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  1. Cities can cut greenhouse gas emissions more cheaplyRead the original story

    2 min ago | Calgary Herald

    A report, based on an analysis of federal statistics, was produced by EnviroEconomics, estimated that municipalities can deliver 15 to 40 per cent of the reductions required to meet the Harper government's target of lowering emissions of heat-trapping gases roughly to 1990 levels by 2020.

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Kitchener, ON, Ontario

  2. Cookbook and Gadget Recommendations 2009Read the original story

    3 min ago | Pacific Palate Blog

    Here are my notes from the program airing on CBC Radio's BC Almanac today: Books - large crop of cookbooks for this year Our favourite stars from Canada's Food Network have books out this holiday season, including The Best of Chef at Home, by gentle giant Michael Smith.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Recipes, Recipes, Burnaby (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver, BC, Canada, Julie & Julia

  3. No cuts to programsRead the original story

    3 min ago | Golden Star

    I would like to correct inaccurate information appearing in MLA Norm Macdonald's December 1 column in the Golden Star regarding the status of the Infant Development and Supported Development programs.

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    Related Topix: Invermere, BC, Canada, Opinion

  4. Olympic torch route unveiledRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Orangeville Banner

    The official route and schedule of the Olympic Torch Run through the community Saturday, Dec.

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    Related Topix: Acton (Halton Hills, ON), Ontario, Georgetown (Halton Hills, ON), North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver, BC

  5. After a life of faith and service, a fond farewellRead the original story

    Yesterday | Calgary Herald

    More than 500 friends and relatives of Dr. Kerry Telford and her six-month-old daughter Sarah Grace Morrissey filled the pews of Tenth Avenue Alliance Church Saturday afternoon to celebrate the lives of the two who died in a floatplane crash last week.

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    Related Topix: White Rock, BC, Canada

  6. Castlegar schools face closureRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Golden Star

    School District #20 released the Planning for the Future: Part 2 report on their website on Nov.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Canada, Rossland, Canada, World News, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Kinnaird, Canada

  7. Dragons dominate in KelownaRead the original story w/Photo

    22 min ago | Surrey Leader

    After being so close in the past two seasons, the Fleetwood Park Dragons left nothing to chance in 2009.

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  8. Runnerup finish for FalconsRead the original story w/Photo

    23 min ago | Surrey Leader

    The Fraser Valley Christian Falcons placed second at the B.C. Senior AA girls high school volleyball tournament in Victoria last weekend.

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  9. Third place finish disappointingRead the original story w/Photo

    23 min ago | Surrey Leader

    The effort was there, but the result was a bit of a disappointment. The Pacific Academy Breakers lost just one of seven matches at the B.C. Senior AA girls high school volleyball tournament in Victoria, but that loss dropped the Surrey school to third place.

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  10. 400 more spaces open up for homelessRead the original story w/Photo

    23 min ago | Surrey Leader

    There are no new estimates of how many people are without shelter across Metro Vancouver, but the last regional count conducted in early 2008 found 2,660 homeless.

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    Related Topix: Weather, New Westminster, BC, Canada

  11. Cops busting far fewer grow-ops in Vancouver since 2001 1 hour agoRead the original story

    27 min ago | Vancouver Courier

    The number of marijuana growing operations dismantled by the Vancouver Police Department has dropped significantly in the past decade.

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    Related Topix: Vancouver, BC, Canada

  12. VPD asks for $990,000; Think City survey says raise taxes; get...Read the original story

    28 min ago | Vancouver Courier

    The Vancouver Police Department must install video cameras and recording systems in all its interview rooms, jail and areas where detained people interact with police.

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    Related Topix: Houston, BC, Canada, Weather

  13. Tyme bomb to explode in Edmonton, ChinaRead the original story

    28 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    A Kamloops martial-arts fighter has upped her training regimen in preparation for a series of bouts in China likely to take place in the New Year.

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  14. Minor Hockey Briefs: Jekyll and Hyde performance by bantam LionsRead the original story

    29 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    The North Kamloops Lions bantam tier 3 hockey team went 2-2 over the weekend at a tournament in Kelowna.

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  15. Kamloops speed skater sharp on the iceRead the original story w/Photo

    29 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    A number of Kamloops speed skaters fared well at a meet last weekend in Kelowna.

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    Related Topix: Speed Skating, Winter Sports

  16. Lighting the way for ChristmasRead the original story

    29 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    I have to say I am getting so annoyed of everyone going out of their way trying to be so politically correct when it comes to the Christmas holiday.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Opinion

  17. Shelters prepared to provide warmth, bedsRead the original story

    30 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    They never say no to anyone. It may not be an official motto of the Out of The Cold shelter, but when the mercury dips as low as it has for the last few days, program co-ordinator Ron Tronson wona t turn anyone away.

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    Related Topix: Weather

  18. TerraGrimardonline.jpgRead the original story

    30 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    She loves to write it, play it and sing it. But what she didn't love was having to make music not for its own sake but because it was homework A - and that's why she found herself taking a break from the thing she loved.

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    Related Topix: Heffley Creek, BC, Canada

  19. Stories of elders inspires award-winning bookRead the original story w/Photo

    31 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    ... told her stories of their "adventures" at residential school. It wasn't until attending the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she's working towards a master of fine arts degree, that she began to understand the truth about childhood for ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Kamloops, BC, Canada, Stephen Harper

  20. At the galleriesRead the original story

    31 min ago | Kamloops This Week

    3. The multi-media exhibit is a retrospective of the work Salloum, a renowned photographer, has created and collected.

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    Related Topix: Kamloops, BC, Canada