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Great-Gran-Grad

Great-grandma, Cathleen Eddison, age 89, will become the oldest high-school grad in B.C history.

Great-grandma, Cathleen Eddison, age 89, will become the oldest high-school grad in B.C history.

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Rita MacNeil’s ashes rest in a teapot

Canadian singer/songwriter Rita MacNeil's last request was to have her ashes placed in a teapot at her funeral. [All sing: "I'm a Little Teapot"]

Celebrated Canadian singer/songwriter Rita MacNeil’s quirky last request was to have her ashes placed in a teapot at her funeral. [All sing together: “I’m a Little Teapot”]

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Gun-Belt Diplomacy?

Prime Minister Harper shocks country by appointing his security detail head, RCMP Superintendent Bruno Saccomani, to sensitive Middle-East diplomatic post as ambassador to Jordan.

Canadian Prime Minister Harper shocks country by appointing his security detail head, RCMP Superintendent Bruno Saccomani, to sensitive Middle-East diplomatic post as ambassador to Jordan.

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Velociraptor returns to Vancouver Island

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn ornament is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver's 420 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn-ornament sculpture is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver’s 4/20 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

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Airport scanners will show “stick figures”

Transport Canada announced that airport security scanners will no longer show revealing silhouettes of passengers.

Transport Canada announced that airport security scanners will no longer show revealing silhouettes of passengers.

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B.C. Election: Dropping the Writ

Pre-election voter fatigue: If a writ drops in BC, will the voters hear it?

If a writ drops in BC, and no one wants to hear about it, will people still vote?

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Moose caught grazing in Safeway

Shoppers in Smithers BC were shocked to find a moose munching in the produce section.

Shoppers in Smithers BC were shocked to find a moose munching in the produce section.

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RBC Scandal: Royal Bank Calcutta?

Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian workers and outsources tech jobs to India. Unions threaten to withdraw pensions.

Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian tech workers and hires “temporary foreign workers” from India to replace them.

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The Value of Education: $624,545.00

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

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Mr Davis Cup, Canadian Daniel Nestor

40-year old Canadian tennis great, Nestor teams with Vasek Popisil to defeat France 15-13 in marathon 5-set doubles match

40-year old Canadian tennis great, Nestor teams with Vasek Pospisil to defeat Italy 15-13 in marathon 5-set doubles match