Police call for witnesses on city bus near shooting

Vancouver police are asking to speak to more witnesses to the shooting of Paul Boyd, a 39-year-old animator with a mental illness who was suffering from paranoid delusions when officers shot him dead.

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New contract proposals spark hope in strike

After two weeks of silence between the city and its striking inside workers union, there is a glimmer of hope that the two parties could meet at the bargaining table soon. The City of Vancouver offered two different contracts yesterday to CUPE 15, the union representing its 2,500 striking inside workers, as a way of showing the public they are trying to put an end to the civic dispute, according to a city spokesman.

Downtown Eastside leads in drug-death toll

A report on illegal drug use in Vancouver says deaths were down in the city and the rest of B.C. for 2006.However, residents of the Downtown Eastside don't fare well in the report from the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use.

Rain, birds and strike delay seawall restoration

The restoration of Stanley Park's seawall, destroyed in fierce storms last December, has been delayed by at least a month, according to Vancouver Parks Board chair Ian Robertson.Though the city had hoped to open the length of the wall to the public this fall, Mr. Robertson said it could now be as late as the end of December.

Treatment won't help rapist, parole board says

A man dubbed the Paper Bag Rapist serving an indefinite sentence for a string of brutal attacks on Vancouver women over almost eight years is beyond hope for treatment, the National Parole Board says.

Library workers picket with pizzazz

The song Happy Together was not meant to be played on the accordion, nor is it traditionally considered a union protest song, but as striking Vancouver library worker Todd Wong pumped out the tune yesterday for fellow picketers yesterday in Library Square, it was a little bit of both.

TB outbreak hits taxi drivers hard

The windows of the taxis in Port Alberni are rolled down, however hard it rains, the most obvious sign that the small Vancouver Island city is the centre of what health officials say is an unprecedented outbreak of tuberculosis.

Fire at Langley school determined to be arson

Fire investigators have determined arson was the cause of a blaze at a Langley elementary school.The fire was contained to one classroom at Peterson Road Elementary, but there was smoke damage to other parts of the school.

Plugging the depths of the Pacific into the Internet

The 140-metre-long ship Ile de Sein will sail from the Alberni Inlet off Vancouver Island today with a valuable cargo in its hold.Carefully laid by hand, 925 kilometres of wire lies coiled in two massive, doughnut-shaped storage tanks - high-powered, fibre-optic cable that scientists hope will help bring back answers from the deep sea about everything from earthquakes to missing fish.

Alien Stories

Ever wondering about why you are called alien in America tax system? It took me years to get used to the "alien" term. If I ever called you "alien", blame IRS for brainwashing me. I personally went through the morphogenesis the moment I ...

MMA News: Results for Bodog Fight Vancouver

Official results for Bodog Fight Vancouver, Day One Friday, August 24, North Vancouver BC. Andrew Pederson def. Scott Lincoln by KO in round one. Rosi Sexton def. Julia Berezikova by armbar in round one. Darren Elkins def. ...

Thief Steals Patient Info From Vancouver Clinic

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A dozen people hurt in South Surrey hot air balloon crash

A fire on board a hot air balloon has sent 12 people to hospital and destroyed several trailer homes at a South Surrey RV park The hot air balloon with up to 14 people in the basket caught fire, apparently on the ground, then lifted off ...

Patient Information Stolen From Vancouver Clinic

The clinic on Powell Street serves Vancouver?s poor and many drug addicts, a large number of whom get assistance filling out welfare and other government forms which require medical information. Police believe that the theft was a ...

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North Vancouver Open Houses Aug 25 -26, 2007

Following are the open houses in West Vancouver as advertised in the North Shore News. The open houses have been sort by Listed Price to make it easier to find the home in the price range you are looking for. Please consult your Realtor ...

Learn about Law Admissions and Taking the LSAT from Someone Whose ...

Kaplan is proud to announce that we will be hosting a LSAT Event on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 6:00pm here at the Vancouver Center. As you may know many events have a tendency to be hosted by people who are not in the industry nor ...

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Comment on Jessica Alba In Vancouver by Allison

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Take this Longing...Return to Vancouver

Flight over Coastal range of the Rockies...toward Vancouver. Author: sprichbeeke Keywords: sprichbeeke Vancouver Rocky Mountains Coastal Inlets Leonard Cohen Travel Canada British Columbia Added: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:17:03 GMT ...