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your Airstream today. >> Announcer: you're watchingglobal bc, this is global news morning. >>it's a very exoant amount of money. >>jason: travel expenses questioned. The new documents showing just how much delta's mayornt on trips - during his time as metro vancouveard chair. Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. I'm japires. >> Sonia: and I am sonia sunger. A judge is expected to hand down a sentence to notorious sex offender randall hopley this mornin supervision order last year. Troy les is outside vancouver police headquarters this morning. Troy, hopley was missing for ov week in november. >> Troy: yes,, good morning and yes, last november probably for 10 days cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing his halfway house. A canada wide arrest warrant was issued-- on november 14th, hopley was arrested by an off-duty officer outside a police station. Hopley told police he was not expecting the her to be so cold and that he would not have turned himself I it had been summer. Last month the 58 year old pled guilty to charges related to breaching his long-term supervision order, including not being in the presence of children under 16 years old. Hopley is known for abducting ae in sparwood back in 2011. According to the parole board he has been diagnosed withpedophilia, borderline intellectual functioning and a personality disorder. >> Sonia: so troy, what is the n asking for in sentencing? >> The crown is seeking a combined 4 year sentence with no enhanced credit given for time already spent in custody while the defence is arguing for a two year sentence will obviously have all those updates as they come today here on globa. That will come at 9:30 A.M. >> Sonia: allht, troy charles reporting my first this morning. Thank you, t soccer fans are reeling this morning from the news lionel messi will not play against the whitecaps tomorrow. In fact - he >> Its disappointng, thats why st people have bought their tickets, thats they its a sell out on saturday. >> If youre going to announce these players are playing and then two days before the game starts thyere not playing and these fans are trying to sell these tickets and theyre not going to sell them for anywhere near the money they played for it. More than "50-thousand" fans were expected at a sold out b-c place -- to see the soccer superstar play. In a statement -- the whitecaps say "messi" -- will *not* make the trip to vancouver -- they don't say why not. While it wasn't too late for "messi" to cancel -- the ross family from salmon arm. They spent almost 3-thousand dollars for a hotel and tickets -- to make their son's dream come true. >>it would be like buying concert tickets, and they titute the lead singer or guitarist, but you went to see this band. >>i didn't really know what to think, kinda in shock, it's like is there a point going to the game anymore. >>sonia: the ecaps say they have no control over their opponent's lineup, and plan to have "food and drink" half off at saturday's game. Cybercriminals have leaked hundref gigabytes of information from the rt london drugs ransomattack online. Global news has viewed some of the information, and can confirm it includes medical an human resource f of employees. London drugs says it's taking all available steps to mitigate any impacts, including notifying all current employees information could be potentially impacted. Russian-based ransomware group "lockbit" has claime responsibility for the attack. Delta mayor george harvie is facing questions -- over his travel expense chair of the metro vancouver board. (**vo**) 21-thousand dollars for a flight to asia - plus 27- hundred for accomodations and per diems. 13-hunddollars for an inn at laurel point. Councillors removed harvie earlier this month as d chair - citing a lose of confidence. But he was allowed to stay on until july 1 -- to attend a conference on diking systems -- held in amsterdam. Oouncillor is urging metro vancouver to cancel the trip. >>the chair is clearly not going to remove himself from this trip he clearly has an interest in wanting to go. There has to be the 41 directors, this has be to their decision. >> They still have the opportunity to kibosh tand send a message to metro vancouver taxpayers that they acly care even about expenses liketo global news - george harvie's office says in part, “...he will remain

a member of the mayors' committee, where the learnings from the trip will continue touable to the region.” experts say canada post needs to make major chs if it wants to stay afloat after a difficult year. >>sonia: the new pne amphitheatre will look different, both in appearance and in name. Officials are expected to reveal who has purchased naming rights to the venue. Vreased loan financing to the p-n-e last summer, as the project's budget ballooned to over 100 million dollars. Not expected to reopen until 2026. >> Sonia: well, from those gs, looks like it will beautiful so looking forward to it. >> Steph: yes, will have to wait for the looks fantastic and ilove. >> Sonia: and thankfully with the roof, and it rains the show could still go on. >> Steph: while you can't eat it, join in and here's a photo from one of our regular bidders bidders-- that's this morning near pemberton and enjoying the white morning so, get out there and enjoy it because it's here for the weekend and we will be seen on enough showers and what one on friday and as he, pockets on friday forhe interior region. Light rain and1 degrees only making it to 14 degreesnd it should be closer to 18 and 19 degrees that, unfortunately, it's not going to be heading.daytime high anytime soon so-- last year we were at that and thisr, not so much. So... Prepared for some showers and I will flashback its flashback friday in yesay's hotspot was just around that 25 degrees mark. So we ended up seeing some nice warm and to the day. We are sg mostly cloudy skies in that risk of showers and thunderstorm activity and we still seeing clearing skies for prince rupert and 5 to 10 mm but I look at your 5 days for sunday and tay with scattered showers today and tomorrow. Jason and sonia? >> Jason: thank you so much stephanie. >>sonia: canucks g-m patrik lvin was announced as a finalist for general manager of the year on thursday... But he's got a lot of work ahead of him still this off-season.. >>jason: as the canucks held their year-end media availability -- much of the talk centered around how can the club retain some of its key f agents -- and at the same time try to imp for next season... They have 9 players on expiring contracts -- so some hard choices will need to be made -- as there won't be enough money to re-sign the all... >>the players expressed their interest to stay we all know we have a salary cap so we want to be a comtive team moving forward so it's only so much I can pay certain individuals so hopefully we can find a way tokeep a lot of players. >>i don't know where you guys get those numbers -- from the trees? I don't know you need to stop listening to edmonton reporters who is reporting the contract negotiations -- it's ly between my agent and patrik. And obviously I love here. Hopefully we can work something out. >> Jason: the free-agent signing days july 1st. >> Sonia: and I hope the terminator mix stays in vancouver. Let's bring in katelin with a look at the roads.katelin, any problems? Just one problem. >> Katelin: on the go right now if you're headed through sy, 88 avenue, for many it takes all the way to balance fraser bridge and a collision that 126 also affecting traffic a 28 is also quite busy for east traffic through that stretch but other than that, it looks pretty good in a peak over time we want and still seeing a bit of volume and westbound ben 264th and who hundred and thirty-second street and we have that ongoing construction work at the overpass of something to be mindful of. Wide open as you make your way through surrey in the k stretch. Looks like we can traffic is looking good and it has been a busy week over at the port mann bridge especially tuesday one stance study moving traffic as you make your way through the burnaby stretch and looking at merge points and it's not too bad it looks like it d even be raining as you make your way through vancouver. That's yok tire traffic. >> Soniaanks, katelin. >>jason: it was billed as the vancouver whitecap's most hypped up match of the season. >> Sonia: but tomorrow night, bc plae will be without messi - suarez anosquetz. Whitecaps head coach vannie sartinins us next to discuss the glaring omissions - and how his team is preparing for mi you right back. >> Amber: get up to $6500 cash credit purchase on a 2024 silverado 1500 zadar two. Visit your localvrolet dealer today. 9-1-1, what's your emergency? My plane's about to crash. Announcer: The epic new season of9-1-1... (Sobbing) Please help my Mom! He's not breathing! Help is coming! Is a wild ride. In pursuit. (Sirens blaring) Thursday... We're ready. Let's go, let's go!

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