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CFSEU arrests three “high-ranking” 856 gang members
They take their gang name from the prefix of Aldergrove phone numbers. Now 856 gang members have expanded well beyond their Langley origins to traffic drugs in other parts of Canada, Sgt. Lindsey...
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Interactive map: Have cougars and black bears been spotted near you?
My colleague Tara Carman has a story in today’s paper about how Coquitlam is the bear-sighting capital of B.C. I made the following interactive map — which allows you to see how many wildlife sightings...
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Indie band Oh Village hits all the right notes on Vancouver public piano
The goal of Keys to the Streets, Vancouver’s public piano initiative, is to fill our streets with music. For the second straight summer, CityStudio Vancouver has set out pianos around the city — 10...
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Serial killer Charles Kembo loses appeal
Serial killer Charles Kembo has lost his appeal of four 2010 murder convictions. The B.C. Court of Appeal rejected arguments from Kembo’s lawyer that the jurors who convicted him were given improper...
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Former Renegade biker sentenced for three vicious assaults
A former member of the Renegades biker gang was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail for a vicious attack on three people in Prince George last December. Jason Dennis Townsend, 37, was convicted of...
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Nat Bailey Stadium expansion plans include a craft beer corner
It’s Presidents’ Week on Team 1040. Vancouver pro sports team presidents Bob Lenarduzzi (Whitecaps), Trevor Linden (Canucks), Dennis Skulsky (Lions) and Andy Dunn (Canadians) have all been guests of...
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Abbotsford cat burglar locked boy in bathroom while he looted home
Abbotsford police are seeking the public’s help in catching a burglar who broke into a home in May and locked a 13-year-old boy in a bathroom while he looted the place. The afternoon break-in happened...
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Tyson Edwards’ killers lose appeal of 2012 manslaughter convictions
Three men who were found guilty in the fatal stabbing of Tyson Edwards outside a Vancouver nightclub have lost an appeal of their manslaughter convictions. Sebastian Miazga, Patrick Plowman and Nolan...
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Driver, 72, killed in rollover accident on Granville Street
Vancouver police are looking into the possibility that medical distress may have led to a single-vehicle accident on Granville Street that claimed the life of a 72-year-old man this morning. The...
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VIDEO: Evasive maneuver by cyclist prevents bike lane accident with car
It’s a YouTube video that is sure to send shivers down the spine of those who cycle downtown Vancouver. In the first part of the video, presumably recorded by a cyclist with a helmet-mounted camera, a...
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Imperial Metals president says he’d drink Mount Polley water
The B.C. environment ministry and Cariboo Regional District have declared a local state of emergency following Monday’s dam collapse that caused millions of cubic metres of contaminated tailing pond...
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Accused drug smuggler wins partial victory in battle over extradition
A B.C. man accused in the U.S. of being part of a major drug smuggling ring has won a partial victory in his bid to halt his extradition. B.C.’s highest court dismissed an appeal by James Gregory...
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Rogers Sportsnet parts ways with iconic Vancouver sportscaster Don Taylor
Sportscaster Don Taylor announced on Twitter Wednesday that Friday will be his last day as host of Sportsnet Pacific’s Sportsnet Connected. Friday will be my last day at Sportsnet in favour of full...
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Shot fired at police following drug store robbery on Oak Street in Vancouver
Vancouver police continue to search for suspects following a morning drug store robbery on Oak Street near West 42nd avenue. Just before 10 a.m., two masked men entered the Pharmasave at 5791 Oak...
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Off-duty cop helps Vancouver Police nab suspected robber, getaway driver
Faster than a speeding robber … An off-duty Vancouver Police officer is being lauded a hero by the VPD for his quick actions during an armed robbery of a Granville Street pharmacy on Friday. Police say...
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Surrey break-in suspects caught on video
Surrey RCMP is looking for two suspects following a break and enter that involved a stolen vehicle last week. An electronics store in the 2200 block of 160th Street was knocked off at 6 a.m. on...
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Men linked to Dhak-Duhre gang arrested on Vancouver Island
Members of the Dhak-Duhre group are still active in the drug trade despite the murders of the gang’s namesakes, Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said Thursday. Houghton, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement...
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Latest ‘Keys to the Streets’ video features killer performance from Bend...
Since we wrote about the Keys To The Streets series last week in the space‚ Big Smoke productions has uploaded two more videos to YouTube. Big Smoke’s Adam Sharp has been recording Vancouver indie...
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eBay bidding for Sam Sung’s Apple Store business card reaches $80,000
The bidding for a framed business card belonging to former Pacific Centre Apple Store employee Sam Sung has surpassed the $80,000 mark on eBay. Sung, who became a social media celebrity a couple of...
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Vancouver’s Celebration of Light never looked cooler than in this tilt-shift...
The talented folks at Active Ingredient Creative Studio used a tilt-shift focus combined with stop-motion photography to create a breathtaking effect in their video Sparks: A Honda Celebration of...
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