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Vancouver men shot in Mexico 'no strangers to police'

VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver men shot in a Cabo San Lucas strip club Tuesday are "no strangers to police" according to B.C.'s Integrated Gang Task Force. Task force spokesman Sgt. Shinder Kirk said the two men - identified by Foreign Affairs in Ottawa as ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Canada.com,  2 Jan 2009

Vancouver Island mini-earthquakes may be due to trapped water: UBC study

Water trapped along the fault line running beneath Vancouver Island may be what’s responsible for mini-earthquakes that hit the region every year or so, according to a new study from the University of B.C. Vancouver Island lies atop the Cascadia ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Vancouver Sun,  31 Dec 2008

Missing snowboarder found alive after three days on mountain

MOUNT SEYMOUR - Snowboarder James William Martin, 21, who went missing on Mount Seymour three days ago and was feared dead, has been found alive. Around 3:30 p.m., Martin was taken off the mountain by a search-and-rescue helicopter with a 200-metre ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Vancouver Sun,  31 Dec 2008

B.C. Mountie disciplined for talking about gang surveillance

An RCMP disciplinary board has docked a B.C. officer 10 days' pay after she told both a sports teammate and her new boyfriend she was operating a wiretap on a Vernon gang known as "the Greeks" -- a security breach that could have jeopardized a major ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Vancouver Sun,  29 Dec 2008

Wikis new weapon in RCMP arsenal?

VANCOUVER - In its continuing fight against organized crime in British Columbia, the RCMP is turning to an unlikely weapon: Wikipedia. According to an internal report obtained by Canwest News Service, the RCMP's B.C. division is looking at whether it ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Canada.com,  22 Dec 2008

Wikipedia new weapon in RCMP arsenal?

VANCOUVER - In its continuing fight against organized crime in British Columbia, the RCMP is turning to an unlikely weapon: Wikipedia. According to an internal report obtained by Canwest News Service, the RCMP's B.C. division is looking at whether it ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Canada.com,  22 Dec 2008

University-educated immigrants less likely to find good jobs in Vancouver: study

More than a quarter of university-educated immigrants in Vancouver are still working in low-skilled jobs a decade after arriving in Canada, a higher proportion than in any other major city in the country, according to a new study by Statistics ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Vancouver Sun,  22 Dec 2008

RCMP looks at Wikipedia-style software to track gangsters

VANCOUVER - In its continuing fight against organized crime in B.C., the RCMP is turning to an unlikely weapon: Wikipedia. According to an internal report obtained by The Vancouver Sun, the RCMP’s B.C. division is looking at whether it can use a “wiki” ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Vancouver Sun,  22 Dec 2008

B.C. ski resorts ordered to inspect lifts

VANCOUVER - The BC Safety Authority is ordering all ski resorts in British Columbia to inspect their lift towers for signs of water intrusion and ice-damage after Tuesday's collapse of a gondola tower at the 2010 Olympics site left a dozen skiers ...

From CHAD SKELTON, VANCOUVER SUN, Canada.com,  18 Dec 2008

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