Police called to midget hockey brawl

RCMP were called to South Surrey Arena Thursday night after an exhibition hockey game between a touring major midget team from Montreal and the midget AAA Semiahmoo Ravens turned ugly. The game was cancelled after the second period, after a series of on-ice fights between the two teams. RCMP were called... more

'Movie prop' grenade closes border

An inert grenade under a northbound vehicle's driver's seat prompted border officials to shut down the Peace Arch crossing for an hour Thursday night. Surrey RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow said officers with the Mounties' Explosives Disposal Unit were dispatched to the... more

• Modest bump in million-dollar homes
• Change for HandyDart costs society
• Warmer home found for family of three

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New film goes the distance

From an opening scene that follows a doomed man lost in Death Valley – his final steps captured on his own camera, no less – to a clip that shows Ferg Hawke, uh, manicuring his blistered, battered feet after the... more

• Pucks and bucks
• Defenceman strikes gold
• One on one

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Gershwin show takes stage

The dynamic Canadian keyboard duo of Dorothy Watson and Hal Logan returns to the stage of the historic Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham this Sunday (Jan. 11) at 2 p.m. The airy notes of the theatre’s mighty Wurlitzer organ will combine... more

• The scene
• Luminaries see the light, push boundaries
• Boyz in the hood

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A fling with the swing

Five, six, five, six, seven and rock, step, step... “Here we go.” With Omar Mahmood counting them in and vocalizing the steps, a dozen couples of various ages and abilities were swinging to the music – and perhaps wearing off some of... more  

• Student helps bring light to village
• Hundreds take the plunge  
• Making reading easier  

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They shop locally, we should too

Editor: I appreciate your coverage of White Rock events and people’s needs. Merchants on Marine Drive, due to a leaky-condo problem, have had and will continue to have hardship while repairs are being made until perhaps end of March. The... more

• Time, place stand still for no one
• Personal journeys inspire readers
• Wonderful all year long

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TransLink car levy is on comeback trail

Was it only three years ago that transportation minister Kevin Falcon all but ruled out new driver taxes, such as a vehicle levy? How times change. Back then, in late 2005, the minister was crushing tentative suggestions from some gutsy mayors that... more

• War of the Words - Dec. 22
• War of the Words
• Coalitions, minority governments a rarity in Canada

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