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Canada's best-known advocate for organ donation appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, just one day after speaking publicly for the first time since her double-lung transplant.
ISS astronauts grab DragonX space capsule by the tail with Canada Arm
SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to dock its own cargo capsule at the International Space Station, marking what experts have hailed as a new era for private spaceflight.
Metro Vancouver gas prices peak at record levels
Gas prices in Metro Vancouver hit record levels on Friday morning, staring the day at many stations at more than $1.50 per litre before rising further.
Ottawa posts $9-billion deficit in March despite pledge to avoid spending spree
Tony Clement told his fellow ministers there would be no year-end spending spree, yet the federal government posted a $9-billion deficit in the final month of the fiscal year.
BC phases out AirCare to focus on fighting bigger vehicle emissions
B.C.’s AirCare program, which many Metro Vancouver motorists have regarded as a costly headache despite its vaunted role in cutting carbon dioxide emissions, is being phased out.
Tsunami senors to be dropped into deep sea off of Vancouver Island
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Student groups file court challenge against Quebec protest law
Quebec students and their union backers have filed a court challenge to strike down parts of the special provincial law that put limits on their right to protest.
...while on the streets, pirates and ninjas put aside mutual animosity to join student protests
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Record arrests as police use controversial kettling to control Montreal protests
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'Frankenfish' search proves fruitless; Burnaby chihuahuas breathe sigh of relief
The hunt for a snakehead fish believed to be in a pond at a Metro Vancouver park has failed to turn up any sign of the invasive and predatory species that has come to be known as frankenfish.
Whistler sled dog cull case moving to North Vancouver courts
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400 students and supporters hold rally in Vancouver to show solidarity with striking Quebec students
Rally held outside the Vancouver Art Gallery included speakers from student and labour organizations and was followed by a march through downtown during rush hour.
Tories implement new EI regulations; 'get tough' on 'frequent users'
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Gloria Steinem, Women’s Media Center Denounce Hustler Attack On Conservative Commentator
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...and meanwhile, robot fish to hunt for pollution in first sea test run
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Conservatives prep back-to-work law for CP railway strike
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Quebec gov't says it's willing to 'talk' after another day of student protests
The Quebec government says the door remains open to discussion with students opposed to tuition hikes and who have been staging daily protests for more than 100 days.
Nude painting of Stephen Harper sold for a cool $5,000
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...and Vancouver liquors up for beer week
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Trio of threats hurting Fraser River salmon: study
Increased numbers of competitive pink salmon, salmon farms on migration routes, and warming ocean temperatures together could be contributing to the long-term decline of Fraser River sockeye, scientists report.
Toronto police get the stick for G20 crackdown
Disciplinary tribunals will proceed against Toronto Police Service officers -- including senior commanders -- accused of misconduct in the crackdown against protesters at the G20 summit two years ago.
Toronto Conservative election victory tossed by judge
Enough suspect votes were cast due to clerical errors to warrant overturning last year's federal election result in a Toronto riding, an Ontario judge said in an unprecedented ruling Friday.
Northern Gateway risks big spill in Alaskan waters...
Canada's disregard for the impacts of selling oil sands to China will lead to the near-inevitability of another Exxon Valdez-type spill in U.S. waters, writes guest columnist Michael Byers.
...but worse than Gateway, or Keystone: coal exports
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Facebook rakes in ridiculous cash on stock market
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Ottawa sex exhibit lands Heritage Minister in 'hot water'
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And now, a nude picture of Stephen Harper
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No more lake swims for Burnaby chihuahuas
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Indoors is no safer for sex workers: former 'massage parlour' worker
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Bill C-31 will re-victimize women refugees and their children: women's orgs
Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, will result in the arbitrary detention, intimidation, failure to protect, and ultimate re-victimization of highly vulnerable people who seek asylum in Canada, especially the most vulnerable among them, women and children.
Indigenous-led campaign to confront Shell over human-rights abuses and environmental destruction.
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On EI? Pack your bags
A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa is looking at ways to get people receiving employment insurance to move to other regions with more jobs.
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G20 report blasts police for excessive force...
Police violated civil rights, detained people illegally, and used excessive force during the G20 summit two years ago, a new report concludes.
...but officers named in beating may never be held accountable
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West Vancouver meter fight taken to new level
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Solar-powered implants could help blind people see
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Protesters storm Montreal university classes, force students out
Protesters stormed into a university, many of them with their faces covered by masks, and worked through the hallways Wednesday on the hunt for classes to disrupt.
B.C. 'Frankenfish' report being investigated
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Mexico's failure to tackle organised crime
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BC Liberals to introduce legislation to end HST today
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CBC News Network adds three hours of live programming based in Vancouver
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- ...while on the streets, pirates and ninjas put aside mutual animosity to join student protests
