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Story today on memorial service for original BC Hells Angels Rick Ciarniello vancouversun.com/news/hells-a...

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My first Bluesky post (I'm a late learner) after making the acc't awhile ago. Fitting that I'm posting an update to a story I wrote in 2019, before Bluesky launched and when Twitter was nice. A warning: this story is disturbing & is about sexual assault. Take care. vancouversun.com/news/canadia...

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Details about Montreal gang involved in sex trafficking in BC/Alta laid out in new civil forfeiture lawsuit: vancouversun.com/news/bmw-sei...

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Justin Bos killed two BC men months apart all while under investigation for firearms manufacturing. He was sentenced Friday in New West Supreme Court to just under 15 years more in prison after credit for time served. vancouversun.com/news/langley...

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IHIT announces firearms charges against Brothers Keeper gangster Barinder "Shrek" Dhaliwal in this fatal shooting - but no murder charge, likely because he allegedly shot the hitman who came for him. vancouversun.com/news/one-dea...

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Hired killer petitions B.C. court after move to higher security prison - CSC says he was moved because of "inappropriate" relationship with prison manager. CSC won't say what happened to the manager and whether she is still working. vancouversun.com/news/crime/k...

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"Of the 521 housing units in Pikangikum, only 29 have piped water service, while 172 units have trucked water service and 320 have no water at all. Of the 12 fire hydrants in the community, only four are functional and connected to the water supply." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

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Accused killer, 21, charged with murders in Surrey and Vancouver in 2022 and 2023. Not gang-related, but he knew both victims, police say. vancouversun.com/news/man-cha...

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So thrilled to see my talented colleague @loriculbert.bsky.social nominated for a Michener Award! vancouversun.com/news/postmed...

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#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥 @froomkin.bsky.social

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The news we needed today - young child missing since yesterday has been found and she’s ok.

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From my colleague Susan Lazaruk: vancouversun.com/news/lapu-la...

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My updated story on the Lapu Lapu investigation and suspect: vancouversun.com/news/court-a...

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GoFundMe Canada just sent out a news release saying more than $2 million has been raised for victims' families and other supports after the Lapu Lapu attack.

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Final story today: Suspect called police day before attack, Premier calls Friday a Day of Mourning, announces a Mental Health Act review, Mayor says public memorial coming vancouversun.com/news/day-bef...

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Updated: vancouversun.com/news/kai-ji-...

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CORRECTION on earlier post: Accused mass killer Kai-ji Adam Lo called Richmond RCMP the day before the murders saying someone was throwing things in his car - there was no in-person contact. Updated story coming.

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B.C. public safety critic Elenore Sturko calls for an immediate public inquiry into lack of supports for those with serious mental health issues and says focus on other cases if there are concerns bout tainting Adam Lo's future trial.

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Quick file - more to come on this tragic story: vancouversun.com/news/adam-lo...

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Vancouver Coastal Health confirms accused mass murderer Adam Lo was "under the care of a mental health team and on extended leave in accordance with the Mental Health Act." So he had been in hospital but was out at the time of he deadly vehicle attack that left 11 dead and 32 injured.

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Legal experts, including former judge Wally Oppal, say mental health issues don't mean accused killers can't be convicted. "Not criminally responsible" cases are rare. vancouversun.com/news/crime/l...

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Premier David Eby on CBC now saying there will be a commission on how to safely hold public events after Saturday's mass murder at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival. He won't get call a public inquiry into the suspect's actions/history as has to let the judicial process play out.

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From my colleague Aleesha Harris - Artists express grief after Lapu Lapu mass killings vancouversun.com/entertainmen...

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Thanks for this @kimbolan.bsky.social We need to support all who lost family, friends and community while simultaneously ensuring we work to build robust social, economic and health--especially mental health--supports for all! #cdnmedia #cdnpoli

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My colleagues' story on some of the victims of Vancouver's Lapu Lapu tragedy. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

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Police executed a search warrant just after 7 pm at the East Vancouver home of accused mass killer Adam Lo and his mother.

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I accidentally resorted to X-posting re: the terrible mass murder in Vancouver last night. Here's my story on accused killer Adam Lo's history. His brother was murdered last year. His mom attempted to take her own life: vancouversun.com/news/driver-...

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My story on a civil forfeiture case naming a UN gangster found with guns, 3D printed Glock parts, drugs and $15,000 cash. No defence statement filed yet. vancouversun.com/news/un-gang...

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SCOOP: I found a BC link to a Cambodian company alleged to be facilitating billions in money laundering: vancouversun.com/news/cambodi...

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The BC government is seeking the forfeiture of a Langley house where a drug lab explosion left one of the owners dead Feb. 28th. Her husband and a 3rd person (a son?) were seriously burned. vancouversun.com/news/bc-lang...

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Full story on the fentanyl lab busts: vancouversun.com/news/bc-lowe...

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“This enforcement action is an example of how we counter fentanyl production at its source and continue to aggressively combat organized crime groups that are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in their scientific and technical abilities,” RCMP Asst. Commissioner David Teboul said.

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RCMP "enforcement actions" in March across BC have led to the dismantling of 3 clandestine fentanyl labs and 2 arrests. Warrants executed in Pitt Meadows, Mission, Aldergrove, Langley and Mission. Labs were in Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove. Precursors also seized.

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