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Visiting parents demand justice in Zhao's slaying 6 years ago
The parents of the Chinese student whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase six years ago near Mission, B.C., are demanding the Canadian government bring justice to their daughter's death.
CBC.ca – Oct 8, 2008 05:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
The parents of the Chinese student whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase six years ago near Mission, B.C., are demanding the Canadian government bring justice to their daughter's death.
CBC.ca – Oct 8, 2008 05:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
Own The Podium funds increase by $10-million
Own The Podium has seen a $10-million increase in the money it has to spend on winter athletes ahead of the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. When OTP was established in 2004 to get Canada to the top of the medal standings at the Vancouver Games, it was a five-year, $110-million program funded by the fede ... more »
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Own The Podium has seen a $10-million increase in the money it has to spend on winter athletes ahead of the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. When OTP was established in 2004 to get Canada to the top of the medal standings at the Vancouver Games, it was a five-year, $110-million program funded by the fede ... more »
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Police charge hunter with shooting puppy
A charge has been laid against a hunter in the shooting death of a puppy on Quadra Island, off Vancouver Island.Cody Wellard, 31, was charged with willfully and unlawfully killing a dog and careless use of a firearm.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
A charge has been laid against a hunter in the shooting death of a puppy on Quadra Island, off Vancouver Island.Cody Wellard, 31, was charged with willfully and unlawfully killing a dog and careless use of a firearm.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Dion enlists Trudeau to help win local votes
Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Vancouver this week, hoping to give his party a boost in a province that could cast the deciding votes next Tuesday on election night.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Vancouver this week, hoping to give his party a boost in a province that could cast the deciding votes next Tuesday on election night.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Targeted shooting leaves victim clinging to life
A man was in critical condition last night after being shot in a targeted attack in Vancouver, the city's second such attack in a week.Police were called to a home on Timberland Road, west of Old Yale Road in North Surrey, just after 6:15 p.m. They found a man, in his 20s or 30s, suffering from ... more »
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
A man was in critical condition last night after being shot in a targeted attack in Vancouver, the city's second such attack in a week.Police were called to a home on Timberland Road, west of Old Yale Road in North Surrey, just after 6:15 p.m. They found a man, in his 20s or 30s, suffering from ... more »
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Bridge workers receive emergency financial help
About 80 foreign workers left in limbo after their employer stopped paying their wages have received emergency financial aid that will allow them to pay their rent and buy food, a union spokesman said yesterday.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
About 80 foreign workers left in limbo after their employer stopped paying their wages have received emergency financial aid that will allow them to pay their rent and buy food, a union spokesman said yesterday.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Patrols increased after Stanley Park sex assault
Vancouver Police say they've stepped up patrols after a sexual assault in Stanley Park.A 40-year-old woman is recovering after she was attacked when she responded to a man's appeal for help and followed him into the woods.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Vancouver Police say they've stepped up patrols after a sexual assault in Stanley Park.A 40-year-old woman is recovering after she was attacked when she responded to a man's appeal for help and followed him into the woods.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Police actions in man's death questioned
Mental-health advocates raised questions yesterday about the response of authorities who were in contact with a B.C. man before he was found dead last weekend after being hit by a bus and dragged along, caught in the undercarriage, for five kilometres.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Mental-health advocates raised questions yesterday about the response of authorities who were in contact with a B.C. man before he was found dead last weekend after being hit by a bus and dragged along, caught in the undercarriage, for five kilometres.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
NDP wants investigation into fate of scientists
The B.C. New Democrats are calling for an investigation by the Auditor-General into the fate of two scientists they say were muzzled by the Liberal government.A letter has surfaced that B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner wrote to a top Environment Ministry bureaucrat more than five years ago.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
The B.C. New Democrats are calling for an investigation by the Auditor-General into the fate of two scientists they say were muzzled by the Liberal government.A letter has surfaced that B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner wrote to a top Environment Ministry bureaucrat more than five years ago.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Canadian Forces to recruit at mosque
The Canadian Forces will make a rare appearance at a British Columbia mosque tonight. The aim is to generate interest among Muslims in careers in the military. But not everyone at Burnaby's Al-Salaam mosque is thrilled about the open house.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
The Canadian Forces will make a rare appearance at a British Columbia mosque tonight. The aim is to generate interest among Muslims in careers in the military. But not everyone at Burnaby's Al-Salaam mosque is thrilled about the open house.
The Globe and Mail – Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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