B.C. P3 lender burning through government loan guarantees

The Belgian-French bank that's supplying the financing to several public-private partnership (P3) projects in British Columbia has exhausted half of the government guarantees it received in a September bailout....

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California 210 Freeway Becomes Landing Pad for Helicopter

This doesn't typically happen, but recently, I-210 was used as a helo pad."December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to statements by California Highway Patrol Officer Anthony Martin and corroborated by motorcycle injury lawyers in Los Angeles, traffic on the 210 Freeway...

Indian author Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008

Beating predictions by bookies and others, debutant Indian novelist 33-year-old Aravind Adiga's book "The White Tiger" was on Wednesday declared the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 2008.Adiga beat favourite Sebastian Barry to take the 50,000 pound...

Five arrested in shooting death of Augusta, GA man

"Authorities arrested five Augusta teenagers tonight in the fatal shooting of a Grovetown man during what police described as a home invasion. According to police, an unnamed 14-year-old boy and the following others now face a charge of murder in the death of 33-year-old...

Wrong Man Arrested: Says Shooting Victim Awake from Coma

Waycross,Ga-- In a Bizaare incident shooting victim awoke from Coma and told the police that the guy they had caught was wrong one.for original story go click hereif link does not work go herehttp://www.local6.com/spotlight/16536846/detail.html

Man charged with trying to abduct boy at Oceanfront

Steve Vernon Fleming A 54-year-old man is being held without bond in the city jail on a charge that he tried to abduct a 4-year-old boy Wednesday at the Oceanfront. The child was standing in line with his mother about 8:50 p.m. at the Dairy Queen, at 16th...

Another one bites the dust - Airline Closes

South Africa: Nationwide Grounded As BEE Deal Fails to Fly"CASH flow problems, rising fuel costs and the failure of a proposed black empowerment deal yesterday grounded budget airline Nationwide, which said it was halting all flights with immediate effect.The collapse of the...

Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft

After what started off looking like a boring NFL draft, along came some deals to shake things up a bit."Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to...

8 Wounded in Los Angeles Shooting

This is the second major gun incident in L.A. in a week.  It's not yet clear what motivated the shooting." LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A gunman fired into a crowd of children and adults at a South Los Angeles bus stop just after schools let out Wednesday, wounding eight,...

Ministers consider prostitution ban (UK)

" Ministers are considering a ban on prostitution as they try to tackle international human trafficking, Women's Minister Harriet Harman said. The Government is studying the law in Sweden, where paying for sex has already been made illegal. Ms Harman, Labour's deputy...

TYC Scandal/Cover-up Grows

The disgrace brought on by the national scandal in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), appears to be getting worse! After the initial news of the statewide physical and sexual abuses of imprisoned youth was exposed, can conditions at TYC get any worse? Apparantly yes....

Stinky Sneakers Turned into Running Tracks

" An international program that turns old, stinky sneakers into gym floors, running tracks and playground surfaces is expanding in Vernon Hills. The village's public works department this week became a year-round collection point for the Reuse-A-Shoe recycling program,...

Thompson Okanagan: let me count the ways!

Thompson Okanagan: let me count the ways! © By Mike Keenan When Elizabeth Barrett Browning penned, "How do I love thee?" she was referring to British Columbia's Thompson Okanagan valley, neatly...

Conjoined Twins Return to Vancouver For Diagnosis

" Twin girls born joined at the head return to Vancouver for latest diagnosis Aug 2 03:50 PM US/Eastern VANCOUVER (CP) - The conjoined twins born in Vancouver last year are back at B.C. Children's Hospital for the latest news about the chances of their...

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