprovision uh and also stuff breaks along the way we've had teams who have entirely hauled their boat out of the water because their Rudders have fallen off and they need to build a new one well the first team crossed the line they win $10,000 in cash that's American Cash second team across the line they win a a pretty pretty nice set of steak knives it's a katamaran it's uh got a it's built with a rowing system already fitted you see the these special ores this is a rowing mechanism that you Row the regular way but you go forward okay so you see where you're going unlike regular rowers rowing is good is fine but I love sailing so this this sail sailing boats nice fast Sailing Boat I do hope I'll find some wind because I I don't want to row all the way to Alaska we have this uh Navy service wher it's traditionally propelled by ores uh we've got five rowing stations we're only going be using four at a time and we're only going to really use that when there's no wind hopefully we get lots of wind uh save our arms and we'll do a lot of sailing and we're expecting to be cold wet and tired so if we're not cold or wet or tired then things are going well uh if you've seen the movie um Water World it looks like something out of that but uh it's twin halls with a a platform deck on top and then uh two recumbent bicyle seats uh front to back in the Middle with uh like West FIA style Volkswagen pop top campers um that we can pop up to to sleep in so the boat kind of continues constantly and when they're lowered there's rowing station on top of those so the people that aren't pedaline can either row or rest and sleep and read a book or make some food always a party on the Boogie barge there's so many fun things you could do with that how loose the rules are my gosh oh my goodness except you might drop your ore you might drop your Rudder as we heard would you do that uh I think so yeah but I don't think I'd be trying to win I'd be one of the people stopping at the restaurants and stuff along way naturally hey calamari stretching it out as long as possible yeah exactly yeah how we doing weatherwise well not a super nice week to be out on the boat unless you're going to be doing on Sunday because then we start to lighten up a little bit the rain is ending a little bit earlier than expected so that's or how it was seeming before so that's a little bit of good news sun should come out late uh sort of afternoon Sunday which we can see here if you take a look uh over the next couple days actually we're not going to see Sunday here but over the next 48 hours tomorrow beautiful morning beautiful uh noon time beautiful afternoon towards the end of the day we start to see some of that cloud build in for Vancouver and this a story for much of the island as well Cloud coming in and out tomorrow but mostly sunny tomorrow just some High Cloud probably towards the end of the night some of that lower Cloud starts to build in because we do have a showery Time coming for most of the island on Friday so expect little bit of a wetter one you might want to wear your rain jacket uh that day but on Saturday we do continue to see that a little bit of that rain but we start to dry out towards the end of the day and then by Sunday we're starting to be dry so here in Southwestern BC you should see some sunshine most places at least uh by Sunday by the end of the day probably now uh across the province though again bit of a showery weekend bit of a breezy weekend bit of a cool weekend for most people temperatur is probably going to drop uh four or five degrees many places on Friday so that system rolls through so be ready for that but uh again maybe some good news in terms of the fire situation and because things are trending drier and warmer for the end of June and into July might be the last showery Breezy weekend we have for a while so enjoy it while it's here in terms of those winds again it will be Breezy at times as we get into Friday and Saturday as well so be ready for that especially along the straet many places winds could be these are the consistent wind speeds not the gusts so it could be quite Gusty at times so be ready for that we take a look at our temperatures again nice day tomorrow temperature Staying High bit of a drop as we get into Friday on Saturday those temperatures fall a little bit more in many places although here in Vancouver they may start to recover towards the end of the day Saturday so don't expect the low to be quite as low uh and then as we see our conditions across the province again lots of sunshine tomorrow slight risk of a thunderstorm up in Fort St John and a little bit of precipitation up in De Lake but other than that mostly sunny skies and just a little bit of cloud in terms of a forecast again we do have that showery period this weekend but we do start to lighten up this is mostly sunny question mark because probably going to be sunny little chance it's cloudy but your voice went up a little bit way yeah yeah sure yeah okay thanks thanks The Last Ship of legendary polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton has been found off the coast of newfinland in Labrador Shackleton died on board in 1922 the quest a schooner rigged steam ship remained in service though for decades afterward as Mark Quinn shows us it sank more than 60 years ago after hitting ice off the coast of Labrador it's a most appropriate name for a famous exploring ship lost at sea for decades and now finally found the quest I first said what's that and and then said that's it it was so obviously Quest it was so obviously a ship sonar identified it just east of Labrador lying 390 M below the surface huge amount of excitement throughout the ship everyone on our team who is present you know it's a sense of euphoria the ship's significance is tied to its most famous Captain sir Ernest Shackleton he was a prolific Explorer of the Antarctic and he died of a heart attack aboard the quest while in the South Atlantic in 1922 the ship continued to work at Sea and sank 40 years later when I discovered that that his ship Quest ship he died on was lying off the coast of Labrador uh north of newand I I was just astonished and that that was a moment I thought well we've got to find it finding the quest has long been a dream of many inspired by shackleton's own perseverance shackleton's experience in Antarctica is is timeless we'll be talking about it for another 100 years and the vehicle to do that today to make it really tangible for for everybody but especially for young people uh is is is visual images of the Shipwreck itself Geer says Shackleton lived at a time when the North and South Poles were littered with the bodies of expedition members but Shackleton himself was the only person to ever die on an expedition he led I think it's that the fact that he placed human life above his own ego his own desire to to achieve these these Geographic aims that really sets him apart from from many from many people of that era a century later 17 hours into their search the ship he died on is revealed in a Ghostly sonar image the Royal Canadian geographical society which led the search is planning to return to the site later this year they're hoping to gather close-up photographs with a remotely operated submersible Mark Quinn CBC News St Johns an iconic team with Legendary Moments after the break to former Vancouver K's talk about the magical 1994 Stanley Cup run [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 the 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 keep connected with us this week 30 years ago Vancouver was cheering on the Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers the conu didn't win that cup sadly but the 1994 team had some iconic moments like the save made by Captain Kirk mlan in game seven overtime against the Calgary Flames Roberts moves it the head to flurry here he comes with REO flurry for REO great save by Kirk mlan that's exciting to watch even now there you go yeah the Early Edition host Steven Quinn spoke with mlan and left Winger Jeff courel they talked about what made that team work and the way we came back and win won every game in overtime it just gained momentum gave us confidence with time and uh I think that the team just continued to get better every round listen we had a we were I don't want to say a lunchbox lunchbox type of team but we we had great work ethic we always had superstars on the Team B and you know Jeff coming into his own yeah uh you know Trevor and list goes on and we we could really uh bring pretty much everything to the game then after that we had lots of you know games that were so close and to come back all the time and win and overtime I think Kirk always you know the greatest thing is that goal tending is key as you're seeing again in the playoffs this year Kirk gave us a chance to win every night we knew we could take risks because he would be there to make the big saves if we turn the puck over and I think that was how we had success awesome run one goal was 3-2 by the end for New York but they had amazing players it was a good good time to be alive ask anybody who was there good time to be alive thanks for being with us tonight on CBC V for News at 6 you can watch this newscast on CBC GM the free app as well as on YouTube and our website cbc.ca BC tya Fletcher will have your next local news at 11:00 right after the national have a good night [Music] [Music]