State: Floridians warned about busy hurricane season

Gov. Jeb Bush told state emergency managers Wednesday that the next six months could bring worse storms than the 2004 hurricane season. By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer Published May 11, 2005 TAMPA - With some parts of the state still struggling to recover from the...

Hola Maholla in Vancouver's Sikh Community

Hola Maholla - March 26, 2005 Hola (or Holla) Maholla is a mela celebrated in Anandpur on the Indian festival of Holi in memory of Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru instituted this day for military exercises and mock...

The Media: Five journalists killed in past four days

The ordeal of journalists caught in the Iraq conflict has intensified over the last four days with reports of five killings of journalists, says the International Federation of Journalists. The IFJ says that safety and security for media staff and civil society must be a...

2005's Hurricane Season

FLORIDA / SOUTHEAST U.S. -- Local Florida news stations are running stories about preparing for the 2005 Hurricane Season after a record-setting 2004 season. They are discussing issues such as supplies being...

Park Service Isn't Budging

The chief horticulturist at the National Park Service says the cherry blossoms will bloom next week and peak in early April.

Spring in Vancouver

It's cherry blossom season in Vancouver. Everyone in the city knows what the beautiful weather is like and how flowers are blooming everywhere, but people in the rest of the country are still suffering under snow...

Cologne Carnival Hits High Gear

Every year Cologne, Germany celebrates Carnival, a tradition almost as old as the history of the city itself. The fasting associated with Lent before Easter is called "Fastnacht" or "Karnival"...

North Vancouver - Winter Wonderland

Wintertime always brings snow to the North Shore Mountains, but it is beautiful to see the snow line drop to the harbour. Avoid driving if you can, but grab a hot chocolate and participate to any of the winter...

Christmas Market in Bonn, Germany

Every year the Christmas Market in Bonn, Germany is full of delicious things to eat and fine crafts and art made by local craftsmen and artists.

Another Island family won’t be spending Christmas at home due to a house fire

Wayne Thibodeau of The Guardian, writes,"A smiling Santa face hung by the door of a downtown Charlottetown home masked the destruction that was going on inside as fire destroyed the historic home and left a city family homeless."

Bank on a cold Christmas

Peter Geigen-Miller on London Free Press, writes, "The deep freeze is quickly releasing its grip on the London region, but more cold weather is promised for the Christmas weekend. The cold air mass that...

40,000 twinkling lights

Capilano suspension bridge is illuminated with 40,000 lights, "the canyon lights will feature over 40,000 twinkling lights throughout the park including the seven-acre rainforest and Capilona's newest...

Vancouver Shopping And “Peak Of Christmas”

Victoriaclipper on shopping in vancouver for this christmas, "Wouldn't it be nice to have all your Christmas shopping done early? With our Vancouver Shopping and "Peak of Christmas" excursion,...

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