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Letters: Iron, plankton, Nelson Skalbania, earthquake, Jim Manly, Gaza,...
Feed fish, grow trees, instead Nelson Skalbania asks what the problem is with putting “sewage-free iron” in the ocean in a bid to boost plankton growth. I’ll tell you what the problem is. I’m against...
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Dan Murphy: U.S. election reaction
Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy’s latest creation for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at gclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be sent...
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Mexican drug smugglers using cannons to fire pot over U.S. border
The War on Drugs escalated earlier this month as smugglers on the Mexican side of the border with Arizona started using cannons to shoot numerous cans packed with 85 pounds of marijuana over a security...
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Blackout leaves mark on Super Bowl 47
It threatened to get out of hand before an impromptu break changed the momentum and resulted in a second half thriller that ultimately ended up as a 34-31 win for the Baltimore Ravens over the San...
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Kansas brothers celebrate lottery win by blowing up house
Two Kansas brothers celebrating a $75,000 lottery win with recreational drugs accidentally blew up their house after the butane they were using leaked and got set off by a pilot light. First you get...
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Job posting: polar bear spotter
Norway is looking for a new polar bear spotter to patrol the Svalbard Islands and warn researchers when they see bears approaching. Requirements for the position include sharp eyesight, outdoor...
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Letter of the Week: Oil tankers are safe right up until the moment that they...
One expects silly arguments in election campaigns, but the one that takes the cake this time around goes, “Oil tankers have been sailing out of Vancouver for 30 years without incident, so a major...
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Letters: PNE concerts, Cornwall project, cyclists, arts degrees, loud pipes,...
PNE concerts were too loud Mike McDaniel, CEO and president of the PNE, says the concerts at this year’s fair were a success and there are plans to increase the capacity of the amphitheatre, the venue...
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Letters: Greenpeace protest, pipeline, sexy costumes, Canucks, Senate, Mike...
Try that in Russia Re: Greenpeace targets Kinder Morgan site. Mike Hudema claims his kindred Greenpeace protesters were prepared to “stay overnight” at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby facility. What moxie!...
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Alberta driver pulled over by mounties for watching movies on laptop
A Red Deer man watching Disney’s The Lone Ranger on his laptop while driving on a highway north of Calgary was pulled over by police and issued a distracted driving ticket. That should be an easy...
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White powder package causes Kitsilano Hazmat scare
Wednesday’s postal delivery to the Fraser Institute’s offices at W. 1st and Burrard in Vancouver brought a quick response from the Fire and Rescue Hazardous Materials Team and the VPD after an envelope...
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Milan Lucic slams Vancouver after middle-of-night bar scuffle
Boston Bruin star Milan Lucic has vowed never to return to downtown Vancouver after allegedly enduring an “unprovoked attack” in a Granville Street bar that left him feeling “disgusted” by his...
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New Year’s UFOs over California
From Hollywood to Sacramento and points in-between, Californians rang in 2014 with a series of UFO sightings (including videos) on New Year’s Eve. Authorities were at a loss to explain the strange...
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Letters: Crime, Surrey, self-defence, policing, PM security, pipeline, NDP,...
Cops can’t stop crimes After reading that article regarding Newton I did not see one mention of changing of self-defence laws to allow people to carry pepper spray or Tasers or, God forbid, handguns....
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Letters: Life in B.C., health care, pipeline, extreme weather, New West...
B.C. going down the drain Letter-writer John Carradice is enjoying his luxury suite aboard the Titanic, but he is still aboard the Titanic. Our health-care system is not “really very good.” Just ask...
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Russian TV flips the backup plan switch during opening ceremony gaffe
Russian state television Friday quickly switched to rehearsal footage after one of five snowflakes failed to morph into an Olympic ring and burst into fireworks during a key segment of the opening...
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Sinkhole swallows National Corvette Museum cars
A huge sinkhole opened up inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky today, swallowing eight pricey Corvettes. Recovery specialists were surveying the 40-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep pit...
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Kitimat votes on controversial Northern Gateway pipeline
A record turnout is expected today as the north coast British Columbia town of Kitimat casts ballots in a plebiscite over the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project. Tim Hortons and local...
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Letters: Humpback whales, oil, trade embargoes, Crimea, Russia, jaywalking,...
Oil before whales Timing is everything, it seems. The federal government has removed North Pacific humpback whales from the list of threatened species, helped along by persuasion from Alaska’s...
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Letters: Teachers, education costs, Senate, pipeline, Gregor, drivers...
No wonder there’s no money Re: Columnist Michael Smyth’s math on teacher salaries. I have yet see a roll back at the top of B.C.’s education system and probably never will. It’s still amazing that...
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Letters: Transit, Canucks, Surrey development, pipeline, provincial exams,...
Transit doesn’t work for everyone People responding to the increased gas prices with “take the bus!” have a pie-in-the-sky view of transit. We live in Langley, hubby works in Burnaby. We cannot afford...
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Letter of the Week: Pipeline exporting crude isn’t good for Canada, job creation
A recent opinion piece from a handful of construction unions — Northern Gateway pipeline needed to enrich us all — was long on rhetoric about the Northern Gateway pipeline and short on facts....
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Letters: Speed limits, highway safety, pipeline, Patrick Moore, Thomas...
Higher speeds kill I was shocked to hear that B.C. will increase speed limits to 120 km/h on some highways. This decision begs scrutiny and flies in the face of public health, injury prevention and...
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Letters: Health care, Dr. Brian Day, ferries, Granville Island, pipeline,...
U.S. care is best The opponents of private-health-care proponent Dr. Brian Day continue to refer to the U.S. style of health-care delivery. Now they have ObamaCare. What a huge success so far. Now,...
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Sears Canada recalling Joe Boxer boys pyjamas
Sears Canada is recalling three-piece pyjama sets for boys after they failed to meet a non-flammable standard. Aside from any spontaneous combustion concerns, why is any boy wearing a three-piece...
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Letters: Oil use, pipeline, Gwyn Morgan, beggars, smart meters, Hep C drug,...
We’re all guilty of using oil Letter-writer Mike Ward should not be so hard on America, as we are all part of the problem. Everyone uses petroleum products every day, unless you walk everywhere. You...
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Letters: Municipal elections, four-year terms, Vision secrecy, protesters,...
Vote with care The upcoming municipal elections are very important because the provincial government changed the Local Government Act such that the term of office is now four years. On one hand, I...
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Robert Allan: B.C. safe from tankers, Simushir incident shows
The recent incident with the Russian container ship Simushir, in which the ship lost power off the B.C. coast and had to be towed to safety, gave some an opportunity to voice their concerns about the...
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Letters: police dogs, addiction, pipeline, Islam, Jian, Mountie
How about, don’t run from police dogs? Hmm, let’s see now. We’ve stopped the police from chasing the criminals in their getaway cars so no one gets hurt. Mind you, the criminals still drive fast and...
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Letters: Site C dam, protesters, NDP, Kinder Morgan, Burnaby, policing,...
About dam time In my opinion, the Site C dam project is long overdue and the sooner it gets started, the better all around. It will be better for the environment than those ridiculous, ugly wind mills...
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