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Man dragged by car outside of nightclub

Wednesday 4 July 2007
RCMP in Maple Ridge are investigating a car dragging and attack that took place outside a stripclub.There is a television report that two women in a Mercedes hit two men Sunday night, dragging one man under the car.
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Parking infraction leads to motor-mouth con

Wednesday 4 July 2007
A routine parking violation has unearthed one of the most bizarre scams that the North Vancouver RCMP has seen - cardboard boxes stuffed with newspaper flyers being sold as cut-rate computer laptops.
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Campbell's continued secrecy stirs demands for more open talks

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Calls for Premier Gordon Campbell to stop the secrecy surrounding negotiations that could turn over a historic golf course to a Vancouver-area Indian band are growing louder.The issue has raised the ire of people in Mr. Campbell's own riding - home to the University Golf Club - where residents fear the course will be developed into condos if the government transfers it to the Musqueam band.
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Head-tax compensation doesn't go far enough, rally told

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Several dozen people met in Vancouver's Chinatown for a Canada Day rally to back their demand for further redress from the federal government for families of Chinese immigrants who paid a discriminatory head tax from 1885 to 1923.
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Capital gains calculations may prompt Canadians to donate BCE shares - CBC News

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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Win the new Harry Potter with online VIRL entry - Peninsula News Review

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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Fund targets fading aboriginal languages - Peninsula News Review

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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Canoe companionship - Peninsula News Review

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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The Global Mining Newspaper - The Northern Miner (subscription)

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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Questioning starting to wear on key Pickton witness - Vancouver Sun

Wednesday 4 July 2007
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Blogs

Colourful, Sunny Vancouver

Wednesday 4 July 2007
I'm happy to day that we FINALLY have some consistently great weather here in Vancouver! Here are some photos from West 14th Avenue - one of my favourite blocks in the city.
PelaLusa @ PelaLusa

7/4/2007: Nibble on that dark chocolate ? your heart will be grateful

Wednesday 4 July 2007
CHICAGO ? A nibble a day of dark chocolate helped lower blood pressure without packing on the pounds, German researchers said Tuesday. Prior studies have shown foods rich in cocoa, such as like dark chocolate, offer heart benefits, ...
unknown @ The Vancouver Sun

7/4/2007: Aiming for more

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The BC government wants to create 20000 new hunters by 2014. The number of registered hunters in BC in 2005 dropped to two per cent of the population from six per cent in 1981. Hunters contributed $ 48 million to BC? s economy in 2003.
unknown @ The Vancouver Sun

7/4/2007: BC WANTS TO SEE MORE HUNTER GATHERERS

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Ramping up the number of hunters and allowing ownership rights to roadkill are among sweeping changes proposed by the Ministry of Environment in the first major overhaul of the provincial Wildlife Act in 25 years. ...
unknown @ The Vancouver Sun

7/4/2007: China?s pollution death toll revealed: 750000 a year

Wednesday 4 July 2007
BEIJING ? Pollution kills three- quarters of a million people in China every year, according to previously unreleased World Bank figures. The figures, almost twice previous estimates, were calculated using a new statistical model. ...
unknown @ The Vancouver Sun

7/4/2007: Last Potter book expected to be biggest seller

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Canadians are lining up in record numbers to get their hands on the seventh and final Harry Potter book. That?s the word from Vancouver?s Raincoast Books, the Canadian publisher of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter novels by JK ...
unknown @ The Vancouver Sun

Favorite Private Beer Store In Vancouver

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Posted: by seldomseen (51 minutes ago)
unknown @ Canada from BeerAdvocate

Downtown Vancouver

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Forum: People Posted By: GarethLewin Post Time: Jul-04-2007 at 09:41 AM.
unknown @ Digital Grin Photography Forum

Tofino/Clayoquot Sound Ucluelet BC Vancouver Island July Fishing ...

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The combination of aggressively feeding Salmon along the coastline, with relative protection and close proximity to the harbor, offers saltwater angler?s great opportunities for some of the finest Salmon action on the Vancouver Island ...
tofinofish @ Bloodydecks.com

Coquitlam city council taking steps to ban door to door sales.

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Mayor Maxine Wilson says times have changed and door to door sales are now a safety issue.
unknown @ CKNW Vancouver

Sports

Canucks ink ex-Flame Ritchie, 6 others

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The Vancouver Canucks put a dent in their chequebook Tuesday, signing seven players including goalie Curtis Sanford, centre Byron Ritchie and winger Brad Isbister.
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Canucks ink ex-Flame Ritchie, 6 others

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The Vancouver Canucks put a dent in their chequebook Tuesday, signing seven players including goalie Curtis Sanford, centre Byron Ritchie and winger Brad Isbister.
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'Nucks ink Schneider to 1st pro contract

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manager Dave Nonis announced Tuesday that the Canucks have signed goaltender Cory Schneider. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Canucks re-sign Krajicek for two years

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Lukas Krajicek to a US$2.2-million, two-year deal.
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Vancouver 2010

Vancouver 2010 reports strong progress on venue construction program; major milestones ahead in 2007

Wednesday 4 July 2007
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC) reported significant progress on its venue construction program as part of the release of its quarterly results for the three-month period ending April 2007. In its quarterly report, VANOC provided a summary of major activity to date, and a look ahead to initiatives planned for 2007. VANOC also reconfirmed that it is on track to completing most of its venues two full competition seasons before the Games to
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VANOC to present project update to International Olympic Committee next week in Guatemala City

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Almost four years after winning the bid to host the 2010 Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will provide two updates next week to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session where the host city for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be elected. VANOC?s first presentation will be to the IOC?s Executive Board on July 2, 2007 and will include a high level overview of its
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VANOC Board Chair Jack Poole to undergo surgery; full recovery expected

Wednesday 4 July 2007
Jack Poole, Chairman of the Board of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), informed members of the board and the VANOC executive team today that in early July he will undergo surgery. The surgery is required to treat a pancreatic tumour, and a procedure necessary to ensure he enjoys a permanently healthy digestive system. The Vancouver General Hospital?s surgical team is recognized across North America for its expertise in this
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