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Ex-Vernon gang leader serving life for murder sues fellow Kent inmate for...
A former gang leader serving a life sentence for murder alleges that he was assaulted by another inmate in Agassiz’s Kent Institution. Peter Manolakos, the leader of the Greeks gang in Vernon, claims...
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Second murder trial in connection with Gordic slaying in Whistler gets underway
A second murder trial in connection with the swarming attack of a Burnaby teen in Whistler got underway on Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Arvin Golic, who had just turned 18 at the time of...
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New trial ordered for Mathew Foerster in death of B.C. teen Taylor Van Diest
A man who was convicted in the murder of an Armstrong teen has had his conviction overturned on appeal and a new trial ordered. In April 2014, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Mathew Steven Foerster...
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Ex-UBC prof suing gas-fireplace firm over alleged poisoning collapses a week...
A gas fireplace that allegedly was improperly installed is at the centre of a tragic legal case involving a former University of B.C. brain expert and his illustrator wife who claim they have suffered...
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Mission couple acquitted after loaded gun seized from licensed grow-op
A Mission couple has been acquitted of possessing a loaded firearm after a judge found their rights had been violated in connection with a police raid of their licensed marijuana grow-op. Jeffery James...
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Maple Ridge man hurt in confrontation with neighbour awarded more than...
A Maple Ridge man who was injured during a confrontation with one of his neighbours has been awarded more than $200,000 in damages. Before the altercation between William Joseph Rycroft and Nelson Rego...
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B.C. woman loses bid for child support from ex-husband who was not father of...
A woman who concealed from her husband the fact that he was not the father of her son has lost her bid for child support from him. The couple had been married for three years when the son, only...
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Surrey mom fighting for child support disappointed court case adjourned due...
Camille McAdie had her hopes up that she might finally get somewhere in her fight for child support from her former husband. But that hope vanished when the Surrey mother of two teens and her lawyer...
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Another defamation suit filed against president of Surrey Creep Catchers
For the second time in less than a month, the president of the controversial Surrey Creep Catchers group is facing a defamation lawsuit. In the latest case, Sean Smith, 48, of Campbell River, says that...
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Jury hears confession details by Vancouver man accused of murdering wife, man
A man accused of murdering his wife and one other man told undercover police that before his spouse’s slaying, people were telling him to get rid of her and that he twisted her neck during the fatal...
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Driver convicted for fatally striking homeless man on The Strip in Surrey
A man whose vehicle struck and killed a homeless man following a confrontation near the notorious street in Surrey known as “The Strip” has been convicted of criminal negligence causing death. On...
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Lawsuit alleges B.C. gov't spending millions on partisan ads to enhance...
A White Rock man has filed a class-action lawsuit aimed at getting the B.C. government to stop spending millions on what he and his lawyers are calling partisan advertising. David Trapp, representative...
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Cranbrook man convicted of murdering his family seeks DNA testing
A Cranbrook man who was convicted of murdering his wife and two infant sons claims there was a miscarriage of justice in his case and is going to court in a bid to get the Crown to release a number of...
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Hells Angel convicted in major cocaine conspiracy should get 18 to 20 years:...
A senior member of the Hells Angels in B.C. who was convicted in connection with a major cocaine conspiracy should spend 18 to 20 years behind bars, a prosecutor argued Tuesday. In September, B.C....
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Failing health of convicted B.C. Hells Angel a mitigating factor on...
The failing health of a senior Hells Angel convicted in a major cocaine conspiracy is a mitigating factor on sentencing, a defence lawyer argued Wednesday. In September, B.C. Supreme Court Justice...
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Hells Angel associate convicted in major cocaine conspiracy gets 10 years in...
A Hells Angels associate who was convicted in a major cocaine conspiracy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. James Howard, 39, was one of eight men arrested following a reverse sting operation...
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Police watchdog takes Vancouver Chief Palmer to court over probe into fatal...
B.C.’s police watchdog is taking Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer and seven of his officers to court over what it considers a lack of cooperation with an investigation into the fatal shooting by cops...
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Crown seeks six to seven years in prison for B.C. Hells Angel convicted in...
A member of the Hells Angels who was convicted in connection with a major cocaine conspiracy should spend six to seven years behind bars, a prosecutor argued Friday. In September, B.C. Supreme Court...
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Crown seeks 12 years for drunk driver who killed three people
A Lillooet man whose drunk driving killed three people, including two cyclists, should receive a 12-year jail term, a prosecutor argued Monday. In February, Samuel Michael Alec, 45, pleaded guilty to...
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Drunk driver who killed three near Pemberton sobs during victim impact statement
A drunk driver who killed three people including two cyclists broke down and sobbed Tuesday as emotional victim impact statements were read out in court. In February, Samuel Michael Alec, 45, pleaded...
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