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June 04, 2000 |
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Search for escaped
migrants under way
Police and jail staff
were scouring the woods around Prince George Regional Correctional
Centre last night after seven Chinese migrants escaped from the prison
at about 4 p.m. yesterday.
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U.S. jails two men in
people-smuggling
A Seattle judge has jailed two people-smugglers connected to a
container ship that arrived in Vancouver this year carrying 25 Chinese
migrant stowaways.
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Foster parents could soon
get girls back
Two young girls who were dragged screaming from their home by
social workers last December should soon be back with their Surrey
foster parents.
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Story
Sea-Doo hero puts out
blazing boat
Mike Tupper had just finished filling his Sea-Doo tank at the
Seycove Marina gas bar in Deep Cove yesterday afternoon when flames
exploded from a boat tied up at the next pump.
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Mounties flogging credit
card
First it was Mickey Mouse, now it's Visa. The Mounties are
flogging a Visa credit card to their 22,000 members nationwide, raising
eyebrows about a money-making deal they've struck with the Royal
Bank.
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Fighting a
losing battle with filth
At least 20 per cent of
Richmond restaurants repeatedly ignore regulations governing basic
hygiene and food-handling practices, says the city's chief public health
inspector.
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Police
apologize for liquor seizures
Vancouver cops were out
of line when they seized thousands of cans and bottles of liquor during
last year's Symphony of Fire event.
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Story
Search for
pair hits back roads
Vernon search and rescue
crews have scoured the back roads of the city for the last two days
looking for clues in the disappearance of a local woman and her
boyfriend, a convicted killer.
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Story
Also in site
In Opinion,
Michael Smyth says B.C. Employment Minister Gordon Wilson is
enjoying the media mayhem over Microsoft. In Business,
Jim Jamieson looks inside the world of hackers. And in Sports,
Ed Willes reports from Dallas with Stanley Cup playoff
results.
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