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Man shot inside Burnaby restaurant expected to survive
Burnaby RCMP is looking for a suspect after a man was shot inside a busy restaurant across from Metrotown this afternoon. The shooting at the Cactus Club in the 4800-block of Kingsway happened just...
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Ex-Mountie turned coke smuggler to be sentenced in Seattle Friday
His criminal nickname was Pony Tail and he went from being an undercover drug cop to an international cocaine smuggler. The transformation of former B.C. Mountie Rapinder “Rob” Sidhu from law...
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Interactive map shows Metro Vancouver commuting patterns
I’ve got a story in today’s paper about commuting patterns in Metro Vancouver based on some data from the 2011 National Household Survey. The data, which shows which cities people commute to most, was...
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RS associate arrested after attending gang meeting in Mission Friday – UPDATED
A Lower Mainland man with links to the Red Scorpion gang is facing drug trafficking charges after his arrest on Vancouver Island on Friday. The 40-year-old, whose name has not been released, was picked...
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Wounded man faces immigration hearing over criminal ties
A gang associate wounded in a brazen shooting Tuesday afternoon has an immigration hearing in February to see if he should be kicked out of Canada because of his criminality, The Vancouver Sun has...
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Rob Sidhu handed eight-year sentence in U.S.
Former B.C. Mountie turned cocaine smuggler Rapinder (Rob) Sidhu was handed an eight year sentence in Seattle Friday for his leadership role in a massive cross-border drug ring.U.S. District Judge...
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Surrey Six trial not back until Jan. 23
There was a brief appearance Monday before B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge to update her on the schedule in the Surrey Six trial. Witnesses were supposed to be called to testify Monday, but...
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Pharmacy assistant gets house arrest for Oxycontin trafficking linked to UN
A pharmacy assistant who filled fake Oxycontin prescriptions for a United Nation gangster has been sentenced to two years house arrest. Baby Marie Antoinette Delos Santos was working at a North...
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IHIT investigating man’s death in Richmond
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a suspected murder in the 8400 block of Steveston Highway. Sgt. Adam MacIntosh said Richmond RCMP responded to a 911 call Monday afternoon...
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Wolf Pack Gangsters Arrested in the Philippines
Long-time Vancouver gangsters Barry Espadilla and James Riach have been arrested in Manilla after police raided a luxury apartment and found large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy. The...
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B.C. gangsters could face life in prison after Manila drug bust
After a dramatic arrest in the Philippines Wednesday, Vancouver gangster Barry Espadilla quipped on his Facebook page that jail in Manila “is actually a lot better than jail over there (in B.C.).” He...
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The free and easy way to backup (almost) all your computer files
Like flossing your teeth, backing up your computer files is one of those things we all know we should be doing but many of us still don’t. And for much the same reason: It’s a pain in the butt. You’ve...
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B.C. gangsters worked with cartel to set up Manila drug operation: police
Police in the Philippines believe Vancouver gangster James Riach was working directly with a Mexican cartel when he set up a major drug operation in Manila last year. Rommell Vallejo, chief of the...
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Surrey Six judge rules against sealing order for Persons X and Y
Two convicted killers who assisted police in the Surrey Six murder investigation have lost their bid to have several court rulings in the case referring to their real identities sealed. Justice...
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Surrey’s latest murder victim found in vehicle on dead end road
Surrey’s latest murder victim was found dead in a vehicle at the end of a dead end road near 189th Street and 92nd Avenue Tuesday. And while Cpl. Dominic Duchesneau, of the Integrated Homicide...
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City of Vancouver in running for worst Freedom of Info response time
UPDATE: New, strange developments involving our request to North Vancouver School District. Click here to read more UPDATE: We have a winner for slowest government agency in B.C. Last month, I let you...
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Brain-damaged gangsters files suit over Matsqui beating
A gangster linked to the Dhak group who was disabled in a 2012 prison beating by suspected Red Scorpion rivals is suing the federal government for negligence. Christopher Henry Iser, 29, had been at...
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Dhak gang associates face firearms and drug charges
Two Surrey gangsters linked to the former Dhak-Duhre-United Nations group are facing firearms and trafficking charges after an investigation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Last May,...
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Surrey Six trial resumes this morning after a five week break
I will continue to live tweet the Surrey Six trial when it resumes this morning at the Vancouver Law Courts. My twitter feed is now available on my blog page. So follow along to the right of this post...
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BC Safety Authority wins prize for slowest government agency
As of yesterday afternoon , of the 110 B.C. government agencies who we requested salary data from for our public-sector salary database, only four hadn’t sent us the requested data: the BC Safety...
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