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Surrey Six killers appeal their convictions
Surrey Six killers Matthew Johnston and Cody Haevischer have appealed their convictions on six counts of first-degree murder and one of conspiracy. Criminal Justice branch spokesman Neil MacKenzie...
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Widdifield ruling lays out workings of Nanaimo Hells Angels
Some of the inner workings of the Nanaimo Hells Angels have been laid out in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling convicting one of the gang’s original members of extortion and theft. Robert (Fred) Widdiefield...
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B.C. Ambulance Service refuses to release response-time data
As noted in a story today, the B.C. Ambulance Service has refused to release response-time data to The Vancouver Sun despite repeated promises to do so. The story outlines the basics of how the BCAS...
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Tilli-Choli ordered deported due to his guilty plea in Bacon plot
A leading member of the United Nations gang, convicted of plotting to murder the Bacon brothers, has been ordered deported from Canada. Immigration board member Marc Tessler issued the deportation...
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Savein gets time served in cartel money laundering case
A Vancouver man who pleaded guilty in San Diego to laundering money for a Mexican cartel was sentenced to time served Monday. Ariel Savein was handed a term of 30 months, which amounts to the time he...
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IHIT investigating suspicious death in Chilliwack – UPDATE
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called out to suspicious death in Chilliwack. Police found a man with fatal injuries inside a crashed car in the 9600-block of Hazel Street just...
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Tickets available for Seahawks-Packers — they start at $420
The NFC Championship featuring the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers is officially sold out. The remaining 1,200 tickets made available for Sunday’s game in Seattle were snapped up this morning at...
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Squamish named one of 52 places to go in 2015
Squamish, a mountain community that many Vancouverites only know as the place they motor through on their way to Whistler or for its music festival, has been named as one of “52 Places to Go In 2015”...
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Reckless Tour primer: Bryan Adams’ top 10 songs
Bryan Adams, the world’s most famous hobbyist photographer, is back home — for one night only — to rock Rogers Arena. Vancouver is the second stop on his Reckless Tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary...
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Rio Theatre’s iconic neon sign ready to light up again
The neon lights once will again be bright on Broadway Rio Theatre staff will flip the switch on their refurbished sign at Commercial and Broadway at 6 p.m. tonight. Come towards the light… at 6:00...
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B.C. man charged in Saskatchewan drug case linked to the Hells Angels
A B.C. man is facing trafficking charges in connection with a Saskatchewan drug investigation linked to the Hells Angels. Vancouver resident Thai Duong Tran, 26, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court...
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‘No’ side and ‘Yes’ side using two very different numbers in TransLink tax...
No TransLink Tax, a lobby group supported by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, claims a proposed 0.5 per cent “Metro Vancouver congestion improvement tax” to fund transit and transportation expansion...
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Washington State city bans cheese ahead of Seahawks’ clash with Packers
The City of Bainbridge Island, Wash. has banned cheese — be it the dairy variety or the foam-hat form — from City Hall ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the...
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Video: Vancouver is beautiful in the fog
Photographer Mike Chatwin took advantage of the recent foggy weather to capture some stunning images of downtown Vancouver in his YouTube video, A Foggy Wednesday Morning in Vancouver. Much of the...
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Designer creates handy interactive map of Dine Out Vancouver restaurants
As a UX (user eXperience) Designer in the tech industry, Brian Quan has a skill for spotting and fixing problems that plague websites, software and other new media products. His compulsion to improve...
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Abbotsford Police investigating shooting Friday afternoon
Abbotsford Police released details Saturday of a shooting Friday afternoon that injured a man. The 19-year-old victim arrived on his own at Abbotsford Regional Hospital at about 2:30 p.m. Friday...
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Canucks auctioning Luongo’s ‘never used’ Heritage Classic gear
The Vancouver Canucks are turning a negative into a big positive. The club launched an online auction Monday in support of their annual Canucks for Kids Fund’s Dice & Benefit. The marquee items on...
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Seahawks Extra: Hey big spender, want to go to the Super Bowl?
The Seattle Seahawks, the Vancouver team that plays its home games a couple of hours south of here, are Super Bowl bound, and you could be too — if you have a few thousand dollars to burn. Tickets You...
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Vancouver trio produces another musical tribute for Seattle Seahawks
Muscian Clay Imoo’s Vancouver musical factory has churned out another hit it hopes will help inspire the Seattle Seahawks to their second Super Bowl in two years. Imoo, with vocalists Marie Hui and...
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Country music superstar Kenny Chesney announces concert at West Vancouver’s...
Kenny Chesney, the four-time Country Music Association entertainer of the year, will play an outdoor concert at Ambleside Park in June. Chesney will bring his recently announced Big Revival Tour to...
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