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Chinese spreading wealth make Vancouver homes pricier than NYC - Vancouver Sun
... often is the primary goal, some immigrants just want to move money out of China because they don't feel it's safe, according to one homebuyer who moved to Vancouver from Wuhan with her son two months ago and asked that her name not be used. ...
Philippine nuclear plant to become tourist site - Vancouver Sun
MANILA - Tourists will soon be able to wander through a nuclear power plant in the Philippines that was built nearly three decades ago but never used, a government official said Wednesday. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which has lain dormant since it ...
Facebook, Google eyeing tie-up with Skype - Vancouver Sun
The information is not public and the sources declined to be named. With a partnership, Facebook can tack another service onto its ever-expanding menu - a crucial feature given that many mobile devices, including tablets, now come equipped with ...
Drug cartels taking over government roles in parts of Mexico - Vancouver Sun
A US intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Zetas organization is continuing to grow and estimated that it has as many as "13000 to 15000 hard-core members" nationwide, a reflection of its ability to exert control in ...
Embarrassed Pakistan says excluded from bin Laden raid - Vancouver Sun
In the first sign militants were attempting to strike back, Afghan forces killed and wounded 25 foreign fighters after they crossed the border from Pakistan, a government official said. Jamaluddin Badr, governor of Afghanistan's northeastern Nuristan ...
Royal ale, and a crush of TV cameras, on a tour of Kate Middleton's hometown - Vancouver Sun
A Bradfield woman who did not wish to be identified said she too was sure the frenzy would pass, and the West Berkshire villages would be quiet again. ``They are private people,'' she said of the Middletons. ``They're not media celebrities, ...
Business booms in Kate's hometown - Vancouver Sun
A Bradfield woman who did not wish to be identified said she too was sure the frenzy would pass, and the West Berkshire villages would be quiet again. "They are private people," she said of the Middletons. "They're not media celebrities, not members of ...
Royal ale, and a crush of TV cameras, on a tour of Kate Middleton's hometown - Vancouver Sun
A Bradfield woman who did not wish to be identified said she too was sure the frenzy would pass, and the West Berkshire villages would be quiet again. “They are private people,” she said of the Middletons. “They're not media celebrities, not members of ...
Bodies feared those of missing couple - Vancouver Sun
We're just hoping and waiting and praying," said one of Fendelet's relatives from Saskatchewan, who asked not to be identified. "It would be nice to have closure, because not knowing about what has happened to somebody is really hard, but I just don't ...
Relatives of missing Edmonton couple fear the worst with discovery of two bodies - Vancouver Sun
We're just hoping and waiting and praying,” said one of Fendelet's relatives from Saskatchewan, who asked not to be identified. “It would be nice to have closure, because not knowing about what has happened to somebody is really hard, but I just don't ...
Hulu booms, but its owners aren't wholly pleased - Vancouver Sun
"The rights given to Hulu were intended to be a head start, to get them on their feet," said one executive with knowledge of the situation, who was not authorized to speak on the record. "Now, the content owners feel that it's time to take the training ...
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. ...