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Advocate Military transfer policy hurt Vancouver sex assault victim
after being raped twice at a Texas Air Force base says she's been further victimized by military policies about sexual assault. Myah Bilton-Smith is trying to recover from a brain injury and might have permanent brain damage. "Sometimes I have the fear of breaking my family apart just because of how much problems I have," she said during an interview with KATU News. But ...
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Wharnsby Family will be big factor in Alfredssons future
Captain Daniel Alfredsson and his Ottawa Senators dropped a 6-2 decision in Game 5 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who become the first team to march to the conference finals. But was this Alfredsson's final NHL ...
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Winterhawks down Knights in Memorial Cup semifinal
Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 2-1 Friday night in the semifinal of the MasterCard Memorial Cup. Tyler Wotherspoon also scored for the Winterhawks, who will take on the Halifax Mooseheads in Sunday's final that will determine the Canadian Hockey League champion. Nicolas Petan added two ...
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Railway conduit planned to ship oilsands bitumen
It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy. Now, with massive pipeline projects mired in controversy, the need to move crude oil to market could mean a big new boost to Canada's rail sector. Chris Brown reports on a Vancouver businessman's ...
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Pacers take Game 2 even series with Heat
MIAMI (AP) David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 points, ...
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Alleged drunk driver goes free after cop skips court
An Edmonton woman who reported a drunk driver last November is angry he was acquitted this week after the arresting officer failed to show up at court to testify. Lisa Boersma says she first noticed what appeared to be a drunk man stumble out of a south side restaurant. "He stumbled out to [his truck] -- as he's standing there unlocking his door, he's weaving in and out, ...
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Venus Jupiter and Mercury to perform Dance of the Planets
During sunset on Saturday, three planets will form a bright cluster in the western sky known as the Dance of the Planets. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury -- the brightest planets visible on Earth -- will move into a triangle only three degrees wide. The triple conjunction of planets is fairly rare. The last time the three bright planets aligned in that formation was on May 9, 2011. According to ...
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VIDEO Cruise ship chaos kicks off season in Vancouver
The unofficial start to the cruise ship season kicked off in downtown Vancouver on Friday as more than 11,000 passengers got on or off three ships docked at the terminal at Canada Place. Tourism Vancouver is expecting a 23 per cent increase in cruise ship passengers this year, and to accommodate the rush Port Metro Vancouver worked with city and tourism officials to bring in more cabs and more ...
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Toronto artist says Harper government monitored her climate change artwork
OTTAWA-More than two dozen senior officials and diplomats in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government monitored information about a Toronto artist over her criticism of the oil and gas industry's environmental performance.This behind the scenes reaction was described in passages from more than 2,000 internal federal emails and other records, featured in a new book - ...
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Former Calgary Stampeders star Joffrey Reynolds sentenced to 90 days in jail
Joffrey Reynolds, shown leaving court with lawyer Randi Collins in February after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, will likely face deportation to the United States after serving his 90-day ...
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Weekend Extra Free and easy summer fun in Metro Vancouver
Summer gives us a much needed break in often gloomy, notoriously pricey Metro Vancouver.With the first sliver of blue sky, we bolt from our cramped condos and sleepy suburbs to soak up the sunshine on local beaches and mountains. But you needn't lace up your hiking boots to take advantage of a summer's worth of free entertainment in the great outdoors.From the extensive free program at ...
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Kinder Morgan to file Trans Mountain expansion plan with Canadian energy regulators
File: The terrain can be steep and difficult as seen here at a spot called Windy Point. North American Construction Group is building the TMX anchor loop project for Kinder Morgan. The project is adding capacity to Trans Mountain Pipe Line between Edmonton and Vancouver. It is 158 kms of new 36 inch diameter pipe through Jasper and Mt. Robson ...
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Dog found hanging from vicious homemade trap on B.C. trail
A dog was caught in a vicious animal trap that consisted of a hunk of meat threaded through a series of five barbed hooks on the Baden Powell Trail in Vancouver on Thursday morning. (Facebook photo) Police in Vancouver have issued a public warning after a dog was hooked in a vicious animal trap on a hiking trail. A dog owner was walking her Labradoodle on the Baden Powell Trail around 10:30 ...
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RCMP investigating after dog gets mouthful of hooks from makeshift trap on North Shore trail
A North Vancouver woman was walking her labradoodle near the popular Grouse Grind, shown here, when her dog jaunted off into the woods and bit into a piece of meat hanging five feet off the ...
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Canada U.S. warned of major Atlantic hurricanes in 2013
U.S. officials predict hurricanes in the Atlantic region will range from ';active'; to "extremely active" this season. Above is an image of then-Superstorm Sandy from last ...
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Vancouver man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrences family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.Zhao Han Cong, 23, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered Friday to remain held until he could undergo a psychiatric examination to ...
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How badly do Ontario Liberals fear the ombud
To anyone unfamiliar with the personal dynamics, it must seem bizarre.Of all the things the Ontario NDP demanded in return for supporting this spring's budget - more social spending, lower auto insurance rates, efforts to collect more business tax, the appointment of a new budgetary officer - only one was outright denied by the governing Liberals. And it's something that, ostensibly, ...
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A high-stakes grill-off between Vancouver steakhouses
Wood smoked Jerk Chicken with sam's secret island recipe on the rooftop patio of Black & Blue Steakhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...
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Penguins rip Ottawa 6-2 move to conference finals
Pittsburgh Penguins' Brenden Morrow (10) celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Jussi Jokinen (36) in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. ...
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Crack smoking video claim dogs Toronto mayor
Rachel Maddow reports on the bizarre story of the mayor of Toronto who denies smoking crack even as a purported video of him doing so is being shopped to media outlets, one of which, Gawker, is accepting public donations to raise the $200,000 asking ...
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Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford denies taking crack
Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...
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Baltimore beats up on Blue Jays pitching Lawrie ejected
It was a rough welcome to the majors for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sean Nolin, who gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. (Abelimages/Getty ...
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Penguins eliminate Senators in 5 games
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to the Eastern Conference final after a 6-2 victory on Friday over the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh won the conference semifinal series ...
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U of A study shows hands-free devices may not make driving safer
Researchers at the University of Alberta have just finished a new study about the effectiveness of using hands-free technology while driving. And, as CBC's Silvana Benolich found out, the results are not what you might have ...
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Police complaint commissioner orders hearing into Surrey RCMP abuse allegations
A public hearing will be held into allegations of abuse of authority, deceit and discreditable conduct against a member of B.C.'s Transit Police.The police complaint commissioner announced the hearing for Const. Ken Jansen in connection with an incident in April 2010.The commissioner says Jansen and a member of the RCMP are accused of using unnecessary or excessive force on a person at ...
Toronto Digest
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Toronto's historical hospital due for upgrade
Toronto East General Hospital is undergoing a massive redevelopment and expansion plan that aims to update the tired facility, which is one of the oldest in the city.
Toronto East General Hospital was opened in 1929 and has been in continual operation ever since, located at 825 Coxwell Avenue in the capital of Ontario, the hospital is a community teaching hospital and has a bed capacity of 470. It treated over 60,000 people in its emergency room last year and provided in-patient care to over 19,000 people. Read more
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