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Globe and Mail Named Vanoc's.... Paper
VANCOUVER (May 2, 2008) The Globe and Mail announced today that it has been named the Official National Newspaper by the Vancouver Organizing Comm...
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Junebug |
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The War at Home: Candidates Plans For Afghanistan
As the war in Afghanistan continues to claim lives, we sat down with local candidates HEDY FRY (LIB), LIBBY DAVIES (NDP), ADRIENE CARR (GRN), and LORN...
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Kristin |
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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 |
active:41 min 55 sec ago |
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Tase Me, Bro
The shooting was premeditated. Cpl. Gregg Gillis plotted it out a month in advance. Two weeks later, he nailed down the date and location: the RCMP Ri...
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Fresca |
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2010: Investment or Waste?
When the Olympics were awarded to us in 2003, I think many people didn't know what to expect from them. The financial boom, combined with hundreds o...
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Shane_B |
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West Vancouver NDP Candidate Drops Out Due to Drug Tapes
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country NDP candidate Dana Larsen quit the election race Wednesday over his involvement in a company that has...
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hippe_gal |
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Density vs. Sustainability
There hasn't been too much ground staked out in the Vancouver Mayoral elections so far, as there are still mayoral candidates to decide, and over si...
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Shane_B |
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Immigration Reform is a Power Grab
There is an immigration bill before the House of Commons right now that, if passed, will give the Immigration Minister the power to fast-track certain...
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Shane_B |
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Needles for Social Justice
Just weeks before Vancouver's Safe Injection Facility is required to renew its permit advocates of its controversial services are seeking to humaniz...
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Ariel |
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Vision of Hope: Why the November elections are critical for Vancouver's future.
Candidates and citizens voiced their opinions on the current state of the city and the changes that need to be made at the Vision Vancouver candidate ...
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E_Morrison |
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Lawyer/Housing Activist David Eby to Run for City Council After All
In February David Eby rejected a run for a city council nomination for personal reasons.
But Thursday the well-known housing advocate and lawyer an...
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cosmo_girl |
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Electric Vehicles: The Cheap Cheap Future
The best method to combat rising prices. A conversation with the Spokesman for the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (Veva) John Stonier and his...
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Vantage-Point |
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A Political Tsunami: Gregor Wins!
MLA Gregor Robertson takes the nomination of the Vision Vancouver Party, pitting him against fellow commuter cyclist Coun. Peter Ladner...Let the race...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Raymond Louie Lends His Support to Gregor Robertson as Policy Advisor
When Vision Vancouver Coun. Raymond Louie campaigned for his party's mayoral nomination last month, he promised he would not shift taxes from business...
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hippe_gal |
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US Elections Overshadow October 14th
As everyone is well aware, the US election goes down in t-minus 2 months approximately. Good luck to our neighbors to the south it's about to g...
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cosmo_girl |
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Is this what a civil city looks like?
While covering the NPA Nomination contest I turned my camera on the protest going on outside the hotel.
Soon after, I was banned from the hotel on th...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Vancouver's last working farm under threat of closure!
UBC is currently deciding whether or not to keep the UBC farm, which would mean putting an end to a thriving community and academic site....
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Kristin |
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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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Saran Blyth, Advocate for Youth and a Vision Vancouver Parks Board Candidate
Sarah Blyth a Vision Vancouver Parks Board Candidate, has a rich history of advocating for the skateboarding community. In 1997, Blyth co-founded the ...
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Becky |
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Protestors Accuse Catholic Church of First Nations Genocide
Sunday mass is out on a cold and rainy Vancouver morning, but parishioners exiting the Holy Rosary Cathedral on Richards Street downtown hear more tha...
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hippe_gal |
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Why Do So Many People Escape From BC Prisons?
Second Murderer Escapes From BC Prisons- For the second time in 11 days a convicted killer has escaped from a minimum-security jail in B.C.
Seventy...
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Invesnik |
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B.C. apologizes for turning away immigrant ship in 1914
VICTORIA - As a boy growing up in India, Surinder Sharma soaked up the stories of his great-uncle's adventures aboard the Komagata Maru.
At the ti...
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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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BC To Crack Down On Blabbermouth Drivers?
It s happened to most of us. We re driving home from work, or crossing the street, when our journey is very nearly cut short by a driver wit...
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Xander |
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Pucker up piggies we're putting on lipstick north and south of the 49th
In recent months I've watched the drama surrounding the American election unfold, and with mere weeks to go before Americans hit the polls, I find m...
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cosmo_girl |
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Five Vancouver Mayoral Candidates: Their Views on The Homeless Crisis
It s clear by now that Vancouver has a world-class problem on its hands. The result of last month s official homeless count has proved what ...
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Xander |
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MLA Jenny Kwan Lobby's for Safe Injection Designation
Since her election to the legislature in 1996 as the NDP MLA for Vancouver Mount Pleasant, Jenny Kwan has been a forceful advocate for low-income pe...
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cosmo_girl |
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Harper, The Safe Injection Site is Provincial, Not Federal, So Hands Off
The safe injection site has always been under threat of closure since almost the day it opened, and yet somehow it is still providing today.
The s...
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Shane_B |
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Election campaign might start next week
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Declaring the Canadian Parliament to be at an impasse, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signaled on Tuesday that he could trigger an e...
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travelbug |
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Victory is Ladner's...Yeah Surprisingly...
Few people prior to yesterday s nomination meeting thought Coun. Peter Ladner had a chance at unseating Mayor Sam Sullivan...we were all wrong. ...
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dan-froidevaux |
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B.C. gov't fails to curb wood-burning polluters
Valley folks want rules to stop greenhouses from using cheap, hazardous fuel. You can't blame the Fraser Valley Regional District for becoming increa...
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Nag_Champa |
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Gordie Knocks NDP for 'Playing Politics' With Carbon Tax
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell called the NDP campaign to axe the tax, which leader Carol James announced earlier Tuesday, disingenuou...
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cosmo_girl |
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Province Swaps Dunbar Francophone School for Cash
Vancouver School Board is giving up ownership of the property housing Ecole Anne-Hebert elementary in a deal to raise capital to complete new schools ...
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hippe_gal |
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Tories launch new offensive against Dion
Liberals accuse Conservatives of 'outright lies'. OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives sharpened their attacks on the Liberals on Monday with a fresh s...
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travelbug |
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Tories won't list leaded lipsticks
OTTAWA - The government refused demands Monday to reveal the names of lipstick brands that were subject to recent testing by Health Canada for detecta...
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MintyPop |
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BC under smoke: cannabis culture thrives in Vancouver
Welcome to Vansterdam, where marijuana is as close to legal as it gets and cannabis culture has become mainstream. From the huge smoke-ins to cannabi...
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Kristin |
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MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
Oldtown NewsVancouver, BCMUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSEDToday at 4pm, Vancouver municipal nominations closed for Mayor, City Council, School and Park...
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Oldtown News |
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Thugs with Flags
Tibet is a small country. The tiny mountainous region is home to 6 million Tibetans. Surrounding them are 1.3 billion Chinese, a ratio of 213 to 1.
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Xander |
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The Cost of Playing
As the Olympic torch has been snuffed out a dozen times this week during its tumultuous trip through the city of lights, a growing international conce...
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Joseph |
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Our rights must come first here
Did you hear the one about the two lesbians who walked into a comedy club and started heckling the comedian? He turned the tables on them, so they com...
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travelbug |
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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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Sam Sullivan, Re-Election, and the Insurgency
Sam Sullivan was elected Mayor of Vancouver almost three years ago, replacing the outgoing, popular Larry Campbell. Those three years have been rocky,...
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Shane_B |
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Vision Vancouver Hopefuls Debate Tonight
Let the sparring begin. Three men who hope to be mayor of Vancouver will square off tonight for the first time in a debate hosted by The Tyee and Vanc...
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politix_pete |
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Let's right this glaring wrong
Free speech is a basic Canadian value. Indeed, it is one that's key to any self-respecting, modern democracy.
That is why we welcome the Canadian H...
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Nag_Champa |
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Let's get them off the poison
Much as we'd like it to be so, it's become obvious that dealing with those hooked on booze and/or drugs isn't a black-and-white issue.
There is a f...
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Nag_Champa |
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Phone Phreak
About that 'Yearning For Zion' cult in Texas, the one with the child abuse and the impregnating of underage girls? Turns out the feds raided it on the...
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Xander |
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An outrage for food consumers (ie EVERYONE!)
This is very upsetting news for us all. We have a right to know what we are consuming and how our food has been produced. It's wrong for the governm...
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travelbug |
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Ballot Thoughts
Yes, it will say Janet Megahey (Madam Butterfly) on the Township Council ballot. She is the local face painter who is popular at local community event...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Blair Claims He Made 'Honest' Mistakes in 2006 Campaign
B.C. Independent MP Blair Wilson admitted on Sunday he failed to comply with the Canada Elections Act when he ran as a Liberal in the 2006 federal ele...
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hippe_gal |
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Getting Gouged by Gas Prices
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is launching its annual campaign against gas tax gouging, while a gasoline industry watcher says Canadia...
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cosmo_girl |
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