Archive for July 21st, 2010

StatsCan head quits over census dispute

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Munir Sheikh, the chief of Statistics Canada, resigned Wednesday over the treaty government'session decision to scrap the directory long-form census. "I want to allure this opportunity to comment on a technical statistical exit that has come to be the subject of media discussion. This relates to the question of whether a voluntary survey be possible to become a substitute ...

B.C. ferry sinking lawsuit settled

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Dozens of passengers who scrambled off the Queen of the North at the same time that the ferry began falling near Prince Rupert, B.C., in 2006 have wonted a class-action suit in law for $350,000. However, after legal fees are subtracted, the more than 40 passengers eligible for the settlement power of choosing have without more $140,000 to throb ...

Rare meteorite sliced open

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Weir cuts pro-am round short

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Mike Weir massages his right push one'sitting way after teeing opposite to on the 11th for the time of Pro-Am day at the Canadian Open. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)Mike Weir's preparation for the RBC Canadian Open has certainly been unique — Advil, ice and as slightly usage as possible. The prevailing lefty from Bright's Grove, ...

Bear attacks 2 Vancouver Island men

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Two Vancouver Island men were attacked by a bear while they camped near Port Alberni Wednesday daybreak, the RCMP says. The two men, aged 47 and 57, from Sooke, B.C., were camping in an yard known as Taylor Flats at the west expiration of Sproat Lake. "The bear initially attacked the 57-year-old staminate who was sleeping in a lean-to ...