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20 min ago | Vancouver Sun

Another wind warning for Metro Vancouver

Pedestrians battle the rain and puddles , November 15, 2009 along Vancouver's Robson street.

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8 hrs ago | 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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12 hrs ago | Discover

Vancouver BC: Infection Commences Tomorrow

I'm waiting to board my Air Canada flight to the rain-drenched city of Vancouver.

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20 hrs ago | CTV.ca

Flood waters prompt evacuation on Vancouver Island

Home : Top Stories : Flood waters prompt evacuation on Vancouver Island Flood waters prompt evacuation on Vancouver Island Viewer Numerous neighbourhoods in Duncan, B.C. were hit by widespread flooding on Friday.

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Related Topix: Canada, Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather

Sat Nov 21, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's farm club, dies

Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died.

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CBC News

Flooding forces Vancouver Island evacuations

A Cowichan Valley resident takes a trip through town in his canoe. Flood waters on the Cowichan River and Koksilah River have forced the evacuation of about 300 to 400 homes in the Cowichan Valley and Duncan area of southeast Vancouver Island, officials have confirmed.

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The Georgia Straight

Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation will raise rents

The Metro Vancouver Housing Corporationa s a oemarket rentsa in its 52 housing complexes often fall significantly below true market rents in the region, according to a staff report that will go to the corporationa s board on Friday .

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NowPublic

New Moon Movie Review - Advance Screening In Vancouver, BC

Last night I attended the advance screening of " The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in Vancouver, BC and let me tell you, it was Twi-hard crazy! When my best friend and I arrived at 6:30pm for the 10:00pm show , there were no fewer than 100 fans already in line before us.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, New Moon, Adventure, Musical Movies, Crime Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Canada, Remember Me

CANOE

'Twilight' home selling for $3.3M

The house in West Vancouver that portayed the home of the Cullen vampire clan in the new movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon went on sale a few days ago.

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Related Topix: Canada, Home, Home Selling, The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Canada.com

Personal records of 1,400 residents found in B.C. government employee's home

The British Columbia government is investigating a major security breach after police discovered the personal records of 1,400 income-assistance clients in the home of a government employee, the Victoria Times Colonist has learned.

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Canada.com

Floods force evacuation of hundreds on Vancouver Island

The mid-Vancouver Island municipalities of Duncan and North Cowichan have declared a state of emergency and issued evacuation orders due to extensive flooding that began early in the morning on Nov.

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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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Baxojayz

Alice in Chains announce North American Tour

ALICE IN CHAINS have announced dates for a North American tour set to kick off at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on February 2nd.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Alice in Chains, Canada, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Life, Holidays, Christmas

Canada.com

Canada's richest people still rich despite recession.

It takes money to make money - especially in a recession, according to the Canadian Business's 2009 list of the richest Canadians, which shows that the rich kept getting richer despite the economic downturn that has cost 400,000 Canadians their jobs in the past year.

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Vancouver Sun

H1N1 vaccine available to everyone in B.C. starting Friday

Three-year-old Lucy, comforted by father Ronan Oger, gets the H1N1 vaccine from nurse Michelle Sims at Mount Pleasant Community Centre Nov.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada, Medicine, Influenza

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Medical News

Canadian Arthritis Network to host 2009 Annual Scientific Conference in Vancouver

People with arthritis and leading Canadian and international researchers will share the stage under the theme "Decoding Arthritis - A Joint Effort" when the Canadian Arthritis Network hosts its 2009 Annual Scientific Conference beginning tonight, in Vancouver, BC.

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CBC

B.C. sex assault suspect arrested in Regina

Shaun Richard Funk, 35, was arrested by Regina police late Wednesday night. Regina police have arrested a man facing sexual assault charges in British Columbia.

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Bellingham Herald

Mudslides halt Amtrak service through Bellingham

Three separate mudslides Tuesday night caused Amtrak to suspend train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday.

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CNN

Buy Cullen's Twilight house

This Vancouver estate is home to heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight: New Moon , opening in movie theaters on Nov.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Home Listing, Home, Drama Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Twilight, Canada,

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Lethbridge Herald

Kate Pullinger wins GG fiction award for 'The Mistress of Nothing'

Kate Pullinger has won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction for her Victorian-era novel "The Mistress of Nothing." The author grew up in Cranbrook, B.C., but now lives in London.

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