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Strong quake off Vancouver, no damage seen-witness
A strong earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island shook buildings downtown in the Canadian city but there were no immediate signs of damage, a witness said according to Reuters. The quake with a preliminary 6.7 magnitude created a slight (...)

09 - 09 - 2011
Canada hopes US reaches agreement in budget fight
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday he has talked with U.S. Republican budget leaders about the need to reach a resolution with the White House, according to Reuters. Canada remains concerned about the significant debt and deficit (...)

30 - 05 - 2011
Canadian election enters its final full week
Awwal 20, 1432 H/April 24, 2011, SPA -- Canada's election campaign entered its final stretch on Sunday with all parties eyeing the growing support for the New Democratic Party, which has traditionally lagged its rivals, according to Reuters. The (...)

24 - 04 - 2011
Once-in-a-century salmon run hits Canada's W.Coast
Every year Vancouver resident Stephen Ottridge takes hamburgers or steak to his street's annual summer block party. This year, against the backdrop of what looks to be the biggest sockeye salmon run in almost a century in the nearby Fraser River, (...)

30 - 08 - 2010
Migrant boat lands in Canada, refugee debate flares
Canadian authorities unloaded a cramped cargo ship on Friday of nearly 500 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka whose arrival has sparked a national debate over the country's immigration and refugee laws, Reuters reported. The sun was just rising on (...)

13 - 08 - 2010
Canadian navy boards migrant ship
Canada's top security official said that the navy has boarded a cargo ship carrying 490 asylum seekers, including some people Canada has said may be terrorists. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Thursday the vessel has declared them to be (...)

12 - 08 - 2010
British Columbia spent $895M on Vancouver Games
British Columbia said that it spent $895 million to host the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to AP. That's $155 million more than the official Olympic budget of $740 million. The release on Friday of the new number is the first (...)

09 - 07 - 2010
Two new genes linked to Autism
U.S. researchers said they have identified two additional genes that may be linked with autism. Study co-author Ning Lei of Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Studies says there is no known cause of autism, but mutations of several (...)

03 - 05 - 2010
Chile's athletes, coaches to skip closing ceremony
Athletes and coaches from Chile are planning to skip the Olympic closing ceremonies following a magnitude-8.8 earthquake that has devastated their country, according to AP Team spokesman Luis Alberto Santa Cruz said Saturday morning that the (...)

27 - 02 - 2010
Prince Nawaf bin Faisal re-elected member of the International Olympic Committee
Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Deputy President of Youth Welfare of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Deputy Chairman of the Saudi Olympic Committee, was today re-elected unanimously as member of the International Olympic Committee (...)

12 - 02 - 2010
Canada's Governor General Receives Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd
Canada's Governor General Michelle John received here today Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Vice President-General of Youth Welfare, Vice President of Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee; and Member of International Olympic (...)

10 - 02 - 2010
Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal Bin Fahd arrives in Vancouver
Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the Vice-President of Youth Welfare, arrived here today to attend a meeting of the international Olympic Committee. Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal, who is also Vice-president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic (...)

07 - 02 - 2010
WHO to monitor for flu outbreaks at Vancouver
The World Health Organization is sending a representative to the 2010 Winter Olympics to monitor for potential disease outbreaks, and organizers and health experts have taken steps to protect against the H1N1 virus, according to AP. Planning for (...)

29 - 11 - 2009
Thousands flee western Canadian wildfires
Emergency crews made slow progress on Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes. Wind and dry conditions were fueling the large blazes that broke out Saturday in the (...)

20 - 07 - 2009
Canadian wildfires force thousands to flee homes
Emergency crews struggled on Sunday to contain two wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes, according to Reuters. The flames that spread quickly after they erupted on Saturday have (...)

19 - 07 - 2009
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