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1 hr ago | Nanaimo Daily News

Fairway celebrates 50th anniversary

It's a year of celebrations at Vancouver Island's Fairway Market grocery store chain as it celebrates its 50th anniversary serving the grocery needs of its customers.

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6 hrs ago | The American Spectator

Not Super, But Pretty Good

It was December 1978 and my family was in Victoria, British Columbia for my Dad's sabbatical.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Red Deer Advocate

Two poetry contests looking for submissions

Any subject or style of poetry or prose poetry is acceptable. Poems should be original and consist of 24 lines or less.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry, Canada

Seattle Times

Victoria teen killed on charity bike ride ID'd

The 16-year-old Victoria, British Columbia, boy who was killed while biking near Arlington on a cancer charity ride was showing his support for his uncle, a cancer survivor.

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The Ashland Daily Tidings

One more graduate

Renee Alice Riley-Adams, otherwise known by her initials "RaRa," celebrated her graduation from life-coach school on Saturday in the most unusual way: For once, she followed tradition.

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Related Topix: Ashland, OR, Canada

NWCN.com

Family of teen who died in charity cycling event 'heartbroken'

The family of a Victoria B.C. teen who died in an accident during a cancer charity bicycle ride on Sunday say they are heartbroken by his death.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

National Post

'Sharp as a whip': 89-year-old great-grandmother could be...

Cathleen "Kay" Eddison learned about the Second World War in her high school history class this year.

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Lake Cowichan Gazette

Independent investigator looking at fatal crash in Saanich

The province's Independent Investigations Office is looking in to the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Saanich Saturday morning that involved a Victoria police officer.

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MSNBC

Recommended: Past megaquakes left mark on Canadian coast

Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest.

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CBC News

Private schools top Fraser Institute rankings

The Report Card rates 284 public and independent schools based on several factors, but primarily on mandatory provincial exams in grades 10 through 12. Only two public schools appear in the Fraser Institute's top 20 secondary schools in British Columbia, as private schools continue to dominate the controversial School Report Card ranking system.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

HeraldNet

Bicyclist in fundraiser struck, killed by car

A teen bicyclist was hit and killed Sunday morning during a fundraising bike ride passing through Arlington.

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Related Topix: Arlington, WA, Canada, Snohomish County, WA

CBC News

Teen cyclist from Victoria dies on 200-km bike ride for charity

The teen was killed shortly after 10 a.m. PT on this stretch of road near Arlington, about 80 kilometres north of Seattle.

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NWCN.com

Boy dies in accident during charity ride from B.C. to Seattle

Arlington Police say just after 10 a.m., a 16-year-old boy from Victoria BC, described as a "novice rider," was riding with his mother and uncle.

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Joannejacobs.com

Arthur the racist, heterosexist aardvark

Children's books with anthropomorphic animals reproduce "racist, colonial, consumerist, heteronormative, and patriarchal norms," according to paper presented at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, in Victoria, British Columbia, reports the National Post .

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Related Topix: Canada, Family, Kids, Apiculture, Science

Sat Jun 15, 2013

CBC News

1 dead after crash in Victoria

Police say a speeding car hit a lamp post at the intersection of Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Avenue just after 3 a.m. PST.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Cactus Thorns

An Accident Fit to Print

On Wednesday June 12, 2013 at approximately 5:15 PM, Casey J. Hallabrin, 32, Of Joshua Tree, CA was driving a 2006 Hummer H3 eastbound on State Route 62, east of Saddleback Road .

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Related Topix: Joshua Tree, CA, Yucca Valley, CA, Canada

LiveScience

Past Mega-Quakes Left Mark on Canadian Coast

Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest.

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Related Topix: Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science, Canada

New Canaan News-Review

Storey's abstracts on view at New Canaan Library

"Garden," a 5-by-10-foot painting by Amy Storey, is among her works on display at the New Canaan Library from June 22 to Aug. 9. Photo: Contributed Artist Amy C. Storey prefers to work from the inside out.

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Western Star

The potential of sharing

The CU Expo 2013 Engagement Fair was held at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

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The Olympian

Whether it's your first trip or a return visit, elegant Victoria is a charmer

The venerable Empress Hotel commands attention front and center with the stately B.C. Parliament Buildings to her left.

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