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British Columbia man 22 believed kidnapped in Mexico
METRO VANCOUVER -- The family of a man from Coquitlam, B.C., who has gone missing in Mexico is desperately seeking information about what they now believe is a kidnapping. Diego Hernandez, 22, was last seen May 8 in Puerto Vallarta, where he'd been working as a martial arts instructor. He grew up in Coquitlam, but joined his mother about two years ago in the Mexican resort town where she ...
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Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx
A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. "Out of the 50 some odd jobs that I've applied for, I've heard back from two," said Glen Hamel, of Mississauga, Ont. "The rest -- I never hear ...
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A Vancouver MP not shocked but concerned with the Senate expense scandal
5/20/2013 A Vancouver MP says she's not surprised Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned after it was discovered he cut a 90 thousand dollar cheque to Senator Mike Duffy. The cheque was intended to cover Duffy's disallowed housing expenses. Here's Liberal Joyce Murray. "What is surprising or concerning I think is how long the Prime Minister ...
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Fleetwood Mac rekindles the classics in Vancouver
A love-in. That was last night's Fleetwood Mac concert. From the moment Mick Fleetwood bounded onstage, dropped his giant, lanky self behind his kit and started the drum roll leading into Second Hand News, it was on your feet and sing along to every song at Rogers Arena. On the basis of three albums made in the seventies, the second configuration of what began as a very fine UK blues-rock ...
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West Vancouver landslide leads to steep bill for homeowner
THE District of West Vancouver will complete remediation work in the British Properties after illegal landscaping work triggered a landslide that damaged a tributary of fish-bearing Rodgers Creek.However, the hefty bill - estimated to be between $100,000 and $150,000 - will be going to the homeowner.Council resolved to undertake the work at 2785 Chelsea Close and bill the homeowner last week.The ...
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Taylor Swift nabs 8 wins at Billboard Music Awards
Taylor Swift poses backstage with her awards at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday in Las Vegas. (John Shearer/Invision/Associated ...
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