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Visiting the Greatest Baseball Player (in Life)
The Tyee - 2 hours 6 min ago
Who was better than Ruth? 'The Immortal,' but bigotry barred him from playing in the majors.
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'Empire of Illusion' (in Tyee Books)
The Tyee - 2 hours 16 min ago
America is a defeated dream ruled by oligarchs who tame the populace through fakery, writes Chris Hedges. How real is his nightmare?
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'A Prophet' (in Arts and Culture)
The Tyee - 2 hours 16 min ago
Great story, great acting, Oscar nominated and French. This prison yarn surely ranks among the year's best films.
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New Lobbying Rules Stir up a Hall Full of Concerns (in News)
The Tyee - 2 hours 21 min ago
'It's a black hole' moans one attendee at education session hosted by pending registrar of lobbyists.
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Officers assaulted by wanted man: police
CBC BC - 6 hours 31 min ago
Two Vancouver police officers are recovering from head injuries after a violent struggle with a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
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B.C. Liberals back down on Legion eviction
CBC BC - 7 hours 4 min ago
B.C.'s Liberal government has backed away from plans to turf a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion from its home in a government building near the provincial legislature in Victoria.
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Suspect in OPP killing dies
CBC BC - 7 hours 5 min ago
Fred Preston, who faced charges in the shootout death of an Ontario Provincial Police officer, has died, the province's Special Investigations Unit confirmed late Thursday.
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Tax rise on private car sales hidden: B.C. NDP
CBC BC - 7 hours 24 min ago
The provincial government may be fuelling the black market with a coming tax increase on private sales of cars, boats and airplanes, the B.C. NDP says.
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McKeever hoping Paralympics ease Olympic pain
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:47
Legally blind skier Brian McKeever hopes a solid performance at the Paralympic Games will help ease the disappointment he still feels over being denied an opportunity to compete at the Olympics.
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Canada ratifies UN treaty for disabled rights
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:42
Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the eve of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
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Coun. Geoff Meggs’s bike accident may “create a better awareness”, Raymond Louie says
The Straight - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:33
Choosing to see the glass half-full, Vision Vancouver councillor Raymond Louie has told the Straight that caucus colleague Coun. Geoff Meggs’s bicycle accident on Tuesday (March 9) could have an upside.
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CTV won’t broadcast Vancouver Paralympics opening, closing ceremonies live
The Straight - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 15:19
How many of you were planning to watch the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on Friday night (March 12) on CTV?
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Paralympic transit changes roll out Friday
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:51
VANOC officials say extra transit and some road closures will be returning during the Paralympic Games, but not to the same extent as during the 2010 Winter Olympics last month.
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B.C. residents sue maker of quit-smoking drug
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:24
Three British Columbia residents are suing Pfizer, claiming the company's smoking-cession drug Champix can cause serious psychiatric reactions.
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Debut works dominate B.C. fiction prize
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 13:49
Three debut novels, including the much-lauded The Golden Mean, have scooped nominations for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, one of seven B.C. book prizes.
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Luongo joins Paralympic torch relay
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 13:15
One of the most popular stars of the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team took part in the Paralympic torch relay on Thursday, but organizers say the real stars will be the Paralympians themselves when the Games open in Vancouver on Friday.
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Prince George air group regrets not testing
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:56
An air-monitoring group has apologized to Prince George, B.C., residents at a public meeting for failing to retest for levels of a known carcinogen in their air, but they still can't explain why the retesting was never done.
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Conan comedy tour has 3 Canadian stops
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:42
Conan O'Brien is following up his disappearing act on network TV with a standup tour that will take him to 33 cities, including three in Canada.
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Aspers eye Canwest papers: report
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:22
Winnipeg's Asper family is attempting to regain control of Canwest's newspaper assets, a report said Thursday.
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Snow hits Metro Vancouver
CBC BC - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 09:29
Residents of some parts of Metro Vancouver awoke to slushy snow on Thursday morning, while other areas just got cold rain.
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