North Delta crime beat, week of Aug. 8

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A selection of property crimes submitted weekly by the Delta Police Department

The West Block of Parliament Hill is pictured through the window of the Sir John A Macdonald building in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Flames from a vehicle fire on Highway 3 spread up hill. (Facebook)

Flames from vehicle fire quickly spread off Highway 3 east of Keremeos
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Mt. Evans fire near Kimberley being monitored by helicopters and air tankers
While the overall percentage of COVID patients who experienced ear-related issues is unknown, research suggests the virus can infect the inner ear and cause hearing and balance issues.

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      Paramedics in B.C. responded to about 210 heat-related patient events during the July 2022 heat wave. According to the BC Coroners Service, 16 people died. (APBC image)

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      AP Illustration by Peter Hamlin based on legal documents regarding sex abuse in the Mormon church.

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      Emergency personnel were on the scene of a wildfire near Fairmont Tuesday evening. RDEK file Emergency personnel were on the scene of a wildfire near Fairmont Tuesday evening. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

      Firefighters gain upper hand on 2-hectare wildfire south of Fairmont, B.C.

      The fire is burning on Crown land on the west side of Highway 93/95 near the Columbia Lake viewpoint

      In this still image taken from WKEF/WRGT video, members of the FBI Evidence Response Team work outside the FBI building in Kenwood, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and was injured in an exchange of gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. (Courtesy WKEF/WRGT via AP)

      Man who tried to breach FBI’s Cincinnati office killed after standoff

      Confrontation came as officials warned of increase in threats against federal agents

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      UNITI’s Culinary Arts program just wrapped up another successful cohort group, with their graduation ceremony held Wednesday evening. (Sobia Moman photo)

      Proud and Confident: South Surrey UNITI members of culinary school take to graduation stage

      The Food Services Assistant Program is a six-month course where students get cooking in restaurants

      Trees fill a pickup truck at a City of Surrey tree-sale event. (Photo: surrey.ca)

      For $20 each, only Surrey residents can buy the city’s trees to help grow the urban forest

      The next online tree sale starts Aug. 24, with more than a dozen types of trees available

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      Obituaries

      Elizabeth (Betty) Yee Chen Sing

      Jul 12th, 2022

      Monique Anne Begg (nee Laporte)

      Jul 11th, 2022

      Adrian Joseph Handfield

      Jul 2nd, 2022

      Erna Eldie (nee Hait) Weisner

      Jun 25th, 2022

      Dorothy Maxine Randall

      Jun 19th, 2022

      Karoline Voelpel

      Jun 16th, 2022

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      Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada U-20 women’s soccer coach Bob Birarda leaves provincial court after the first day of a sentencing hearing, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. An independent investigation has concluded that the Vancouver Whitecaps’ response to allegations of misconduct by former women’s coaches Bob Birarda and Hubert Busby Jr. was serious and “appropriate.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      Review concludes Whitecaps’ response to misconduct allegations was appropriate

      It also says the Whitecaps could have done more to support the players

      Canada’s Mason McTavish (23) and Brennan Othmann (15) celebrate a goal against Slovakia during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Thursday August 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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      The Perseid meteor shower will be at its peak and best viewed during the nights of Aug. 11 and 12. (File photo)

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      UBC students watch as the robot “Ultraviolet” navigates a complex course in the 22nd annual Treasure Robot showdown. (Kemone Moodley photo)

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      Rita’s Diner in Cloverdale goes up in flames as cameras roll. The diner was built over the course of a week and set alight Aug. 10 for a scene in the upcoming Hilary Swank TV show “Alaska Daily.” (Photo submitted: Paul Orazietti)

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      Swank’s ‘Alaska Daily’ was filming in Cloverdale Aug. 10

      Tyler Scott Hoover, a professional Spider-Man cosplayer and model, is pictured in the classic costume of the Marvel comic superhero. In August 2022, as the iconic character marks 60 years in the vast, imaginative world of comic books, movies and merchandise, fans like Hoover reflect on Spider-Man’s appeal across race, gender and nationality. (Tyler Scott Hoover via AP)

      As Spider-Man turns 60, fans reflect on diverse appeal

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      Surrey council chambers in city hall. (File photo)

      OUR VIEW: Whale of a story for Surrey council, KTRIS

      Safe Surrey Coalition majority refused to apologize to seven KTRIS members for barring them from participating in council meetings last year

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