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Country Joe McDonald, anti-war singer who electrified Woodstock, dies at 84

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Singer Joe McDonald sings during the concert marking the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival on Aug. 15, 2009 in Bethel, New York. McDonald has died at age 84.

Country Joe and the Fish's best-known song, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," captured the growing anti-war sentiment of the Vietnam era.

(Image credit: Mario Tama)

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dreadhead
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Vancouver woman searches for 'Cinderfella' who lost steel-toed Blundstone boot

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A woman wearing a yellow jacket and a bicyclist's helmet laughs.

A Vancouver woman has been fruitless in a search for a person for nearly a month now — despite posters throughout East Vancouver and a social media post. Alanna Griffin isn't looking for a missing person, though. She's trying to reunite a missing steel-toed boot with its owner.

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dreadhead
2 days ago
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Vancouver in a nutshell.
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B.C. teen drowned in Australia as a result of a dingo attack, authorities say

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Two women, wearing backpacks, standing alongside one another. The one on the right-hand side is Piper James, 19, of Campbell River, B.C.

Authorities in Australia have determined that 19-year-old Canadian tourist Piper James of Campbell River, B.C., who died in January drowned after sustaining injuries from a dingo attack.

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dreadhead
2 days ago
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'Undoubtedly a fireball': Large, bright meteor thrills parts of B.C.

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A door camera shows homes and a grey sky lit up.

Residents around B.C. have reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a bright flash of light in the sky Tuesday evening. The event was "undoubtedly a fireball," according to Robert Lunsford with the American Meteor Society.

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dreadhead
4 days ago
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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time

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Tourists walk with umbrellas past the Gastown steam clock.

March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

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dreadhead
6 days ago
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Finally
Vancouver Island, Canada
ChristianDiscer
6 days ago
I'm also hoping the USA will follow suit. Someone is always sponsoring this in Illinois but never comes to pass. Only a federal mandate can make this happen. Everyone seems to want this.
agwego
5 days ago
The only issue is, standard time is better for circadian rhythms and health.
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dreadhead
7 days ago
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