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Vancouver hotel rooms, FIFA World Cup game tickets still available with days to go

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Tickets are still available for the first of seven matches in Vancouver and as of Tuesday, there were tickets available for about $400 each.

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dreadhead
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Emu born with 4 legs on Nanaimo farm

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An emu chick with extra legs lies on its stomach.

An emu with four legs hatched at a farm in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend, leaving the owners and veterinarians perplexed as to the cause for the malformation.

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dreadhead
12 hours ago
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Big local news.
Vancouver Island, Canada
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Police holding update on Air Canada pilot who allegedly flew without required licence

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Peel Regional Police are providing an update Tuesday on an investigation into a former airline captain who allegedly flew hundreds of flights without a necessary licence. CBC News is livestreaming the update, which started at 11 a.m. ET.

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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Vaping causes lung and heart damage faster than cigarettes, U of A research suggests

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The vape study participants, all in their early 20s, had lung impairments — such as reduced blood flow — as well as heart dysfunction that could lead to more serious complications.

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1 day ago
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Canadian cruise passenger who tested positive for hantavirus has recovered, health officials say

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People in personal protective equipment board an aircraft.

The Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus after evacuating a cruise ship hit with an outbreak of the virus has recovered, British Columbia health officials say.

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dreadhead
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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B.C. government modelling predicts hosting FIFA will produce lasting benefits. History tells a different story

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Aerial shot of Vancouver's Science World wrapped like a soccer ball.

The B.C. government predicts Vancouver’s seven FIFA World Cup matches will benefit the province’s economy years into the future, but experts and previous research on the impact of large sports events suggest there’s little evidence that’s the case.

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dreadhead
2 days ago
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Vancouver Island, Canada
DMack
2 days ago
Is it going to be like "Canada 150" where most people don't even notice except the people selling keychains?
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