News Topic - British Columbia

The Government of Canada to restrict navigation on lakes in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia
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Canada NewsWire  –  Jul 3, 2008 9:21 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Fifth severed foot (and the first left) is washed ashore
Another severed human foot has been found washed ashore in British Columbia – the fifth in recent months.
The Independent  –  Jul 3, 2008 7:40 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Hoax of the severed foot keeps Canadian detectives guessing
The hoaxers were pulling everyone's leg, it seems. A severed human foot that apparently washed up on the beaches of British Columbia – the sixth in recent months – was a grisly prank.
The Independent  –  Jul 3, 2008 7:40 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Canada confirms derailed rail car leaking
LYTTON, British Columbia, July 3 (UPI) -- Canadian environmental officials have acknowledged a rail tanker car derailed by a landslide into a British Columbia river is leaking a toxic chemical.
United Press International  –  Jul 3, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Church bells, canoe trips help Canadians commemorate Quebec
Bells rang out across the country, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the North, with a few local variations as Canadians joined in simultaneous commemorative ceremonies for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec.
CBC.ca  –  Jul 3, 2008 4:22 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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British Columbia entrepreneurs raising the bar on business success
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Canada NewsWire  –  Jul 3, 2008 1:45 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Upper Lake Oil and Gas Ltd. and Monterey Exploration Ltd. combine to create northeast British Columbia gas focused junior exploration company
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Canada NewsWire  –  Jul 3, 2008 12:50 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Farmed-salmon escapees threaten wild stock
Strong ocean currents shifted a net holding 30,000 farmed salmon in British Columbia, pulling down a corner of the cage and allowing all the fish to swim free.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Jul 3, 2008 12:27 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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British Columbia in the midst of a prosperous decade, says RBC
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Canada NewsWire  –  Jul 3, 2008 09:50 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Tories accused of ‘anti-Atlantic' bias for moving $1.5 -billion navy sub contract to B.C.
The Conservative government is under fire for bypassing Atlantic Canada by awarding the navy's submarine in-service support contract, potentially worth $1.5 billion, to a British Columbia based consortium.
Canada.com  –  Jul 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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