News for Youse: Point Grey bike lanes, Skeena sockeye vanish, and Netflix nabs Emmy nominations

Point Grey Road changes recommended  City of Vancouver staff have called for turning Point Grey Road into a one-way street eastbound between Alma and Waterloo streets and adding separated bike lanes between Jericho Beach Park and Alma Street. The staff also want separated bike lanes between Macdonald and Trafalgar streets.

Skeena sockeye disappear  Fisheries and Oceans Canada has closed the commercial and recreational fisheries for Skeena River sockeye. Only 453,000 are forecast to return to the spawning grounds this year, down from 2.4 million last year.

NDP focuses on multicultural outreach  In question period in the legislature, NDP Leader Adrian Dix highlighted an email showing "B.C. Liberal MLAs and B.C. Liberal partisan officials proposing to offer inducements for the silence of former staffer Sepideh Sarrafpour". The B.C. Liberal minister responsible for multiculturalism, Teresa Wat, responded that she can't understand why Dix "would like to refight the last election", and that the matter was "canvassed extensively in the House prior to the election".

Rize open house  More than 100 people attended an open house last night, where Rize Alliance unveiled design changes to increase the number of housing units and reduce the retail space at its $140-million project in Mount Pleasant.

Surrey child falls from second floor  A three-year-old boy is in hospital and is expected to recover after falling from the second storey of his family's home on 126-A Street in Surrey.

Pemberton wildfire  A 40-hectare fire continues burning south of Pemberton at Lizzie Creek, causing the evacuation of 13 properties.

J.D. Power recognizes TD and ING  TD Canada Trust ranked first among Big 5 banks in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power & Associates, with ING Direct Canada leading the pack among midsize banks.

Dell vote delayed  Computer manufacturer Dell has put off a shareholders' vote on a $24-billion offer from its founder, Michael Dell, to take the company private. The move was opposed by major Dell shareholder Carl Icahn.

Monsanto gives up on EU  The BBC has reported that biotech corporation Monsanto has abandoned a plan to win approval to grow its genetically modified maize, soybean, and sugar beets in Europe.

Nelson Mandela's birthday  The first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, turns 95 today. He remains in a hospital with a lung infection.

Japanese paper censored  Japan's second-largest newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, has been deleted from China's social-media platforms.

Netflix shows nominated for Emmys  Series by Netflix, including House of Cards and Arrested Development, have been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards. Go here for the full list.