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british columbia news Wednesday, Nov 01, 2006 Judge in Pickton murder case urges Crown to provide detailed trial plan VANCOUVER (CP) - The trial of accused serial killer Robert Pickton before a...

Rabbit in Saffron Sauce HT MC 115mins Serves 4 Hot Game Herbs Vegetables Alcohol Main course Eggless Ingredients 6-8 Rabbit Portions Seasoned Flour 25g/1oz Butter 2 tbsp Olive Oil...

People who have been warning about global warming for the last few years and getting ridiculed are getting a bit of respite because several world leaders have finally woke up and admitted that the problem is real. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/10/30/climate-cost.html Calling for "bold and...

Hard drive space, how much is enough? I am entertaining the idea of downloading movies and burning them onto DVDs. How much space do I need? RAM THe limit on my computer is 8 gigabytes. Can you have too much? I have one gig at present.

When one twin is tickled, both jump. When one baby feeds, both suckle. It seems almost like there is one brain and two bodies. I wonder how much hope there is for a successful separation...

I just watched Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth". It is likely the best explanation of global warming out there. Gore spends the one hour and forty minutes going over all the causes and evidence for human responsibility for global warming. I was a firm believer in global warming before...

Two or three weeks ago the CPU fan in my computer got so plugged with dust that the processor was overheating. It started to hang up every time I booted up as well as other dopey things. By the time I discovered the problem and vacuumed it out, the processor was fried. For the last couple of...

Today, the Ornithopter, tomorrow, the world... http://www.ornithopter.ca/MediaGallery/Videos/index_e.html

My wife just got back from a trip to Europe. I was supposed to go but since it had turned into mainly a geneology (hunt for dead relatives)trip, I begged off. I haven't been to Britain or Europe for a few years now and when my wife told me about some of the prices she encountered, I was...

The Canucks pulled off a nice 3 - 1 win over the Red Wings. The new goaltenter did a good job. Any comments?

A British Columbia man says he's been dumped from his role as scientist emeritus with the Geological Survey of Canada for refusing to refer to the federal government as "the new government of Canada." Dr. Andrew Okulitch told CBC News on Monday that it all began Sept. 5 when his Earth sciences...

Canada is sending 15 tanks and more soldiers to Afghanistan Canada sending 15 tanks, 120 more troops Major boost in military capability in Afghanistan CAMPBELL CLARK From Monday's Globe and Mail OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces' main tank unit is racing to prepare 120 troops and 15 Leopard...

We talk about the Taliban, we swear about the Taliban, but as far as I know, no one has posted the history of that group. Taliban Comments?

One Canadian killed and 30 more injured as NATO A-10 strafes Canadian position. link

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. January 19, 2006 Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera Business and Photo Business Tokyo, January 19, 2006 – Konica Minolta has long been a leading company in photo imaging business covering wide range of imaging from input to output. In addition, we...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (CP) - A commuter jet mistakenly trying to take off on a runway that was too short crashed into a field Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor - a co-pilot - in critical condition, federal investigators said. link

An Alberta restaurant has been ordered to pay damages to a former female employee who witnessed a male co-worker's prank involving a sausage dangling from his fly. An Alberta human rights panel has ordered the Humpty's Family Restaurant chain to pay $6,300 to Diane Carr for incidents at its...

With the deaths of a number of Canadians in suicide bomb attacks, Canadians seem to be shooting first, and asking questions later. In one incident, a truck full of armed men approached Canadians, apparently at high speed and the Canadians fired on them, killing one man and injuring several...

Austrian girl 'found' after years The young woman who says she is Natascha Kampusch is escorted by police in Deutsch Wagram, north of Vienna, on Wednesday The young woman says she was held captive for eight years Father's reaction More details have emerged in Austria suggesting that a woman...

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Pluto demoted under new definition of planet (CBC) - Little Pluto, formerly the solar system's smallest planet, has been stripped of its status by the International Astronomical Union, reducing the number of planets to eight. The new guidelines - introduced in Prague...