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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
It’s been an eventful year on the Lower Mainland on the crime beat – from convictions in the Surrey Six murder case to the capture of accused UN gang killer Corey Vallee in Mexico in August. And IHIT...
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Justin Haevischer charged with accessory to murder in Surrey Six case
The brother of Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer has been charged with accessory to murder after the fact in connection with the Oct. 19, 2007 slaughter of six men. Justin Lee Haevischer, 28, was...
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Early years influence graduation rates, advocate for foster children says
Recently, while researching this followup story about foster children, I was speaking to Irwin Elman, Ontario’s advocate for children and youth. He told me that the Ontario Ministry of Education has...
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IHIT looking for information about Theoren Poitras murder
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is still looking for information to solve the fatal shooting in Richmond last October of Theoren Poitras. Poitras, who was known to police and believed to be...
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Year in review: Vancouver Sun’s most popular blog posts of 2014
The blog posts that received the most views on vancouversun.com in 2014 can best be described as legacy posts. In December 2012, arts reporter Francois Marchand wrote the most popular blog post in...
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Surrey man gunned down at Delta home Friday night: UPDATE
A 24-year-old Surrey man “known to police” has been identified as the victim of Friday’s targeted shooting in North Delta. Arundeep Singh Cheema was shot outside an associate’s house in the 11800-block...
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Papa Petan’s hat toss is a highlight of world junior tournament
After Delta’s Nic Petan scored his hat-trick goal in Canada’s 5-1 semifinal win over Slovakia at the world junior hockey championship on Sunday, the TSN cameras caught his dad Franc ambling down the...
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Audio: Team Canada parents are primarily spectators at world junior tournament
Although he’s been at every one of Team Canada’s game at the World Junior Hockey Championship, Franc Petan, father of tournament scoring leader Nic Petan, says he hasn’t had much interaction with his...
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Murder victim was basketball star in high school years
He was once a basketball star for Tamanawis Secondary, earning the most valuable player award in a 2007 tournament organized by the Surrey RCMP. But it was a more dangerous game that led to Arundeep...
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Government violated biker’s rights in bid to deport him: Federal Court
A federal court has stopped a bid to deport an Italian-born Hells Angel from B.C., saying the government violated his rights by delaying the case for years. Carlo Fabbiano, a 57-year-old member of the...
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Accused drug smugglers caught crossing into B.C. with cocaine
Their camouflaged clothing wasn’t enough to get two accused drug smugglers across the border undetected last November. Mounties just released details of charges laid against the men two months ago....
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Maple Ridge’s Larry Walker deserves more love from Hall of Fame voters
Larry Walker, the best position player to ever come out of Canada, didn’t come close to garnering enough votes to earn entry in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. In his fifth year of eligibility,...
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No one injured in Richmond shooting Tuesday morning
Richmond RCMP officers are investigating a drive-by shooting on Garden City Road Tuesday morning. Acting Corporal Dennis Hwang said in a news released that no one was injured after shot were fired at a...
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Government going after cars allegedly used in Abby teen’s murder
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office wants to keep two vehicles it alleges were involved in a gang shootout that left an Abbotsford teen dead last October. In a statement of claim filed Dec. 22, the...
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Report: Romance blooms for Mayor Gregor and Wanting Qu
Wanting Qu is a 31-year-old Vancouver-based singer who has a huge following in Malaysia, Hong Kong and mainland China. The Harbin, China-born Qu is also reportedly in a romantic relationship with...
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Gang associate facing firearms charges in Vernon
The half-brother of gangster Jesse Margison is facing firearms charges after an investigation in by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Daniel Martin Penton, 21, was arrested in Vernon just...
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Luongo’s return brings back memories of other Canuck homecomings
Roberto Luongo returns to Rogers Arena tonight for the first time since the Canucks traded the goaltender to the Florida Panthers last March. For much of his tenure in Vancouver, Luongo was the face of...
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Vancouver man charged in “drug-related” slaying
Charges have been laid against a Vancouver man after a body was found inside a Triumph Street apartment earlier this week. Kenneth Conrad Izzard, 29, faces one count of manslaughter and has been...
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Alleged drug dealer arrested after phoning North Vancouver Mountie by accident
Drug busts don’t come any easier than this. On Tuesday, someone called a North Vancouver RCMP Strike Force officer and offered to sell him some marijuana. Police believe the seller dialed the wrong...
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Gas prices dip below $1 per litre in Metro Vancouver
Fill’er up. Multiple service stations across Metro Vancouver are advertising regular gas for under $1 per litre. According to Gasbuddy.com, the Costco at 2370 Ottawa St. in Port Coquitlam has the...
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