B.C. woman’s bingo cash disappears en route to, or in, hospital: family

An elderly woman’s winnings at a bingo hall in Burnaby, B.C., went missing while she was taken to hospital or in the emergency ward, her grandson claimed Wednesday.

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Wed, October 3rd, 2007

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