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3000 Lower Mainland Hydro users without power *
Now you'll have to deal with the tedious drudgery of resetting all those blinking "twelves" on microwaves, television accessories and alarm clocks!
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Against opinion's tide *
Journalist David Beers has launched a feisty on-line journal, writes ALEXANDRA GILL.
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B.C. fire victims return to find charred homes *
Joan Thompson climbed up out of the basement and into the charred skeleton of the home she had moved into just three weeks ago.
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B.C. vineyards feeling heat of forest fires *
of British Columbia's best-known vineyards, including the Cedar Creek and St. Hubertus wineries, are threatened by huge forest fires that continue to rage across key grape-growing areas in the southeastern region of the province.
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Bizarre accident kills two *
In a bizarre incident Saturday, a pair of motorists were killed when a 60-metre tree fell across their car as it sat in a parking lot on southern Vancouver Island.
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Blackout: Ontario back in business, warned of heat wave *
Ontario managed to curb its energy use Monday as millions returned to work, but officials worried about the effects of hot weather that is expected later in the week and warned that conservation efforts are not over yet.
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Blackout: People short of breath hard hit *
Seventy-six-year-old Jean Lund of Kitchener, Ont., coughed and wheezed in the sweltering heat Thursday evening in her small powerless apartment.
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Canada Post and union agree on settlement *
Canada Post and its postal workers union reached a deal early Wednesday on a settlement framework for a contract, avoiding a national strike or lockout of thousands of corporation employees.
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Christopher Reeve's widow faces cancer *
Last year, Dana Reeve lost her Superman husband. Now, in a cruel twist of fate, Christopher Reeve's widow is battling lung cancer.
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City makes best of dark situation *
Despite gridlock, jammed elevators and line-ups for phone booths, hot dogs, most stay in good humour
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Conrad: our pinstripe piñata *
People aren't knocking Lord Black because he disappointed shareholders. His sin was that he acted rich, spoke big and didn't wear khaki, says financial journalist JOHN DIZARD.
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First whale harpooned in Icelandic hunt *
Icelandic whalers harpooned their first minke whale in 14 years yesterday, the marine scientist in charge of the controversial hunt said.
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Grid Failure: Ontario warned of possible future rolling blackouts *
Power returned to much of Ontario on Friday following the worst blackout in North American history, but electricity suppliers warned of rolling outages over the weekend, urging private citizens and industries to use electricity sparingly.
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Health of B.C. firefighters a growing concern *
The Kelowna fire is no longer advancing into this Okanagan city, but it's still burning out of control and taking its toll on the health of firefighters.
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I am JFK's love child, B.C. man says *
A little digging by evalu8.org researchers has shown that the purported Kennedy scion may well be the same man tied to the clan two years ago.
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Imperial forced to change its arts funding programs *
One of Canada's major tobacco companies said yesterday it will increase its funding for the arts this year by $1-million -- or about 50 per cent -- from last year and will funnel a greater portion of that money to smaller groups.
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Kelowna firefighter on the job hours after losing home *
City firefighter John Kelly was back on the job four hours after losing the home he had built for his family to the ferocious wildfire that has invaded this Okanagan city.
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Kelowna firefighters brace for winds *
Calm, cool weather has given Kelowna firefighters a break over the past few days, but the real test will come Tuesday or Wednesday — when winds are expected to pick up.
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Kelowna on edge for another night *
Officials say Saturday's critical period for the fires that are raging out of control is nearing an end, but it's too early to say that there will not be more evacuations before Sunday.
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Latest on blackout in Eastern North America *
The biggest power failure in history affects millions in Eastern Canada and the U.S.
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Microsoft researchers dream big *
What if your computer could read the newspaper for you and tell you just what you needed to know? What about 1,000 newspapers?
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Missing newborn safe in hospital *
A newborn boy taken from the Windsor Regional Hospital is safe after being handed over to police by his father, authorities said Sunday.
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Negotiators push for postal deal before Monday deadline *
A deal between Canada Post and the union that represents its workers appeared imminent on Monday afternoon, as the two sides attempted to reach a settlement before the midnight strike deadline.
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New York Times to end paid Internet service *
The New York Times Co. said on Monday it is ending its paid TimesSelect Web service and making most of its website available for free in the hopes of attracting more readers and higher advertising revenue.
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Okanagan fires: 'Get out! Get out now!' *
The Okanagan Valley resembles a war zone with charred forests, licking flames and tired firefighters, writes MARK HUME
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Ottawa's blackout theories rejected by U.S. *
Departments weigh in with the 'bizarre'
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Postal strike averted *
A mail strike is no longer imminent after a tentative agreement was reached early Wednesday morning by Canada Post and its main union.
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Postal workers extend talks deadline *
Postal workers are hoping to cut a deal with Canada Post without resorting to a walkout.
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Postal workers reach tentative deal *
Canada Post reached a tentative agreement Sunday with the union representing nearly 50,000 postal workers.
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Prison Grey is the New Black: Conrad Black is found guilty *
Has this man no friends or allies? It seems that everyone is crowing as "Tubby" Black goes down. No less respected organ than The Times of London used the word "swindler;" the lofty Guardian even headlined: "For all his wealth and influence, the fallen media mogul Conrad Black is little more than a common thief. . . ."
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Real cause of blackout unknown *
Investigators joined industry teams Sunday in the search for clues to what triggered North America's worst power blackout as the U.S. administration promised to find answers and address whatever problem is found.
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Roof of Vancouver's BC Place collapses *
From a distance, "it just looks like a regular flat building," says editor John T.D. Keyes.
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Saddam Hussein captured by U.S. forces *
The intensive manhunt for Saddam Hussein came to an abrupt end Saturday, when American forces captured the ousted dictator after finding him hid away in a dirt hole under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit.
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Stanley Park Fall-out is not just the trees *
The Vancouver Park Board's Manager of Communications -- our old friend, Joyce Courtney -- gives evalu8.org a candid, insider view of some of the stresses associated with the devastation wrought in Stanley Park by recent storms.
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The Tyee & media story from the Seattle PI: Who really speaks freely? *
This story -- an analysis of how Vancouver's media differ from newspapers and radio in the U.S. -- originally ran on Monday, May 16, 2005 in the Seattle P.I.
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Thousands flee B.C. fire *
The B.C. government declared a state of emergency Friday in the Thompson-Nicola regional district, where about 3,000 people were forced from their homes by a fast-moving forest fire.
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Time simply stood still when lights went out *
Like an eerie motif from a science fiction movie, the historic clock at Toronto's Union Station stopped dead the minute the lights went out. The time: 16:13 -- and the train station's clock stayed at that time for hours and hours after the power failed.
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Tiny sextuplets born in Vancouver face obstacles to survival *
Six babies were born in a Vancouver hospital Sunday, between 25 and 26 weeks of gestation. One baby was born naturally and the others by caesarean section.
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Toronto emergency plan is triggered by Lastman *
An unprecedented power outage paralyzed much of Ontario, New York and parts of the northeastern United States yesterday, stranding millions of commuters as airports shut down, offices emptied and elevators, subways and streetcars ground to a halt.
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Vancouver Victory Square squatters pack up *
A group of squatters camped out at the Victory Square war memorial park took down their tents and moved out Saturday.
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Walking around a powerless city *
The first odd thing I noticed was that the traffic light was out at Adelaide and Bathurst, an obscure enough intersection in downtown Toronto. I was waiting to go to a play, and had an hour to kill. It was 20 past 4 on Thursday afternoon, hot and bright.
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Weather little help to B.C. fire situation *
Fire-threatened communities in southern British Columbia got a slight reprieve Monday but the province's stretched firefighting resources weren't getting a break from the weather.
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Wildfires force 10,000 to flee homes in B.C. *
Wildfires that have forced more than 10,000 southern B.C. residents from their homes have grown despite efforts from hard-pressed firefighters, officials said Sunday.
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* RAV-Canada line Letters to the Editor *
The devastation wrought by the messy, clogging, seemingly endless construction all along Cambie Street in Vancouver is still the hottest topic around, and these "Cambie warriors" simply WON'T be beaten down.
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Asia remembers tsunami one year later *
Mourners returned to battered shorelines Monday to mark one year since the Indian Ocean tsunami crashed ashore in a dozen countries, laying waste to coastal communities and sweeping away at least 216,000 lives.
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Bin Laden's niece poses for sexy photo in GQ magazine *
Wafah Dufour, the daughter of Osama bin Laden's half brother -- provocatively dressed -- posed for an article of GQ's January edition.
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Black on the Block: hard time *
Conrad Black drove into the Coleman Correction Complex in Coleman, Florida, with his wife Barbara Amiel Black just after noon EST on Monday.
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Ex-general enters U.S. presidential race *
Retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark entered a crowded and wide-open race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.
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Google protests Microsoft Web search 'grab' *
With a $10 billion advertising market at stake, Google is objecting to the way that it says Microsoft is wielding control over Internet searching in its new Web browser.
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Hook, 'LINE' and Sinker for Cambie businesses *
Sue Heyes, local merchant: "It's obvious that we were misled. We were always told it was to be a bored-tunnel and clearly that's not true. . . When I call it 'The Perfect Storm for retail,' I'm not exaggerating."
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Kerry officially in running for U.S. presidency *
John Kerry, maintaining that "George Bush's vision does not live up to the America" the decorated war hero once defended, officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday
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Martin will have to wait, PM says *
John Manley's departure from the Liberal leadership race does not mean that the federal government will begin transferring power to presumed victor Paul Martin, the Prime Minister and several of his cabinet ministers said Wednesday.
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MD suspected of murder kills self, infant son *
A Newfoundland doctor wanted in the United States for murder, and her infant son, died as a result of drowning, police said Tuesday.
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Okanagan fire grows at 'phenomenal' rate *
A fire burning near Kelowna grew at a "phenomenal" rate in the past 24 hours, increasing in size to 9,000 hectares from 2,000 hectares, officials said Wednesday.
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Ontario Premier declares state of emergency *
Ontario residents face several days before full power is restored to the province's massive electricity grid, Premier Ernie Eves warned late last night.
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Ottawa: Traffic snarls, looting reported *
Ottawa activates emergency measures plan to cope with the blackout chaos
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Retired general to throw hat in U.S. ring *
Clark's army background could undercut Bush's position as anti-terror war leader
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The Haida don't let go easily *
The B.C. government is trying to climb past a first nation's claim to the Queen Charlottes. A bad move, says former Yukon premier TONY PENIKETT
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The man who says he's JFK's son *
The British Columbia-based man who has the world wondering whether he is the son of John F. Kennedy is a follower of a US author widely dismissed as a conspiracy theorist on the Kennedy assassination.
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Toronto, the centre of the universe? Kudos, brickbats *
We have CNN covering the fact that there has been major looting going on in Ottawa, so I go to The Globe and Mail to get more info...
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Vancouver backed by China *
Canadian government official denies vote swapping involved in support
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