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Y said Johnston demonstrated murders with his hands during talk
A star witness at the Surrey Six trial testified Wednesday that accused killer Matt Johnston made a gun gesture with his hand and pointed downwards while making cryptic comments on a police wiretap...
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Vancouver police think Malli killers were laying in wait
Vancouver police believe that Tejinder (Tee) Malli’s killers were laying in wait near the spot in Coal Harbour where the gangster was shot to death in a car Monday night. Investigators want to hear...
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Man wounded in Surrey shooting Sunday
A 30-year-old man who is well-known to police is recovering in hospital after being wounded in a targeted shooting early Sunday morning. Surrey RCMP said they got calls about gunshots and a loud...
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Heavy police presence at Malli funeral in Delta Monday
Police from various Lower Mainland agencies monitored the funeral of slain gangster Tejinder (Tee) Malli in Delta Monday. Malli, a Richmond resident, was shot to death in a targeted hit in Coal Harbour...
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BCTF re-elects top executive at AGM
The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation re-elected its president and two vice-presidents at its annual general meeting on Tuesday. Jim Iker, a teacher from Topley, B.C., was re-elected for a second...
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Two Surrey residents facing charges after Langley shooting
Two Surrey residents are facing a series of charges in connection with Sunday’s attempted robbery and shooting in Langley. Christopher Carl Agin, 29, and Rosemary Manyphone Souriyavong, 23, are due to...
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The news, brought to you by robots
Earlier this month, I attended the big NICAR data journalism conference in Baltimore and I came back from it with tons of ideas of new things I wanted to try: Top of the list: Build a Twitter bot. More...
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Police paid Person Y more than $425,000 for cooperation in Surrey Six case
A star Crown witness at the Surrey Six trial was paid more than $425,000 by police after agreeing to help with the murder investigation, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday. The man, who can only be...
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Person Y says he is just as bad as the gangsters he’s testifying against
A star witness at the Surrey Six murder trial said Tuesday that he’s “a despicable human being” who deserves to spend his life in prison for the crimes he’s committed. The long-time gang enforcer, who...
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Person Y says he wants to get justice for Schellenberg-Mohan families
A star Crown witness at the Surrey Six trial says he was motivated to help police after decades of violence and criminality because he wanted to bring justice to the families of two innocent bystanders...
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Person Y downplays his reputation for violence at Surrey Six trial
A star witness at the Surrey Six trial downplayed comments he made years ago about how many gangsters feared him across the Lower Mainland. The former Red Scorpion enforcer, who can only be identified...
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Y refutes lawyer’s claim that plan was only to rob Corey Lal
A defence lawyer at the Surrey Six trial suggested in B.C. Supreme Court Friday that the Oct. 2007 murders of six men came during a botched robbery attempt. Mike Tammen, who represents accused killer...
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Surrey man arrested in U.S. with 27 kilograms of cocaine
A Surrey man was arrested in Washington state Wednesday on charges he attempted to smuggle more than 27 kilograms of cocaine into Canada. Harminder Singh Rai, 35, had already been identified as a drug...
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Red Scorpions had other hits planned at time of Surrey Six murders: Y
A star witness at the Surrey Six trial testified Monday that the Red Scorpion gang had other murder targets at the time of the Oct. 19, 2007 massacre of six. The former RS enforcer, who can only be...
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Person y says he “knows” Haevischer and Johnston are guilty
A star witness at the Surrey Six trial admitted Tuesday that he was prejudiced against accused killers Cody Haevischer and Matt Johnston because he believes they murdered two innocent people. In a...
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How far are you from the nearest Starbucks? (Interactive Vancouver map)
Had a goofy little story in the paper today looking at how — in a city full of Starbucks — there are some Vancouver neighbourhoods with none. Here’s the map: If you’re on a mobile device and have...
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Friend of Lal’s told police about phone call that ended with: `Oh f–k, the door’
A friend of Surrey Six victim Corey Lal told police that he was talking to Lal on the day of the murders when his friend suddenly hung up after saying `oh f—k, the door.’ Milad Lari told police in an...
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Drive-by shooting in North Vancouver early this morning
North Vancouver RCMP is investigating a drive-by shooting early Friday at a house on Sunnycrest Drive. Police were called to the house about 12:35 am and were able to confirm shots had been fired. Cpl....
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East End bikers hold “Screwy Ride” as police monitor them
About 80 Hells Angels and supporters met at the biker gang’s east Vancouver clubhouse Saturday for their annual memorial ride in honour of a full-patch member who was murdered in 1988. Police officers...
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Kelowna gangster gets 4 years for possessing firearms
A Kelowna man associated to the Independent Soldiers gang has been sentenced to four years in jail for possess of illegal firearms and ammunition. Vincent Lewis Timpany, 42, pleaded guilty in B.C....
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