I recognized the name right away when I opened 24 Hours newspaper. Layne Clark. She looks a lot like her father, former British Columbia Premier Glen Clark, especially around the eyes. The first year student at Simon Fraser University has started writing a...
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[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption by...
Condo developer and philanthropist Michael Audain, who has ducked criticism for donating to the SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts, having a Gallery at the Centre named after him, and presenting a former Department Head at the Centre with a cash Lifetime Achievement Award...
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"Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin""ELK GROVE, Calif. - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds. A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.Jake van...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed While it is nice and dandy to report a killer among us, a photo certainly would increase the chances of capturing this murderer a hundred fold. Certainly a problem with Police and Media who...
The Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak, in which the bacteria was spread through meat slicing machines and distributed in deli meats all across Canada, has claimed another life in Ontario, bringing the current death...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed So much for British Columbia being the epicenter of Peace and Love of Diversity, perhaps only when it suits them. Yep, Hypocrisy rules, everything from Environmental TreeHugging, Gays,...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Okay, here is another Breaking Exclusive for the No Sh*t Sherlock Files! Hard to believe Media are just figuring this out now! One only need to drive through the city of Vancouver or the lower...
Here's another example of the fine state of Canadian Justice. It's time for some reality and compassion. How can the ivory tower parole board members even contemplate releasing this man into this small town. As some comments in the local paper said, "Release...
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named team captain despite a league rule that forbids goaltenders from holding the title. Luongo will be the team skipper even though he will not be able to do the...
The cause of a July power outage in Vancouver that left thousands without electricity for three days has been identified as an overheated connector in a manhole. An independent report said that the utility...
For wolves in Canada it is eaiser to catch salmon than track deer so why not prefer to fish rather than hunt? " Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer...
Usually when a Downtown Eastsider walks into a courthouse, they expect to be served something other than jumbo chocolate chip cookies. But that's what they got Saturday afternoon along with burgers and salad at the...
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Barry Artiste Op/Ed As I previously mentioned in my other story today on Child prostitution in Canada http://www.nowpublic.com/world/child-prostitution-exposing-canadas-dirty-dark-secret All Political Parties seem to...
Michael Buyers gives us another nugget of NDP wisdom… photo credit: ucumari Shut down the oilsands, NDP candidate urges Tim Lai, Canwest News Service VANCOUVER - Saying climate change may result in his two sons never seeing polar bears in the wild, a...
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