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Art thefts seem to spread on Vancouver Island

After theft of a public art sculpture of four-foot metal in the shape of a dragon earlier this week, several chainsaw sculptures and other thieves broke into Danny Peterson's Chemainus workshop and stole several unique sculptures

The Aluminum Dragon Statue was stolen from the Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo and a 300-pound Chinese terracotta statue was stolen in Lantzville.

"It will take at least two strong people to transport them in a truck," said the Nanaimo RCMP. Gary O 'Brien

A $ 3,800 Buddha Head Was Also Stolen From A Nanaimo Store

Until now, the police claim to have no reason to believe that the flights are linked

– with CTV files Vancouver Island

The Canadian Press –
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A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $ 7 million jackpot from the Saturday night Lotto 649 draw

The $ 1 million guaranteed prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw, on July 4th, will be about $ 5 million

The Canadian Press –
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A First Nations woman who seeks to revive an endangered language in her traditional territory of northern British Columbia says that she is "dead". she is forced to leave the country on Canada Day. 19659003] Mique & # 39; l Dangeli belongs to the Tsimshian First Nation, whose territory straddles the border between Alaska and British Columbia. She says Canada will not recognize her right to live and work in British Columbia. She was born on the American side of the Annette Island Indian Reserve.

His visa expires on July 1st.

"For me, what I consider home, is my community of origin and the traditional territory of my people. BC, "she said." We are not immigrants on the traditional territory of our people. "

Dangeli dropped a tenure-track position at the University of Southeast Alaska to teach 65 students how to talk Sm algyax in the community of Kitsumkalum, just outside Terrace., because there are so few speakers who stay.

She says that & # 39; She has not yet said goodbye to her students because it is too difficult.

"I shed a lot of tears with my elders and my family but I do not want not do that with my students, they are so young and their love of language is my inspiration and my consolation, I would not have the strength to lead this battle if I did not see where is the hope, After defeating two applications for express admission for permanent residence, Dangeli launched a petition asking the Canadian government to grant the same importance to the Jay Treaty, signed between the United States and Great Britain. 1794. As a result of the treaty, status Indians born in what has become Canada, which also has a quantum of blood of 50%, can live and work in the United States

agreement as obligatory because it never codified it

Canada dissects Aboriginal territories to sever ties between First Nations families, communities, languages ​​and ceremonies, Dangeli said

Dangeli said she was considering applying for Indian status in Canada, but was learning the two-year process. the baptism of her great-great-great-grandmother in Prince Rupert, BC, in the 1860s.

"Thus, if she decided not to convert to Christianity, I would not be considered as Indian. The whole process involves a colonial institution baderting the power of another. It has nothing to do with our inherent native rights that pre-date colonial law, "said Dangeli

the federal government worked to resolve First Nations border issues but did not find to consider the matter as Special Representative of the Minister of Crown Relations and Northern Affairs

Caron met with representatives of more than 100 First Nations between January and August 2017 , submitting a report to a committee of senior federal officials

003] Cpl. Kurt Grabinsky said that at about 4:30 on Saturday, June 30, police were called to an intruder on the CP Rail tracks along Victoria Road.

Police searched the tracks and located a man near Victoria Road and Wright Street at the roundabout.

"The male was conscious and was talking about taking the train, the male appears to have fallen off the train and been hit by other cars, the 25-year-old was seriously injured when he was injured. was hit by a train or that he fell off a train, including complete and partial limb amputations, "said Mr. Grabinsky." The man was under the influence alcohol, but he was able to provide basic information to the officer during first aid. "

The BC Ambulance Service attended at Queen Victoria Hospital and transported

closed to rail traffic during the police investigation and are now reopened

The man is a foreign national originally from the United States. Australia

The RCMP reminds the public to be cautious when crossing a railway

The former director of a Lower Mainland restaurant said he had no regrets even after his actions cost him his job.

Darin Hodge was a director at the Teahouse, located near Third Beach in Stanley Park, when a customer came on Tuesday night wearing a hat "Make America Great Again"

Hodge asked the customer to remove the hat that was popularized by US President Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016.

It has since become a symbol for one side of the deeply divided political climate that has settled on the country.

"As a person with a strong moral backbone, I had to take a stand against my guest's choice of headgear while I was in my former workplace," he said. Hodge at CTV News on Friday. "The MAGA hat has come to symbolize racism, bigotry, Islamophobia, misogyny, white supremacy, homophobia."

In his statement, Hodge Denied explicitly refusing to serve the customer wearing the MAGA hat.The restaurant, however, stated that Hodge's stock was not in line with company policy and it was dropped. [19659003] Hodge said that he had "absolutely no regrets" about what he did.

"I stand by my decision

– with CTV Vancouver records

UPDATE: 5:10 pm

The Joint Op Co-ordination Center Rescue Rations Confirms Finding Missing Cessna 182 and Two Persons on Board

The Cormorant helicopter from the RCAF spotted the aircraft at approximately 1:30 pm, approximately 17 nautical miles north -est from Hope

. He crashed into mountainous terrain. There were no survivors.

The case has now been referred to the B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP.

"Our thoughts are with the relatives of both individuals," said the JRCC in a Facebook post

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UPDATE: 16:45

The Joint Rescue Coordination Center says that the tag a missing Cessna was activated about 90 nautical miles (167 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver.

"Because it was registered in the Canadian Beacon Registry, we were able to determine very quickly which aircraft it was and on a flight plan from the Calgary area to Kelowna," the Major Justin Olsen told CTV

"We are trying to get into the area where the beacon has been detected since, but the weather has been such that the helicopter"

"L '. Elevation in the area is important: between 4,000 and 6,000 feet … Our teams simply can not get into this cloud, because there are such peaks in the area. "

Researchers focus on an area of ​​about 10 to 20 square kilometers along the Zopkios Ridge, near the Great Bear Snowfall

Hope and Chilliwack search and rescue planes were making a comeback this past -midday. 19659009] – with CTV files Vancouver

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UPDATE: 12:45 PM

A Cessna 182P belonging to the missing pilot Ken Umbach is identified by the letters C-GKKU.

The aircraft, built in 1974, is registered in Calgary and left the Springbank Airport in the direction of Nanaimo before disappearing on Thursday.

The four-seater single-engine was imported to Canada in 2009, according to the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.

The Cessna 182 "Skylane" as Wichita, Kansas, the second most popular model of the manufacturer, which has been in production since 1956 in a number of variants. More than 23,000 units were built during this period

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UPDATE: 12:30 pm

The search area of ​​a missing Cessna has been reduced to 28 square miles northeast of Hope, near the Coquihalla Highway.

Maritime Forces Pacific posted the search update on their Facebook page late

The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria continues its aerial search. a Transport Canada Dash-8, a Buffalo aircraft and a Cormorant helicopter from Canadian Forces Base Comox

The weather continues to affect the visibility of the search, the low clouds and the rain limiting the ability to search mountainous terrain

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UPDATE 11:28 am

The missing Cessna 182 pilot was identified as Ken Umbach, a geophysicist from Calgary

In an interview with the edition 2005 Canadian Exploration Society Umbach is described as an experienced geophysicist from EnCana Corporation who has spent more than two decades in the profession, covering national and international exploration activities.

He is described as a man who has traveled a lot.

CTV reports that Umbach was flying with a friend traveling to Vancouver Island for an annual fishing trip.

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UPDATE: 9:00 am

Low clouds and rain impede research efforts of a Cessna 182 From Calgary to Nanaimo

Representatives of the Joint Coordinating Center Rescue operations in Victoria claim that the aircraft departed Calgary around 9 pm (Pacific time). The pilot filed a flight plan that was to fly over Kelowna, Hope and Boundary Bay.

Approximately two hours after the start of the flight, the JRCC received an emergency ping between Hope and Merritt

a Buffalo aircraft and a Cormorant helicopter in the area

The search area was searched. approximately 55 square nautical miles

Hope search and rescue teams badist in ground search.

Two people were aboard the plane when he disappeared

More details when they will be available

– with files of the Canadian Press

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ORIGINAL: 5:30

Researchers search for small plane with two people The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria reported that the Cessna 182 departed Calgary at about 10 am Thursday on a road to Kelowna, Hope and Boundary Bay, British Columbia . The center says it was notified about an hour after the aircraft left Calgary via an electronic location transmitter that had been activated about 90 nautical miles northeast of Vancouver.

A Buffalo aircraft and a Cormorant helicopter from Canadian Forces Base Comox were sent to search for signs of the aircraft, but the center said the efforts were hampered by low clouds and the rain

JRCC Victoria stated that active search covers an area from Merritt to Hope. was badisted by the RCMP and a search and rescue squad based in Hope.

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A Vancouver police officer was charged with badault as a result of an arrest that caused serious injury to a man more than two years ago [19659035]. the charge of badault causing bodily harm was approved against Const. Ken Stanworth in an alleged service incident in downtown Vancouver on March 1, 2016.

The Bureau of Independent Investigations has already stated that a man had sustained unspecified serious injuries when Vancouver Police ln 39, stopped.

In 1965, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police Service stated that Stanworth was still on active duty

. appear in provincial court on July 9th.

Former British Columbia The Prime Minister and the Member of Parliament for Kelowna-West Christy Clark take up a new job

Barely a month after joining the law firm Bennett Jones in Vancouver, Clark was appointed to the Shaw Communications Board of Directors

. Said Director General JR Shaw,

"She brings to our Board extensive and extensive relations across Canada, both in politics and in business, particularly in British Columbia, including British Columbia. British. She resigned in August of last year after her government was unable to survive a confidence motion in the Legislature, which paved the way for John Horgan's NDP.

"I look forward to joining the board and making contributions to the board of directors as Shaw continues its momentum as a leading connectivity provider for broadband, video, voice and video services. in Canada. " d Clark

"I am pleased to have the opportunity to support the company by increasing its presence in British Columbia and in its other key markets."