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Artist?s rendering of 66 West Cordova, Vancouver.

Real Estate

Developer experiments with affordable condos near downtown Vancouver

No parking and no maintenance among the perks lost to make housing for couple working minimum wage Jul 26, 2010 1:58PM EDT 0

Jeffrey Simpson

Treaty-making in B.C.: Noble sentiments, difficult realities

‘We’ve spun our wheels and haven’t gone anywhere’ Jul 26, 2010 1:37AM EDT 0

Victoria Seals announcer Mike Walker, 22, in the press box at Royal Athletic Park on July 25.

Tom Hawthorn

Young announcer brings it all to the ballgame

You have to be 'a little crazy' to talk to yourself for hours, Mike Walker says Jul 26, 2010 4:30AM EDT 0

Edwin Lee, left, and Don Ho look over plans on their 618-acre site covering the southwestern tip of Bowen Island. The two bought the property in 2004 and, after initial plans for hundreds of housing units was turned down by council, will build 59 'estate' home sites on the land.

Land dispute

Everybody wants a piece of Bowen Island

Welcome to Bowen Island – an example of how islands dotting Howe Sound and the Strait of Georgia are ripe for land-use conflict Jul 24, 2010 11:48PM EDT 0

Shell game: B.C. cracks down on illegal clamming

Despite a 40-year-old ban, clamming remains popular – and authorities worry contaminated shellfish could end up in restaurants Jul 26, 2010 2:01PM EDT 0

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Deficit dalliance

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Tweeting vacation plans can lead to burglary, police warn

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Deer, woman faceoff in Victoria

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With B.C.’s deficit falling more quickly than expected, should the province:

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1.	Earthquake recorded off B.C. coast
2.	Developer experiments with affordable condos near downtown Vancouver
3.	Girls as young as 8 were ‘willing participants’ in sex, lawyer argues
4.	Shell game: B.C. cracks down on illegal clamming
5.	Everybody wants a piece of Bowen Island
6.	Thai-registered asylum ship may be headed to B.C.
7.	Young announcer brings it all to the ballgame
8.	Supreme Court upholds compensation for breach of Charter rights
9.	Residents on evacuation alert as wildfire rages in B.C. valley
10.	Sidelined cancer walk veteran participating in spirit

1.	Energy drinks pose serious health risk to kids: Canadian medical journal
2.	BP’s Hayward to resign in October
3.	Credit card fees transfer wealth to rich: Fed
4.	Spanish full-face-transplant patient meets the press
5.	Pigeon droppings halt concert
6.	Why did top statistician take so long to resign over census?
7.	Ontario toughens licence rules for new and young drivers
8.	Senior commander urges judge to kick Semrau out of the army
9.	U.S. leak could endanger Canadian troops, minister says
10.	Beware of solar energy windfalls

1.	Developer experiments with affordable condos near downtown Vancouver
2.	Everybody wants a piece of Bowen Island
3.	Tweeting vacation plans can lead to burglary, police warn
4.	Shell game: B.C. cracks down on illegal clamming
5.	Earthquake recorded off B.C. coast
6.	A man’s 44-year love affair with the pipe organ
7.	Daycare centre for seniors aims to help families cope
8.	National park for Bowen Island under assessment
9.	Young announcer brings it all to the ballgame