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Saturday | The Winnipeg Free Press

Heart & sole

When John Fluevog sent pop goddess Madonna a pair of his handcrafted shoes back in 1990, he never expected she would pay her respects by whipping them out of the box and putting them on during a scene in her infamous, sex-fuelled film Truth or Dare.

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Saturday | The Globe and Mail

Sir Richard, Glee star put youth theatre program in limelight

They came to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the knighted celebrity entrepreneur and the Canadian Glee dreamboat, with money to give and a story to tell, respectively.

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Related Topix: Richard Branson, Canada, Glee, Entertainment, Television, Family, Kids

Fri May 25, 2012

The Globe and Mail

Crossed signals: Reducing the risk of pedestrian death in Vancouver

A 74-year-old woman was hit at Robson and Howe downtown in broad daylight by an SUV on March 6 and died later that afternoon.

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Burnaby Now

Government refuses to pay for teeth

Burnaby resident Cassie Walde is lobbying the Ministry of Health to help pay to have missing teeth replaced.

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The North Shore Outlooks

Smart meters now in 70 per cent of Lower Mainland homes

By Jeff Nagel - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 25, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: May 25, 2012 11:54 AM BC Hydro officials say more than 720,000 meters are now installed in the region with close to 300,000 homes still to go.

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Vancouver Sun

Gas prices soar to record highs in Metro Vancouver

The Vancouver Sun has turned 100 years old, and reporter John Mackie has been scouring the files to find some of the best writing to grace its pages.

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The Globe and Mail

Are Tories aware that B.C. residents are still standing despite the dreaded carbon tax?

If there's one thing federal Tories hate more than Thomas Mulcair's facial foliage, it's a carbon tax.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Canada.com

Muslim leader and activist to be remembered

When Aziz Khaki entered a room, it didn't matter if there were five or 1,000 people present: he was always the centre of attention.

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Related Topix: Activism, Canada

Kelowna Capital News

Cancer doctor says Kelowna will benefit from massive Vancouver donation

By Alistair Waters - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 24, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: May 24, 2012 4:14 PM The head of the radiation department at the B.C. Cancer Agency's Sindi Ahluwalia Centre for the Southern Interior says the biggest donation ever to a single organization in B.C may have occurred in Vancouver Thursday, but it's good news for ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Canada, North America, World News

Burnaby News Leader

Crucial Burnaby Edmonds site sold to developer

The Burnaby Value Village site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street has been sold to a developer, the latest step in the area's revitalization.

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Related Topix: Canada, Travel, Canada Travel, Vancouver, Canada Travel

Pique News Magazine

Busy but mainly peaceful May long weekend

While the number of calls was up over last year, Staff Sergeant Steve LeClair believes that the resort is continuing to move in the right direction when it comes to curbing violence and rowdy behaviour during the once infamous May long weekend.

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CBC News

Search for snakehead 'frankenfish' unsuccessful in Burnaby park

The hunt for a snakehead fish believed to be in a pond at a Metro Vancouver park has failed so far to turn up any sign of the invasive and predatory species.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

The Georgia Straight

Evidence of the past lives on at Yale Historic Site

One-tank trips. These are the buzz words for summer travellers bent on explorations closer to home than in past years.

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Related Topix: Canada, Painting, Arts

Wed May 23, 2012

Canada.com

Vancouver's iconic Rio Theatre gets liquor board approval

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's released its better life index, which provides a guide to some of the happiest countries in the world.

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Related Topix: Travel, Canada Travel, Vancouver, Canada Travel, Canada, Small Business, Personal Finance

Burnaby Now

Task force backs housing plan

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness is backing a proposal to turn a local motel into a social housing project.

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The Georgia Straight

TransLink says riders won't lose benefits with new pass system

With fare gates coming into operation at SkyTrain and Canada Line stations next year, TransLink has yet to smooth out potential wrinkles in the new system.

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Vancouver Courier

12th and Cambie: Vancouver and other port cities eye oil tanker traffic increase

Kinder Morgan hopes to increase the amount of crude it sends from Alberta to its terminal in Burnaby, and subsequently, increase tanker traffic in Vancouver waters.

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The Toronto Star

CBC searches for 'Dorothy' for new production of Wizard of Oz

CBC is launching a nationwide search for a "Dorothy" to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Canadian production of The Wizard of Oz.

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The Globe and Mail

Kayak builder a prophet from the wilderness

This is home to Dyson Baidarka & Company, where a renowned boat builder creates crafts of an ancient lineage from modern materials.

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Related Topix: Bellingham, WA, Canada

The Province

Mentally ill carjacker goes missing from psyche facility

The Los Angeles Kings will get a second shot at earning their first Stanley Cup Finals berth since 1993 when they visit the Phoenix Coyotes tonight for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

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Related Topix: World News, Prince Charles, Canada,

 

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