The victims

Abbotsford Police have not confirmed the identity of the accident victims, whom they described as three men and three women between the ages of 14 and 50. However, Harjinder Thind, news director for Red 93.1 FM, a Punjabi radio station in Surrey, B.C., confirmed some of the names of the deceased which he said he obtained from members of the Indo-Canadian community.

Affirming life in wake of horror

They had come from all over North America for the wedding and as the large extended family of the Sikh bride and groom celebrated, the banging of drums echoed across the dark farmland along Lefeuvre Road, in Abbotsford.

SEVEN DAYS: YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT

Monday Beachy Keen Savour the last days of summer as members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and the UBC Opera Ensemble perform a sampling of classics at Bard on the Beach's third annual Merry Evening of Opera. 8 p.m. $32.50. Vanier Park, Chestnut Street and Whyte Avenue. www.bardonthebeach.org.

An emergency system on high alert

When Code Orange is called, it means there is an emergency and it's bad.The code was orange Friday night after two accidents in the Vancouver area pushed health workers to the max and put the regional health authority, police, ambulance and other emergency personnel on high alert.

Brian Day's not-so-scary prescription for health care

The ascendancy of Vancouver orthopedic surgeon Brian Day to the presidency of the Canadian Medical Association, although long anticipated, still gave rise last week to a predictable spate of teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling on the political left. To be fair, not all concerns about the CMA's likely agenda under his leadership are misplaced. However, supporters of public health care have more to fear from so-called defenders of the system than they do from Dr. Day and his colleagues. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Renew Insite's licence

Speaking to the Canadian Medical Association last week, federal Health Minister Tony Clement was non-committal on the future of Vancouver's safe injection site. But he seemed to be leaning against extending Insite's licence when it expires at year's end, telling doctors that recent research has cast doubt on the pilot project's usefulness. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Insite expands with Onsite detox centre for addicts

Drug addicts who shoot up at Vancouver's safe-injection site will soon have a place to start getting clean as the facility expands to include detox beds and short-term housing.

Police will step up recruitment to combat rampant property crime

Property crime in Vancouver is slightly down but remains rampant, fuelled by the city's drug problems, while the police force faces a daunting challenge to recruit officers to combat it.

Police call for witnesses on city bus near shooting

Vancouver police are asking to speak to more witnesses to the shooting of Paul Boyd, a 39-year-old animator with a mental illness who was suffering from paranoid delusions when officers shot him dead.

Pickton defence team on deck in murder trial - Canoe.ca

Vancouver Zombies

Almost 1000 zombies rose from their graves to walk around Vancouver in search of tasty braaaaaaiiiins on Saturday. We did a circuit from the art gallery, up Robson, over on Denman, down Davie, along Granville, through Sears, ...

8/27/2007: Editorials: Vancouver?s troubles

24. A recent survey suggests Vancouver is the most liveable city in the world. Perhaps those who conducted the survey have tunnel vision and missed Vancouver?s downtown area completely when making their assessment. My...

Silverlight Dev Camp and Vancouver Flex Camp

The first is this week, the 30th, in Vancouver, British Columbia. It?sa RIA/Flex Camp at which I?ll be speaking. I?ll be covering how to build an AIR application in Flex, but other topics include using Flex [?]

Sky diver plummets to his death

A 37 year old Surrey man has died in a sky diving mishap.

Aircraft stuck on airport's taxi apron

A flight out of Vancouver International Airport ran into some trouble as it was getting ready to take off Sunday afternoon.

Reasons for Friday's wedding deaths still a mystery

Friends and family members gathered in the dining hall of a Sikh Temple in Mission Sunday to quietly mark a wedding shattered by the deaths of six revellers on Friday.

Balloon company suspends operations

The company which owns the balloon involved in Friday's deadly crash in south Surrey has halted all operations while the Transportation Safety Board investigates.

Private power not popular with Rivers Alliance

A group of conservation, recreational and public power organizations have come together to form the BC Rivers Alliance to speak out against the proliferation of private power projects on BC rivers.

South Asian community remains in shock

Vancouver's Indo-Canadian community is in mourning after Friday evening's tragic accident in Abbotsford involving a wedding procession.

Burrard Bridge celebrates 75th Birthday

It was a beach-side birthday bash for Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge.

Vancouver, BC (YVR) $185.00 RT

International: No min. stay, Nonstop flights, Travel thru Jul 18, 2008 (AS)

Mike Gravel at the August 19th Debate in Iowa

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