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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alta.

Gary Mason

Diss the flame, risk the wrath of a nation

Expected protests along Alberta’s torch route didn’t materialize, as Canadians are showing little patience for such stunts Nov 06, 2009 10:06PM EST

Politics

Wildrose Alliance has heady advice for B.C. Tories

Party leader says conservatives must run on a broad platform Nov 05, 2009 10:23PM EST

Olympic torchbearer Travis Cross, an Olympic wrestler, stands on stage after lighting the cauldron in Port Alberni, B.C., during a community celebration. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Torch raises spirits in town ravaged by recession

Olympic wrestler Travis Cross carried the torch through his hometown of Port Alberni, B.C., where the mill has been bleeding jobs Nov 03, 2009 5:28PM EST

Carol Schmitt inspects salmon in tanks at the Omega Pacific Hatchery on Vancouver Island’s Great Central Lake, near Port Alberni, B.C. Ms. Schmitt and her business partner, Bruce Kenny, say their hatchery model would greatly assist B.C.’s salmon fishery.

Hatching a plan to solve B.C.'s salmon crisis

Public sector, meet private. The aquaculture industry says the government's hatchery program is broken – and is proposing a fix Nov 07, 2009 3:02AM EST

TransLink heading for financial crisis, provincial report says

Metro Vancouver's public transit body hampered by too many competing interests, fuzzy lines of authority Nov 07, 2009 3:02AM EST

Accused in toddler's slaying found unfit for trial

B.C. Review Board decides teenager will remain in custody for further diagnosis and treatment Nov 06, 2009 11:29PM EST

Woman declared dead gets apology

Move by federal government department flagged B.C. resident's social insurance number and stopped her widow's survivor's cheque Nov 06, 2009 7:05AM EST

Lawyers for B.C. migrants challenge expert's allegations

Hawkish scholar who describes them as Tamil terrorists will be summoned for cross-examination Nov 07, 2009 3:00AM EST

DNA identifies seventh B.C. mystery foot

Man was reported missing in January, 2008; no foul play suspected Nov 05, 2009 7:22PM EST

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