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1 hr ago | CBC News

4 music shows to check out in Ottawa this weekend

Victoria's Aidan Knight and his five-piece band bring their latest EP, inspired by Germany's Forest Boy, to the Black Sheep Inn on May 23.

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5 hrs ago | Santa Barbara Independent

Good Car, Ma

Mom is just back from another drive. This was a 3,500-mile round-trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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Related Topix: North America Travel, Travel, Mexico Travel, Carpinteria, CA, World News, Queen Elizabeth, Canada, Santa Barbara, CA

Wed May 22, 2013

District Administration

Seven Connections Academy STEM teachers selected for "School of Rock" National Research Workshop

Seven STEM teachers from Connections Academy virtual public schools across the country set sail today on board the scientific ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution , as participants in the 2013 "School of Rock Expedition for Educators" professional development workshop.

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JAM! Showbiz

'Rookie Blue' writing never dull

"It makes it exciting, they're always trying to spice it up," Faia says. "This time you have two new regular characters who are going to be there for the season." As you can guess, Faia plays one of those new characters, with Rookie Blue returning for its fourth season, Thursday on Global and ABC.

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Tue May 21, 2013

KONP 1450 Local News

Rayonier & PA Harbor Clean Up Forum

Dr. Peter deFur, of Environmental Stewardship Concepts LLC, will tie together and update the public on the Rayonier and the Port Angeles Harbor cleanup efforts at a forum on Tuesday, 28 May at 7 PM in the Port Angeles Landing Mall 2nd floor meeting room.

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Related Topix: Port Angeles, WA, Science, Ecology, Canada

Canada.com

His Royal Highness impresses at Highland Games

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, inspects a flag from a member from the 78th Fraser Highlanders, the 1st regiment to come from Scotland in 1757, at the opening ceremonies of the Victoria Highland Games in Victoria, B.C. Saturday May 18, 2013.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Canada.com

Photos: Duke of York visits Victoria

Several thousand people took in the 67th annual Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Saturday.

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The Madison Press

Cyclers on track with Underground Railroad

That Civil-War-period fact is not lost to cyclists who are retracing the route, which courses northward from Alabama to Ontario, Canada.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Edmonton Journal

Thomson: Alberta adds trade offices to boost business and image

Perhaps Alberta should open a trade office in Victoria, B.C., to boost our image and woo Premier Christy Clark.

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Related Topix: Canada, South America, World News, Brazil, California, North America, Opinion

The Winnipeg Free Press

Ex-'Pegger seeks to grow local businesses

Peter Gustavson is using cash he earned from Custom House to invest in promising firms, and has found some in Winnipeg.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri May 17, 2013

West Seattle Blog

Next up for The Whale Trail: Erich Hoyt, 'Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific'

One more talk is set for The Whale Trail 's series, announced today by TWT's Donna Sandstrom : "Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific, From A1 Stubbs to Iceberg, the White Russian Bull," featuring author/researcher Erich Hoyt .

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Related Topix: Orcas, WA, Canada, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Entomology, Science

The Province

Jane Sterk to stay B.C. Greens leader after historic election of Andrew Weaver

VICTORIA, B.C.: May 14, 2013 - Green Party's Jane Sterk watches as the results to come in, at her campaign office in Victoria.

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The Province

Lower Mainland drivers pay second-highest tax on gas in North America

Like a lot of us, Gordie Panovic of Surrey didn't know exactly how much of his gas bill goes to taxes.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Blaine, WA

Wed May 15, 2013

The Globe and Mail

Greens make a beachhead in B.C.

Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May and Oak Bay/Gordon Head B.C. Green Party MLA candidate Andrew Weaver brave the elements to wave at traffic and speak to people along Oak Bay Ave.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Madison Publishing

Liberals defy odds, pollsters, to hold onto power in B.C. provincial election

British Columbia's Liberals defied common wisdom and months of abysmal polling numbers to win a majority government Tuesday, a stunning turnaround for a party and a premier written off for dead when the election started just a few weeks ago.

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PR-inside.com

manah Awarded Commercial Rooftop Solar Projects Valued at Approximately $2.0M

Victoria, British Columbia CANADA, May 14, 2013 /FSC/ - Carmanah Technologies Corporation , In two separate commercial rooftop solar projects valued at approximately $2.0M, Carmanah Technologies was awarded to design and build roof mounted solar photovoltaic systems that will deliver a total of 500kW of renewable energy for the province of Ontario.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy,

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Editorial: Don't pass the sewage buck

Citizen opposition groups in Greater Victoria decry that the venture is a colossal waste of money, and residents and politicians in Esquimalt don't want treatment plants in their backyard.

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Mon May 13, 2013

The Globe and Mail

Greens' rise will be a page-turner, Sterk says

British Columbia Green Party leader candidate Jane Sterk, left, answers questions from the public as BC NDP leader candidate Carole James listens during an all-candidates debate at the New Horizons Activity Centre in Victoria, B.C. Wednesday May 1, 2013.

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KTOO-TV Juneau

Fish Entrepreneurs Show Interest in Adak

Icicle Seafoods closed its plant in Adak last month, but fisheries business on the island didn't grind to a halt - fish buyers are moving in to fill the void left by the processor.

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Canada NewsWire

GoodLife Fitness Lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport in September 2013

This innovative partnership between Canada's largest fitness company and Canada's largest airport demonstrates an incredible investment in the health and well-being of individuals travelling in and out of , Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia," said David "Patch" Patchell-Evans, GoodLife Founder & CEO.

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