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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds April 2, 2008 Making Money in a Bear Market March 6, 2008 Lowering Blood Sugars For Diabetics Using Medicine and Exercise March 6, 2008 Using Drugs for Managing Diabetes March 6, 2008 TSX Plunges Over 240 Points March 6, 2008 Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates 50 Basis Points March 4, 2008 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention March 3, 2008 S&P TSX Composite Index Changes March 3, 2008
Garry [ Read Full Story on S&P TSX Composite Index Changes ] Toyota Lowers Car Prices in Canada February 1, 2008 Vancouver Island January 19, 2008 Canadian Auto Insurance Savings Tips January 18, 2008 Chinese Cars Soon To Flood Canadian Market January 18, 2008 Vancouver Canucks January 18, 2008 Vancouver Olympic Committee Asks Hotels To Restrict Prices January 16, 2008 Vancouver Taxi Fares Rise January 16, 2008
Gas prices are well over [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Taxi Fares Rise ] Internet Dating for Valentine's Day January 16, 2008 Municipal Report on Canadian Housing Released January 16, 2008 IBM Releases Software For Apple Iphone and Ipod January 15, 2008
IBM [ Read Full Story on IBM Releases Software For Apple Iphone and Ipod ] Valentine's Day Gift Ideas January 15, 2008 Importing A Car Into Canada From the US January 15, 2008 Valentine Gifts To Give Boyfriends and Husbands January 15, 2008 Apple Unveils New Products January 15, 2008 New Exchange Traded Funds For 2008 December 24, 2007 Vancouver Weather - Chance of A White Christmas December 24, 2007 Boxing Day Shopping Deals December 21, 2007 Mutual Fund Investing for Canadians December 21, 2007 Shopping Gift Ideas for Canadians December 17, 2007 Vancouver Boom Leading to Black Market December 10, 2007
Criminals [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Boom Leading to Black Market ] Vancouver Christmas Events December 10, 2007 Vancouver Winter Attractions December 10, 2007
There are lots of activities for [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Winter Attractions ] Family Things To Do In Vancouver For Christmas December 7, 2007 Burnaby's Population Over 50% Immigrants December 7, 2007 Dine Out Vancouver Returns December 6, 2007 Public Enjoys the Sounds of Salvation Army Bells December 6, 2007 Vancouver Weather Warning December 3, 2007 Xbox Hit Games for 2007 December 3, 2007
As xbox has been out for [ Read Full Story on Xbox Hit Games for 2007 ] BC Ferry Terminal Experiences Bomb Threat December 3, 2007 Woman Disappears from Metrotown Mall December 3, 2007 Vancouver Bus Driver Needs Your Help November 30, 2007 Vancouver Mountain Open For Skiing November 30, 2007
Cypress Mountain is expected to open some runs today. [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Mountain Open For Skiing ] West End Woman Tasered by Vancouver Police November 30, 2007 RCMP Release Further Assertions on Dziekanski's Airport Tasering November 30, 2007 No One Noticed Woman Having Stroke on the Bus October 27, 2007 BC Government Sues Malik To Recover Loan October 27, 2007 Opportunities for Investors in American Real Estate October 26, 2007 Homeless Man Pleads Guilty in the Murder of Tracey Guthrie October 26, 2007 13 Year-Old Student Found To Have Handgun At School October 17, 2007 Conservatives Deliver Throne Speech October 17, 2007 Vancouver Business News - East Asia Minerals Pays Dividend October 17, 2007 Canadian Retail Prices Not Adjusting to High Loonie October 17, 2007 Vancouver Prolonged Garbage Strike Ends October 15, 2007 Police Need Your Help Finding Two Missing Girls October 15, 2007 Man Tasered at Vancouver Airport Dies October 15, 2007 Man Shot in Burnaby Arcade October 12, 2007
The shooting occured around 3:30am [ Read Full Story on Man Shot in Burnaby Arcade ] Mother charged for buying assault rifle for her son for suspected school attack October 11, 2007 Vancouver 2010 Olympics Tickets Announced For Sale October 11, 2007 RCMP Solve 10 Year-Old Murder October 8, 2007 British Inquest into Princess Diana's Death October 8, 2007 Fifteen Criminals Executed in Afghanistan October 8, 2007 Vancouver Police search for missing teen October 7, 2007 Police Have Suspect in the Shooting Death of Const. Christopher Worden October 7, 2007
Chief/Supt. [ Read Full Story on Police Have Suspect in the Shooting Death of Const. Christopher Worden ] Vancouver Attractions - My memories of the PNE September 29, 2007 Vancouver Real Estate – A Safe Haven for American Investors? September 29, 2007 American realtors target Canadian home buyers September 28, 2007 Stanley Park to Become Jurassic Park September 28, 2007 Facebook group formed to find date-rapist September 28, 2007
Stephanie Ataliotis [ Read Full Story on Facebook group formed to find date-rapist ] Wal Street & Bay Street Rally on Fed Rate Cut September 18, 2007 OJ Arrested for Vega Robbery September 17, 2007 Greenspan Predicts Recession Will Be Avoided September 17, 2007 Mother pours hot oil over son for punishment September 14, 2007
According to the mother she came home from work to find her 10-year-old Ebuka Ochichi had [ Read Full Story on Mother pours hot oil over son for punishment ] Vancouver's Unique Housing Market September 13, 2007
The 'Afforability' index is widely used as a metric to assess relative cost of housing in cities. Vancouver [ Read Full Story on Vancouver's Unique Housing Market ] CIBC World Markets Predicts TSX To Cross 15,000 September 11, 2007 The Untold Story: Who Really Won The Iraq War? September 11, 2007 Canadian Troops Push Afghan Offensive September 9, 2007 Al-Qaida takes responsibility for Algeria Attacks September 9, 2007 Ang Lee Win's Gold at Venice Film Festival September 9, 2007 Two Surrey Sisters Missing September 9, 2007 RCMP Search for North Vancouver Hit and Run Driver September 7, 2007 Five dead in Oak Bay September 6, 2007 Vancouver Canucks Get Redesigned Shirts August 29, 2007
The new shirts [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Canucks Get Redesigned Shirts ] SEO Tips for Webmasters August 27, 2007 Family dog protects children from black bear August 22, 2007 Technology Helps Public Transport August 22, 2007 Wall Street Rallies August 17, 2007 Truck Barrels Over Granville Bridge August 10, 2007 Police Fear Retaliatory Violence After Restaurant Shooting August 10, 2007 Central Banks React To Stock Market Downturn August 10, 2007 Elderly Chinese Man Attacked on Vancouver Bus August 7, 2007 Vancouver and CUPE resume talks August 7, 2007 Vancouver Panhandler Arrested For Assault and Robbery August 3, 2007 Boy saved from cougar attack August 3, 2007 World Stock Markets Plummet August 1, 2007 Future of Vancouver's Dowtown Eastside Development July 30, 2007 Call For Diabetes Drug Avandia To Be Pulled July 30, 2007 Canadian Armed Forces Relaxes Pilot Requirements July 27, 2007 RCMP Want More Money For Olympics Security July 27, 2007 Dow Plunges 300 Points July 26, 2007 Oil Pipeline Bursts in Burnaby July 25, 2007 TSX falls nearly 400 points July 24, 2007 Inside City Workers on Strike July 23, 2007 Cameco finds soil contaminated with uranium and chemicals July 20, 2007 Harry Potter And the Deathly Hollows July 20, 2007 Unionized Civic Workers Job Action July 20, 2007
CUPE [ Read Full Story on Unionized Civic Workers Job Action ] Conrad Black Granted Bail July 19, 2007
The [ Read Full Story on Conrad Black Granted Bail ] New York City Explosion July 19, 2007 Canadian Hairstylists Must Pay Licensing Fees For Playing Music July 19, 2007 Vancouver Sex Trade Workers Upset Over Video July 19, 2007 US Senate Fails To Pass Iraq Troop Pullout Legislation July 18, 2007 Canada's Crime Rate Drops July 18, 2007 Harper Says No Special Treatment for Conrad Black July 18, 2007
Black gave up his Canadian citizenship [ Read Full Story on Harper Says No Special Treatment for Conrad Black ] Facebook helps mother find her lost son July 16, 2007
She [ Read Full Story on Facebook helps mother find her lost son ] Earthquake hits Japan July 16, 2007 Bank of Canda Predicts Inflation to Hit 3% July 12, 2007 Rio Tinto To Buy Alcan For $38.1 Billion July 12, 2007 RCMP search for clues in the murder of Surrey School Principal July 11, 2007 Vatican issues statement that Catholic Church only true church July 11, 2007 Elderly dementia patient dies in bushes outside hospital July 10, 2007 Surrey principal slain in break-in July 6, 2007 Russia to host 2014 OIympic Games July 5, 2007 Record issue of Western Canada building permits July 5, 2007 Hostage taking at Laurentian Bank July 5, 2007 Britain to have tighter screening of immigrants July 4, 2007 Six Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan July 4, 2007 Mosque leader Abdul Aziz arrested wearing women's burqa July 4, 2007
Aziz was captured at a checkpoint attempting [ Read Full Story on Mosque leader Abdul Aziz arrested wearing women's burqa ] Agricultural prices to rise over the next ten years July 4, 2007 Youtube helps police solve New Westminster Crime July 3, 2007
Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, are gaining in popularity and becoming one of the fastest growing investment vehicles in the world. ETFs aren't just becoming popular in America, they're being used increasingly [ Read Full Story on ETFs vs. Mutual Funds ]
Last year around this time I remember speaking to a financial advisor and asking him if we were in a bear market now. His response was "ask me next year." The truth is that no one has a crystal [ Read Full Story on Making Money in a Bear Market ]
I've been living with diabetes for over five years. It's difficult at times to control my blood sugars despite my efforts for living a better life through eating right and exercising. To be honest, some [ Read Full Story on Lowering Blood Sugars For Diabetics Using Medicine and Exercise ]
I've had to live with diabetes for over five years now. It's been difficult as despite changes to my diet and exercise plan I've been unable to control my blood sugars. As any doctor will tell you, failure [ Read Full Story on Using Drugs for Managing Diabetes ]
Renewed fears of an economic crisis in the United States caused by the subprime mortgage issue caused the Toronto Stock Exchange to plummet today by 242.88 points. Market sentiment led to a broad sell-of [ Read Full Story on TSX Plunges Over 240 Points ]
Before the opening of markets today, March 4, the Bank of Canada ( BOC ) announced it’s largest interest rate cut since November 2001. The BOC announced that it would lower its key overnight lending rate [ Read Full Story on Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates 50 Basis Points ]
Toronto is hosting this years Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention from Sunday through Wednesday. This year's convention is likely to create a huge buzz over small-cap mining [ Read Full Story on Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention ]
UBS Investment Research has released its list of probable new inclusions to the S&P TSX index. Five securities have been chosen as likely candidates to be added to the index on its next update.
In response to a rising Candian dollar, Toyota is lowering the price of its cars sold in Canada. Sixteen models have been selected for price reductions this month. Toyota Canada is reducing the price [ Read Full Story on Toyota Lowers Car Prices in Canada ]
If you're planning a trip to Vancouver then you should truly consider visiting Vancouver Island. No trip to Vancouver is complete without an Island vacation. Vancouver Island is very different from mainland [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Island ]
It's already January and for many of us it's time to think about renewing our auto insurance. At this time of year it's good to review a few basic facts about auto insurance in the hopes of saving [ Read Full Story on Canadian Auto Insurance Savings Tips ]
Buzz Hargrove, President of the Canadian Auto Workers union, said that Canada's big three automakers will be hard hit should Chinese cheap imports flood the market. According to Hargrove, China does not [ Read Full Story on Chinese Cars Soon To Flood Canadian Market ]
The Vancouver Canucks are an ice hockey team from Vancouver, BC and compete in the Northwest Division of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). So far, the Canucks have made it to the Stanley Cup final game [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Canucks ]
The Vancouver Olympic Committee ( VANOC ) is requesting hotels not to charge extraordinary prices during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. As of now there are no laws to prevent hotels from charging any [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Olympic Committee Asks Hotels To Restrict Prices ]
Due to higher gas prices at the pumps and inflation, vancouver taxi fares will soon be going up. Vancouver City Council approved a raise of 2.25 percent for taxi fares.
January is half over, hard as it is to believe, it's almost time again for Valentine's Day. I remember how when I was single I used to hate Valentine's Day as it was a constant reminder of being alone. [ Read Full Story on Internet Dating for Valentine's Day ]
The 'Report on Incomes, Shelter and Necessities' prepared by municipalities across Canada revealed that home ownership is on the rise. From 2001 to 2006 home ownership across Canada has been rising. This [ Read Full Story on Municipal Report on Canadian Housing Released ]
IBM and Apple have arranged a partnership whereby IBM is releasing new software for use on Apple's Ipod and Iphone devices. IBM has launched email software to be used on these two Apple devices.
Here are some suggestions for men trying to think of great gift ideas for thei wives or girlfriends for this Valentine's Day. This list can hopefully help you to find the perfect gift for your significant [ Read Full Story on Valentine's Day Gift Ideas ]
The soaring Loonie accompanied with price discrepancies between US car prices and Canadian car prices is leading many Canadians to import their cars from the United States. For instance, the VW Touareg [ Read Full Story on Importing A Car Into Canada From the US ]
Here are some suggestions for women trying to think of great gift ideas for their men on this Valentine's Day. This list can hopefully help you to find the perfect gift for your significant other. Men [ Read Full Story on Valentine Gifts To Give Boyfriends and Husbands ]
On Tuesday Apple released news of new products such as MacBook Air, its thinnest notebook computer. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the new notebook at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San [ Read Full Story on Apple Unveils New Products ]
For those investing in the markets another year has passed by. It's time once again to evaluate the performance of past picks and buy or sell stocks and funds to re-balance portfolios for 2008. One new [ Read Full Story on New Exchange Traded Funds For 2008 ]
Many Lower mainlanders are wondering if they will have a 'white christmas' this year. Whether you are religious and observe Christmas or simply enjoy partaking in the merriment of the festivities it's [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Weather - Chance of A White Christmas ]
This year with so many major retailers providing online shopping it's easier than ever to take advantage of Boxing Day shopping deals. Every year I used to go out and brave the malls, jig-jag through [ Read Full Story on Boxing Day Shopping Deals ]
As 2007 comes to an end and another year has passed by it's time to evaluate the performance of my mutual funds and to revise my holdings for the New Year. I find that every year by looking back at my [ Read Full Story on Mutual Fund Investing for Canadians ]
If you're a Canadian trying to find some great last minute gift giving ideas then hopefully this page will help you. Canadians can take advantage of the high dollar and lots of free shipping offers to [ Read Full Story on Shopping Gift Ideas for Canadians ]
The Vancouver building boom is helping to fuel a black market in antiquities. With record numbers of old homes being demolished to make way for new developments criminals are seizing an opportunity.
If you're planning on spending Christmas in Vancouver with the family then you'll be interested in finding events which you and your family can enjoy. Our first Vancouver christmas [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Christmas Events ]
Vancouver, Canada is known for it's winter activities. In fact, in the minds of many Canada itself is generally viewed as a winter getaway and with good reason.
It's almost Christmas time in the city and there are lots of events which you can enjoy with your family. Christmas is truly an exciting time of year. The whole city seems more vibrant and full of energy [ Read Full Story on Family Things To Do In Vancouver For Christmas ]
A newly released Statistics Canada report indicates that the population of Burnaby has shifted. This report based on 2006 data reveals that over half the population of Burnaby is now made up of immigrants. [ Read Full Story on Burnaby's Population Over 50% Immigrants ]
For the sixth year-in-a-row Dine Out Vancouver will offer patrons the chance to experience various foods at local restaurants. The concept of Dine Out Vancouver is to have restaurants offer special [ Read Full Story on Dine Out Vancouver Returns ]
Complaints to malls from shoppers who don't enjoy the sounds of the Salvation Army's Bells led some malls to tell the Salvation Army to stop ringing its bells. Some shoppers find the constant noise of [ Read Full Story on Public Enjoys the Sounds of Salvation Army Bells ]
The early December snowfall caused some frustration for Lower Mainlanders on Sunday, however, the heavy down pour of rain quickly washed away the snow in time for Monday's commute. The heavy rainfall [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Weather Warning ]
Microsoft's xbox is the oldest of the new generation gaming systems. This may be good if you're in the market to give either the core system or games as Christmas gifts.
The Tsawwassen ferry terminal experienced a bomb threat last night. Passengers aboard a ferry from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen were not allowed to disembark and the ferry was turned away in response to a bomb [ Read Full Story on BC Ferry Terminal Experiences Bomb Threat ]
A Washington State lady who was shopping with her family on Saturday night at Metrotown Mall in Burnaby, BC has disappeared. Metrotown Mall is the largest mall in BC and it's quite possible for shoppers [ Read Full Story on Woman Disappears from Metrotown Mall ]
The Vancouver bus driver who was attacked on Halloween night is asking for the public's help in finding her assailants and bringing them to justice. On Halloween night she was driving the bus around the [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Bus Driver Needs Your Help ]
Grouse Mountain reports that it is now open for skiing. The mountain has up to 90 centimetres of snow. About one-third of this snow is man-made.
An altercation with Vancouver Police has left a West End woman the latest victim of the taser gun. Vancouver Police were called to a West End apartment building after a woman threatened her landlord. [ Read Full Story on West End Woman Tasered by Vancouver Police ]
The famous Vancouver airport tasering incident which happened last month raised questions about the use of excessive force and taser guns. The incident was captured on videotape by a witness and broadcast [ Read Full Story on RCMP Release Further Assertions on Dziekanski's Airport Tasering ]
A Vancouver, Canada bus passenger, Nadine [ Read Full Story on No One Noticed Woman Having Stroke on the Bus ]
Ripudaman Singh Malik was loaned millions [ Read Full Story on BC Government Sues Malik To Recover Loan ]
This year has witnessed market jitters, property foreclosures, and bankruptcy of alternative hedge funds all due to the U.S. sub-prime mortgage issue. The worst may be still to come. Though global markets [ Read Full Story on Opportunities for Investors in American Real Estate ]
In a high profile case in Vancouver, Canada, [ Read Full Story on Homeless Man Pleads Guilty in the Murder of Tracey Guthrie ]
Last Friday at Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey a 13 year-old student was caught possessing a handgun. Another student reported this fact to teachers. At the time the gun was not loaded, but the 13 [ Read Full Story on 13 Year-Old Student Found To Have Handgun At School ]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered the Conservative's Throne Speech yesterday. In his speech a tax cut is being promised through a further 1 percent reduction in the Goods and Service Tax ( gst ). [ Read Full Story on Conservatives Deliver Throne Speech ]
East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX-V: EAS) today paid out a dividend of $1.30 Canadian per share. Every shareholder on record today will receive this dividend. The ex-dividend date is October 17, 2007. [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Business News - East Asia Minerals Pays Dividend ]
A report by National Bank Financial confirms what every Canadian already knows, shopping prices in Canada haven't gone down as the Canadian dollar climbs. The Canadian dollar is now at parity with the [ Read Full Story on Canadian Retail Prices Not Adjusting to High Loonie ]
Garbage collection will resume today in Vancouver with extra trucks being brought in to handle the large collection of rubbish which has been piling up throughout the city. The labour dispute between [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Prolonged Garbage Strike Ends ]
Police are requesting the public's help in location 14-year old Megan Popow of Vancouver who's been reported missing since last Wednesday. Megan Popow is four-feet tall eight-inches. She has blonde hair [ Read Full Story on Police Need Your Help Finding Two Missing Girls ]
At 1:30am this morning a man who'd arrived from an international flight at Vancouver airport was causing a disturbance by throwing chairs, banging on windows and yelling. Security was called to the scene. [ Read Full Story on Man Tasered at Vancouver Airport Dies ]
Early this Friday morning, a 23 year-old man was shot in the back at an arcade in Burnaby. The arcade is located on Kingsway in Burnaby and is called Circuit City.
In Norristown, Pennsylvania a mother who purchased three weapons for her 14 year-old son has been charged. It is suspected that her son wanted to use these weapons for a planned school attack. Michele [ Read Full Story on Mother charged for buying assault rifle for her son for suspected school attack ]
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee ( VANOC ) has announced the pricing and distribution method for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Tickets prices have already been set, but the actual [ Read Full Story on Vancouver 2010 Olympics Tickets Announced For Sale ]
A Surrey man has been arrested in the murder of 20 year-old Jason Hurle which happened ten years ago. Hard work and tenacity on the part of the Mounties led to the arrest of Rajinder Singh Soomel. Rajinder [ Read Full Story on RCMP Solve 10 Year-Old Murder ]
Princess Dian and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died on August 31, 1997 when the car they were traveling in from the Ritz Hotel to Faye'd residence near the Arc de Triomphe crashed in a tunnel while being [ Read Full Story on British Inquest into Princess Diana's Death ]
Afghanistan reinstated the death penalty and executed fifteen criminals for the first time in three years. Chief of Prisons Abdul Salam Ismat said that the fifteen prisoners included a man convicted of [ Read Full Story on Fifteen Criminals Executed in Afghanistan ]
Police in New Westminster are searching for a missing 17 year-old teen. Randi-Lynn Cole was last seen on September 19 in New Westminster. Police report that the missing teen frequented skytrain stations [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Police search for missing teen ]
RCMP report that they have a suspect in the shooting death of a Mountie in Hay River. The police will not identify the suspect nor state whether the suspect is being held in custody.
Long ago, in a place far away which seemed almost like Neverland, my parents took me to a magical world. Growing up in Vancouver I have fond memories of my annual visit the Vancouver's summer attraction [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Attractions - My memories of the PNE ]
Reading all the headlines in the American news it’s hard to consider real estate a safe investment. The sub-prime mortgage problem has left real estate investors jittery as they read about mortgage foreclosures [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Real Estate – A Safe Haven for American Investors? ]
Canadian home buyers are now picking up American real estate as the loonie continues to appreciate. American real estate was once viewed as expensive by Canadians when the Canadian dollar was about 10 [ Read Full Story on American realtors target Canadian home buyers ]
Vancouver's majestic Stanley Park famous for being one of the largest natural parks within the downtown core of any world city may soon be reverting to the Jurassic era. If the Vancouver Park's Board [ Read Full Story on Stanley Park to Become Jurassic Park ]
At a University of British Columbia party hosted by the Beta fraternity 11 women were drugged. A Beta Theta Pi Fraternity held on September 21st lead to these women being drugged.
North American stock markets rallied today in response to a surprise action taken by the Fed. The TSX closed up 179 points to close at 13,989. The TSX venture closed up 14.52 points to close at 2,763. [ Read Full Story on Wal Street & Bay Street Rally on Fed Rate Cut ]
O.J. Simpson, former famed football star who was acquitted of murdering his wife in 1995, has been arrested in Las Vegas. He has been arrested and is being held without bail for a suspected armed Vegas [ Read Full Story on OJ Arrested for Vega Robbery ]
Alan Greenspan, the 81 year-old ex-federal bank chairman has been the talk show circuit to help publicize his recently published book of memoirs. Greenspan commented on the state of the American and global [ Read Full Story on Greenspan Predicts Recession Will Be Avoided ]
A woman in Nigeria poured hot oil over her 10 year-old son as punishment for eating too much leftovers.
Affordabiliy index is not an appropriate metric to use for the Vancouver Housing Market.
According to a report by CIBC World Markets the recent tumble in the TSX index may present a buying opportunity. CIBC World Markets predicts that the TSX will reach 15,000 within 6-months time. By 2008 [ Read Full Story on CIBC World Markets Predicts TSX To Cross 15,000 ]
Military and defence contractors as well as infrastructure building companies are reaping the profits from the Iraq war. The companies outlined below are some of the largest recipients of US contract [ Read Full Story on The Untold Story: Who Really Won The Iraq War? ]
The largest offensive in the past month was launched by Canadian troops in the the Zhari district of Kandahar. Lt.-Col. Claude Fournier, Canada's chief of operations in Afghanistan, said that Canadian [ Read Full Story on Canadian Troops Push Afghan Offensive ]
Al Jazeera television today reported that Al-Qaida's North African organization is claiming responsiblity for two suicide-bomber attacks which have taken over 50 lives in the past two days. Al Jazeera [ Read Full Story on Al-Qaida takes responsibility for Algeria Attacks ]
Ang Lee, a Taiwanese director, won the Golden Lion for this year's best picture at the Venice film festival for his movie titled "Lust, Caution". His movie is a thriller about World War II set in Shanghai [ Read Full Story on Ang Lee Win's Gold at Venice Film Festival ]
Surrey RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating two missing girls. These two Surrey girls whereabouts are unkown after they left school on Friday afternoon. The police say this is not typical [ Read Full Story on Two Surrey Sisters Missing ]
At approximately 7:30 pm Saturday 77 year-old Douglas Charles Hull was hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Capilano Road and Canyon Boulevard in North Vancouver. RCMP are requesting your help in [ Read Full Story on RCMP Search for North Vancouver Hit and Run Driver ]
A murder suicide claimed the lives of five Oak Bay residents. Restaurant owner Peter Lee killed his relatives before killing himself. Coroner Rose Stanton stated that Peter Lee stabbed his estranged wife, [ Read Full Story on Five dead in Oak Bay ]
The Vancouver Canucks have got themselves new uniforms in time for the upcoming hockey season. The team unveiled their new uniforms at GM Place. These new uniforms are made by Reebok.
Whether you're interested in ranking higher on major search engines such as Yahoo, MSN, or Google, one of the key elements is to optimize your website. Search engine optimization, or SEO as it's often [ Read Full Story on SEO Tips for Webmasters ]
In local news, a black bear invaded a home in West Vancouver searching for food. The bear strolled to a plum tree in the yard of a British Properties home. Four children were trapped inside a treehouse [ Read Full Story on Family dog protects children from black bear ]
In technology news, BC Transit is considering the feasability of installing 'transpods' on buses. These devices will create a wireless hotspots which will wirelessly allow communication between the bus [ Read Full Story on Technology Helps Public Transport ]
The Dow Jones was up 229 points near close at 3:59pm as Wall Street rallied. The Fed cut its discount rate from 6.25 percent to 5.75 percent today. This is the rate used when the Fed makes loans to banks. [ Read Full Story on Wall Street Rallies ]
A container truck crashed through the guard rail on Granville Street Bridge last night. The truck fell-off Granville street bridge to land upside down on West 4th Avenue. The driver of the truck was killed. [ Read Full Story on Truck Barrels Over Granville Bridge ]
On early Thursday morning 2 two masked men with guns entered Fortune Happiness Restaurant near Fraser and Broadway at approximately 4:30am. These masked men fired at a table of nine patrons. Four men [ Read Full Story on Police Fear Retaliatory Violence After Restaurant Shooting ]
Global markets experienced turbulence today as investors reacted to further concerns of the US sub-prime mortgage worries. Global markets in North America, Asia and Europe continued to fall today following [ Read Full Story on Central Banks React To Stock Market Downturn ]
An 87 year-old Chinese bus passenger was attacked on Sunday afternoon. The attack took place on a bus near Main Street station in Vancouver's Chinatown. A bus rider repeatedly punched the elderly gentleman [ Read Full Story on Elderly Chinese Man Attacked on Vancouver Bus ]
The City of Vancouver met with CUPE negotiators over the long weekend in an effort to bring a resolution to the CUPE strike. 6,000 members of CUPE are still on strike. A media blackout limits the information [ Read Full Story on Vancouver and CUPE resume talks ]
A 79 year old man was attacked inside Holy Rosary Cathedral on Wednesday by an aggressive panhandler. The senior citizen had been giving five-dollars to this panhandler for the whole week. Apparently [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Panhandler Arrested For Assault and Robbery ]
12 year-old Colton Reeb was camping near Clinton, BC, Canada when a cougar attacked him. Reeb suffered from bite and claw marks on his head and chest. The attack would have been worse had it not been [ Read Full Story on Boy saved from cougar attack ]
World markets responded to US mortgage sector worries as the major indices around the world declined today. US markets remained relatively unchanged as world markets plunged. In Europe the German DAX [ Read Full Story on World Stock Markets Plummet ]
Developers are actively pursuing further development of Vancouver's downtown eastside. The eastside is is a low-income area and previously unaffected by development. This changed when the dowtown Woodwards [ Read Full Story on Future of Vancouver's Dowtown Eastside Development ]
Food and Drug Administration panelist Dr. David Graham said at a FDA conference on Monday that Avandia, a diabetest drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, may need to pulled off the shelves and should [ Read Full Story on Call For Diabetes Drug Avandia To Be Pulled ]
The Canadian Armed Forces is now relaxing its requirement for recruiting pilots. The Canadian army will now accept pilots who wear glasses or contact lenses. This is in response to a decrease in the number [ Read Full Story on Canadian Armed Forces Relaxes Pilot Requirements ]
The RCMP say that more money is need for security during the Winter 2010 Olympics. They claim that the amount budgeted for the Olympics is not enough to provide adequate security. John Furlong with VANOC [ Read Full Story on RCMP Want More Money For Olympics Security ]
The Dow Jones Industrials plunged 310 points today amid mounting worries of housing mortgage and corporate lending. The Commerce Department issued another disappointing home sales report prompting investors [ Read Full Story on Dow Plunges 300 Points ]
Many homes along Inlet Drive ( Barnet Highway ) in Burnaby were soaked in oil yesterday when a road crew ruptured an oil pipeline. The Kinder Morgan pipeline carries oil to a nearby refinery. Firefighers, [ Read Full Story on Oil Pipeline Bursts in Burnaby ]
The TSX lost 394.40 points, or about 2.8%, to close at 14,073.90. In the last three years this is the largest percentage drop in the TSX. Prior to today, the TSX's largest fall this year was on Feb. 27 [ Read Full Story on TSX falls nearly 400 points ]
Civic inside workers walked off the job today joining the outside worker’s who’ve been on strike for four days now. Vancouver public services will be affected by the walk-out of more city employees. The [ Read Full Story on Inside City Workers on Strike ]
Canada's largest uranium producer Cameco said that it has found soil contaminated with uranium and chemicals at its processing plant in Port Hope, Ontario. This has forced Cameco to suspend its operations [ Read Full Story on Cameco finds soil contaminated with uranium and chemicals ]
Fans of the much anticipated J.K. Rowling's final Harry Potter book are eagerly awaiting the new release at 12:01 am Saturday, July 21. This seventh installment of the Harry Potter series is said to be [ Read Full Story on Harry Potter And the Deathly Hollows ]
Vancouver's outside civic workers started job action today. Officially, the union has not announced any job action. However, the members held a study session today and walked off their jobs.
Conrad Black appeared in a Chicago courtroom today for his bail hearing. Black was granted bail until November 30th when he will be sentenced for his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice.
Around 6pm on Wednesday an explosion shook Manhattan. An aging steam pipe in midtown Manhattan caused an explosion which shook buildings, shot up debris and caused people to run panicking in the streets. [ Read Full Story on New York City Explosion ]
Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) are cracking down on barbers and hairstylists who have not been paying licensing fees to the association. Anne Richard of SOCAN said that hairdressers and [ Read Full Story on Canadian Hairstylists Must Pay Licensing Fees For Playing Music ]
In an effort to curb the sex trade in Vancouver before 2010 the government issued an hotel training video. This video contains instructions on how to spot rooms being rented for the sex trade and instructs [ Read Full Story on Vancouver Sex Trade Workers Upset Over Video ]
Democrats in the Senate put forward a plan which called for the pullout of US troops from Iraq to commence within 120 days. The plan would allow for some American troops to remain behind to assist in [ Read Full Story on US Senate Fails To Pass Iraq Troop Pullout Legislation ]
Statistics Canada released information on crime rates for 2006. The national crime rate fell 3 percent in 2006 compared to 2005.
This drop is accounted for by a drop in non-violent crimes such as theft [ Read Full Story on Canada's Crime Rate Drops ]
The media mogul Conrad Black, convicted in the United States on four counts, is not to receive any special treatment according to Prime Minster Stephen Harper.
Lori Haas gave up her son for adoption 20 years. She is now living in Richmond, BC, Canada and works as a nurse. She decided to try and find her son which she'd given up for adoption long ago.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Kashiwazaki City, Japan on Monday. Seven people are reported dead and over 500 injured as a result of this powerful earthquake. Houses, many [ Read Full Story on Earthquake hits Japan ]
According to Statistics Canada 2.2 per cent in May. The central bank has set a target to keep inflation at 2%. However, stronger than anticipated growth in the Canadian economy is raising fears of rising [ Read Full Story on Bank of Canda Predicts Inflation to Hit 3% ]
Alcan was up $8.67 today at 2:30pm on news of a take over bid from Rio Tinto. Anglo-Australian is one of the largest mining companies in the world. Rio Tinto hopes to create the largest aluminum producer [ Read Full Story on Rio Tinto To Buy Alcan For $38.1 Billion ]
On Tuesday morning the RCMP received a warrant to search the home of slain school principal Shemina Hirji. Police had spent the night outside the house while waiting for a search warrant to be issued. [ Read Full Story on RCMP search for clues in the murder of Surrey School Principal ]
On Tuesday the Vatican issued a statement stating that the Roman Catholic church is the only true church of Jesus Christ. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a 16-page report asserting [ Read Full Story on Vatican issues statement that Catholic Church only true church ]
The Fraser Health Authority is investigating after a 91-year old patient suffering from dementia managed to slip past a secure ward and die in the bushes at Burnaby General Hospital. Burnaby General is [ Read Full Story on Elderly dementia patient dies in bushes outside hospital ]
The body of principal Shemina Hirji was found in her Surrey townhouse in the 7400-block of Mulberry Place on Thursday. She was apparently the victim of a home invasion. Her husband, Narinder Cheema, was [ Read Full Story on Surrey principal slain in break-in ]
President Vladimir Putin of Russia combined personal lobbying with government support to secure the awarding of the 2014 Winter Olympics to Russia. The Russian resort of Sochi will be home to the 2014 [ Read Full Story on Russia to host 2014 OIympic Games ]
Statistics Canada reported today that the value of building permits in Western Canada reached its highest level in May. This indicates that Western Canada is set for another construction boom this summer. [ Read Full Story on Record issue of Western Canada building permits ]
Municipal and provincial police have surrounded a Laurentian bank in Longueuil, Quebec after a bank robbery has turned into a hostage situation. Police arrived at the bank after an alarm went off at 9am. [ Read Full Story on Hostage taking at Laurentian Bank ]
The British government will tighten its policy of allowing medical and other professionals to immigrate to the country. This is in response to Britain arresting 8 suspects in foiled [ Read Full Story on Britain to have tighter screening of immigrants ]
Six Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan today along with an interpreter when their armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb. The soldiers have not yet been identified as the army will first notify [ Read Full Story on Six Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan ]
Mosque leader Abdul Aziz was arrested wearing women's burqa in Pakistan today. Nearly 700 Islamic students surrendered at Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque.
An international report states that agricultural prices will soar in the coming decade due to the demand for biofuels. Biofuels are believed to be more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels and an [ Read Full Story on Agricultural prices to rise over the next ten years ]
The shopkeeper of Game Deals on Columbia Street in New Westminster posted a security footage video of a break-in to his store on April 3rd, 2007. Youtube is increasingly [ Read Full Story on Youtube helps police solve New Westminster Crime ]