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Last Updated: Sunday June 04, 2000 LOCAL NEWS

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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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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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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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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Win NSYNC tickets!
You could win a pair of front-row tickets to the NSYNC concert in Vancouver June 14, plus VIP passes to meet the band, and their new CD No Strings Attached. See The Province newspaper for details, game pieces and entry form. Entries must be received by noon Pacific on Tuesday June 6; the draw will be June 7.


Grad Week tales
If you've seen kids in limos, it must be grad time. Starting today, The Province newspaper offers four days of grad tales -- taking you to a local grad, conjuring up memories of past grads, and showing off some beautiful grad dresses. It's grad week -- for the first time, or all over again. To subscribe, call 605-READ.


Vote in this week's poll: Pirates rob software of revenue
The Vancouver Sun/Province recently reported that forty-one per cent of computer software used by Canadian businesses was pirated last year. Do you think the use of illegal software in your place of business is a common activity?
Click here to read about this contentious issue. Click here to vote in our poll.
You will also find results of our earlier poll on the fireworks at city hall here.


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