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Stanley Cup Riot

Hockey Rioters Sentenced

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Two men convicted of attacking a Good Samaritan during the Stanley Riot in Vancouver will spend seven and eight months each behind bars.Ro...

Retail Chain Sues Hockey Rioters

CBC | Posted 05.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia

London Drugs is suing 14 people they believe looted its Georgia Street store during the Stanley Cup riot in 2011. The Richmond-based pharm...

Police Recommend New Round Of Charges

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police have recommended another batch of charges in the 2011 Stanley Cup riot.Police say 34 new charges have been sent to the Cr...

Rioter's Amnesia Excuse Doesn't Work

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The first person to go on trial in the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver has been found guilty on three charges.Spencer Kirkwood had pleaded n...

How to Piss Off a Vancouverite

Kate Siobhan Havercroft | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Kate Siobhan Havercroft

Yes, it's an expensive city. But that's like complaining too many people hit on your spouse because they're so hot. It's a gorgeous city in a beautiful setting with top-notch bars and restaurants, a thriving arts scene, and more. Guess what's driving the cost? People moving here, at any cost, because it's so awesome. It's a vicious cycle. Would you prefer it be less awesome? We wouldn't.

Rioters Dodge Tougher Sentences

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by the Crown to get tougher sentences for two Stanley Cup rioters in Vancouver.In separate app...

Rioters Defy The Courts

CP | Cara McKenna, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Stanley Cup rioters convicted for their part in a post-hockey rampage on Vancouver streets are continuing to flout the law, say city polic...

Olympic Hopeful's Rioting Sentence

CBC | Posted 05.12.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A man who says he hopes to one day box in the Olympics has been sentenced for smashing a store window and trashing an unmarked police car during in Va...

New Riot Charges Pinned On 33 People

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Another 33 people have been charged in the Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver in June of 2011.The B.C. Criminal Justice Branch says the latest ...

Riot Suspect Recounts Drunken Night

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The sun was still illuminating the glass towers of a trendy Vancouver neighbourhood when Spencer Kirkwood stood looking out from an apartm...

Riot Suspect Doesn't Remember Smashing Windows

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A man in his mid-20s wearing a green hockey T-shirt paces outside an electronics store in downtown Vancouver, pumping his arms in the air ...

Riot Sentence For Pastor's Son

CBC | Posted 03.18.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A Stanley Cup rioter who tried to light a vehicle on fire has been given a nine-month conditional sentence, followed by 15 months of probation. ...

Riot Heroes Honoured

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Ignoring a sea of taunts and threats of violence, Victoria Pearson waded into the 2011 Stanley Cup riot and appealed to the conscience of ...

No Jail Or Starbucks For Hockey Rioter

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A Stanley Cup rioter who smashed windows at a downtown Vancouver business has been sentenced but he won’t spend any time behind bars.Twe...

Miss Congeniality's Riot Plea Postponed

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - An expected guilty plea from a former beauty queen charged after Vancouver's 2011 Stanley Cup riot has been postponed until next week.Soph...

MORE Stanley Cup Riot Charges Laid

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.20.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have recommended charges against another 40 people in connection with the June 2011 Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouve...

Stanley Cup Rioter Sentenced

CBC | Posted 01.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A 21-year-old man who had faced more charges than any other person in connection with the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver has been sentenced to four mon...

Punk Rock Cameo By Vancouver Mayor

The Huffington Post B.C. | Andree Lau | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Tattoos, punk rock and Vancouver's mayor mix it up in a new single by rapper Yelawolf and drummer Travis Barker. Yes, all those words are in one sente...

More Charged In Hockey Riot

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.23.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - More criminal charges are stacking up against those accused of taking part in last year's Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver.The B.C. Criminal ...

Rioters Sentences' Not Long Enough: Crown

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 10.05.2012 | Canada British Columbia

The Crown is appealing the sentences of two Stanley Cup rioters, arguing that their punishments were not sufficient. B.C. Criminal Justice Branch s...

'Most Elusive' Hockey Rioter Nabbed

The Huffington Post B.C. | Andree Lau | Posted 09.26.2012 | Canada British Columbia

The Vancouver police travelled to Saskatchewan to arrest their "most elusive rioter" from last year’s Stanley Cup rampage. Jonathan Stephen Mahon...

'Significant Instigator' Sentenced For Riot

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 09.22.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A hockey rioter described by the Crown as a “significant instigator” in last June’s Stanley Cup melee was given a 90-day sentence to be served o...

Stanley Cup Rioter Sentenced

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 09.14.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A student at the University of British Columbia will spend his weekends in jail for his role in the 2011 Stanley Cup riot. Alexander Peepre, 21, wa...

Stanley Cup Rioter Sentenced

CBC | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A UBC student has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for participating in the Stanley Cup riot and assaulting a photographer who was attempting to put ...

Clothes-Stealing Stanley Cup Rioter Sentenced

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.07.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A young woman who saw her schooling, employment and reputation crumble around her after a 20-second lapse in judgment during Vancouver's S...