Arrests of First Nations activists raise questions

Arrests of First Nations activists raise questions Last updated Jun 29 2005 12:36 PM PDT CBC News Two prominent First Nations activists, who say they're on a mission to help native youth, were arrested in a full-scale police takedown on the Burrard bridge on Monday. James...

Hangin' with the 'Outflow'

Alessandra Cross is 11 years old. She loves the forest, the beaches, the eagles, and all the other wild bounty of her home in a tiny village in the isolated islands of Haida Gwaii. But no matter how much she enjoys picking berries and playing in driftwood logs by the ocean,...

RCMP dropped normal safeguards on sharing data after 9-11, inquiry told (Cana...

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - A key RCMP officer in the Maher Arar investigation says the normal safeguards on sharing intelligence with U.S. authorities were dropped in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

How CanWest Helped Elect Campbell and Company

Unlike the dubious 'strike vote' story, a report bad for Libs lay buried until after election day.

Potentially fatal fungus reaches mainland from Vancouver Island

found on the east coast of Vancouver Island in 1999 has reached the mainland, health officials say. New cases of tropical cryptococcus gattii fungus have been found in three people

CBC News: Martin, Dosanjh question authenticity of tapes

The prime minister and his health minister are questioning the authenticity of tapes that suggest two Conservative members of Parliament could have been rewarded for supporting the Liberal government in last month's non-confidence vote.

Soul Shine Magazine : Bob Dylan Books Dates in Western Canada

Although on a seemingly never-ending tour, the legendary Bob Dylan doesn%u2019t often make his way north of the 49th parallel.   Here are the upcoming Canadian stops in Bob Dylan%u2019s future: July 17, Victoria, BC %u2013 Save-On Foods Centre July 19, Vancouver, BC...

RTE News - McAleese on north American visit

President McAleese left Dublin this morning on an eight-day visit to three north American cities. Mrs McAleese will visit Philadelphia, where she will be conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Villanova University. She will spend three days in Seattle before...

The Globe and Mail: Campbell wins majority in British Columbia

British Columbia's Liberals won a second straight majority government Tuesday, but unlike an almost clean sweep in 2001, Premier Gordon Campbell was battling a re-energized NDP. In early results, the Liberals...

Election Sign Vandals Hit Kitsilano

With a week to go before the BC Provincial elections, vandals have struck the West Side. Elections signs were torn down in Kitsilano and elsewhere. Party supporters have urged those responsible to work within the system if they have a beef with a particular candidate.

Gordon Campbell takes aim at NDP in B.C. campaign

Premier Gordon Campbell took aim at the New Democratic Party on Saturday at a Victoria area campaign stop, reminding supporters the May 17 election is 10 days away. About 200 people chanted "B.C.'s back" at a boisterous stop to support five southern Vancouver...

B.C. election campaign a snore and with no radical proposals, leaders become ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - In an election campaign where British Columbia's major parties promise the same thing, to stay the course, experts say many voters will choose not between ideas, but personalities. "Will it...

B.C. Liberals look leftward

Victoria %u2014 The B.C. Liberal re-election platform released Monday makes education, jobs, children, seniors and the environment its top priorities. But there were no surprises in the platform, which was a...

World Snowboard Invitational Begins at Whistler

250,000 visitors are expected to hit Whistler over the next 10 days to take in events connected to the World Snowboard Invitational. The event will feature the world's best snowboarders competing for a 50,000 prize. Organizers are happy to report that the snow conditions...

Victoria condos are top gainers

Victorias hot condominium market led the pack in the first quarter as home prices continued their climb in most major markets across the country, a new study has found. The price of a condo in the B.C. capital shot up...

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