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Vancouver woman shares story of military rape
PORTLAND, Ore. – Sexual assault in the military has become a topic of a national conversation just in the past couple weeks as top lawmakers in Washington, D.C. push new bills to crack down on it. And a San Antonio newspaper's seven-month-long investigation shows victims are struggling to get help. Myah Bilton-Smith of Vancouver, Wash. said she was raped twice on a Texas Air ...
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Reclusive heiress bequeaths $34 million to Vancouver Foundation
The WilMar Estate, at 2050 block of S.W. Marine drive, is a historic 1925 mansion in Vancouver, B.C., February 15, 2012. The 1925 mansion is up for sale for the first time. It belonged to the Kitchen family that has died out. The house is being sold with the money going to ...
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Rangers Tortorella defends decision to bench Richards
New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella shouts at a linesman (not pictured) during a timeout against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 in New York on Thursday. (Mike ...
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Kings blank Sharks take 3-2 series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd. Quick's imposing postseason presence only appears to be growing, and the San Jose Sharks are running out of time to figure him out. Quick made 24 saves in ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Red Wings take control
Justin Abdelkader (8) and Pavel Datsyuk (13) of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate a second-period goal by teammate Jakub Kindl (not pictured) in front of Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) in Game 4 on Thursday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...
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US highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada collapses
The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed on Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, the Washington State Patrol said. Authorities said there were no deaths, and three people were rescued and taken to hospitals.The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge - more than half a century old - collapsed about ...
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Update Rainfall warning issued for Calgary 30 to 50 mm expected by Friday
The province is warning of rising water levels in southern Alberta following a heavy rainfall, with more precipitation expected throughout the week. A high streamflow advisory has been issued for the Sheep, Elbow and Oldman Rivers as their tributaries are rising ...
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Officials optimistic no deaths in Washington state bridge collapse
An aging bridge on Washington State's Interstate 5 collapsed Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river. The four-lane bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., which is about 100 kilometres north of Seattle, collapsed around 7 p.m. PT, Washington State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis said. Three people were pulled from the water and reportedly treated for hypothermia at ...
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Canadian driver Williamson making long trips to Western Pa. worthwhile
"Right now, we plan on running some of the Big Block touring races," Williamson said. "And we need Big Block Dirt points that go toward the series, and the only other place I can get that on a Friday night is over in Vermont. I can go to Canandaigua Speedway on Saturday, but with my parents at Merrittville, it's kind of tough to get away from ...
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Knights advance to Memorial Cup semifinal
Knights left-winger Bo Horvat, left, and teammate Seth Griffith celebrate a goal against the Blades in the second period Thursday night. Each scored a goal in London's 6-1 win over host Saskatoon in the tiebreaker game at the Memorial Cup. (Liam Richards/Canadian ...
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Toronto mayor fired chief of staff for telling him to go away and get help
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, seen during a council meeting this week, is alleged to have been caught on a cellphone video smoking crack cocaine. (Canadian Press ...
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Vancouver is least affordable city to buy a house in Canada RBC
Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said. The costs of owning a detached bungalow in Vancouver take up 82.3 percent of a typical household's income, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter. In Toronto, the largest city in Canada, that figure is ...
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Edmonton couple funds glimmer of hope on High Level Bridge
Occasionally, something as simple as a light bulb can be the start of a new family legacy. As CBC's Kim Trynacity reports, the campaign to light up the High Level Bridge already has just gained one pair of very passionate ...
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Coquitlam RCMP want help identifying alleged sex assault suspect
METRO VANCOUVER -- Coquitlam RCMP are seeking public help in identifying an alleged sex assault suspect after a young girl said she was touched inappropriately.RCMP said that on the afternoon of May 12, a father and his children were at Lafarge Lake in Town Centre Park. Before leaving the park, the six-year-old told her father a stranger touched her private parts.Police searched the area ...
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Rob Ford chief told him to go to rehab Source
Rob Ford ducks reporters asking about crack allegations Mayor Rob Ford fired his chief of staff Thursday after growing tired of Mark Towhey urging him to go to rehab, the Toronto Sun has learned. Towhey was walked out of the mayor’s office by City Hall security and at least one councillor said his firing was "football" related. But a source familiar with the situation told the ...
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Glee actress Lauren Potter visits Vancouver for Down syndrome fundraiser
Lauren Potter [left] poses for a photograph with Aliya Dall' Antonia, May 23rd, during her visit to the Down Syndrome Research Foundation in Burnaby. Potter plays Becky in the television show ...
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Ottawa to fund $5M study of effects of climate change on western Canadian rivers
John Pomeroy, Canada research chair in water resources and climate change, said research into Western Canada’s river systems is especially important as Alberta aims to prove it is developing the oilsands responsibly. ';It makes sense for Canada to be investing in this,'; he ...
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Police oppose call to decriminalize drugs in Canada
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Four Canadian police officers face drug charges www.privateofficer.com
– Four policemen - two from the Montreal police force and two from Longueuil police — were arrested Wednesday and will face various offences, including drug trafficking. According to SPVM spokesman Ian Lafreniere, the arrests are the result of a year-and-a-half long joint investigation by both police forces. "In total this is 17 people that are or will be accused in this ...
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16 ways Vancouver city hopes to better engage its citizens
Mayor Gregor Robertson admits more can be done to improve how the city and its citizens engage with each other. Click the images to view the city's 16 ...
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How Canadian YouTube sensation ‘Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ went from hero to inmate
Caleb McGillivary first came to celebrity in a viral video -- a foul-mouthed, yet funny drifter recounting how he helped rescue a woman being attacked by a crazed, 136-kilogram man. ';A guy that big can snap a woman’s neck like a pencil stick,'; the bedraggled backpacker known as ';Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker'; animatedly told a local Fresno, Ca., news team. ...
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Bridge collapse on Washington interstate drops cars into water
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PT, closing all northbound and southbound lanes between Burlington and Mount ...
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Did You See That Rask gives up stinky goal to Hagelin
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask looks back at the puck as it slowly crosses the goal-line on a shot by New York Rangers forward Carl Hagelin in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday in New York City. (Bruce Bennett/Getty ...
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Jimmy Howard shutout puts Blackhawks on brink
DETROIT (AP) Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. After losing Game 1, the seventh-seeded Red Wings have surged into ...
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PQ wants to force federally regulated firms to comply with language charter
The Parti Qubcois government says it plans to compel federally regulated companies to comply with Quebec's French Language Charter, by withholding public contracts from any business or agency that doesn't. That would include companies in the banking, transportation and telecommunications sectors. "The part of our economy which is the responsibility of federal organization is ...
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Canada's Battle of the Museums?
Canada is set to have two air and space museums as the long-established Canada Aviation Museum expands its interests into the realm of space, and changes its name to one which seems to directly challenge another aviation museum, but closer examination suggests something else.
Canada has a rich and distinguished history in aviation, it was one of the leading countries in developing the then ambiguous and dangerous aviation industry and contributed in giving the world such iconic planes as the famous De Havilland range of aircraft, and played a major role in the development of aircraft through the Second World War and into the 1960’s. Read more
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