VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: FEST WATCH

For the next two weeks, Jennifer Van Evra will bring Globe and Mail readers highlights and tips from the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival. This is her first dispatch.What They Said

New trial ordered in murder case

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl on Vancouver Island because his right to a lawyer was denied.

Council vote on settlement imminent, source says

Vancouver city council could vote as early as today on a mediated settlement to the 10-week-old civic strike, says a source familiar with the negotiations.But a significant gap appears to still exist between the minimum demands of the inside workers and the maximum concessions that the city is willing to make.

Canucks owner had severed ties with partners, lawyer says

A lawyer representing the company that used to own the Vancouver Canucks says there was no surviving relationship between three men fighting a civil case in B.C. Supreme Court.

Professor nabs nomination over high-profile Tory

A grassroots Conservative candidate has won a knockdown victory in a Vancouver riding nomination battle over a rival whose entry into the race was hailed as a coup for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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Rachel's challenge: Columbine victim's message of compassion lives ... - Longview Daily News

Labor of Love: Disabled woman finds dream job in tutoring program - Longview Daily News

Copper called critical in world gone green - Globe and Mail

Pink is definitely her colour

For a time Monday evening, the Vancouver Art Gallery turned pink.

Capital City pub scene of violence

Victoria's Irish Times Pub was the scene early Monday evening for an aggressive assault.

Feds drug policy still not revealed

"Insite is a godsend.

Province to open the northwest

The mining industry is lauding a Provincial announcement that it's asked the BC Transmission Corporation to proceed with the 400 million dollar Northwest Transmission Line.

Core gets patch of ice back

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Man's life hung in the balance

West Vancouver fire fighters have rescued a man who suffered a dangerous fall while working on a high rise in the 1900 block of Bellevue Monday afternoon.

Music Cabaret for Vancouver Districet Labour Council at the Rhizome

Music Cabaret for Vancouver Districet Labour Council at the Rhizome. VDLC Music Cabaret, inaugural Sep 28, 2007. VDLC Music Cabaret, inaugural Sep 28,...

The Blue Fox pushes me over the line at last

Chocolate milk at the Blue Fox at Flickr.com This morning, for our last major meal in Victoria, my daughters and I let my wife sleep in and met my friend Simon for breakfast at a place he recommended, the Blue Fox Café on Fort Street. ...

Nikon D300 - 2k Canadian $

Vistek is taking pre-orders. The price for the body is 2099.00 Canadian. Rugged magnesium-alloy construction, advanced dust and moisture protection and a durable shutter mechanism tested to 150000 cycles make the D300 a perfect choice ...

US Dollar Great for Audio Buys

I got a note from Craig Strong at Oakwood Broadcast today. With the state of the US dollar, the time?s never been better to buy certain US made audio gear. If you?ve got some podcast or other audio gear on your wish list, now?s the time ...

First Look: Chill

As mentioned in a previous post, Gianni Picchi et al?s fast-failed ?Westside? experiment in Ambleside has been busily morphing into something called Chill of the Beachfront. It?s just opened in the old Beachshide/Westside location at ...

BlueBeard on Ganges

One of the folks I met while on my solo sailing trip in the Gulf Islands. > Share or Email This.