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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Vancouver</title>
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		<title>Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver
NEW YORK — Just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Zagat has released an updated guide to Vancouver, with recommendations for restaurants and attractions in the city as well as for the ski resort town of Whistler and for beautiful Vancouver Island, which is reachable from Vancouver by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zagat-issues-updated-guide-to-vancouver-246964/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US bobsled federation reeling from 3-time Olympian Todd Hays&#8217; injury-driven retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Reynolds</dc:creator>
		
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Bobsledder Hays to seek further injury evaluation

Todd Hays&#8217; brain injury could heal within three months and without surgery, an outstanding prognosis for the U.S. Olympic bobsled veteran who dropped his bid to make the Vancouver Games and retired after learning the extent of damage sustained in a training crash last week.
Hays will need further evaluation .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-bobsled-federation-reeling-from-3-time-olympian-todd-hays-injury-driven-retirement-244421/">US bobsled federation reeling from 3-time Olympian Todd Hays&#8217; injury-driven retirement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gangster who &#8216;killed for a living&#8217; jailed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gangster-who-killed-for-a-living-jailed-239735/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmukh Singh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - Buttar, known here as one of the most notorious of Indo-Canadian gangsters who boasted that he &#8220;killed for a living,&#8221; was sentenced Thursday for an assault on a stranger.

The provincial Supreme Court sentenced Buttar (he is only known by that name) to 15 months for attacking another Indo-Canadian, who was unknown to him, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gangster-who-killed-for-a-living-jailed-239735/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Gangster who &#8216;killed for a living&#8217; jailed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Float plane crash in Canada kills 6 people, including baby; 2 others rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Canada float plane crash kills 6, including baby

SATURNA, British Columbia — A float plane crashed off Canada&#8217;s Pacific coast, killing six people, including a Vancouver doctor and her six month-old baby, as well as two American residents. Two people on board survived.
The Dehavilland Beaver aircraft went down Sunday during takeoff in Lyall Harbour, off Saturna .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/float-plane-crash-in-canada-kills-6-people-including-baby-2-others-rescued-237666/">Float plane crash in Canada kills 6 people, including baby; 2 others rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Six bodies retrieved from crashed Canadian plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salim Jiwa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - The bodies of six people, including a child, were recovered Monday from a float plane that crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff in Canada&#8217;s Saturna Island. 

Troy Haddock, maritime coordinator for the Rescue Coordination Centre, told IANS that a divers&#8217; team located the plane with great difficulty because visibility in the water was less .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/six-bodies-retrieved-from-crashed-canadian-plane-237647/" title="Six bodies retrieved from crashed Canadian plane">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Canada&#8217;s western coast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/magnitude-66-earthquake-off-canadas-western-coast-231178/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Magnitude 6.6 quake off Canada&#8217;s pacific coast

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Seismologists say a earthquake struck off Canada&#8217;s pacific coast province of British Columbia.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday the 6.6-magnitude quake&#8217;s epicenter is 414 miles (666 kilometers) northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. There were no immediate reports of damage.
... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/magnitude-66-earthquake-off-canadas-western-coast-231178/">Magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Canada&#8217;s western coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bc-court-of-appeal-dismisses-appeal-by-women-ski-jumpers-seeking-to-compete-in-2010-games-229127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Court dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete.
The women were appealing a lower court ruling that allowed organizers to hold a men&#8217;s ski jumping competition but not a women&#8217;s .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bc-court-of-appeal-dismisses-appeal-by-women-ski-jumpers-seeking-to-compete-in-2010-games-229127/">BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest Pipe shares fall as company postpones 3rd-quarter results, estimates $1 million loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Northwest Pipe delays 3Q results, shares fall

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Northwest Pipe Co. shares tumbled Thursday after the maker of welded steel pipes said it has delayed the release of its third-quarter financial results, but that it expects to post a $1 million loss.
The Vancouver, Wash.-based company said the financial report for the three months ended .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northwest-pipe-shares-fall-as-company-postpones-3rd-quarter-results-estimates-1-million-loss-227292/">Northwest Pipe shares fall as company postpones 3rd-quarter results, estimates $1 million loss</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detained  Sri  Lankans may be Tamil Tigers  fleeing  to  Canada: Expert</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-sri-lankans-may-be-tamil-tigers-fleeing-to-canada-expert-226703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER -  The 76 Sri  Lankans,  detained  on  a migrant ship off the West Coast last month, may be the first wave of defeated LTTE fleeing to Canada, a terrorism expert has said.

Rohan  Gunaratna,  a terrorism expert who is advising  Canada  on detained  men,  ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-sri-lankans-may-be-tamil-tigers-fleeing-to-canada-expert-226703/" title="Detained  Sri  Lankans may be Tamil Tigers  fleeing  to  Canada: Expert">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI investigating threat made in August against Rep. Baird in DC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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FBI investigating threat against Rep. Baird

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The FBI is investigating a death threat against U.S. Rep. Brian Baird.
U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider told The Vancouver Columbian the federal agency has taken over the case.
During the health care debate in August, Baird said on MSNBC that disruptions at town hall meetings reminded .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-investigating-threat-made-in-august-against-rep-baird-in-dc-224996/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: FBI investigating threat made in August against Rep. Baird in DC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lonely Planet offers new Vancouver guide in Encounter series</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lonely-planet-offers-new-vancouver-guide-in-encounter-series-223460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Lonely Planet offers new Vancouver guide
OAKLAND, Calif. — A new guide to Vancouver is just out from Lonely Planet&#8217;s pocket-sized Encounter series.

The $15 paperback comes with a detachable map and a section on the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Among the area highlights described in the guide are Stanley Park, artsy Granville Island, Gastown bars, West Side  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lonely-planet-offers-new-vancouver-guide-in-encounter-series-223460/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>25 years on, few takers for Khalistan in Canada</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/25-years-on-few-takers-for-khalistan-in-canada-213540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - There are few supporters for Khalistan in Canada today - 25 years after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi by her own Sikh bodyguards.

Outside India, Canada was the worst affected by the Khalistan movement, for a separate Sikh state, at its peak in the 1980s. 	 	
Sikh radicals openly indulged in violence ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/25-years-on-few-takers-for-khalistan-in-canada-213540/" title="25 years on, few takers for Khalistan in Canada">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Winter Games torch run is diverted from route hours after celebrating relay kickoff</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vancouver-winter-games-torch-run-is-diverted-from-route-hours-after-celebrating-relay-kickoff-213389/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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Vancouver Winter Games torch relay is diverted

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Protesters forced the 2010 Vancouver Games torch relay to be diverted from its planned route Friday, hours after organizers kicked off what is supposed to be the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history.
Several hundred protesters, angry that billions are being spent on the Olympics .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vancouver-winter-games-torch-run-is-diverted-from-route-hours-after-celebrating-relay-kickoff-213389/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Vancouver Winter Games torch run is diverted from route hours after celebrating relay kickoff</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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Fugitive banker extradited to Thailand
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fugitive banker&#8217;s long fight against extradition ended Thursday as he was put on a plane back to Thailand, where he faces charges of fraud that Thai officials say contributed to the 1990s Asian financial crisis.

Banker Rakesh Saxena had been fighting for 13 years to avoid being .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-case-of-thai-banker-ending-extradition-battle-211804/" title="Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver police chief: No Beijing-style protest zones for 2010 Winter Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver&#8217;s police chief says there will be no Beijing-style protest zones at the Winter Olympics.

Chief Jim Chu is trying to quiet a backlash over a bylaw the city says is aimed at so-called guerrilla marketers trying to horn in on Olympic publicity. Critics say the bylaw will limit the right to ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vancouver-police-chief-no-beijing-style-protest-zones-for-2010-winter-olympics-203880/">Vancouver police chief: No Beijing-style protest zones for 2010 Winter Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No relief for parents: College tuition is up sharply, outstrips overall US inflation rate</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-relief-for-parents-college-tuition-is-up-sharply-outstrips-overall-us-inflation-rate-201277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

Average tuition at four-year public colleges in the U.S. climbed 6.5 percent, or $429, to $7,020 this fall as schools apologetically passed on much of their own financial problems, according .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-relief-for-parents-college-tuition-is-up-sharply-outstrips-overall-us-inflation-rate-201277/" title="No relief for parents: College tuition is up sharply, outstrips overall US inflation rate">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian police seize ship carrying 76 people off British Columbia coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A ship carrying 76 migrant workers has been seized off Canada&#8217;s Pacific coast, officials said Saturday.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Duncan Pound said those on board said they had hoped to reach Canada.
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said there were preliminary indications the ship originated in Sri Lanka, though he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-police-seize-ship-carrying-76-people-off-british-columbia-coast-198960/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Canadian police seize ship carrying 76 people off British Columbia coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian silver company Pan American offering to buy Aquiline Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian miner Pan American Silver Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire rival Aquiline Resources Inc. in a deal valued at $608 million.

Aquiline&#8217;s board said it supports the deal, which would give its shareholders own about 19 percent of the enlarged Pan American, which is based in Vancouver.
Pan American President ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-silver-company-pan-american-offering-to-buy-aquiline-resources-195949/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Canadian silver company Pan American offering to buy Aquiline Resources</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Streeter to step down as USOC chief executive, won&#8217;t seek permanent position</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Pells</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With one embarrassment behind her and another on the way, Stephanie Streeter decided to leave the U.S. Olympic Committee before she was pushed out.

The acting CEO announced Wednesday that she will not seek the job on a permanent basis and will leave before the end of the Vancouver Paralympics next March.
The decision comes five days .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/streeter-to-step-down-as-usoc-chief-executive-wont-seek-permanent-position-189504/">Streeter to step down as USOC chief executive, won&#8217;t seek permanent position</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House takes aggressive posture against Fox commentators, singles out Glenn Beck</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Harry S. Truman banned reporters he disliked from his presidential yacht. Franklin Roosevelt placed his journalistic critics out of earshot at the back of the room during presidential press conferences.

No such subtleties in Barack Obama&#8217;s White House. A White House blog posting this week dismissed assertions on the Fox News Channel bluntly: &#8220;Lies.&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-takes-aggressive-posture-against-fox-commentators-singles-out-glenn-beck-184533/">Read : White House takes aggressive posture against Fox commentators, singles out Glenn Beck</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On the Money: How to get to the Olympics, and what you&#8217;ll pay at home or abroad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-the-money-how-to-get-to-the-olympics-and-what-youll-pay-at-home-or-abroad-183948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Choi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Even if Chicago isn&#8217;t selected to host the 2016 Summer Games later this week, Olympic fever might have you itching to see the games in person.

Before you start strategizing for 2016, however, you might want to consider the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver, which start Feb. 12 just 30 miles north of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-the-money-how-to-get-to-the-olympics-and-what-youll-pay-at-home-or-abroad-183948/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian pot activist and seed merchant surrenders for extradition to US to face drug charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada&#8217;s so-called Prince of Pot is now in jail awaiting extradition to the United States for selling marijuana seeds.

Marc Emery has sold millions of marijuana seeds around the world by mail over the past decade. In doing so, he has drawn the attention of U.S. drug officials, who want him extradited .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-pot-activist-and-seed-merchant-surrenders-for-extradition-to-us-to-face-drug-charge-181434/">Canadian pot activist and seed merchant surrenders for extradition to US to face drug charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorena Moguel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday.

Witnesses told police that a gunman approached Gordon Douglas Kendall and Jeffrey Ronald Ivans outside the building they were staying in and shot Kendall, according to Jalisco state .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-2-canadian-men-at-mexican-beach-resort-of-puerto-vallarta-180842/">Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada ignores Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit fearing Chinese backlash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has reached Canada on a week-long visit, but unlike his previous visits, this time members of the Conservative Government are not to keen to meet the revered monk.

Authorities have not announced any meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper or any other cabinet members, who had met the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-ignores-dalai-lamas-visit-fearing-chinese-backlash-180282/">Canada ignores Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit fearing Chinese backlash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Search under way in Alaska waters for 67-year-old woman reported missing from cruise ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A search has been launched in the waters of southeast Alaska and Canada for a 67-year-old woman reported missing from a cruise ship.

The passenger, who hasn&#8217;t been identified, was noticed missing Wednesday morning when she didn&#8217;t leave the Sapphire Princess at the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Princess Cruise liner departed Ketchikan ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/search-under-way-in-alaska-waters-for-67-year-old-woman-reported-missing-from-cruise-ship-177007/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Search under way in Alaska waters for 67-year-old woman reported missing from cruise ship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian court quashes polygamy charges against leaders of polygamous community</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — A judge has quashed polygamy charges against two leaders of a polygamous community in western Canada.

The judge said Wednesday the province&#8217;s attorney general did not have the authority to appoint a second special prosecutor to consider the cases of Winston Blackmore and James Oler after the first special prosecutor recommended against charging the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-court-quashes-polygamy-charges-against-leaders-of-polygamous-community-176833/" title="Canadian court quashes polygamy charges against leaders of polygamous community">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season.

However, the technical specialist will arrive a little later in Soelden, Austria, than his teammates.
Worthy causes can buy extra time at home.
Jitloff will substitute his skis for sneakers as he participates in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-skier-tim-jitloff-participates-in-race-for-the-cure-with-his-mom-a-breast-cancer-survivor-176143/">US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian civil rights watchdog criticizes 2010 Winter Olympic Games controlled protest zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian civil rights watchdog group says protest zones at the Vancouver Games will increase the chances of Olympic demonstrators clashing with police.

Games organizers say protests will be allowed in police-controlled &#8220;safe assembly areas&#8221; within sight of the venues, media and spectators.
&#8220;The protesters believe they have the right to protest on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-civil-rights-watchdog-criticizes-2010-winter-olympic-games-controlled-protest-zones-171729/">Original article on  : Canadian civil rights watchdog criticizes 2010 Winter Olympic Games controlled protest zones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: IOC president &#8216;optimistic&#8217; Vancouver will avoid budget shortfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge is confident the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver will break even despite a budget shortfall.

In an unprecedented gesture, the IOC said last month it would offer financial assistance to Vancouver&#8217;s organizing committee, VANOC, if it ends up with a budget gap following the Feb. 12-28 games.
&#8220;We are ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-ioc-president-optimistic-vancouver-will-avoid-budget-shortfall-166083/">Read : AP Interview: IOC president &#8216;optimistic&#8217; Vancouver will avoid budget shortfall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New map of what to do and see in Vancouver</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-map-of-what-to-do-and-see-in-vancouver-162806/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A family-owned publishing company in Vancouver called Pink Parrot Maps has produced a unique map of its hometown just in time for folks heading to the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The map covers downtown as well as Stanley Park, Granville Island and a seaside biking path. But the most unusual and useful thing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-map-of-what-to-do-and-see-in-vancouver-162806/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : New map of what to do and see in Vancouver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Duggan scores 3 goals, Vetter stops 19 shots as US beats Finland 4-0 to reach Canada Cup final</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Meghan Duggan scored three goals and Jessie Vetter made 19 saves to lead the United States into the championship game of the Hockey Canada Cup with a 4-0 victory over Finland on Saturday.

Duggan scored twice 24 seconds apart early in the first period and added a third goal with 3:25 left ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/duggan-scores-3-goals-vetter-stops-19-shots-as-us-beats-finland-4-0-to-reach-canada-cup-final-160864/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Duggan scores 3 goals, Vetter stops 19 shots as US beats Finland 4-0 to reach Canada Cup final</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police seek woman&#8217;s remains in possible serial killer case along Canada&#8217;s &#8216;Highway of Tears&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police were searching a northern British Columbia property for the remains of one of 18 women who have vanished over decades along what has become known as the &#8220;Highway of Tears.&#8221;

Nicole Hoar, 25, disappeared along Highway 16 near the city of Prince George, 320 miles (515 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-seek-womans-remains-in-possible-serial-killer-case-along-canadas-highway-of-tears-153769/">Police seek woman&#8217;s remains in possible serial killer case along Canada&#8217;s &#8216;Highway of Tears&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sharks deal defensemen Ehrhoff and Lukowich to Vancouver for 2 prospects</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Dubow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Jose Sharks traded veteran defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks on Friday for two prospects in a move to create space under the salary cap.

Vancouver also signed 40-year-old free agent defenseman Mathieu Schneider to a one-year contract on Friday. The Canucks are counting on their newest acquisitions to solidify .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sharks-deal-defensemen-ehrhoff-and-lukowich-to-vancouver-for-2-prospects-152907/">Sharks deal defensemen Ehrhoff and Lukowich to Vancouver for 2 prospects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IOC makes unprecedented offer to cover budget deficit for Vancouver Games in economic downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The International Olympic Committee has made an unprecedented offer to help cover any budget deficit of the 2010 Vancouver Games because of the economic downturn.

IOC officials say they haven&#8217;t determined how much they would contribute. They still hope to sign up one or two more international sponsors before the Feb. 12-28 games to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ioc-makes-unprecedented-offer-to-cover-budget-deficit-for-vancouver-games-in-economic-downturn-152528/">Source article &nbsp;: IOC makes unprecedented offer to cover budget deficit for Vancouver Games in economic downturn</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car found at condo of murder suspect Jerkins&#8217; half sister looks like mystery woman&#8217;s car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A silver PT Cruiser matching the description of the vehicle seen dropping off reality TV actor and murder suspect Ryan Jenkins at a motel is parked at his half-sister&#8217;s condominium in Vancouver.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Norm Massie declined to say Wednesday whether Alena Jenkins is the mystery woman who checked .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-found-at-condo-of-murder-suspect-jerkins-half-sister-looks-like-mystery-womans-car-150509/" title="Car found at condo of murder suspect Jerkins&#8217; half sister looks like mystery woman&#8217;s car">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eldorado Gold agrees to pay $1.8B in shares for rest of Sino Gold which has big China presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada&#8217;s Eldorado Gold Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to swap about $1.8 billion in stock for all remaining shares of Australia&#8217;s Sino Gold Mining Ltd., one of the largest gold mining groups in China.

Eldorado said the deal has the unanimous support of Sino Gold&#8217;s board, and would allow it to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eldorado-gold-agrees-to-pay-18b-in-shares-for-rest-of-sino-gold-which-has-big-china-presence-150212/">Original article on  : Eldorado Gold agrees to pay $1.8B in shares for rest of Sino Gold which has big China presence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Eldorado Gold to acquire rest of Sino Gold Mining for $1.8B in stock</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada&#8217;s Eldorado Gold Corp. says it has agreed to buy all remaining shares of Australia&#8217;s Sino Gold Mining Ltd.

Sino Gold is one of the largest gold mining groups in China.
The all-stock deal is valued at 2 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.8 billion). Sino Gold stockholders will receive 0.55 Eldorado Gold shares for .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadas-eldorado-gold-to-acquire-rest-of-sino-gold-mining-for-18b-in-stock-150165/">Canada&#8217;s Eldorado Gold to acquire rest of Sino Gold Mining for $1.8B in stock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Female ski jumpers&#8217; appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia —A group of female ski jumpers will return to court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal will hear the case Nov. 12-13. That&#8217;s just three months before the Olympics begin on Feb. 12.
A British Columbia Supreme Court ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/female-ski-jumpers-appeal-to-be-heard-in-november-on-competing-in-vancouver-olympics-135961/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Female ski jumpers&#8217; appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer says fugitive Chinese smuggler Lai&#8217;s guilt admission irrelevant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia —The lawyer for China&#8217;s most-wanted man says his admission of guilt to smuggling won&#8217;t end his decade-long bid to stay in Canada.

Lawyer David Matas said Sunday that Lai Changxing&#8217;s fight to stay in Canada is based on a fear of torture and possible execution in China, not on his guilt or innocence.
Lai&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-says-fugitive-chinese-smuggler-lais-guilt-admission-irrelevant-135175/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Lawyer says fugitive Chinese smuggler Lai&#8217;s guilt admission irrelevant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Firefighters continue fighting wildfires in western Canada, save one town from near disaster</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Firefighters saved a western Canada town from a raging wildfire as they continued Wednesday to battle blazes that have forced more than 5,000 people to flee their homes in the region.

Firefighters stopped a fire only a few hundred yards (meters) from Lillooet, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver, by using .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-continue-fighting-wildfires-in-western-canada-save-one-town-from-near-disaster-131542/">Firefighters continue fighting wildfires in western Canada, save one town from near disaster</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Canadians flee forest fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - Nearly 5,000 Canadians have had to flee raging forest and bush fires in the western province of British Columbia, the Vancouver Sun reported Tuesday.

Amidst a spell of extremely hot, dry weather, between 500 and 700 fires were burning in the province on any day, with 100 to 150 new ones starting each day, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-canadians-flee-forest-fires-130842/">Thousands of Canadians flee forest fires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Canucks president, CEO Zimmerman resigns for family reasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks president and chief executive officer Chris Zimmerman is stepping down.

Zimmerman is leaving for family reasons, the team said Tuesday in a statement.
The 49-year-old Zimmerman, a former Nike executive, held the job for three years. Canucks general manager Mike Gillis will also take on the role of president of Canucks  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vancouver-canucks-president-ceo-zimmerman-resigns-for-family-reasons-130656/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Almost all of Canada&#8217;s British Columbia on wildfire alert after 3,000 residents evacuate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Almost 3,000 people have been evacuated since Sunday and 85 percent of British Columbia remains on high alert as lighting strikes and tinder-dry forests continue to fuel wildfires on Canada&#8217;s Pacific coast.

British Columbia Forest Service spokeswoman Alyson Couch said Monday conditions remain hot and dry. She said extra firefighters from across .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/almost-all-of-canadas-british-columbia-on-wildfire-alert-after-3000-residents-evacuate-129626/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Almost all of Canada&#8217;s British Columbia on wildfire alert after 3,000 residents evacuate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>School run by former Air India bombing suspect destroyed in fire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER - A school being run by a society set up by Ripudaman Singh Malik, a suspect acquitted in the Air India Kanishka bombing, was destroyed in a fire. Arson is suspected.

The gutted Khalsa School is one three religious-education institutions run by the Satnam Education Society set up by Malik &#8212; one the two suspects .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/school-run-by-former-air-india-bombing-suspect-destroyed-in-fire-126233/">School run by former Air India bombing suspect destroyed in fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security chief tours Olympics security center in Washington state ahead of 2010 games</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a tour Monday of a $4 million Olympics Coordination center that in six months should be a bustling hub of counterterrorism and security operations for the 2010 Winter Games in nearby British Columbia.

The tour at the command center in Bellingham, just south of the U.S.-Canadian border, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-security-chief-tours-olympics-security-center-in-washington-state-ahead-of-2010-games-122435/">Homeland Security chief tours Olympics security center in Washington state ahead of 2010 games</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER — It wasn&#8217;t a pretty sight, but whale watchers on a cruise ship in Canada got more than they bargained for when they arrived at the port of Vancouver — a dead whale stuck to the bow.

The vessel apparently struck the 70-ton fin whale in the ocean and unknowingly carried it wedged to the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-try-to-determine-if-whale-was-dead-or-alive-when-cruise-ship-hit-if-off-canada-121615/">Scientists try to determine if whale was dead or alive when cruise ship hit if off Canada</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tougher measures taken along US-Canada border as marijuana and ecstasy smuggling surge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The world&#8217;s longest undefended border. It&#8217;s a catchy yet increasingly imprecise term for the U.S.-Canada frontier, as authorities on both sides ratchet up efforts to curb bustling traffic in illegal drugs and guns.

The U.S. Border Patrol has tripled the number of agents along the 5,500-mile border in recent years, with hundreds more ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tougher-measures-taken-along-us-canada-border-as-marijuana-and-ecstasy-smuggling-surge-120672/" title="Tougher measures taken along US-Canada border as marijuana and ecstasy smuggling surge">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities look to New Mexico drifter for possible answers in unsolved beach slayings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sudhin Thanawala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Two couples fatally shot more than 30 years apart while camping in different countries may have been victims of the same man: a drifter who authorities say was a religious zealot and disapproved of relationships between unmarried couples.

Joseph Henry Burgess, 62, who died in a July 16 shootout with New Mexico sheriff&#8217;s .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-look-to-new-mexico-drifter-for-possible-answers-in-unsolved-beach-slayings-119892/">Authorities look to New Mexico drifter for possible answers in unsolved beach slayings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BigBelly blitz: Philly completes world&#8217;s largest rollout of solar-powered trash compactors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Is it any surprise that a city known for its love of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and cannolis would embrace a solar-powered trash compactor called a BigBelly?

In the largest rollout yet, Philadelphia has replaced 700 downtown trash bins with 500 of the high-tech compactors, which use solar energy to condense trash — cutting down ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bigbelly-blitz-philly-completes-worlds-largest-rollout-of-solar-powered-trash-compactors-118823/" title="BigBelly blitz: Philly completes world&#8217;s largest rollout of solar-powered trash compactors">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>About 6,000 residents allowed to return home after forest fires ease in British Columbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — About 6,000 people who were forced to flee their homes because of wildfires ablaze over southern British Columbia are returning home.

Firefighters have made progress in containing two of three forest fires covering about 2,900 acres (1,200 hectares) of land near West Kelowna, 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Vancouver. The fires ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-6000-residents-allowed-to-return-home-after-forest-fires-ease-in-british-columbia-116372/">About 6,000 residents allowed to return home after forest fires ease in British Columbia</a>.]]></description>
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