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Notes from the Sun newsroom: Five things you need to know today
It’s sunny with nary a cloud in the sky, except the wispy mass that is permanently tethered to the North Shore mountains. People of Vancouver, enjoy yourselves under this canvas of blue today, as the...
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No witnesses for defence in Surrey Six case
Lawyers for accused Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston have decided not to call witnesses on behalf of their two clients. Both Simon Buck, for Haevischer, and Michael Tammen, for...
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Agassiz murder victim identified as Curtis Gower
A man who died from injuries sustained early June 7 in Agassiz has been identified as 27-year-old Curtis Gower, of Mission. A suspect in the death who was taken into custody by the Integrated Homicide...
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Two men from rival gangs targeted in weekend shootings
Two men targeted in separate weekend shootings in Vancouver are from rival gangs that have been warring with each other across the region for years. The Vancouver Sun has learned the target of an East...
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Vancouver police have suspected Yaletown shooter in custody
The Vancouver Police Department has a suspect in custody after a man (VPD originally reported it was a woman victim) was shot outside of a Starbucks on Davie Street near Marinaside Crescent this...
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Bike store owner and his suspected attacker both in hospital tonight
It used to be that Vancouverites – and Canadians in general – could watch news stories out of the U.S. about disturbing public shootings with a sense of smugness that things like that just didn’t...
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Judge reject Glenn Sheck’s bid to stay charges in gun case
A Surrey judge says that gang associate Glenn Sheck’s Charter rights were violated by lengthy court delays in his firearms’ trial, but rejected a bid to drop criminal charges in the case as a result....
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Mia Deakin’s dad alarmed that daughter injured in apparent gang shooting
Calgary developer Michael Deakin was enjoying his morning coffee Monday when he got a devastating 6 a.m. call from his Vancouver-based son. “I’m thinking what the hell is he doing up so early?” Deakin...
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UN founder tries again to appeal 30-year U.S. sentence
United Nations gang founder Clay Roueche has filed a new appeal of the 30-year sentence he was handed in Seattle more than three years ago. Roueche pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle cocaine and...
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IHIT takes over probe into death of man in Surrey
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now in charge of the investigation into the death of a man in Surrey. The victim was found with critical injuries in the 13200-block of 108th Avenue about...
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Courtenay man facing firearms charges
A 32-year-old Courtenay man is facing a series of charges after 19 guns were found during several searches last December. Bryce Cameron McDonald, , who police say is linked to a Vancouver Island crime...
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Surrey murder victim identified as Shaunce Poirier, 33
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the man slain in Surrey earlier this week as Shaunce Poirier, 33. IHIT’s Sgt. Bari Emam said Poirier was a resident of Surrey at the time of...
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Surrey murder rate way down in 2014 despite two slayings in four days
Despite two murders in four days, Surrey’s homicide rate is well below where it was at the same time last year. Including the suspicious death of a young woman on New Year’s Day this year, Surrey has...
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No suspect arrested after Victoria Drive restaurant shooting
Vancouver Police say the victim of a targeted shooting Thursday afternoon is in critical condition in hospital. The 33-year-old, who’s known to police, was shot several times about 12:30 p.m. inside...
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Man injured in shooting in Burnaby Saturday night
Scan BC is reporting that one man was shot several times outside Brentwood Mall about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The RCMP has confirmed that a 51-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening...
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Two men charged in 2009 Vancouver murder near halfway house
Two men have been charged in a 2009 Vancouver murder in which the victim was mistaken for another gangster living in the same halfway house, Vancouver Police confirmed Monday Kevin James Jones, 36,...
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IHIT makes an arrest in the Shaunce Poirier murder
A 42-year-old Nanaimo man was been charged in the June 16 murder in Surrey of Shaunce Poirier. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announce Monday that Dustin Barry Anderson is facing one count...
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Police release name of latest Surrey murder victim
UPDATE: Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan has confirmed that Timothy Szabolcsi, murdered in Surrey on Friday, was a notorious conman. Read her blog post HERE. Timothy Szabolcsi has been identified as...
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Surrey murder victim featured on Dr. Phil show in March
A man murdered in Surrey Friday had recently been on the Dr. Phil show featuring men who defraud their wives. Timothy Szabolcsi, 52, had a long history as a conman in both Canada and the United States....
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Police say rash of shootings involve those in gang activity, drug trade
Vancouver Police say a man wounded in a downtown eastside shooting early Monday has been taken into their custody for questioning. Const. Brian Montague said the 22-year-old suffered minor injuries in...
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