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1 hr ago | Examiner.com

Murchie's tea and coffee: a Vancouver staple

The elegant ambience of Murchie's. Courtesy of Murchies Murchie's Tea and Coffee is a place with name-recognition. In business since 1894, the brand has staying power.

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Related Topix: Canada, Tea, Drink,

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Anglicans win property battle against conservatives

The Anglican diocese of the Lower Mainland will be able to retain ownership of four disputed parish properties worth more than $20 million, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled today.

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Related Topix: Religion, Anglican, Canada,

Tue Nov 24, 2009

CBC

BC Ferries crew rescues jumper

Quick action by a BC Ferries crew saved a 63-year-old man who jumped overboard from a ferry Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News,

Vancouver Television

Eye surgeon pleads not guilty in alleged murder plot

A surgeon who co-owns laser eye surgery offices in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Washington State courtroom to charges that he solicited the murder of two of his colleagues.

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Related Topix: Canada

Mon Nov 23, 2009

JAVA Developer's Journal

Lady Gaga Tickets to "Monster Ball" Concert Tour Available Online

FanSnap.com is a free, ticket search engine with listings from 50+ ticket providers totaling more than ten million sports, Broadway and concert tickets and thirty thousand events.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, San Diego, CA, Canada, Taylor Swift,

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Penticton Herald

Sloan bassist Chris Murphy talks about nearly dying in hit and run

Member of Sloan are Chris Murphy, left to right, Patrick Pentland, Andrew Scott and Jay Ferguson.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Sloan, Canada, North America, World News,

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Vancouver Television

Hit men shot and killed wrong gangster

Rajinder Singh Soomel, 35, of Surrey, B.C., was gunned down outside a home at Cambie Street and 19th Ave.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Canada.com

Vancouver student tops Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

A 24-year-old Vancouver entrepreneur beat out competition from around the world to win the 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards .

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Related Topix: Canada

The Province

Royal rebirth for Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre

A worker prepares for opening night inside the newly renovated Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Ii, North America, Entertainment

Thu Nov 19, 2009

CBC News

Massive fire destroys Vancouver businesses

The fire destroyed five businesses, but a neighbouring apartment block was saved by firefighters.

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Related Topix: Fire, Canada

The Georgia Straight

Vancouver city councillor David Cadman's travels face cuts

David Cadman says his international duties help raise Vancouver's profile. As international president of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Vancouver city councillor David Cadman told the Georgia Straight that he offers the city "positioning and involvement in Copenhagen" this December.

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Related Topix: Canada

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Georgia Straight

Vancouver city staff support an increase in licensed seats at the Cultch

Vancouver's chief licence inspector, Barb Windsor ,A has recommended that city council approve an amendedA liquor-licence application from the Cultch.

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Related Topix: Canada

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Vancouver Television

For some residents, the only way to get around Monday on Vancouver Island was by boat. Nov. 16, 2009.

A city on the eastern shores of Vancouver Island declared a state of emergency Monday in response to major flooding.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Mon Nov 16, 2009

CTV.ca

Santas prepared for holiday photo ops during flu season

Home : Canada : Santas prepared for holiday photo ops during flu season Santas prepared for holiday photo ops during flu season The Canadian Press Date: Sunday Nov.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, North America, Canada, World News, Travel, Canada Travel, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Georgia Straight

Vancouver city council will vote on Live Nation subcontracts for LiveCity

AtA its Tuesday meeting, Vancouver city council will vote on three subcontracts for LiveCity Vancouver, whichA is being put on by Live Nation Canada during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games LiveCity Vancouver will offer free entertainmentA at David Lam Park and at a Georgia Street site near the Sandman Hotel.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Canada.com

Wal-Mart finally finds a home in Vancouver

Wal-Mart has finally found a home in the City of Vancouver. The world's largest retailer is expected to announce today that it will open its first Vancouver store within a year on a 2.5-hectare east Vancouver site currently occupied by Costco.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver's ten great vintage neon signs

Photo includes neon signs for the Vogue Theatre, Herbert Love, the Orpheum Theatre, the Crown Dining Room, as well as stores and parked cars.

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Related Topix: Canada, Washington

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Fire razes core of Vancouver's trendy South Main area

Fire razes core of Vancouver's trendy South Main area Firefighters work a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a number of restaurants and businesses on Vancouver's Main Street the morning of November 12, 2009.

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Related Topix: Canada, Fire

Vancouver Sun

Accident-prone Metro Vancouver home to all top 10 crash sites

All of B.C.'s top-10 motor-vehicle crash sites are located in Metro Vancouver and half of them are stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway, ICBC statistics show.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Province

Layoffs 'significant' at Electronic Arts Burnaby campus

The Burnaby campus of Electronic Arts will see layoffs as part of a global staff reduction, the company acknowledged this week.

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Related Topix: Canada, Video Games

 

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