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Vancouver startup developing iPads, smart watches for crisis situations
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When Stanley Cup rioters rained chaos onto Vancouver's downtown core in June 2011, holes were exposed in the capabilities of police trying to stop looting and arsons. Communication between police was so bad that teams deploying tear gas accidentally ...and more »

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Food Recall issued for Thrifty Kitchens Chicken Veggie Pie, Tourtière
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall from Thrifty Kitchens over its Chicken Veggie Pie and Tourtière products. The two products, which the CFIA says have been sold in B.C., may contain milk and soy ingredients which are not ...and more »

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Deadly crashes hours apart claim two northern BC lives
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RCMP in Vanderhoof and 100 Mile House B.C. are investigating separate, deadly crashes that occurred within hours of each other. Vanderhoof RCMP say a minivan and an unloaded logging truck collided just west of the community shortly after 10 a.m. PT ...and more »

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Sea-to-Sky Highway traffic problems after another crash
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The Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 is now open in both directions despite a rolled car about halfway between Whistler and Squamish. This after yesterday's bus crash constricted traffic and turned many people back. Bus crash on Sea-to-Sky Highway leaves bus ...and more »

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Sobey heading to Arizona, British Columbia
The Guardian Charlottetown
The 19-year-old Charlottetown native leaves Sunday for Phoenix, Ariz., for a four-week training camp. He then heads to Victoria, B.C., where he will be living and training with Triathlon Canada's training group at a new high-performance centre. Sobey ...and more »

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Bob Jarvis tries out his new mobility scooter bought by his neighbour through ...
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A man in New Westminster, B.C., has received a brand-new mobility scooter from a neighbour who baked more than 2,500 cookies to help buy him one. "I'll be able to go down the aisles and not run out of oxygen trying to get what I want to get, and going ...

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Expo 86 McBarge sets sail for new port
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An iconic relic from Expo 86 — the McBarge — has set sail for a new life, but the final destination remains a mystery. Derelict Expo 86 'McBarge' to set sale for mystery port after 30-year retirement. The 57-metre-long concrete and steel behemoth is ...and more »

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Jose Figueroa leaves church sanctuary after deportation order withdrawn
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A Salvadoran refugee, who has been living in sanctuary in a church to avoid deportation, has his first taste of freedom in two years, just in time for his birthday and Christmas. Jose Figueroa has been a resident of Langley, B.C., for nearly two decades.and more »