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British Columbia Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for British Columbia.

Results 1 - 20 of 114,194 in British Columbia

  1. Ams open Sept. 20Read the original story

    37 min ago | Tri-cityherald.com

    ... home opener Sept. 20 at Toyota Center. The Americans set their 2008-09 season schedule Thursday in Kelowna, British Columbia, but the Western Hockey League won't allow the Western Conference teams to release their schedules until Aug. 7. "Some teams ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  2. Byelection winners reflect on divided HouseRead the original story

    52 min ago | CTV.ca

    ... an MBA thesis on climate change and forest carbon sequestration, is an avid cyclist. When she served as British Columbia's provincial environment minister, she routinely travelled 30 minutes by bike to the legislative assembly. In Ottawa, she lived ...

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    Related Topix: Vancouver, BC, Canada, North America, Canada, World News, Joe Handley

  3. Builders may go higher with woodRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Penticton Herald

    Low-rise buildings are made of wood, and highrises are made of concrete and steel.

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    Related Topix: Kelowna, BC, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

  4. Campers set up for the three-day music festival in Pemberton, B.C. on Friday, July 25, 2008.Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Vancouver Television

    British Columbia's biggest music festival of the summer got off to a rocky start, Friday.

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  5. Bright things' in Fifield's future after success on reality TV showRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Truro Daily News

    JASON MALLOY The Truro Daily News TRURO - Tamara Fifield believes she knows who will be Maria.

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  6. Course record a Swede featRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ottawa Sun

    At Evian-les-Bains, France, Helen Alfredsson shot a course-record 9-under 63 to sit one shot behind leader Angela Park after the second round of the Evian Masters.

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    Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf

  7. Get a fresh perspective on VancouverRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vancouver Sun

    Whether you drive down Cambie Street, take a stroll along the east end of False Creek, or travel up to Whistler, it's fascinating to see how much the Lower Mainland is changing.

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Vancouver, BC, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC)

  8. Stranded sailor directs his own rescueRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Edmonton Journal

    A Vancouver man, afloat in the Strait of Georgia and clinging to a wooden box, used his cellphone to direct his own rescue Friday night by tugboat, hovercraft and the Queen of Cowichan ferry.

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    Related Topix: Canada, Bowen Island, BC

  9. Man injured in North Van crane mishapRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vancouver Sun

    A man was injured on an industrial site on the waterfront Friday after he tried to shake loose a crane's load from where it was caught on a dock, WorkSafeBC said.

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    Related Topix: Vancouver, BC, Canada, West Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC)

  10. Lafarge faces environmental charges, questionsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Richmond Review

    By Martin van den Hemel - Richmond Review Published: July 25, 2008 5:00 PM Updated: July 26, 2008 12:08 AM Cement giant Lafarge Canada is facing seven environmental charges in connection with an incident in ...

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    Related Topix: Construction, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Richmond (Vancouver, BC), Lafarge North America, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  11. Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Quesnel Cariboo Observer

    Steve Graham chases Tim MacEwan around Cariboo Raceway Park during a practice session Tuesday.

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  12. Economics Ccbac strategy seeks government fundingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Quesnel Cariboo Observer

    By Autumn MacDonald - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Published: July 25, 2008 1:00 PM Updated: July 25, 2008 10:19 PM Coalition expresses urgency with research handover She's handed it over, now it's the waiting ...

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  13. Bell's forestry plan pannedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Quesnel Cariboo Observer

    By Autumn MacDonald - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Published: July 25, 2008 1:00 PM Updated: July 25, 2008 10:18 PM After taking over the forestry portfolio a month ago, Prince George-North MLA and Forest and Range ...

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    Related Topix: Canada, Quesnel, BC

  14. Agent Scully heads back Out ThereRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | GAM

    ... so much history between the two characters and between the two of us, that's part of the joy of it." British Columbia felt like home, too - because it sort of is. Anderson bought her first house in Vancouver when the series was shooting there, and ...

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  15. Alex and Evelyne Love binds couple, even through Evelyne's dialysisRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Quesnel Cariboo Observer

    By Autumn MacDonald - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Published: July 25, 2008 1:00 PM Updated: July 25, 2008 10:23 PM They sit huddled in the back of the Ford four-door. The movie rolls on the big screen.

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    Related Topix: Dialysis, Medicine, Health, Canada, Quesnel, BC

  16. Anti-HIV Therapy Boosts Life ExpectancyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | MediLexicon

    ... to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Improved survival has led to a nearly 40 percent drop in AIDS deaths among 43,355 HIV-positive study participants in Europe ...

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    Related Topix: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Birmingham, AL, HIV/AIDS, Health

  17. A trouser traditionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

    This week, Collected Wisdom feels the tang of the sea air in its nostrils as it sets forth across the bounding main to trace a trouser tradition.

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    Related Topix: Golden, BC, Kitchener, ON, Ontario, Bracebridge, ON

  18. BlueJacket all-stars make an impressionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Port Orchard Independent

    Aona drives in run, finishes runner-up in home run derby. The Kitsap BlueJackets didn't have the most representatives at the 2008 West Coast Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game on Tuesday.

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  19. Mayor meets with Korean officialsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Burnaby Now

    A new Korean "friend" could pay off big for Burnaby, Mayor Derek Corrigan says. Corrigan was scheduled to meet with officials visiting from Hwaseong City, South Korea this week to discuss a possible friendship ...

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  20. Wherever the next level may leadRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Burnaby Now

    Brent Lawrence of Burnaby is hoping Douglas College will help him to the next level of organized baseball.

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