Grab your Gear, Whistler Blackcomb Opens for the Winter Season Today

     Whistler Blackcomb represents everything that an avid boarder like myself could hope for. It has seemingly endless acreage, glaciers, a world renowned terrain park and on top of that a great...

Ecological disaster tourism - the world's most polluted tourist spots

Eco-tourism is slowly gaining groud as a way to protect and cultivate some of the most popular tourist spots around the world. MSN has put together some of the most polluted man-made disaster spots for you to go...

Anti-Olympics Activists Hang Huge "Riot 2010" Banner in Chinatown

This afternoon at about 4:20 p.m., I was walking down Main St. near Pender in Chinatown when I noticed this huge "Riot 2010" banner. When I walked back 15 minutes later it was gone.Just a sandwich board remained...

Vancouver's "Discreditable Conduct" Chief Appointed Victoria's New Police Chief

On Monday, the Victoria Police Board announced that former Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham had been appointed as Victoria’s Police Chief.  Graham was appointed despite the fact that earlier this year, he...

Would the Victoria Police Board Buy a Bicycle from Jamie Graham?

Vancouver's former police chief Jamie Graham is working at Simon's Bike shop on Robson St., selling bikes. And that's where he should stay, say members of Canadians Opposing Political Psychiatry.   COPP...

Whooping crane no longer on brink of extinction

Sometimes I am very pessimist about the world, but when I find news like that one, my hopes for a better times just raise. Whooping crane flying south following a ultra-light aircraft is fantastic, is just...

Buy one laptop -- and a child gets one free

With Christmas just around the corner, I wanted to remind readers of the "One Laptop per Child" program, developed by Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT Media Lab.  What better gift can your own child get, knowing they've helped another?"LONDON, England (CNN) -- For the...

Mayor Sullivan Asked for Criminal Investigation into Alleged Fraud by City's ...

Vancouver’s Mayor Sam Sullivan announced that he had picked up the phone this pre-election week to ask police to investigate a leak from a meeting about a planned City bailout of the Olympic Village developer. So a Vancouver woman figures Sullivan can pick up the...

"Mobile Foot Washing" Promised for Streets of Vancouver by NPA Council Candidate

Leanore Copeland, NPA candidate for Vancouver City Council, said on Monday that she has been working with unions and other organizations to bring "mobile foot washing" to the streets of Vancouver. Speaking at an...

Nortel to cut 1,300 jobs after net loss

After posting loss in the third quarter the struggling north American telecommunications company Nortel has announced a new round of job cuts. The company plans to retrench about 1,300 positions...

Farming with out drugs and pesticides is possible!

Parasite control.From 1996 until 2007, I experimented wish would be the best way to combat and control Parasites on Farm Life stock. The best result I achieved with a combination of dry bedding, good air ventilation...

Whirlpool to layoff 5000 workers by end of 2009

Whirlpool, North America's largest home appliance maker, has announced that it will cut back it's workforce due to reduced demand and higher material costs.  Whirlpool will layoff 5000 workers by the end of...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

Male hormone patch increases libido in women: One more effort to go against t...

WE humans are really most stupid creature of earth, Nature has its own laws to govern our body , what we want to achieve by this research of postmenopeusal enhacement og sexual desire. Well findings can be used in...

Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts

"Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts Last Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 8:48 AM ET Comments55Recommend32 Reuters, special to CBC News Nortel Networks Corp could shed between 3,000 and 5,000 jobs when it details its...

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