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Last Updated: Monday June 05, 2000 LOCAL NEWS

Six fleeing migrants caught
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Bus rider knocked to ground seeks police apology
Trapped on a bus full of brawling drunks at Main and Hastings, Sally Ann Hurst figured her ride home couldn't get much worse. Then police showed up.
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Class action to challenge mediated deal
VICTORIA -- Some former students who were sexually abused at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf are planning to head to court to try to overturn agreements they signed not to sue the government.
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Police braced for big protest
WINDSOR, Ont. -- Anti-globalization protesters were blasted with pepper spray and arrested yesterday as police riot squads braced for the opening of the annual assembly of the Organization of American States.
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Also in site
In Sports, Tony Gallagher wonders why the New Jersey Devils have so much to fear. And in Opinion, forest activist Betty Krawczyk writes from jail.


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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.


Vote in this week's poll: Al Gore targets B.C. Film Industry
The Vancouver Sun/Province recently reported that U.S. presidential candidate Al Gore has directed the U.S. Commerce Department to evaluate why B.C. lures so much Hollywood film production. Do you think the B.C. film industry has anything to fear from this investigation?
Vote in our poll.
You will also find results of our earlier poll on computer software piracy here.


Grad Week tales
If you've seen kids in limos, it must be grad time. Daily through Thursday June 8, 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.


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