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We're letting these guys out over and over again: Activist
But prison expert Darryl Plecas defends B.C.'s minimum-security prison facilities. More than 3,400 Fraser Valley residents live behind bars.
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Nag_Champa |
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Slain realitor linked to UN gang
Michael Gordon did deals for jailed leader, hung out with his enemy
Murdered Chilliwack realtor Michael Gordon was buying and selling property for ...
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Nag_Champa |
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As You Know by Reading This Headline, BC is Addicted to the Internet
From News 1130
More people in BC are going online than in any other province or territory in Canada.
The latest Statistics Canada Internet Use...
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Shane_B |
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B.C. Dino Bones Uncover Unknown Species
A previously unknown species of dinosaur may have been discovered after a new study of seven bones found in northwestern B.C. nearly 40 years ago reve...
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hippe_gal |
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Rainy weather making B.C. pot crop rot
VANCOUVER - There's little hope for this dope. British Columbia's famed outdoor pot will rot if the sun remains a no-show, says marijuana activist an...
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Nag_Champa |
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Maple Leaf Foods Recalls Meats -- Deadly Listeria Contamination Kills One, Sickens at Least 17 -- Full List Below
From CTVbc.ca --
One person is dead and at least seventeen people are sick -- two of them from British Columbia -- after meat from one of Canada...
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Shane_B |
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ICBC has forfeited moral authority to monopolize our auto insurance
My first car was a 1965 Ford Galaxy 500 that was in outstanding mechanical condition and required only a paint job.
I took it to a nearby body shop...
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Nag_Champa |
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Tsawwassen residents vow action against overhead power lines
Tsawwassen homeowners living near a proposed power line upgrade are warning they will prevent workers from entering their properties to begin the cons...
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travelbug |
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Winner of $3.6-million jackpot kept a big secret
Maple Ridge man stashed winning ticket in a safety box for a year. You're a 24-year-old guy from Maple Ridge and you just matched all the numbers on ...
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Nag_Champa |
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Majority hate carbon tax
But broad opposition hasn't hurt Liberals -- yet. People across B.C. are fired up about the carbon tax.
A new poll shows that 60 per cent of B.C.e...
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Nag_Champa |
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Grizzly hunters fight for right to keep killing
Plenty of bears to sustain hunting, they say. The Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. says it will fight any bid to ban grizzly-bear hunting in the ...
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travelbug |
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TaiwanFest Celebrates its 19th Year
From 24 Hours --
Back for the 19th year, TaiwanFest is once again anticipating huge crowds to the three-day event.
With a World in an Island...
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B.C. headed for worst salmon run in 50 years, officials say
B.C.'s headed for the worst salmon catch in 50 years, and little or no local sockeye will be available in shops and restaurants, federal fisheries off...
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travelbug |
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BC Gifts Cedar Arches to Beijing's Canadian Pavillion
From 24 Hours --
While the inside of a Canadian pavilion in Beijing might not be drawing much tourist interest, the outside will be a legacy for...
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Shane_B |
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Translink Rolling Out Biggest Service Increase Ever After Labour Day -- New Bus Line to UBC
From the Vancouver Sun --
TransLink hopes to make the annual post-Labour Day commuter crush just a little easier this year with its largest sing...
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Shane_B |
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B.C. leads Canada in polluted sites
B.C. has the most contaminated sites on federal land of any province in Canada, figures just released by the Treasury Board reveal.
B.C. has 4,088 ...
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Nag_Champa |
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B.C.s dependence on U.S. economy
B.C. film industry struggles on
Writers' strike, reliance on U.S. productions, fuel film-and-TV woes
Kate Webb, The Province
Published: Tuesday, Ma...
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travelbug |
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DJ Miss Bliss in sync with the Diversity Festival
For three years now, Miss Bliss (aka Sarah Kim) has played dubstep, dancehall, reggae, grime, jump up gypsy, world fusion and more at the Diversity Fe...
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Hells Angels Investigation Failed Because of Rivalry Among Police Agencies -- And it Cost Us Millions
From the Vancouver Sun
Animosity between the RCMP and the Organized Crime Agency of B.C. resulted in the failure of a multi-million-dollar invest...
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Shane_B |
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Galiano passengers say B.C. Ferries' cost-cutting left them stranded
Furious passengers who blockaded a ferry when they were stranded on Galiano Island say they are the victims of cost-cutting by B.C. Ferries.
The fe...
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travelbug |
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Renters ousted from trailer park
Compensation battle waged in redevelopment. Debbie and George Molloy can now add their names to an unenviable list -- the one that keeps track of tra...
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Nag_Champa |
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Overcrowding forces patient to sleep in hospital bathroom
PORT ALBERNI -- A senior being treated for a respiratory illness at a Port Alberni hospital was forced to sleep in a bathroom until a room became avai...
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Nag_Champa |
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Drilling Off BC's Coast to Ease Gas Prices? -- Don't Believe the Hype
From the Vancouver Sun
Canada could play a crucial role in helping alleviate the international energy crisis if it continues to expand Alberta oi...
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Shane_B |
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Another Helicopter Crash Leaves Pilot Seriously Injured
A helicopter involved in mining exploration crashed Wednesday morning near Terrace, the latest in a slew of serious crashes in B.C. and the Yukon in r...
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politix_pete |
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Oak Bay's expected to become first city in Canada to let electric cars on streets
Draft bylaw will allow the low-speed vehicles to be driven freely there. The City of Oak Bay, just a hop away from Victoria, is expected to become th...
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Nag_Champa |
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Cab drivers with a Phd...BCs big problem
Because of a flawed immigration process, Internationally Trained Professionals (ITP s) who come to Canada are forced to work entry level jobs ins...
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Kristin |
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Ellard appeals 2005 conviction (wasting tax payers dollars)
Defence lawyer argues judge in third trial erred. The daunting possibility of a fourth trial for convicted killer Kelly Ellard yesterday packed a Van...
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MintyPop |
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Storage locker for greenhouse gas?
Scientists want to pump excess CO2 to 'honeycomb' near seabed. Vast amounts of greenhouse gases could be stashed under the ocean floor from B.C. to C...
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travelbug |
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Adventure racer dies in B.C. competition
GOLDEN - An experienced adventure racer from Saskatchewan died while taking part in a back-country race in eastern British Columbia over the weekend.
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travelbug |
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Court says wiretaps violated alleged kidnappers' rights
Judge turns down defence request to exclude most evidence. A judge has found that police wiretaps violated the rights of the five men accused in the ...
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Nag_Champa |
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Fifth human foot washes up on B.C. shore
Another severed foot has washed ashore - this time in Ladner. Const Sharlene Brooks, of the Delta Police Department, said the human left foot was spo...
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travelbug |
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B.C. Muslims seek redress for 'inflammatory' article
Complaint filed with human rights tribunal. Representatives of B.C. Muslims are seeking a ruling from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal over a 2006 Macl...
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Nag_Champa |
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Hydro blamed for protest balloons' disappearance
Claim 12-storey-high protest 'sabotaged'. Tempers popped yesterday over the fate of $4,500 worth of high-flying balloons launched to protest new powe...
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travelbug |
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19-year-old to run for mayor of Victoria
VICTORIA -- Now that he's finally old enough to vote, Simon Nattrass wants to become Victoria's next mayor.
Nattrass filed papers and paid the $100...
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Nag_Champa |
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Follow Your Path to Noble Destiny - Girls Only
The top window of the Old Hastings Mill Store on the cliff at Alma Street overlooking English Bay emits a soft glow, diffused in the crisp November ev...
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hippe_gal |
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Baby born on Mary Hill Bypass during morning rush hour
A Pitt Meadows couple is celebrating the birth of their new daughter this morning after the baby's arrival caused some commotion on a Port Coquitlam f...
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MintyPop |
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Six B.C. doctors disciplined for sexual misconduct in 2007
One doctor has been erased from the register of the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons and five others were suspended for various lengths of time...
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travelbug |
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Seal Killings by Native Band Raises Questions
From the Georgia Straight --
The fishing grounds of the Sto:lo Nation stretch from the waters below the Port Mann Bridge all the way up the Fras...
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Shane_B |
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Northern B.C. grow-op forfeited
WILLIAMS LAKE -- The site of the largest marijuana grow-op ever subject to civil forfeiture action -- one that could have produced more than 22,000 pl...
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Nag_Champa |
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Electric cars legalized
Electric vehicles became legal on Oak Bay's streets yesterday.
The municipality became the first in Canada to allow the innovative zero-emission, b...
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Nag_Champa |
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Squamish chamber supports massive Garibaldi Resort plan
Bilion-dollar plan calls for golf courses, ski hill.
The Squamish Chamber of Commerce has given its approval to a large development at Brohm Ridge ...
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Nag_Champa |
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'I don't think it has sunk in yet'
Surrey man on disability has his eye on new car. Gary Sobolik may be B.C.'s most dressed-down multimillionaire.
The folksy Surrey grandfather came...
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MintyPop |
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BC Housing Market Swings Back Towards the Buyer
From CTVbc.ca --
It's officially a buyers market in the British Columbia's Lower Mainland, and house hunters can once again afford to be choosy ...
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Where does your meat come from? Report finds "appalling conditions" in BC
Animals faced 'appalling' conditions. Sick, injured livestock crammed into boxes, tied up and thrown.
An undercover investigation at a Fraser Vall...
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Nag_Champa |
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Terror suspicions lead to human-rights award for B.C. Muslim man
When Ghassan Asad immigrated to Canada from Saudi Arabia ten years ago, the 28-year-old biochemistry student was hoping for a new life free of the str...
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travelbug |
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B.C. folks: Canada is intolerant
We Asked You: Why are B.C. residents more likely to think Canada is sexist? B.C. residents are more likely to brand Canada as sexist, racist and unwe...
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MintyPop |
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Langley hosts one Hell of a party
Residents complain more about police than Hells Angels. A cemetery during the day and a boogie party at night.
That's how neighbour Roger Pinett...
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Nag_Champa |
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NDP now more popular than BC Liberals, says poll
The NDP is now more popular in B.C. than the governing BC Liberals, according to a poll released today.
The NDP ranked first among B.C. political p...
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travelbug |
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Pam Anderson makes splash with Ladysmith condo pitch
NANAIMO -- An appearance at a Ladysmith council meeting by Pamela Anderson -- who's seeking a permit for her proposed Vancouver Island development -- ...
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MintyPop |
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B.C., feds donate $8m for quake aid
Money will go toward homes and shelters in China using our lumber. B.C. wood is going to be used to rebuild homes destroyed in China's massive quake....
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