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Plutonic Power Corp. CEO Donald McInnes uses words like shocking and mind-boggling when describing this past summer’s B.C. Utilities Commission ruling that B.C. Hydro’s 2008 Long Term Acquisition Plan was “not in the public interest”.

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Gamers are expected to flock to stores on November 10 to get their hands on the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger has refused to answer a question from NDP culture critic Spencer Herbert in the legislature about next year's cuts to core arts funding.

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Vancouver East NDP MP Libby Davies, a city councillor from 1982 to 1993, fears that peace-friendly signs she helped launch within the city limits 25 years ago, proclaiming Vancouver to be a “Nuclear Weapons Free Zone”, are disappearing.

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Vancouverites might be Canadian but that doesn't mean they know how to build a proper igloo.

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Identity sometimes takes a back seat to a thematic thread running through this year's 13th annual edition of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival: lost children.

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Sun Peaks, which is near Kamloops, is just one of several B.C. ski resorts hoping for a big increase in business as a result of the Olympics coming to Whistler.

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“Lest we forget” is the message we hear every November, but that hasn't diminished the popularity of video games about armed conflict. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is no exception.

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In 2009, most Canadians are aware that their military’s involvement in Afghanistan is not exactly about peacekeeping.

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Veteran local snowboarder Alexa Loo recognizes that inner peace could help her take home an Olympic medal.

The Georgia Straight This week's print edition is our Winter Adventure issue, with Olympic athletes & skiing, plus private power, Call of Duty, films, & more.

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When Amazon released its Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless, a worldwide version of its previously U.S.-only e-book reader, there was a great deal of disappointment that it was not bound for Canada.

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What used to be a spontaneous and festive international popular event is becoming much more about big money and about supporting big business interests rather than paying tribute to those inspiring athletes and their values.

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