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  1. Ambulance shortage hits B.C.Read the original story

    14 min ago | Vancouver Sun

    ... On Saturday more shifts were booked off and the BCAS said it will be down 24 ambulances, including 10 in Metro Vancouver. The BCAS said that while serious injuries will continue to be a priority, ambulance service for flu like symptoms, and minor ...

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  2. From North Vancouver to glory: The rise of UFC fighter Denis KangRead the original story

    30 min ago | Vancouver Sun

    ... for some time now. In fact, I consider him a good friend. That's not unusual - Denis has a lot of friends in the Vancouver mixed martial arts scene. If you've rolled in local gyms for any lengthy period over the past decade, there's a good chance ...

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    Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts (Ultimate Fighting), Martial Arts

  3. Flood and landslide warnings issued as B.C. prepares for heavy rainRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Province

    ... he said. How bad could it get? "If I didn't have to go outside in the next few days, I wouldn't," Wray said. West Vancouver Island alone was expected to be deluged with 220 mm of rain by Sunday night, Environment Canada said. Penner said the flood ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, North America, Canada, World News, British Columbia, Squamish, BC, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC)

  4. Canada travel information and guideRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Calgary Herald

    ... sky and interesting characters. For day trip options and more information, visit visitmt.com/crownofthecontinent . Vancouver A The Best Websites A Entertainment Info (www.ticketstonight.ca): This site is a great place for half-price night-of tickets ...

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  5. CFIA/Health Hazard Alert: Certain Smoked Salmon Products May Contain Listeria MonocytogenesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Market Wire

    ... delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth. The manufacturer, Classic Smokehouse (2003) Inc., Vancouver, BC, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall. For ...

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  6. Alberta, Canada travel information and guideRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... sky and interesting characters. For day trip options and more information, visit visitmt.com/crownofthecontinent . Vancouver A Parks & Gardens A Outdoor Plaza Unlike many cities, Vancouver's great urban gathering places stand not at the center but ...

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  7. Rain storm prompts B.C. flood warningRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Vancouver Television

    ... Coast. Sub-tropical storm systems are expected to bring heavy rain over the weekend to Squamish, Whistler, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and Mission. Officials predict the rainfall will melt the roughly one metre of snow ...

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, British Columbia, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), Squamish, BC, Coquitlam, BC

  8. Opulent Vancouver mansion could top $31 millionRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Canada.com

    A 25,000-square-foot mansion being built in the affluent Point Grey area is likely to be the most expensive home in Vancouver when completed.

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), Home Listing, Home

  9. Wal-Mart finally finds a home in VancouverRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Canada.com

    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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  10. Royal rebirth for Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth TheatreRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Province

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

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    Related Topix: Burnaby (Vancouver, BC), British Columbia, Canada, Richmond (Vancouver, BC), World News, World News, Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Ii, North America, Canada, Entertainment

  11. Blaine-based Olympic hockey team fan club event FridayRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | ABC Newspapers

    ... in the city. With the countdown clock nearing 90 days remaining before the start of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, the team recently returned to Blaine. From Nov. 3 to Nov. 7, the U.S. team participated in the Four Nations Cup, the last ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  12. Gap launches pilot loyalty program in VancouverRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | DM News

    This month, clothing retailer Gap launched a pilot loyalty program in the Vancouver, BC area.

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  13. Major Filipino brand ignites local competitionRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2008 | Canada.com

    The area around St. Patrick's Catholic Parish on Main Street at 12th Avenue is home to a smattering of independent businesses that cater to Vancouver's growing Filipino community.

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    Related Topix: Burnaby (Vancouver, BC), British Columbia, Canada, Asian-American, Filipino-American, Wedding

  14. In the Shoes of Our CaptainRead the original story

    May 26, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... the former childhood home of the great but under-appreciated navigator-explorer of the 18th century, Capt. George Vancouver. Yes, the same historical figure whose epic voyage of discovery spanning almost five years -- three of those mapping the ...

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    Related Topix: Norfolk County, England, King's Lynn, England, World News, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, WA, Ontario, Falconbridge, ON, North America, Canada, Canada Travel, Travel

  15. Medical pot court challenge beginsRead the original story

    May 11, 2007 | The Province

    ... of marijuana. The two were arrested in May 2004 when West Shore RCMP raided a house near Sooke being used by the Vancouver Island Compassion Society to grow marijuana. The 600-member society is one of two groups in Victoria -- the other being the ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, British Columbia, Quebec, Canada, Abbotsford, BC, Abbotsford, QC, Canada, Sooke, BC

  16. The White House has beesRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... I suppose what I find in the exhibition is a glimpse of home, no, the overall impression of life anywhere from Vancouver, BC down to Tijuana, BC, that Pacific witting and approach to material, autodidactically countercultural and showing a little ...

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  17. Has time come for a Canadian autobahn?Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... roads with no intersections at the grade level and two lanes in each direction. This route would extend from Vancouver through Toronto to Halifax. In his paper he said a road of this nature in Canada would: "Substantially improve connectivity in the ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Travel, Canada Travel, British Columbia, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), Calgary, Canada Travel, Calgary, AB, Alberta, Burnaby (Vancouver, BC)

  18. British Columbia travel information and guideRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... rain-swept windows of my room it snarls and roars as it claws at the rocky shore. more A A A A Remote resort off Vancouver Island caters to high-end nature lovers If you like the outdoors and your wife likes to be pampered in a fancy spa, have I got ...

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  19. Modern-day bards from across Canada compete in B.C. at National Poetry SlamRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Lethbridge Herald

    ... everything from body image, bullying and coming out of the closet to satire on nosepickers and hatred for Santa. Vancouver's C.R. Avery and Toronto's Andrea Thompson will be feature guests at the Poets of Honour showcase Saturday night in ...

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  20. Main break floods homes in Vancouver neighbourhoodRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Vancouver Sun

    Vancouver homeowners are cleaning up after a water-main break flooded their homes.

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