Arctic exploration by Russia demands response, expert says

31 07 2007

As a Kremlin-backed Arctic expedition led by a Russian legislator closed in yesterday on the North Pole — with plans to send a submersible craft and a flag to the ocean bottom to assert Russian sovereignty over an Ontario-sized swath of the polar seafloor — a leading Canadian expert on the Arctic urged Canada’s leaders to at least get busy with a …

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Victoria Island’s quiet centre

28 07 2007

I revelled in the early summer sun on the veranda of the Blackfin Pub above Comox Harbour — a glass of Hermann’s dark lager at hand.



Looking Behind Doping at Tour de France

26 07 2007

Part of the reason the Tour de France has charmed generation after generation for more than 100 years, seducing people who don’t give a flip about cycling, converting some of them into permanent spoke-heads, is simple.

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Woman’s family devastated by B.C. mauling

24 07 2007

The family of a Calgary woman likely killed by a black bear at Panorama Mountain Village is questioning why the hill was allowed to remain open despite reports of an aggressive bear in the area.

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An oily mess

24 07 2007

A 15-metre geyser of crude oil spewed from a broken pipeline in a Burnaby neighbourhood Tuesday, forcing people from their homes, contaminating the area and sending a thick, smelly torrent down storm sewers and into Burrard Inlet.A contractor doing road work for the City of Burnaby punctured an oil pipeline around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday sending a …

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Ruptured pipe spills ‘river’ of crude into Vancouver streets

24 07 2007

Dozens of homes were evacuated Tuesday after a road crew ruptured an oil pipeline beneath a B.C. highway, sending a geyser of crude forth that painted houses black and flooded a major highway.

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Google: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

20 07 2007

Anyone can get the Web on their cellphone these days. But now it seems Google is interested in so much more than that.

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Afghan rebel leader says declares ceasefire

19 07 2007

Afghan rebel leader and Taliban and al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has declared a ceasefire in his battle against Afghanistan’s government, he said in a statement.

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Around the world on Northern Magic

19 07 2007

Whom among us hasn’t felt that urge, at least once, to leave it all behind and run off to see the world? Some people never let this ancient desire reach the level of conscious thought, but others find the call irresistible.

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Black trial jurist says Radler tried to ‘cover for his buddy’

14 07 2007

Amember of the jury that has very likely sent Conrad Black to prison after delivering a guilty verdict on charges of fraud and obstruction Friday said the convictions were reached “in spite of” evidence from the U.S. government’s star witness David Radler.

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