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Police captured five more Chinese migrants late yesterday after taking one into custody earlier during a hunt for seven escapees who bolted from a detention centre in Prince George a day earlier, an RCMP spokesman said. Full Story Couple help rescue woman and baby from burning car A Surrey woman described her husband as a hero yesterday after he pulled a mother and a young baby from a burning car. Full Story Indian actor calls for review of Vancouver Sikh 'blacklist' An Indian movie star turned politician says India's consular staff in Vancouver should review a blacklist of Sikhs who are denied visas to go to their motherland for alleged anti-India activities. Full Story Limo ride on wild side Angry parents are demanding an investigation after a limousine driver took their graduating teenagers on a wild high-speed chase to elude creditors trying to repossess the limo. 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