Vancouver

Type: City
Name: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Latitude: 49.279999
Longitude: -123.129997
population: 1,837,970
First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 18 mins ago - 2 reports

Watch: Duke of York visits Victoria

Prince Andrew visited Victoria today as part of his four-day visit to British Columbia.His Royal Highness The Duke of York is attending the 150th Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival this weekend as “Chief of the Games.”Prince Andrew was at Government ... [Published Global News Canada - 18 mins ago]
First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Vancouver man shot dead in Costa Rica

Police in Costa Rica are investigating after a man from Vancouver was found shot dead in a supposed home invasion in that country.Photo: CTVPolice in Costa Rica investigate after a Vancouver man was shot dead in his Escazú home. (Photo: Courtes... ... [Published Castanet.net - 4 hours ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Lufthansa adds new route from Vancouver to Germany

Lufthansa is boosting its presence in BC by adding a new route to Germany.The airline is now offering a daily flight between Munich and Vancouver, bringing 15,000 visitors to our province.“We’re very excited that we have the aircraft available to fly ... [Published Indo-Canadian Voice - 5 hours ago]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 4 reports

BC rejects new coal mine for Vancouver Island

British Columbia's government has rejected an application to open an underground coal mine on Vancouver Island, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports .The provincial environmental assessment office said the required information was not received ... [Published Mining.com - 9 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 5 reports

Family takes home smallest baby ever delivered at Vanc. hospital

VANCOUVER -- She is the smallest surviving baby and a Vancouver hospital has ever delivered, and after a months-long journey she's finally home.When Harley Gulliksen was born Dec. 20, she weighed less than this bottle of soda. Her foot was about the size ... [Published KGW.com - 14 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 reports

WA man pleads guilty to selling illegal airbags

VANCOUVER, Wash. --A 25-year-old Vancouver, Wash., man has pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit vehicle airbags.U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan says Vitaliy Yaremkiv was arrested in April after being indicted by a grand jury in Seattle.He has admitted ... [Published Fort Mills Times - 14 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Vancouver SunB.C. women wield more political power

Link to full textMore than a third of the MLAs elected to the B.C. legislature Tuesday were women, the highest share in B.C.’s history and higher than any other province in Canada.Based on preliminary results from Elections BC, 29 of the 85 MLAs in B.C. ... [Published UBC Public Affairs - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 6 reports

SWAT team arrests 2 Vancouver rape suspects

VANCOUVER Two rape suspects were arrested after the SWAT team showed up at a Vancouver home Thursday.Just before 9 p.m., Sergio Leon, 21, and Blair Davey, 24, were arrested at 3116 NE 78th Avenue in Vancouver. Police also recovered a handgun and a large ... [Published KGW.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Police watchdog clears officers in Vancouver, Prince George cases

The Vancouver case involves Christopher Ray, who was shot and killed by a Vancouver police officer last October.At the time, police said the officer was responding to reports of someone smashing windows when he saw Ray running towards him with a knife, ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Interim Vancouver police chief expected back at work next week after collapse

Columbian staff writerTweetInterim Vancouver Police Chief Chris Sutter is expected to return to work next week after he collapsed Thursday, according to City Manager Eric Holmes.Sutter collapsed and appeared to hit his head on the cement of the courtyard ... [Published Columbian.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Display Week Celebrates 50 Years Of Display Innovation And Achievement Next Week In Vancouver, B.C.

--Â The Society for Information Display (SID), announced its final program line up for Display Week 2013, which will be taking place in Vancouver for the first time in its 50-year history, and will be held from May 19-24th at the Vancouver Convention ... [Published ITbriefing - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Mayor vows to track down anarchists allegedly behind house fire

CTV British ColumbiaPublished Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:23PM PDTVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says the city is pulling out all the stops to track down the anarchist group who claimed responsibility for setting a house on fire early Wednesday morni ... [Published CTV News - May 17 2013]

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Horenstein summed up: "I don't remember the last time the board was this focused."
...stepped in, New Vision "repeatedly requested an opportunity to meet with DSHS to discuss its concerns, but none was provided," the lawsuit says. "Instead, DSHS proceeded to begin removing children from (New Vision) homes without notice or justification given."
"The benchmark events for this group of athletes are the Nor-Am Cup and world junior championships," Kristofic said. "We've seen some very exciting things from these racers at the Nor-Am Cup level and we want to have a good run at the world juniors."
...travel specialists to our event here in Vancouver," says Tom Kiely, Executive Vice President of Tourism at the San Francisco Travel Association. "With Vancouver's close proximity and available air access, San Francisco is the perfect destination for a long weekend escape. We're here to excite our guests about all of the things San Francisco has to offer -- from new product to the local food and cultural experiences available in our diverse neighbourhoods."

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Impaired driver wreaks havoc on a Vancouver Isl... [Published Global News Canada - 18 mins ago]
Pumas top Washington Crossfire for first win [Published Kitsap Sun - 1 hour ago]
Vancouver Farmers Market board seeks new strengths [Published Columbian.com - 1 hour ago]
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Obituaries for Sunday, May 19, 2013 [Published Evansville Courier - 3 hours ago]
Floral fish nearly fills Washington border [Published Columbian.com - 4 hours ago]
Vancouver woman hurt in single-car crash [Published Columbian.com - 4 hours ago]
Mount St. Helens continues to draw worldwide ... [Published Seattle Times - 4 hours ago]
Vancouver man shot dead in Costa Rica [Published Castanet.net - 4 hours ago]
Can you recompress MP3s and still have good sou... [Published Syracuse Online - 5 hours ago]
Alpine Canada launches development team [Published Noodls - 5 hours ago]
Lufthansa adds new route from Vancouver to Germany [Published Indo-Canadian Voice - 5 hours ago]
D e e p pockets [Published Seattle Times - 6 hours ago]
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Mully's Musings with Mike Mulryan for May 16, 2013 [Published Timmins Times - 6 hours ago]
Obsessive compulsive hoarding: A serious health... [Published The Independent - 7 hours ago]
Michael J Fox puts Parkinson's on TV with new s... [Published The Independent - 7 hours ago]
Sutherland school marks 100 years [Published News Talk 650 CKOM - 7 hours ago]
Health with Sarah Stacey: Super-soft bamboo ray... [Published Mail Online UK - 7 hours ago]
Enemies at the Gates [Published small dead animals - 7 hours ago]
Lufthansa Launches New Munich To Vancouver Rout... [Published Odyssey Media Group - 7 hours ago]
Your election thoughts in Abbotsford: We asked,... [Published Abbotsford News - 8 hours ago]
Police urge boaters to be safe on the water [Published CBC - 8 hours ago]
There?s enough safety on our waters: VPD marine... [Published News 1130 - 8 hours ago]
Vancouver man found shot dead in Costa Rica home [Published CTV News - 8 hours ago]
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Enemies at the Gates [Published small dead animals - 7 hours ago]
While many renters in Vancouver are frustrated at the high prices of real estate, this doesn't seem like a very intelligent way to solve the problem. Dare we speculate how many of the culprits ever voted for the Tories?!... ...
Two Anecdotes About My Parents and Marijuana [Published Gawker - 11 hours ago]
Last year, my boyfriend and I went to West Virginia to visit my mother while she was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. It was the second time she’d been diagnosed in three years, and the side effects from these treatments were much worse. My previous ...
The Evolving Urban Form: Toronto [Published Newgeography.com - Economic, demographic, and p ... - May 18 2013]
Toronto is the largest city (metropolitan area) in Canada and its principal commercial center. However, this is a relatively recent development. Toronto displaced Montréal is Canada's largest city during the 1960s. Since the 1971 census, when the ...
Conrad Black: The NDP’s great continental game ... [Published National Post | Full Comment » Full Comment - May 18 2013]
The British Columbia election on Tuesday had all the delightful ingredients of the upset that makes the solemnly self-important appear absurd and irrelevant. In the whole democratic process, few events are more agreeable than when the people surprise ...
3 Tech Stock Stories for Friday [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 17 2013]
United States Cellular Corporation ( NYSE:USM ): Current price $39.70The board of United States Cellular has declared a special cash dividend of $5.75 per common share and Series A common share, coming to a total amount of roughly $481 million. Payment ...
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Russell Breweries Inc. Closes Private Placement [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 18 2013]
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Robert C. Grey: Shareholder News Release [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 18 2013]
Woulfe Mining Provides Update [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 18 2013]
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