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Vancouver Braces for Scaled-back Union Protests
Friday, October 21, 2005 9:00:00 AM
Vancouver braced for a walkout by public employees Friday, but fears eased that private-sector unions would join the protest to support the province's 38,000 striking teachers.   Full Story
 

Breaking the Cycle
Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:10:00 AM
Community courts that can impose both treatment options and punitive measures for offenders with mental health and/or drug abuse problems could be effective in curbing rampant street crime in Vancouve ...   Full Story
 

New Union Protests Planned in Western Canada
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:55:00 AM
Union protests supporting striking teachers will target southeast British Columbia Wednesday, but not Teck Cominco's lead and zinc smelter in Trail, labor officials said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

BC, Tobacco Companies Line Up For Battle
Friday, October 07, 2005 1:18:00 AM
Big tobacco fears being forced to cough up half a century’s worth of smoking related health care costs after last week’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling. The unanimous September 29th judgement gave Bri ...   Full Story
 

Canada Trading Human Rights for Tourism Dollars?
Friday, September 16, 2005 5:42:00 PM
As China’s communist leader Hu Jintao wraps up his first state visit to Canada with a stop in Vancouver Friday and Saturday, Canadian Tourism Commission officials and others in the government are hopi ...   Full Story
 

China Spy Report Focuses on Vancouver Falun Gong Appeal
Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:09:00 PM
A report written in January by a Chinese spy in Canada indicates that the Canadian government had pressed the City of Vancouver to remove display boards depicting the persecution of Falun Gong from in ...   Full Story
 

Sixty Years On
Saturday, May 07, 2005 8:36:00 PM
VICTORIA, Canada--Sixty years ago this week, on May 4, 1945, Canadian troops began pouring into the Netherlands—and not a moment too soon. By April of that year, food supplies in the country were virt ...   Full Story
 

Olympic Emblem Design Meaningful to Canadians
Friday, April 29, 2005 8:30:00 PM
Ilanaaq, an ancient Inuit word for "friendship," will be the official emblem of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.   Full Story
 

Pine Beetles threaten to devastate BC’s forests
Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:40:00 PM
British Columbia is feeling the effects of global warming with a mountain pine beetle infestation that could claim 80% of the province’s interior forests by 2013. The federal government has stepped up ...   Full Story
 

Canadian Cattle Not Going South Yet
Thursday, March 03, 2005 5:50:00 PM
US Judge rules to keep border closed to Canadian cattle, but it's not all bad news for the Canadian cattle industry.   Full Story
 

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