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Worlds Biggest Hockey Stick & Pluck Record
The Cowichan Community Centre, in Duncan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, boasts the largest hockey stick and puck in the world. Built in 1985, the 205-foot hockey stick is built from Douglas Fir wooden beams reinforced with steel, and weighs in at a staggering 61,000 pounds (28,118 kgs).
The World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck was originally commissioned by the Government of Canada as part of the Expo '86 World's Fair Exposition in Vancouver.
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The Cowichan Community Centre, in Duncan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, boasts the largest hockey stick and puck in the worl... more -
Canda Officials: 6th foot was a Hoak!
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia's coroner's office is calling the discovery of a sixth floating human foot a hoax, saying it was really an animal paw stuffed inside a running shoe.
At first, Wednesday's discovery deepened the mystery surrounding the feet, all found floating along island shorelines in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver.
But the coroner's office Thursday called the latest find a hoax, saying an animal's foot had been inserted inside the shoe.
Authorities say they haven't reached any conclusions about the origin of the five human feet. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia's coroner's office is calling the discovery of a sixth floating human foot a hoax, sayi... more -
Fifth human foot found in Canada
A human foot has been found on a beach near the west-coast city of Vancouver. It is the fifth human foot to wash up on beaches in the area in the past year. The latest find is a left foot, whereas the other four were right feet.
Walkers spotted the body part floating in water off the suburb of Westham Island in British Columbia on Monday.
Police and coroners are trying to identify the foot and discover if it is linked to the others found in the area. All were wearing shoes and had been in the water for some time.
The previous discoveries, all right feet, were all wearing running shoes.
A human foot has been found on a beach near the west-coast city of Vancouver. It is the fifth human foot to wash up on beaches in the ... more -
Child death probes not thorough enough
Most provincial government investigations into child deaths in B.C. are still not thorough enough and are taking too long to complete, says the representative for children and youth. And Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says that means recommendations to avoid similar deaths in the future are also being delayed as reports languish -- sometimes for longer than a year -- on officials' desks.
Most provincial government investigations into child deaths in B.C. are still not thorough enough and are taking too long to complete,... more -
Mountain pine beetle invasion in Canada poses global warming threat
A festering problem Lloyd reported on last year -- the invasion of British Columbia's forests by voracious mountain pine beetles -- has taken a drastic turn for the worse, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. Werner Kurz of Natural Resources Canada found that the beetles are turning large tracts of forests into carbon sources -- rather than sinks -- aggravating the onset of global warming. A festering problem Lloyd reported on last year -- the invasion of British Columbia's forests by voracious mountain pine beetles -- ha... more
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Vancouver transit cops still bullish on Tasers
Transit police defend taser policy against fare evaders on SkyTrain in Vancouver, British Columbia. The controversial tasering policy is upheld -- even against non-violent fare evaders. Transit police defend taser policy against fare evaders on SkyTrain in Vancouver, British Columbia. The controversial tasering policy ... more
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Scenic Breakin
Surrounded by mountains, forests, and the Puget Sound, Vancouver B.C. is one of the most up and coming and breathtaking cities on the West Coast. The hip-hop culture in Vancouver feels bonded to the aesthetics and ideologies that stem from an urban center so integrated into its natural environment.
Meet the b-boys of Vancity who will pair their dance styles with impressive landscapes and discuss the unique styles found in their city's hip-hop community. Surrounded by mountains, forests, and the Puget Sound, Vancouver B.C. is one of the most up and coming and breathtaking cities on the ... more -
Man dies four days after tasering.
Robert Knipstrom of British Columbia was tasered by Vancouver police for acting erratically inside of a store.
Officers used 'non-lethal' pepper spray, batons, and tasers on the man, who has died after four days in the hospital.
This is the third taser related death in recent weeks.
How do you feel about tasering? Robert Knipstrom of British Columbia was tasered by Vancouver police for acting erratically inside of a store. ... more -
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VC2 Producer Franklin Lopez examines the marijuana business in British Columbia.
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