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Instructors cross picket lines at VIU - Vancouver Sun
One member, who asked not to be identified, said while they have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow union workers on the picket lines for the past three weeks, they decided that the welfare of their students and their educations were of paramount ...
Disney set to break ground in Shanghai, sources say - Vancouver Sun
Walt Disney Co. will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Friday in Shanghai for a long-awaited theme park and resort, sources close to the matter said. BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Friday in Shanghai for a long-awaited ...
Blast at Yemen bullet factory kills at least 50 - Vancouver Sun
Yemeni talks on a transition from Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule have stalled in a public game of brinkmanship, but sources close to the discussions say a deal is still within reach. ADEN - A blast at a bullet factory in south Yemen killed ...
Newly chosen Conservative candidate has history of financial problems - Vancouver Sun
However, a Conservative party official speaking on background said Wednesday evening the party was disturbed by the information. "We're very concerned about this and we are looking into it." The official said Saip's position as a candidate has not ...
Newly chosen Conservative candidate has history of financial problems - Vancouver Sun
However, a Conservative party official speaking on background said Wednesday evening the party was disturbed by the information. “We're very concerned about this and we are looking into it.” The official said Saip's position as a candidate has not ...
In Tuesday's newspaper - Vancouver Sun
"The Gadhafi troops are in the main street of Misurata with their snipers," said a rebel doctor who has asked that his name not be used for fear of bringing harm to his family. "Our fighters are trying to fight them and finish this. ...
'There's no food, tell the people there is no food' - Vancouver Sun
"There's no food, tell people there is no food," says a man filching petrol, who declined to be named. "They say on the television that aid is being delivered, that food is coming, but you can see for yourself it is not. "I thought we were a wealthy ...
Groupon's reported $25B valuation 'unlikely' - Vancouver Sun
"There's no way that there could have been a $19-billion difference in value at the time anyway," the source said. "Have the prospects of the business changed enough in 2 1/2 months to suggest that a $19-billion value gap now is actually understandable ...
Pakistan officials decry deadly US drone attack - Vancouver Sun
"A jirga was in progress when the drone fired four missiles, turning the event into a bloodbath," said a local North Waziristan official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. In a prepared statement, Kayani called it "highly regrettable that a ...
Legal battle between northern media outlets erupts over drug-abuse report - Vancouver Sun
Nancy Thomson's 2004 investigative report about social problems and drug abuse in the Yukon community of Watson Lake included interviews with 11 residents who spoke to her on the condition of anonymity after information from federal documents showed ...
Elections Canada quiet on invoices linked to in-and-out scheme - Vancouver Sun
A party official, speaking on background in 2008, acknowledged that the party had photocopied a Retail Media invoice and prepared individual versions for each riding, with an amount for GST hand-written in. The official said these invoices were ...
Star Tracks - Vancouver Sun
"Their first hookup was in Scarlett's bungalow," a source said. Robert Pattinson has confirmed to Vanity Fair that the media's intense scrutiny of his relationship with Kristen Stewart has taken its toll. "It's traumatic," said Pattinson, ...
Ignatieff's irresponsible populism - Vancouver Sun
A former colleague of his, who asked to remain anonymous, said the following: "[Ignatieff] thinks Canadians are dumb and that dumb policy will make him popular. After all, HE taught at Harvard, and YOU didn't." In other words, Ignatieff is engaging in ...
Gadhafi's nurse back in Ukraine - Vancouver Sun
A witness on the plane that brought her back, who did not wish to be identified, told Reuters Kolotnytska had defended Gadhafi in informal conversation during the flight. "She said: 'Papa is good, Papa is for ever,'" the source said. ...
Father of dying Windsor baby says hospital treating him like a criminal - Vancouver Sun
There is also talk of asking a hospital in Windsor to accept Joseph, a person close to the family said, as a temporary measure to get him out of the London hospital. Ever since a court ruled in the hospital's favour last week, requiring the parents to ...
Father of dying baby says hospital treating him like a criminal - Vancouver Sun
There is also talk of asking a hospital in Windsor to accept Joseph, a person close to the family said, as a temporary measure to get him out of the London hospital. Ever since a court ruled in the hospital's favour last week, requiring the parents to ...
Police mobilize to thwart protests - Vancouver Sun
Standing in the crowd in Beijing on Sunday, one onlooker said he'd come hoping to see, or perhaps even take part in, a real protest. The young man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, took a look around and said, "It didn't work."
Tunisians rally, call for secular state - Vancouver Sun
These indications show us that this is a crime committed by extremists," a government official said. Police and army "will rigorously fight and without hesitation all acts against religion because it is Tunisia's image that is at stake," the official ...
Time Inc. CEO Griffin ousted - Vancouver Sun
Griffin had been considered a polarizing figure at Time Inc. who had failed to gain the faith of his employees, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. ...
Quenneville hospitalized with internal bleeding - Vancouver Sun
NHL approval of the sale could come as early as today, and Pegula would then close on the $189-million transaction by Tuesday or Wednesday, the person said speaking on the condition of anonymity because the NHL has not announced a timetable on the sale ...
PMO was directly involved in picking controversial CRTC vice-president - Vancouver Sun
... a government official who asked not to be named told Postmedia News that it was typical for members of the Prime Minister's Office as well as its ...
US halts use of long-life landmines, officials say - Vancouver Sun
"We have ended the use of all persistent mines," a State Department official said on condition of anonymity, adding the Defense Department had notified ...
'Minor assault' turns into Edmonton's second homicide of the week - Vancouver Sun
Another resident of the building, who declined to give his name, said he ran into Cardinal while she was doing her laundry on Saturday. ...
Egypt protesters tell Mubarak to resign; minister visits crowd - Vancouver Sun
A senior US official, who declined to be named, said on Thursday Washington was discussing with Egyptians different scenarios, including one in which ...
Manigat, Martelly in Haiti vote run-off - Vancouver Sun
They asked not to be named. The results were in line with a recommendation by Organization of American States (OAS) electoral experts, strongly backed by ...