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Canada hates me, says bear bite victim

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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I’m going to have to make a category called, “only in Cananda” soon.  For that matter, I think that the news from everywhere is becoming nutz.  NUTZ!

Canada hates me, says bear bite victim | NEWS.com.au
AN Australian tourist bitten by a bear in the ski resort of Whistler says he would never have reported the attack if he had known the bear would be shot dead.

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International students in B.C. get a break on work permits

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
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International students in B.C. get a break on work permits
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government on Tuesday announced a pilot expansion of the Off-Campus Work Permit Program for international students in B.C., according to a news release.

Effective immediately, international students studying at eligible private post-secondary institutions in B.C. can now apply for off-campus work permits.

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One dead: Mystery illness stops train from Pacific Coast

Friday, May 9th, 2008
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Mystery illness stops train in northern Ontario

The train, No. 42, also known as the Canadian, left Vancouver on Tuesday and was scheduled to arrive in Toronto at 8 p.m. local time on Friday. Other stops along the trip include: Sudbury Junction, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Kamloops, B.C. Anyone looking for information on loved ones can contact VIA Rail’s passenger information line at 1-888-842-7245.

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This is where the train is quarantined now!

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Legalizing polygamy shapes up as societal nightmare

Saturday, January 26th, 2008
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Legalizing polygamy shapes up as societal nightmare

British Columbia’s de facto legalization of polygamy could force a massive overhaul of family law and result in demands that would overwhelm the taxpayer-financed social safety net.That’s what Ida Chong, B.C.’s minister responsible for women’s issues, has been told by her officials in briefing notes prepared in 2006 prior to her ministry’s budget estimates being debated.

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