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First Nations - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada Friday, September 25, 2009 The University of British Columbia is home to the Museum of Anthropology.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Province

Man wanted for Vancouver Island, Squamish sexual assaults

Mounties are asking for the public's help tracking down a man who is the prime suspect in sexual assaults in two B.C. communities.

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Star Phoenix

Royal couple arrives in Vancouver

NOVEMBER 7 - Britain's Prince Charles wears an Olympic mitten presented to him by British Columbian Premier Gordon Campbell during a visit to the Athlete's Village in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Ottawa Citizen

Highway of Tears announcement expected this weekend

A significant announcement about the murder of women along British Columbia's Highway of Tears will be made Saturday, according to a First Nations leader.

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Vancouver Sun

Lawyers' illness delays Vancouver sex-tourism trial for another two weeks

The trial of accused sex tourist Kenneth Klassen was scheduled to start this week but was delayed because of the illness of defence lawyer Ian Donaldson.

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CBC News

Boy stripped, beaten in extortion bid

Three Vancouver teenagers are facing charges after a 16-year-old boy was stripped, beaten and assaulted with a stun device as part of an apparent extortion attempt in Richmond, B.C. Police responded to a report of an assault underway Wednesday evening in an open field near Alexandra Road and Hazelbridge Way.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

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24 Hours Vancouver

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto today.

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Feds name B.C. judge to head probe into salmon stock collapse

British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen will chair a federal commission of inquiry into the collapse of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced Friday in Vancouver.

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Globe and Mail

Stimulus money favours key Tories

Heather Scoffield Ottawa - Published on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 8:11PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov.

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RedOrbit

Acetaminophen May Be Linked To Asthma In Children And Adults

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Canada

24 Hours Vancouer

24 Hours Vancouver

Consumers looking to upgrade their cellphones have a new abbreviation to learn: HSPA.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Canada, Laptops/Notebooks, iPhone

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Globe and Mail

PM announces probe into B.C. salmon stocks

PM announces probe into B.C. salmon stocks In this 2006 file photo, B.C. sockeye salmon gather in the shallows of the Adams River near Chase, B.C. northeast of Vancouver.

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North Shore Outlook

12-year-old girl accosted in West Van neighbourhood

Police report a 12-year-old girl was accosted in West Vancouver earlier this week by an aggressive man asking for money.

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National Post

McGill, Simon Fraser grab top spots in Maclean's university rankings

A view of the McGill University campus in Montreal. The school took the No. 1 spot in the medical doctoral category and the University of Toronto was ranked second, its same rank as last year.

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BioSpace

Acetaminophen May Be Linked To Asthma In Children And Adults, University of British Columbia Study

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Canada

Star Phoenix

Man murdered in Argentina convicted of kidnapping B.C. billionaire's daughter

This is a passport photo of Vancouver man Adam Naname Kataoka, 34, who was found dead face down, wearing latex gloves and three bullet wounds in his body in Buenos Aires.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Puyallup: Christian-based ACTS offers classroom setting for homeschooling

When Anne Marie Semke was a school-aged child, she said she thrived in the public school system.

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NWCN.com

Watch: Former Bush Admin. security expert: Companies not taking cybersecurity seriously

Renay San Miguel of NWCN's "Talkin' Tech" interviews Greg Garcia, president of Garcia Strategies LLC, at the 20th World Congress of the Information Security Forum held in Vancouver, B.C. Garcia was the nation's first Undersecretary of Cybersecurity in the Bush Administration.

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IGN complete

Braid Headed to PlayStation Network in November

November 4, 2009 - VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Nov. 4, 2009 – PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system owners, the wait is almost over! Soon you too can run, jump and bend time, as Hothead Games announced today that it will be digitally delivering Jonathan Blow's Braid to the PlayStation Network in North America on Nov.

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Vancouver Television

Cibo Trattoria named best new restaurant in Canada

Reviewers have praised its emphasis on fresh local ingredients and the simplicity of its cuisine.

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