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Court rules against wife of man who defrauded Bank of China
A Metro Vancouver woman whose husband defrauded the Bank of China of tens of millions of dollars will have to make her case to stay in Canada a second time to an immigration board. Last February, the...
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Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould eyes measures to reduce court delays
Canada’s justice ministers plan to tackle court delays by reducing the number of preliminary inquiries, changing bail rules and reforming mandatory minimum sentences. Federal Justice Minister Jody...
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REAL SCOOP: Minister plans to cut court delays to stop stays
It was interesting Friday to hear public safety ministers and federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould from across the country talk about their plans/concerns about implementing the new marijuana...
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REAL SCOOP: Man murdered in Richmond
Homicide investigators are on the scene of a new murder file in Richmond. Mounties got calls about a possible shooting in the 7500-block of Bridge Street about 3:04 a.m. Monday. “Upon police...
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Witnesses describe arson at home of murder victim Kevin LeClair
Months before Red Scorpion gangster Kevin LeClair was gunned down in Langley, there was an arson at a Mission house where he lived, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday. Former volunteer fire chief Richard...
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REAL SCOOP: Arson at LeClair's house months before murder
I was back at the Cory Vallee murder trial Monday where there were some interesting witnesses talking about a fire set at a Mission house where Kevin LeClair lived months before he was murdered. This...
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Jarrod Bacon back behind bars for drunken strip club incident
B.C. gangster Jarrod Bacon has had his parole revoked after drinking in a strip club with another criminal and then providing police with a false identity. Parole document released Wednesday say that...
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REAL SCOOP: Jarrod Bacon back in jail after strip club incident
That didn’t take long. Just a few months after Jarrod Bacon was let out of prison on statutory release, he is back behind bars. While statutory release is virtually automatic for inmates who serve...
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Former North Fraser inmate files lawsuit over jail attack
A former inmate at North Fraser Pretrial Centre has filed a lawsuit against the provincial government after a violent assault by another inmate while he was in segregation at the jail two years ago....
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REAL SCOOP: Another former inmate sues government for jail assault
I have written many stories over the years about some of the violence in B.C. jails. There have been gang-linked attacks like the life-altering assault on Jesse Margison in North Fraser Pretrial jail...
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Judge to hand down verdict today against B.C. terror suspect
A B.C. Supreme Court judge will hand down his verdict today in the case of a Fort St. John man facing a number of terrorism charges. Othman Hamdan was arrested and charged in July 2015 with various...
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REAL SCOOP: Red Scorpion founder killed in Kamloops
A founding member of the Red Scorpion gang was shot to death in a targeted Kamloops slaying Thursday. Konaam Shirzad was not as high-profile as other Red Scorpions. But he had been connected to the...
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REAL SCOOP: More shootings in Surrey minutes apart Sunday
Surrey RCMP is investigating two shootings minutes apart early Sunday morning. The first shooting took place about 5:10 a.m. in the 8400-block of 121A Street. No victims were located. “Officers are...
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REAL SCOOP: Arrests made in Surrey shootings
Surrey RCMP says five people have been arrested in two of three weekend shootings in the city. Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a release that all five were taken into custody in connection with two...
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Five arrested, vehicles seized after South Surrey home shot at twice
Police in Surrey say five people have been arrested in two of three weekend shootings in the city. Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a release that all five were taken into custody in connection with two...
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Acquitted ISIS supporter fights to stay in Canada
Days after being acquitted of terrorism charges, Othman Hamdan appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board on Tuesday to begin his fight to stay in Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency is...
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REAL SCOOP: Acquitted ISIS fan remains in immigration detention
Othman Hamdan was acquitted in B.C. Supreme Court Friday of four terrorism-related charges laid after RCMP investigated dozens of pro-ISIS comments he posted on 14 Facebook pages in 2014 and 2015. The...
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ISIS supporter threatened to bomb RCMP HQ in Surrey, officer testifies
A gang-linked inmate in pretrial custody told police last December that his cell-mate, Othman Hamdan, had threatened to “blow up” RCMP headquarters in Surrey, an immigration hearing was told Monday....
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Two charged after police intercept cocaine shipped through Port of Vancouver
Two Metro Vancouver residents will be back in court later this month on drug charges after police seized 132 kilograms of cocaine from a shipping container from Brazil. Yan Chau (Andrew) Lam, 48, and...
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REAL SCOOP: Two charged after major drug seizure at port
Interesting news release from the RCMP today about a major drug shipment intercepted 18 months ago in a container at the Port of Vancouver. Two people are not charged. While the police are saying they...
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