A far corner of the Earth

25 05 2007

Mongolia is special. It is immense: about three times the size of France. It is empty: three million people, half of them nomadic herders.

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Generous spirit honoured

25 05 2007

In a historic ceremony by Esquimalt, Songhees, Beecher Bay and T’Souke First Nations, artist and environmentalist Robert Bateman was welcomed ashore yesterday to their traditional meeting place at what’s now Royal Roads University.

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Boxer exits the ring in Big Bear

13 05 2007

Oscar De La Hoya, the people’s champion who lost the World Boxing Council’s super-welterweight belt last weekend in his match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., has sold his Big Bear Lake property for about $2.1 million.

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A near perfect slice of life

11 05 2007

The best movie kisses are more than just passionate, physical and protracted. They should be unexpected, taking away the audience’s breath along with that of the participants on the screen.

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TransLink tests digital cameras in city buses

11 05 2007

Transit officials are combing through six weeks of surveillance tapes filmed on Greater Vancouver buses to decide how to award a $20-million contract for a new high-tech video security system on its entire fleet.

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Landing on his feet

9 05 2007

Wandering through an ancient Egyptian marketplace two years ago with his brother and two friends, Erik Mirandette couldn’t help but marvel at his good fortune.

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Luxurious escape at more modest prices

8 05 2007

Cathedral Mountain Lodge, re-opening May 24, is the newest luxury escape offering the privacy and comfort of exclusive log cabins in the middle of the Rockies.

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Tim Horton camp rrrrrrolls out the welcome mat

6 05 2007

Since 1974, the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation has provided a meaningful summer camp experience for kids who otherwise couldn’t afford to go to camp.

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