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Education of kids in care the focus of two new reports
The dire education statistics for kids in care are getting noticed, with two new reports released Monday at least partly focused on this challenge. A report in Ontario says that province’s schools will...
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Michael Le to testify for Crown at Surrey Six trial Tuesday
A former leader of the Red Scorpion gang who struck a plea bargain in the Surrey Six murder case will be testifying against his former co-accused beginning today. Michael Le, who is serving a...
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Michael Le says he tried to make peace between Corey Lal and Jamie Bacon
Red Scorpion gang founder Michael Le says he met Corey Lal about two months before the Surrey Six murders in an attempt to resolve a conflict Lal had with Jamie Bacon. Le testified that Lal contacted...
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Le says Johnston and Haevischer confessed their roles in Surrey Six
Accused Surrey Six killer Matt Johnston told his gang leader on the day of the Surrey Six murders that so many people died because “they saw our faces. We had no choice,” B.C. Supreme Court heard...
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Michael Le says he fled Canada in 08, fearing arrest
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le fled to his native Vietnam in March 2008 fearing he was going to be arrested, he told B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday. Le testified at the Surrey Six trial that he left the...
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Province adds support for youth, but researcher calls for national strategy
The provincial government doubled the capacity of Vancouver’s Inner City Youth team, which helps homeless or nearly homeless youth with mental illness or addictions. The Inner City Youth team,...
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School districts face tough budget decisions
Following on the Vancouver school district’s proposal to battle a $26.6-million shortfall by cutting as many as 70 jobs, other school districts around the province are also making tough budget...
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Surrey’s past superintendent to work for education ministry
The Ministry of Education announced on Friday that it has hired Surrey’s former superintendent of schools Mike McKay as a strategic advisor to the minister. McKay retired from the Surrey school...
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LRB decision could come this week in teacher job action
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation hopes for a ruling this week from the Labour Relations Board on their request to establish essential service levels. As soon as those levels are decided, the teachers...
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Interactive maps show payday loan locations in Vancouver and Surrey
My colleague Kim Pemberton has a story in today’s paper about efforts in Surrey to restrict the growth of payday loan businesses. One of the arguments of those seeking to restrict such outlets is that...
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Video collection Amanda Todd’s heart-breaking story of cyberbullying
A collection of videos about the suicide of Metro Vancouver teen Amanda Todd and the cyberbullying that led to her death. In October 2012, the B.C. teen was found dead in a Port Coquitlam home, five...
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Shooting in Richmond late Friday; victim in hospital
A man was shot in Richmond Friday night as he sat inside his vehicle. Richmond RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the police got reports of a shooting in the McNeely Drive area just before 10:30 p.m. “The...
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Gladstone students help plan for new adult centre
Gladstone secondary students met with four graphic illustrators last week to envision the future of their school as it plans to welcome the Main Street Adult Education Centre students. The Vancouver...
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Surrey Six cross-examination delayed until at least Thursday
Red Scorpion gang founder Michael Le was scheduled to begin his cross-examination at the Surrey Six trial today after a two-week break. But a last-minute publication ban application led to an...
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New direct indictment in Matt Campbell murder case
A Crown prosecutor has sworn a new direct indictment against Jimi Singh Sandhu, accused in the murder of Red Scorpion boss Matt Campbell in Abbotsford three months ago. On the new indictment, Sandhu...
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Michael Le loses second bid to get publication ban on his name
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le lost a bid in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday to get a publication ban imposed on his identity mid-way through his testimony at the Surrey Six trial. Le, a key Crown witness...
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Witness and defence lawyer clash at Surrey Six trial Thursday
Red Scorpion founder Mike Le told the Surrey Six trial Thursday that he read and watched videos of key Crown witness statements and police notes before he decided to sign a plea agreement last November...
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Interactive map shows derailments, train collisions in B.C. last year
My colleague Larry Pynn has a story in today’s paper on how there were 110 train derailments in B.C. last year, a 20 per cent increase over the year before and the highest number in five years. I...
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Defence lawyer says Le is a “tainted” witness
A lawyer for accused Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer said Friday that Red Scorpion founder Michael Le is a tainted witness because he spent years reviewing evidence before agreeing to testify against...
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Sophon Sek allegedly knocked on door of Surrey Six murder suite
A Triad friend of Michael Le’s agreed to knock on Corey Lal’s door on the day of the Surrey Six murders to help the Red Scorpion gang get access to their victims, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday. The...
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