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Crime & the Waterfront: Longshoreman by day, smuggler by night

Crime & the Waterfront: Longshoreman by day, smuggler by night

Metro Vancouver longshoreman Jason Cavezza has had a rough few years. He was arrested in Cancún, Mexico on May 31, 2008 while on his honeymoon with his now ex-wife.
B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam motion strikes out in court

B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam motion strikes out in court

B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam suffered a legal setback on Friday when a judge ruled against an attempt to stop a judicial review from hearing certain aspects of their case. A Federal hearing on the matter is now set for the week of July 20.
Wildfire near Prince George forces 80 people to evacuate homes

Wildfire near Prince George forces 80 people to evacuate homes

Homes are being evacuated in small lakeside communities near Prince George as firefighters battle a wildfire.
Smuggler’s messages reveal drugs easily pass through Vancouver docks

Smuggler’s messages reveal drugs easily pass through Vancouver docks

VANCOUVER — How could the Port of Vancouver be misused by organized crime? It’s not that hard, according to encrypted messages intercepted by police that detailed an exchange between one Vancouver man and the Ontario-based leader of a major internati
Drug pipeline: How crime groups infiltrate Vancouver's docks

Drug pipeline: How crime groups infiltrate Vancouver's docks

More than two dozen of the longshoremen unloading container ships on the docks of Metro Vancouver are Hells Angels, their associates, other gangsters or people with serious criminal records, a Vancouver Sun investigation has found.
Mixed reception awaits Philippines' Aquino in B.C.

Mixed reception awaits Philippines' Aquino in B.C.

With an estimated 100,000 Filipinos living in the Lower Mainland, making them the third largest visible minority after the Chinese and Indo-Canadians, the visit Saturday of Filipino president Benigno S.
Young man escapes spray of bullets in Surrey shooting

Young man escapes spray of bullets in Surrey shooting

A young man escaped harm this morning in Surrey after multiple shots were fired at his car. RCMP say shortly before 2:30 a.m.
Young people warned against Facebook fad Game of 72

Young people warned against Facebook fad Game of 72

Vancouver police are warning impressionable kids about the potentially serious consequences of a new Facebook challenge called Game of 72.
Vancouver lacks effective control over rising house prices, prof says

Vancouver lacks effective control over rising house prices, prof says

Other places use taxes and penalties to control foreign investment
Get ready for an older population: report

Get ready for an older population: report

Number of seniors in B.C. is growing at four times the rate of working people