Wrestler Igali Enters Political Arena in British Columbia

Former Olympic wrestler Daniel Igali announces candidacy for B.C. LiberalsJIM MORRISSURREY, B.C. (CP) - Olympic gold medallist Daniel Igali is stepping off the wrestling mat and into the political arena, announcing Thursday he will run for the Liberals in the May 17 B.C....

Stakes too high to keep selling marijuana, pot cafe owner says (Canadian Pres...

VANCOUVER (CP) - The owner of the Vancouver cafe that has been openly selling pot for months said Friday the stakes in the ongoing game of cat and mouse with police have become too high.More related news >> Copyright: Copyright 2005, my-coffee.biz

Police raid Vancouver cafe that had been openly selling pot on its menu (Cana...

VANCOUVER (CP) - A cafe that had been selling marijuana off its menu for about four months was doing a booming business before media attention and then a police raid shut it down briefly, police said Friday.More related news >> Copyright: Copyright 2005, my-coffee.biz

Snow-shy residents of Vancouver, Victoria dealing with more snow and cold (Ca...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Six bus passengers got a terrifying ride Friday when near white-out conditions in the Fraser Valley led to a Greyhound sliding off the freeway and rolling onto its side.More related news >> Copyright: Copyright 2005, toysforkids.info

Top 10 Reasons To Invest In British Columbia Biotechnology

Vancouver, February 8, 2005 A partnership between Novartis and two Vancouver biotech companies, Aska Research and Syrion, has brought $1.1 million to clinical trials of a cancer drug and a heart transplantation drug. Vancouver_s Inimex Pharmaceuticals, whose founding...

Canadian Wal-Mart Seeking Union to Close (AP)

AP - In the latest salvo in a long-running battle between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and organized labor, the company said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store where about 200 workers are near winning the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer.

NAOMI Is Coming to Town

I've been writing for some time here at Rosenblog about Vancouver's state-supported hard drug culture; the govermnent-sponsored safe injection site for heroin addicts in the city's bedraggled Downtown Eastside district, the Mayor's push for a "safe inhalation site" for...

Strachan on Vancouver Radio

Player agents have been trying to find any loopholes to help with the CBA. Said the meetings last week were just a bunch of arguing who had the better proposal. Bettman wants to take agents and GM's out of the contract process, he wants the league to be involved just like...

Drug user support group hands out free crack pipes, seeks funding (Canadian P...

VANCOUVER (CP) - A support group for drug users began distributing hundreds of free crack pipes over the weekend in an initiative they say will help slow the spread of disease among drug users.More related news >> Copyright: Copyright 2005, hostingdedicated.info

No labour deal could spell trouble for Olympics, warn unions

VANCOUVER ""“ The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee has been warned about possible construction cost overruns and delays unless it reaches an umbrella

Cathay Pacific opens New Airport Lounge in Vancouver

Cathay Pacific opens New Airport Lounge in Vancouver. Copyright: Copyright 1998-2005 ASIA Travel Tips.com

Residentical

Residentical - adj. - Describing a residential development architecturally monotonous in design, nearly identical to most other housing developments being built or having been recently built in a given city or area. e.g. "I am so freakin' sick of all this residentical...

Strike at B.C. Place Stadium threatens to sink international boat show (Canad...

Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - A labour dispute at B.C. Place Stadium is threatening to sink western Canada's largest boat trade show this week. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2005 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.