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Man arrested after Granville Street knife incident
I was just downtown and the whole block had been closed off to the public."Police arrested a male after receiving reports of an individual running down Granville Street wielding a knife Saturday evening. One shot...Apotemnophilia, Gerontosexuality: Hastings on hate crimes
Congressman Alcee Hastings today voiced his support for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Prevention Act of 2009 saying that this was a positive move to expand federal law that includes protections for crimes that...The Burnaby Heights Swinging Girl is Back!
As of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, the iconic neon girl swinging under a sign is back at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />4142 Hastings St, Burnaby, with her new “Heights” sign. First built in...
The earliest film of Vancouver
This video shows what Vancouver looked like just over 100 years ago. A fascinating (slightly sped up) look into what life was like then. "In 1907, Seattleite William Harbeck bolted his hand-crank camera to the front of a streetcar and filmed along Granville, Hastings,... The 2nd Annual Poverty Olympics
Olympic protesters took part in the 2nd annual "Poverty Olympics" yesterday on the Vancouver downtown east side. The protesters are trying to bring awareness to the poverty and... Vancouver 2009, First two Murders
Today it was reported by the Vancouver Police Department that Vancouver's murder record for 2009 is off to an unfortunate start. Two seemingly unrelated murders took place in the last few days: January 8...One dies after shooting at Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters
The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party died Wednesday, hours after a shooting at the party's headquarters, according to a statement from former President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. " ... Arkansas Democratic Chairman Gwatney Has Died Due to Gun Shot Injuries
Update: According to the Clinton Campaign Chairman Bill Gwatney has died due to his gun shot injuries Updated Statement from Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton " Hillary Clinton and President...
created by politisite | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Wildlife extinction rates 'seriously underestimated'
Scientists have discovered that endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought - which is a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity."Writing in the journal... Landscape to take your breath away ... ^^
i took a few pics in the breathtaking nature of new zealand as well as in our neighbour country switzerland ....thought there must be lots of similar pictures of these places, but still i make myself believe that...Man steals wood from park picnic table
A Pennsylvania man wanted wood to build a shed for his stepchildren. He wanted it so bad that he stole it from a park picnic table. He is now being charged with theft and criminal mischief."An...USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Jubilee
USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Jubilee While the Rev. Wright controversy remains in the Main Stream Media exclaiming how America's "Chickens have come home to Roost". Haiti's Debt...Hope in Shadows: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in photos
Hope in Shadows, an important book about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, launches today."Hope in Shadows began five years ago as a fund-raiser for Pivot. The premise was simple: distribute disposable cameras to...Anarchists target official bank of Vancouver Olympics
A rocky situation at the Royal Bank."Anarchists are targeting the 2010 Winter Olympics official bank with a campaign of vandalism. A "small group of anarchists" damaged windows of the Royal Bank of Canada branch...DTES: "Disposable Meat" for a Hungry Clientlele
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) and the social commentaries from the DTES Ladies of the Evening on the Willie Pickton Murder Trial. "VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The shadow of Willie Pickton still looms over this...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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