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Murder charge laid before victim positively identified
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Friday that a Burnaby man named Ryan Jack Armstrong has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the human remains found near Stave...
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Surrey says shootings increasing, but some arrests made
Surrey Mounties showed off a drug haul worth more than $4.5 million Friday as they revealed that shootings are on the rise again this year. Since January 1, there have been 28 confirmed incidents of...
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Surrey is up to 30 shootings in 2016 after two this weekend
Surrey RCMP is confirming two more shootings this weekend, one leaving a man with serious injuries. That makes 30 shootings so far this year, higher than the level in 2015. The latest happened about...
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Sun Run 2016: Fitness trackers can become an unhealthy obsession
I realized Sunday morning that I have a disturbing addiction! No, not drugs or alcohol. I’m addicted to my fitness tracker. I was in Victoria for the weekend and had mapped out a beautiful 10 kilometre...
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Prosecutors appealing ruling on confidential informers
B.C. and federal prosecutors are appealing a ruling to stay the charges against an accused cocaine dealer over a failure to disclose details of intelligence provided by a police informer. Cameron McKay...
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More gun violence in Surrey; murder in Burnaby
As Opposition MLAs grilled B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Morris in question period Monday about escalating gun violence, Surrey RCMP was responding to the 31st shooting of 2016. And Burnaby RCMP...
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Government fights to keep human trafficker in B.C. jail
The federal government is trying to keep a convicted sex offender and human trafficker in a B.C. jail pending his deportation to Iraq. On Tuesday, an Immigration and Refugee Board member ruled that...
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Longshoreman denied security clearance fights in court
A Metro Vancouver longshoreman is appealing a decision by the federal government to deny him security clearance because of drug smuggling allegations against his brothers, who also work on the docks....
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Top Mountie says 500 organized crime investigators now on terrorism cases
About 500 Mounties who were working on organized crime investigations have been moved to national security and terrorism cases, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said Thursday. That means some major...
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Surrey shootings increasing, though police are making arrests
Surrey Mounties showed off a drug haul worth more than $4.5 million Friday as they revealed that shootings are on the rise again this year. Since Jan. 1, there have been 28 confirmed incidents of shots...
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Prosecutors appeal ruling on disclosing informer information
B.C. and federal prosecutors are appealing a ruling to stay the charges against an accused cocaine dealer over a failure to disclose details of intelligence provided by a police informer. Cameron McKay...
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Video: More gun violence in Surrey
The latest gun violence came Monday near 86th Avenue and 140th Street just before 2 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers located evidence of shots being fired in the area and a male suffering from a gunshot...
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Changes to The Real Scoop and other Vancouver Sun blogs
With the Vancouver Sun’s relaunch today, there will be some changes to how the blogs appear, including The Real Scoop. You should be able to read Real Scoop posts at this link:...
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Surrey MLAs demand action on gang violence
In the B.C. legislature Monday, Surrey NDP MLAs Harry Bains and Sue Hammel grilled Public Safety Minister Mike Morris about the on-going gun violence in Surrey. Morris said police know who the suspects...
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Soccer coach sentenced to 7 years for luring 'girl'
A Surrey soccer coach who thought he was travelling to the U.S. to have sex with a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to seven years in jail. Kuldip (Kelly) Mahal, 47, was arrested in February 2015 in...
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Surrey RCMP station damaged by bullet
Even Surrey RCMP isn’t immune from recent gun violence. A bullet hole was found in the exterior of the RCMP’s Guildford Community Police Station at 10395 148th St. early Tuesday. “This morning a...
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Fitness trackers can become an unhealthy obsession
I realized Sunday morning that I have a disturbing addiction! No, not drugs or alcohol. I’m addicted to my fitness tracker. I was in Victoria for the weekend and had mapped out a beautiful 10-kilometre...
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The violence continues in Surrey
The violence continues in Surrey where the latest shooting happened about 11 p.m. Tuesday at a deserted house in the 7700-block of 155th St. Surrey RCMP arrived at the scene to find one man with...
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Two men injured in latest Surrey shooting
Premier Christy Clark promised more action on gun violence Wednesday after two men were injured in the fourth Surrey shooting in four days. Clark was questioned in Victoria by Surrey NDP MLA Sue...
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More cameras and police resources to combat Surrey gun violence
Surrey will get 75 new street cameras and policing resources from around the Lower Mainland to combat rampant gun violence that’s resulted in 32 shootings so far this year. And Surrey RCMP will now be...
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