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Caption OnlyColour Photo: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun / A FACE IN THE CROWD: Are these the first lucky fans to get their hands on 2010 Olympic tickets? Nope, just Vanoc CEO John Furlong surrounded by mannequins used in a film shoot this week at the new UBC Olympic and Paralympic rink. Games tickets went on sale ... more »
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Learned this weekBIOLOGY -- HIV dated to the year 1900
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Bailout passes, but is it too little, too late?NEW YORK -- The U.S. House of Representatives ended two weeksof political wrangling over the biggest government intervention infinancial markets since the Great Depression, approving the$700-billion economic rescue plan they'd rejected in a narrower formfour days earlier.
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Two leaders at odds on how the world should view CanadaChina used the Olympics to rebrand itself in the world, andso likely will Canada. The question is, what kind of Canada are thepoliticians going to sell?
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Community grieves over loss of slain 14-year-oldEDSON, Alta. -- Tears streamed down the faces of half a dozenparamedics as they watched a pastor's family follow their14-year-old daughter's coffin from a school gymnasium Friday.
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New U.S.-India nuclear deal shakes up geopolitical relationsNEW DELHI -- The approval of a landmark U.S. civil nucleardeal will bolster India's strategic clout and challenge China, butthose hoping for a new Western ally to tilt the balance of power inAsia may be disappointed.
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Women a 'pot of gold' for gaming industryNEW YORK -- Gina Sutton takes aim and deftly strikes downseveral targets in a row as they pop up on the screen in front ofher.
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Respiratory illness, lung cancer, predicted to rise
HONG KONG -- Tens of millions of people will die fromrespiratory illness and lung cancer over the next 25 years in Chinaif nothing is done to reduce smoking and fuel burning indoors,scientists warned. In an article published in The Lancet, theypredicted 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pul ... more »
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HONG KONG -- Tens of millions of people will die fromrespiratory illness and lung cancer over the next 25 years in Chinaif nothing is done to reduce smoking and fuel burning indoors,scientists warned. In an article published in The Lancet, theypredicted 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pul ... more »
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Loopy logic leads VANOC to ban Right to Play
If you need further evidence of the extent to which the high ideals that once formed the foundation of the Olympic movement have been emasculated by corporate interests, look no further than the decision this week to ban the charity Right to Play from the 2010 Winter Games because of the concerns of ... more »
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If you need further evidence of the extent to which the high ideals that once formed the foundation of the Olympic movement have been emasculated by corporate interests, look no further than the decision this week to ban the charity Right to Play from the 2010 Winter Games because of the concerns of ... more »
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Perfect Life wins VIFF's Dragons and Tigers prize
Perfect Life, a film about divorce and its consequences, has been named this year's winner of the Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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Perfect Life, a film about divorce and its consequences, has been named this year's winner of the Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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