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Greenpeace activists arrested and facing charges after Enbridge oil pipeline protest in Vancouver
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 09:36Enbridge plans to build a twin, 1,172-kilometre-long pipeline that stretches from north of Edmonton to Kitimat on the northern coast of B.C.
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Gay folks rise up across B.C. for Pride festivities
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:19Vancouver isn't the only place for Pride festivities this year. In fact, more and more rural communities are proclaiming pride weeks in their areas.
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Vancouver Dyke March a celebration, not a rally
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:15Unlike the recent G20 protests in Toronto, the annual Vancouver Dyke March on July 31 will be an event where “nobody should be hurt at all,” according to its organizer.
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Circumcision a big deal to foreskin advocate Glen Callender
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:10Glen Callender hopes to raise awareness about the issue by using his own body as an example.
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WERA president says “different direction” led to creation of West End Neighbours
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:52The West End Residents Association and the West End Neighbours are not rival factions, according to WERA president Brent Granby.
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Enbridge spokesperson defends B.C. pipeline plan amid Greenpeace protest
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:05Greenpeace is calling on Enbridge to cancel plans for the 1,172-kilometre-long twin pipeline system, which could be operational by late 2016.
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SFU statistician and economist criticize decision to scrap census long form
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 15:17Two Simon Fraser University experts are decrying a federal government decision to scrap a mandatory long form used to collect census information about Canadian households.
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B.C. NDP MLAs' constituency assistants take strike vote
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 15:17Opposition labour critic Raj Chouhan is confident that the constituency assistants of NDP MLAs will not be walking out on their jobs.
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West End “wake” planned for Maxine’s Hideaway
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:55A West End community group will hold protests on July 30 and 31 at 1215 Bidwell Street, a heritage building slated to become the location of a new apartment tower.
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Author Paul Palango calls RCMP “ungovernable”
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:45The RCMP is “so dysfunctional” that internal conflicts like the one raging between Commissioner William Elliott and number of senior officers are quite predictable, according to author Paul Palango.
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Photo gallery: Greenpeace occupies Vancouver's Enbridge office
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:11Members of Greenpeace Canada have occupied an Enbridge office in Vancouver to protest an oil pipeline project.
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Metro Vancouver waste-to-energy incinerator could have an impact on nearby property values
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:59Tsawwassen resident Peter Duffey suggested that the direction of the wind could become far more important if Metro Vancouver decides to build a waste-to-energy incinerator on land owned by the Tsawwassen First Nation.
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Greenpeace occupying Enbridge office in Vancouver to protest oil pipeline project
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:21Enbridge wants to build twin pipelines to carry oil from northern Alberta to Kitimat, B.C. In May, the proposal for the Northern Gateway project was submitted for review by federal agencies.
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Shale gas development could thwart B.C. emissions reduction targets, report says
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 18:15The production of natural gas from shale could single-handedly derail the B.C. government’s plans to reduce the province’s greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new report.
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New Westminster police to investigate Vancouver cop’s shoving of woman in Downtown Eastside
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 17:37New Westminster police will investigate why a Vancouver police officer shoved a disabled woman on a Downtown Eastside sidewalk.
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Playnow.com to stay offline during review, says B.C. privacy commissioner
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 17:03Privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham began investigating the B.C. Lottery Corp. following a privacy breach in which the account information of some Playnow.com users became visible to other players.
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David Suzuki: Climate change and water are inextricably linked
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:58We like to think we’re blessed with an abundance of clean water in Canada, but we really don’t have a much larger sustainable supply of water than most places.
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Event planned in Vancouver park to mark one year since Curtis Brick's death
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:56Calls continue for a coroner's inquest into the tragic incident.
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Bicycle journey to support wild salmon in B.C.
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:38Organized by a group called the Fraser River Ripple Effect, the Ripple Relay is set for August 1 to 31.
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Supreme Court to deliver ruling in Robert Pickton appeal on Friday
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:25The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver on Friday (July 30) its ruling on whether serial killer Robert Pickton will get a new trial.
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