Officials issue warning over algae blooms Authorities say some people should avoid using tap water. Health officials are warning some communities in northern B.C. to avoid using their tap water after potentially toxic algal blooms were spott
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Thefts from autos are on the rise Went up 33 per cent in 28 days in downtown core. Seems like we never learn.
One minute we're complaining about how we hate having our cars broken into, the next we're leaving our cameras, laptops and
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Let s not make a deal If a stranger on the street asked you to hand him a wad of cash now for a super deal on a car he'd deliver next week, would you? Not likely.
And yet scores of hapless buyers are being taken every day
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Hurricane Ike rakes Texas coast, Houston HOUSTON -- Hurricane Ike barreled into the densely populated Texas coast near Houston early on Saturday, bringing with it a wall of water and ferocious winds and rain that flooded large areas along th
Knee surgery no better than drugs, therapy: Study A routinely practised surgery performed on thousands of Canadians for arthritic knees every year is no more effective than exercise, Tylenol and Aspirin-like pain killers, new Canadian research shows.
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Tories sideswiped, top aide suspended after inappropriate remarks ST-EUSTACHE, Que. - Stephen Harper's campaign was once again sideswiped by an overzealous supporter Thursday, as a senior Conservative official was suspended for remarks made about the father of a Can
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Doctors call methadone kickbacks a big problem Nearly $18 paid for each methadone dose dispensed. Addictions doctors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have complained for months about pharmacists luring heroin addicts for their lucrative methadone
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Invaded by bullfrogs An infestation of American bullfrogs hit record levels in Nanaimo lakes this year.
Area residents hope to appear soon before Nanaimo city council to request funding that could help eradicate the frogs
