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West Coast ports, rails collaborate

WASHINGTON, D.C. - West Coast port directors and executives from the two Class I western railroads meeting in China cited their region's deep-water ports and extensive ocean and intermodal rail services as reasons why the West Coast is the preferred gateway for U.S. trade with Asia.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Canada

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KFQD-AM Anchorage

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crew man

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:54. The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for a Filipino crewman missing from a cargo ship north of Dutch Harbor.

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Related Topix: Dutch-Harbor, AK, Canada

Red Deer Advocate

Families of women who went missing along BC's - highway of tears' meet with RCMP

Parents of young women who were either slain or went missing along the remote British Columbia highway from Prince George to Prince Rupert shed a lot of tears during a day-long meeting with police on the status of the investigation, participants said.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

Foster parents honoured

Willy and Charles Neal were honoured for their many years of dedicated service to aboriginal children in care at the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents held in Abbotsford and hosted by the Sumas Indian Band, in October during Foster Parents Month.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

A Town Called Podunk

When it comes to spending, few can top the City of Prince Rupert

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has just completed their annual crunching of the numbers and when it comes to spending public dollars, the City of Prince Rupert is sitting high on the list.

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Related Topix: Rupert, ID, Canada, North America, World News,

Regina Leader Post

Highway of Tears announcement expected this weekend

A significant announcement about the murder of women along British Columbia's Highway of Tears will be made Saturday, according to a First Nations leader.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

A Town Called Podunk

SD 52 is high on the list when it comes to legal fees in BC

There's some interesting number crunching to be found on the Vancouver Sun's Report Card blog from last week, as the Sun blog's author and Education reporter Janet Steffenhagen goes up and down the Statement of Information Files seeking out information regarding legal fees.

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Related Topix: Canada, Education Etc.,

Mon Nov 02, 2009

A Town Called Podunk

BC's ports an election issue in Washington state

Washington states' election season has arrived, with any number of would be Commissioners, Mayors, Sheriffs and perhaps even dog catchers offering up an opinion on what might make Seattle, Tacoma and other Washington communities better places to live and more competitive for industry.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Canada

Examiner.com

Weather History: November 2: Record Heat, Cold, Snow, storms, flooding, wind & Cyclone Manfred

Listed are Meteorological events that happened on November 2nd: 1743 Benjamin Franklin's "eclipse hurricane" unlocked the key to storm movement.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Blizzard, Boston, MA, Weather, Canada, Milton, MA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Prince George Citizen

Surgery wait times still long

British Columbians are waiting about the same time for medical surgeries as they did last year, a new study shows.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Lakes District News

Dead body found at Prince Rupert waterfront

RCMP are releasing more details on the body discovered at the waterfront in Prince Rupert earlier today.

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Related Topix: Canada

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Globe and Mail

CN's Hunter Harrison nears final station

Brent Jang Montreal - From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Daily Herald-Tribune

TRAVEL: West by northwest - Via Rail journey traces paths of famous explorers

First Alexander Mackenzie, who discovered the Fraser on his journey from Peace River to the Pacific coast in 1793, the first European to cross the continent north of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Dining

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Canada.com

Part I: Our national tragedy

Dozens of women have gone missing along the so-called Highway of Tears. Photograph by: Mikael Kjellstrom, Calgary Herald They disappear from small towns and big cities, from native reserves in the north and affluent suburbs in the south.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Terrace Standard

Charity bike trip takes couple south

One couple who wants to raise money for a charity close to their hearts, promote cycling as an environmental friendly way to travel and experience an incredible adventure passed through town on their 25,000 km journey from Alaska to Argentina last week.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Quesnel takes second spot in crime rate stats

The Gold Pan's crime rate sits number two, according to the latest statistics. Comparing municipalities, Quesnel scored second, with a crime rate of 290 and a population of 9,567. Williams Lake took first place with 336 with a population of 11,133. Prince Rupert sits third with 244 and a population of 12,860; while Merritt landed fourth place with ...

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Seattle Times

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma planning for tougher competition

Top of the News: The Great Recession has only strengthened China's position as an exporting powerhouse and its economy may be stabilizing, if not recovering, faster than elsewhere.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Victoria Star

Characters come alive in Sweatman's compelling book

As a high school student I can remember staring at an historical map of Canada and being struck by the large swath of territory called Rupert's Land.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Canada.com

Fish union hails 'major victory' over quota fees

For the first time ever, working fishermen in British Columbia have successfully refused to pay for commercial quota, something the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union calls "a major victory." For the first time ever, working fishermen in British Columbia have successfully refused to pay for commercial quota, something the United Fishermen ...

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

Calgary Herald

Former city mayor, Rupert booster, passes on at 57

Former Prince Rupert mayor John Wayne Kuz passed away in Vancouver just before Christmas at the age of 57.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Holidays, Christmas

 

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