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School cellphone ban ill-advised, expert says - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 23:02

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School cellphone ban ill-advised, expert says
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A professor who specializes in technology and education says Victoria Central Middle School's cellphone ban won't make a significant difference. Central Middle School principal Topher Macintosh said the school — which has students from Grade 6 to 8 ...

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UBC researchers propose answer to fundamental space problem - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 22:15

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UBC researchers propose answer to fundamental space problem
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Physicists have been trying to unite the discipline's dominant theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity into a grand unifying theory for years — and a group of University of British Columbia researchers think they might finally have made ...and more »

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Metro Vancouver running out of industrial land - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 22:09

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Metro Vancouver running out of industrial land
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Metro Vancouver could run out of industrial land much sooner than previously predicted, according a new report. The region already has the lowest availability of industrial land in North America, according to the study by the commercial real estate ...

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Nelson man hopes to start marijuana farm co-op - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 20:09

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Nelson man hopes to start marijuana farm co-op
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An organic farmer in Nelson is hoping to create a marijuana farm co-op. Organic farmer Todd Veri was inspired by the federal marijuana task force's report which said there will be a space for small to medium operations and organic product. "I was ...

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Final designs for 10th Avenue to be presented to council - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 17:33

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Final designs for 10th Avenue to be presented to council
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The final design for a contentious transportation re-vamp on 10th Avenue will be presented at city council today. The corridor spans Oak Street to Cambie Street and serves as a critical access route to Vancouver General Hospital. It's also the second ...

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Snowfall expected on southern BC highway passes - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 16:00

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Snowfall expected on southern BC highway passes
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Drivers in the southern Interior of B.C. should be prepared for snow to cover mountain passes on Tuesday, Environment Canada warns. Up to 15 centimetres of snow is possible in some areas by Tuesday afternoon. DriveBC webcams already showed winter ...and more »

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Snowfall expected on southern B.C. highway passes - British ... - CBC - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 16:00

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Snowfall expected on southern B.C. highway passes - British ... - CBC
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Drivers in the southern Interior of B.C. should be prepared for snow on mountain passes Tuesday, Environment Canada warns.and more »

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Vancouver hopeful for more control over False Creek access - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 15:46

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Vancouver hopeful for more control over False Creek access
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Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion that could eventually give the city greater authority over False Creek. Currently, regulations do not allow the city to restrict anchoring or access in the Downtown Vancouver waterway, as it is an open ...and more »

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Fatima saints' relics installed in Portuguese church in British Columbia - Crux: Covering all things Catholic

16-05-2017 09:32

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Fatima saints' relics installed in Portuguese church in British Columbia
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Relics of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, the seers of Fatima canonized by Pope Francis on Saturday, were installed in Our Lady of Fatima church in Victoria, Canada, on May 14. The relics consisted of fragments of the original coffin of each child. A ...and more »

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Victoria school bans cellphones after accommodating them doesn't work - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 08:06

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Victoria school bans cellphones after accommodating them doesn't work
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After trying to find ways of accommodating the devices, a Victoria middle school is completely banning cellphones in classrooms. Central Middle School principal Topher Macintosh says the school has tried to come up with a cellphone policy over the last ...and more »

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Victoria school bans cellphones after accommodating them doesn't ... - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 08:06

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Victoria school bans cellphones after accommodating them doesn't ...
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Central Middle School principal Topher Macintosh says the school has tried to come up with a cellphone policy over the last few years that would allow students ...and more »

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Environment Canada gives Metro Vancouver 5 sub-regional weather zones - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 04:08

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Environment Canada gives Metro Vancouver 5 sub-regional weather zones
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The forecast for Metro Vancouver's weather forecasts? They're going to get a lot longer. Starting this week, Environment Canada's public projections have been divided up into five distinct regions in Metro Vancouver, allowing for greater specificity in ...

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How top cave diver Jill Heinerth keeps calm under pressure - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 04:01

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How top cave diver Jill Heinerth keeps calm under pressure
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It could be tempting to assume, after more than two decades in one of the riskiest jobs around, that cave diver Jill Heinerth is fearless. In fact, the Ontario native feels fear every time she descends into an underwater cavern — and that`s a good thing.

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Verdict expected in Bountiful, BC's protracted polygamy saga - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 02:39

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Verdict expected in Bountiful, BC's protracted polygamy saga
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A date has been set for a verdict in the trial of two British Columbia men accused of polygamy. A B.C. Supreme Court judge in Cranbrook will issue her ruling July 24 in the trial of Winston Blackmore and James Oler, who are both associated with the ...and more »

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'Garden Spicer' meme from Victoria woman goes viral - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 01:46

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'Garden Spicer' meme from Victoria woman goes viral
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Live from Victoria, it's Lisa Kadonaga. As if it wasn't enough for Melissa McCarthy to make Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, the butt of frequent jokes on Saturday Night Live, the Victoria post-secondary instructor's lampooning of him ...and more »

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Overdose prevention worker saves pet mouse with Narcan - British ... - CBC.ca

16-05-2017 01:16

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Overdose prevention worker saves pet mouse with Narcan - British ...
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Thousands of human lives have been saved at Vancouver's overdose prevention sites and now workers can claim another victory: the life of a pet mouse named ...and more »

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